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 …

Fox News apologizes to judge for ‘misunderstanding’ over Rupert Murdoch's role that sparked investigation  —  New York CNN —  Fox News formally apologized to the judge in the Dominion defamation case, taking responsibility for the “misunderstanding” regarding Rupert Murdoch's role …

NYT editor says paper won't “lead the boycott of Twitter”  —  The New York Times does not plan to stop using Twitter, its top editor said Saturday, despite the fact that Elon Musk, the company's owner, has taken seemingly targeted actions against the Times, and has called the outlet's work “propaganda.”

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 …

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 …

A new kind of leaker: Spilling state secrets to impress online buddies  —  A decade after Edward Snowden leaked classified documents to change U.S. policy, the Discord leaks show how top-secret military intelligence can spread in internet backyards where users think ‘secrets are for losers’ and just want to make friends

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 …

What to know about Arcturus, a new coronavirus subvariant the WHO is tracking  —  A new coronavirus subvariant, XBB. 1.16, has been designated as a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization.  The latest omicron offshoot is particularly prevalent in India …

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 …

Nikki Haley's campaign vastly overstated her fundraising  —  Instead of the $11 million touted by her campaign, Haley brought in about $8.3 million, not all of which can be used for her presidential bid  —  Earlier this month, Nikki Haley's presidential campaign touted an impressive number …

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 …

Md. judge quietly negotiated job with prosecutors while hearing cases  —  Defense lawyers challenge rulings by former Montgomery County Circuit Judge David Boynton  —  At least four cases handled by a Maryland judge are being challenged after he presided over a series of hearings …

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability  —  SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone.  So I have been long been looking forward to returning to Vietnam and making my first visit here as Secretary of State.  I was here as deputy secretary in 2015 and 2016, but I am so pleased to be back today.

‘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 …

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 …

Read texts from the racist murderer whom Greg Abbott wants pardoned  —  Texas' GOP governor has vowed to push for Daniel Perry to be pardoned for murdering a Black Lives Matter protester.  He may want to read Perry's text messages first.  —  Let there be no doubt: Texas' Republican governor …

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.

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.