Clarence Thomas has for years claimed income from a defunct real estate firm  —  The misstatements, which began when a family business transferred its holdings to another company, are part of a pattern that has raised questions about how the Supreme Court justice views his obligation …

Dadeville birthday party mass shooting: 4 dead, 20 reportedly injured  —  Four people are dead and as many as 20 reportedly injured following a shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville Saturday night, according to multiple reports.  —  The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reported …

Scoop: DeSantis super PAC strafes Trump in first TV ad  —  Video  —  The super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today debuts its first TV ad, charging straight at former President Trump with the loaded question: “What happened to Donald Trump?”  — Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis group …

Russians boasted that just 1% of fake social profiles are caught, leak shows  —  The estimate is contained in a document that is part of a trove of top secret material leaked in a Discord chatroom  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Russian government has become far more successful at manipulating social media …

How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized Conservatives  —  Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energize supporters and donors.  The campaign that followed has stunned political leaders across the spectrum.

Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020  —  A jury in Delaware will be asked to weigh the limits of the First Amendment.  Another question in the case is whether the network will pay a financial penalty for disseminating election lies.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — On Monday …

2 Dead in Louisville Chickasaw Park Shooting  —  The gunfire in a Louisville park came as hundreds of people were outside enjoying a warm spring night.  It comes just days after a mass shooting in the same city.  —  Two people were dead and four others injured after a shooting at a park in Louisville …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can't count on family support to take on Biden  —  The Kennedys have been through a lot.  They don't want to go through this.  —  No name has appeared on more ballots or lawn signs.  Even across branches of the family that have grown distant and divided since …

Trump turns from past to future at RNC donor retreat  —  The former president traded his election grievance rhetoric for a forward-looking vision for party and country, according to a copy of his Nashville remarks obtained by POLITICO.  —  NASHVILLE — Donald Trump stood …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defends man accused of leak, demands answers about Ukraine  —  ATLANTA - Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is defending Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who has been arrested in connection with a high-profile investigation into leaked documents.

Gun absolutists don't trust democracy because they know they're losing  —  Gunned-down children don't seem to change the political equation on guns.  Neither do dead teachers.  Are parents petrified to send their sons and daughters to school?  Tough.  I expect the next new slogan on right-wing T-shirts will be: “Arm the Kids!”

Most want abortion pill to remain available — CBS News poll  —  A big majority of Americans want to see the abortion pill mifepristone remain available.  Even some who are more generally opposed to abortion hold this view.  —  On a broader level, American women feel access to reproductive health care …

Parody hitman website nabs Air National Guardsman after he allegedly applied for contract mercenary jobs  —  Josiah Ernesto Garcia eventually agreed to kill someone for $5,000 while in conversation with an undercover FBI agent, authorities said.  —  An Air National Guardsman was arrested …

Statement on humanitarian pause  —  16 Apr  —  General Burhan, the Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Commander of the Rapid Support Forces have agreed to a proposal by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Mr. Volker Perthes …