Top Republican donor sours on Florida governor's stance on social issues  —  Thomas Peterffy highlights actions of Ron DeSantis on abortion and book banning and warns against courting far-right  —  Top Republican donor Thomas Peterffy is halting plans to help finance the US presidential bid …

The controversial article Matthew Kacsmaryk did not disclose to the Senate  —  The judge who delivered a high-stakes abortion pills ruling last week removed his name from a law review article during his judicial nomination process, emails show  —  As a lawyer for a conservative legal group …

Thousands of NYC Shoplifting Cases Committed by Just 327 People  —  Nearly a third of all shoplifting arrests in the city last year involved just 327 people, the police said.  Businesses say they have little defense.  —  New York City's storefront businesses, already weathering inflation …

Baldwin says Texas judge was part of ‘extreme Republican’ effort to ban abortion  —  Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said the Texas judge who ruled against the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of mifepristone is part of an “extreme Republican” effort to ban abortion.

Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, leaked documents show  —  Troubling details raise questions about U.S. intelligence agencies' ability to detect a pending invasion and the island's capacity to defend itself  —  Taiwan is unlikely to thwart Chinese military air superiority …

A top Trump lawyer has recused himself from Mar-a-Lago documents case  —  Evan Corcoran is still representing Trump in other cases, including the probe into the former president's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol  —  One of former president Donald Trump's top lawyers …

Republican donor retreat suggests Donald Trump is far from a coronation  —  But a solution to stopping Trump has proved elusive.  —  NASHVILLE — Donald Trump still gets top billing at this weekend's exclusive gathering of Republican donors.  —  But for a full 24 hours before the former president …

Complaint alleges North Texas lawmaker had sex with a Capitol intern, report says  —  The Texas Tribune reported that state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, is accused of having “sexual relations” with an intern.  —  A Texas Capitol staffer has alleged that state Rep. Bryan Slaton had …

GOP Quietly Backs Off Attacking Bud Light—Its Own Major Donor  —  The NRCC put out and then swiftly deleted a direct attack on the beer company that donated nearly $500,000 to its candidates in the most recent campaign cycle. … The National Republican Congressional Committee quietly deleted …

A year ago, Musk asked, ‘Is Twitter dying?’  He may have his answer.  —  Twitter has been dramatically transformed under Musk and few — even among some in the billionaire's corner — say the changes have been for the better  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A year ago this month …

He applied to be an assassin at RentAHitman.com, then got arrested, FBI says  —  An expectant father needed to make money and prosecutors say he thought he had the skills to land a high-paying job.  Military experience.  Precision.  Excitement.  —  While surfing the internet …

My Rich Friend Lied to Get Financial Aid.  Should I Confront Her?  —  The magazine's Ethicist columnist on how to respond when a peer engages in fraud. … — Name Withheld  —  From the Ethicist:  —  Fraud — misrepresentation for the sake of gaining an advantage — is not just a legal offense; it is also a moral one.

Wealthy investors, PACs and big GOP donors fill Sinema's campaign  —  More than half of the Democratic-turned-independent senator's first-quarter fundraising came from contributors who gave donations of $3,300 or more.  —  Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's campaign raised over $2.1 million …

Tucker Carlson is a national security threat  —  The reach of Tucker Carlson and Fox's factless opinion lineup in America's military represents a unique and serious danger to the nation.  —  Indeed, it's a national security threat.  I don't believe the show should ever appear in U.S. military installations.

‘Disgusting’ new robocall smears Tennessee Three as violent ‘Antifa’ radicals  —  A new robocall is falsely accusing the three Tennessee Democrats targeted by Republicans for expulsion from the state legislature of being violent “Antifa” radicals.  —  Audio of the call, which was obtained …