Abortion Pill Ruling May Face Headwinds at the Supreme Court  —  Even justices hostile to abortion and the administrative state may think twice, legal scholars said, before embracing a Texas judge's decision.  —  WASHINGTON — The conservative legal movement has long had two key goals …

Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says  —  President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi in February planned to produce 40,000 rockets for Russia and instructed officials to keep production and shipment secret ‘to avoid problems with the West’

Tennessee Democrats push to bring second expelled lawmaker back to House  —  Tennessee Democrats on Tuesday will press for the reinstatement of the second of two state representatives who were expelled for leading a rule-breaking gun policy protest on the floor of the statehouse, after the first was reinstated on Monday.

Twitter Isn't a Company Anymore  —  In a court filing on Tuesday, April 4, Twitter Inc. quietly revealed a major development: It no longer exists.  The company is currently being sued by right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer, who accused it of violating federal racketeering laws when it banned her account in 2019.

Congress Members Announce Hearing, Demand Chief Justice Investigate Clarence Thomas' Trips  —  The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas' undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.”

Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency  —  The White House initially announced plans to extend the national emergency, as well as the public health emergency, until May 11.  —  President Joe Biden on Monday signed a House bill immediately ending the Covid-19 national emergency …

Washington's Mideast Pullout Sets Israel and Iran on a Collision Course  —  Emboldened by new alliances and Israel's adventurism, Iran is ready to take higher risks in its shadow war ■ With the situation in the Palestinian territories deteriorating, a spark at the Al-Aqsa Mosque could plunge Israel into a multi-front war

Bud Light suffers bloodbath as longtime and loyal consumers revolt against transgender campaign  —  'In Bud Light's effort to be inclusive, they excluded almost everybody else,' says a St. Louis bar owner  —  Bud Light suffered a bloodbath this past weekend.

Trump Ignores Deadline for Personal Financial Disclosure to F.E.C.  —  The disclosure will eventually provide the first look at the former president's businesses since leaving the White House.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has a minor addition to his mounting pile of legal challenges …

House Panel Plans Manhattan Hearing.  Bragg Calls It a ‘Political Stunt.’  —  The Republican-led Judiciary Committee hopes to tarnish the Democratic prosecutor who is leading the criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump.  —  The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee …

Vladimir Kara-Murza's last statement to Russian court: A reckoning will come  —  Vladimir Kara-Murza delivered these remarks on Monday at the closing session of his trial in Moscow.  —  MOSCOW CITY COURT — Members of the court: I was sure, after two decades spent in Russian politics …

Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton announces Parkinson's disease diagnosis  —  The 54-year-old Democrat makes the announcement on World Parkinson's Day  —  Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) announced Tuesday that she has Parkinson's disease, sharing her diagnosis on a day designated to raise awareness …

Citing Trump's attacks on ‘hush money’ judge, court keeps E. Jean Carroll rape jury completely anonymous  —  Some weeks after cloaking a jury in complete anonymity to preside over E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump of rape, a federal judge refused to relax …

Downtown San Francisco Whole Foods Closing a Year After Opening  —  One of the largest supermarkets in Downtown San Francisco—the Whole Foods Market at Eighth and Market streets—intends to shut down at the close of business Monday just a little more than a year after the store opened, company officials told The Standard.

An officer was shot in the head trying to stop a mass shooting at a Louisville bank.  He graduated from the police academy just 10 days ago.  —  A 26-year-old rookie Louisville police officer - who graduated from the police academy just 10 days ago - was hospitalized after being shot in the head …

Ohio GOP businessman Moreno files for Senate bid  —  Bernie Moreno, a wealthy Ohio businessman, has filed paperwork to run for Senate in 2024 and challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in what's likely to be one of the most competitive races of the upcoming cycle.

Al Jaffee, Inventive Cartoonist at Mad Magazine, Dies at 102  —  For 55 years he created the fold-in (as opposed to, say, Playboy's fold-out), giving readers a satirical double-take on whatever was going on in the news or elsewhere.  —  Al Jaffee, a cartoonist who folded in when the trend …

Tennessee Speaker admits his family lives hours away from the district he represents  —  Yesterday, Popular Information published an article that posed this question: Where does the Tennessee House Speaker actually live?  —  The issue is that Speaker Cameron Sexton (R) represents District 25 …

Meet the young Democrats waging war on MAGA from behind enemy lines  —  Catalyzing events in U.S. history have a tendency to shape generations of public officials.  In the 1920s, Prohibition and the GOP's depression economics gave rise to the New Deal Democrats.

Popular handgun fires without anyone pulling the trigger, victims say … One warm afternoon in May, Dwight Jackson was getting dressed for a visit to his favorite cigar lounge.  He slipped his holstered SIG Sauer P320 pistol onto his belt, put on a button-down shirt and leaned across his bed for his wallet.