Rape, Incest Victims Must Show Proof to Get Exception to Florida's New Abortion Ban  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Heartbeat Protection Act into law, which bans abortions after six weeks and increases restrictions to the standing exceptions  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has doubled …

Leak suspect charged with retention of defense information, willful control of classified documents  —  BOSTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected of leaking a trove of classified military intelligence, was charged by the federal government Friday with retention …

Mike Pence is booed at the NRA convention in his home state  —  Two years after he certified President Joe Biden's election, the former vice president was greeted by lusty boos and some applause in the state where he served as governor.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Former Vice President Mike Pence …

Montana's Looming TikTok Ban Is a Dangerous Tipping Point  —  The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights.  —  Montana lawmakers voted 54-43 today to ban TikTok from operating in the state …

Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn't Realize He's Just Become The Nazi Bar  —  I get it.  I totally get it.  Every tech dude comes along and has this thought: “hey, we'll be the free speech social media site.  We won't do any moderation beyond what's required.”  Even Twitter initially thought this.

Supreme Court Briefly Preserves Broad Availability of Abortion Pill  —  The temporary stay of an appeals court ruling is meant to preserve the status quo while the justices study the case, and it did not forecast how they would ultimately rule.  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued …

Tech Executive Was Left to ‘Slowly Die’ After Stabbing, Prosecutors Say  —  Bob Lee was stabbed three times on a dark San Francisco street after what appeared to be an argument over a personal relationship, prosecutors said in court documents.  —  The man accused of killing the tech executive Bob Lee …

Fox News viewer who crushed officer with a shield on Jan. 6 sentenced to over 7 years in prison  —  Federal prosecutors sought what would have been the longest sentence to date — 15 years — for a Jan. 6 rioter who, defense lawyers say, “knew next to nothing” about the 2020 election.

Fox News isn't talking about Clarence Thomas much  —  Two complementary reports from ProPublica published in recent days have resulted in intense new scrutiny of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.  Last week, the independent news site reported that Thomas had received hundreds of thousands …

Man died after being ‘eaten alive’ by bugs in filthy jail cell, family says  —  Lashawn Thompson was slumped over in a cell at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta when a detention officer came to check on him in September.  The cell was so dirty that a worker who entered it wore a safety suit designed …

An Acute Attack of Trumpism in Tennessee  —  Shame is a toxic emotion, and it often causes people to direct hostility outward.  —  What's happened in Tennessee in recent weeks should be no surprise, coming from a party whose sensibilities and racial attitudes are embodied by Donald Trump.

Trump files personal financial disclosure report  —  Former President Donald Trump on Friday filed his personal financial disclosure report with the Federal Election Commission - offering the public a first look at his post-presidential finances.  —  The reports, however …

Mike Pompeo Says He Won't Run for President in 2024  —  “This isn't our moment,” said Mr. Pompeo, referring to himself and his wife, as he announced that he would not seek the Republican nomination for president.  —  Mike Pompeo, who served in the Trump administration as director of the C …

Marjorie Taylor Greene spent more than $65,000 in campaign funds on home fence  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spent more than $65,000 on fencing for her home this year using campaign funds, according to an analysis of Federal Election Commission records.

Liz Cheney says Greene should lose security clearance for defending suspect in Pentagon docs leak  —  Former representative Cheney criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her defense of the alleged leaker of hundreds of pages of classified U.S. intelligence.

Dianne Feinstein digs in  —  The senator's confidants and allies scoff at her detractors and are firing back.  —  Dianne Feinstein is once more displaying the stubborn approach that's powered her storied career as pressure mounts on her to return to Washington or resign.

Lauren Boebert's Son Fails to Show in Court — Unbeknownst to Mom  —  Lauren Boebert with her son Tyler. … On Monday, April 10, Representative Lauren Boebert's eldest son, Tyler, was supposed to appear in court for a mandatory review hearing related to a September 2022 car crash that left …

Jailed WSJ Reporter in Letter Home Says He Is ‘Not Losing Hope’  —  Handwritten letter in Russian is first direct communication Evan Gershkovich has had with his family  —  Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in his first letter to his family since being arrested in Russia …

Sarah Sanders blames ‘design error’ for form asking job applicants to name something nice about her  —  The office of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) is blaming a controversial state job application form demanding prospective hires write a short essay on what they admire about her most on a …

Alien motherships: Pentagon official floats a theory for unexplained sightings  —  One astronomy professor called the notions “highly questionable” and “odd.”  —  The official in charge of a secretive Pentagon effort to investigate unexplained aerial incursions has co-authored an academic paper …

Conservatives plot text warnings on “woke” products  —  A conservative group is offering a new service that texts “Woke Alerts” straight to the phones of grocery shoppers who want to know which brands are accused of taking political positions that are offensive to the right.

Donald Trump's 2023 financial disclosures  —  Below is Donald Trump's 2023 financial disclosure, which he is required to file as a candidate for federal office.  —  Support our fight for accountability for the insurrection  —  CREW counters corruption, exposes dark money, and fights for accountability for the insurrection.

40 Percent of Supermarket Meat May Have ‘Superbugs’  —  Take this as a sign to give tofu a try.  —  Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech  —  While the TV show Beef might be trending on Netflix, new research might have you avoiding the genuine article at your grocery store.

Evan Gershkovich's Family Speaks Out for the First Time Since His Arrest  —  ‘Part of My Soul’: President Biden's Irish ‘Homecoming’  —  Guardsman Arrested Over Leaked Classified Documents Is Charged  —  Leaders of Brazil, China Meet as Both Nations Strengthen Ties

This plan for a third-party presidential bid in 2024 is dangerous  —  Jonathan Cowan is president of Third Way, Rahna Epting is executive director of MoveOn and Patrick Gaspard is CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  —  As leaders of three groups that represent various segments …