‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics  —  “I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years,” said Ali Alexander, an ally of former President Trump and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.  —  A key figure in the pro-Trump …

F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the men with conspiring with the People's Republic of China and destroying evidence in connection with a Chinese police outpost in Lower Manhattan.

Accused shooter in Kansas City shooting of Black teen who went to the wrong house is White man in his 80s  —  A white man in his 80s is the individual who apparently shot and seriously wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, on April 13 in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a CNN review of property records …

Disney announces LGBTQ event night at its California resort immediately after DeSantis threats  —  The Disneyland resort in California will hold a new LGBTQ-themed event night, according to the company in a tweeted statement on Monday.  —  “The first-ever Disneyland After Dark …

Fiscal crisis nears as McCarthy takes debt ceiling plan to Wall Street  —  The House speaker is set to outline the party's new proposal at the New York Stock Exchange, more than a decade after a similar GOP-led standoff hammered U.S. markets  —  NEW YORK — Nearly 40 years ago …

FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters  —  GOP officials from McCurtain County, Okla. are being investigated by the FBI after they were caught on tape expressing their frustration about it not being socially acceptable beat …

Why Joe Biden Has Slow-Walked His Way to a 2024 Run  —  Closed-door meetings about when to roll out the president's campaign are intensifying.  Still, with no serious primary challenge and Republicans infighting, he feels little pressure.  —  Closed-door planning meetings involving White House officials …

Senate GOP poised to block Feinstein's Judiciary Committee replacement  —  Their objections complicate Democrats' path out of the judicial nomination slowdown caused by the California senator's lengthy absence  —  Senate Republicans lined up against Democrats' push to temporarily replace …

Here's Why You Likely Won't See Images of Fox News Stars Entering Court  —  It looks as though Fox News will be spared having its employees seen entering and exiting a courthouse in Delaware in its upcoming defamation trial.  —  Fox Corp., the parent company of Fox News …

Jim Jordan Tried to Pull Some D.C. Bullshit on New Yorkers  —  It went over exactly as well as you'd expect … It didn't get better from there.  —  As the hearing began, members of the public who were denied access shouted at cops and sundry congressional staffers outside the meeting room, demanding admittance.

U.S. Was Warned of Migrant Child Labor, but 'Didn't Want to Hear It'  —  The White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk.  The warnings were ignored or missed.  —  In the spring of 2021, Linda Brandmiller was working at an arena in San Antonio …

Putin critic jailed for 25 years by Russia court for ‘treason’  —  British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to show trials of Stalin era  —  A Russian opposition activist who also holds British citizenship has been jailed for 25 years for treason and “discrediting” …

Clarence Thomas to amend financial disclosures after ProPublica reports: CNN  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is planning to amend his financial disclosure documents after ProPublica reported that he failed to report a real estate deal he made with a prominent Republican donor in 2014, according to CNN.

Rep. Paul Gosar promotes pro-Hitler and Holocaust-denying site after it praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers”  —  Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his House.gov newsletter to direct people to a story posted on a Holocaust-denier website that praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers” for their support of Ukraine.

Senate COVID origins report details lab leak theory  —  The coronavirus pandemic appeared to originate from a laboratory accident, based on biosafety issues in the epicenter in Wuhan, China, and factors observed in the nature and early spread of the virus, according to a 302-page Senate report obtained by Axios.

Pro-Russia propagandist unmasked as New Jersey tropical fish seller  —  Sarah Bils identified as the woman behind ‘Donbas Devushka’ social media accounts, notorious for spreading disinformation about the war  —  To her devoted followers, “Donbas Devushka” - or Donbas Girl …

Ohio attorney general to give update on Jayland Walker case  —  Walker was fatally shot by police last year after officers tried to pull him over for an alleged traffic violation, sparking protests.  —  The Ohio attorney general will provide an update Monday afternoon on the case of Jayland Walker …

The Cream Cheese Stuffed ‘Tax-Free Bagel’ Is a Crime Against Nature, NYC  —  This bagel is unnervingly supple as well as damned.  —  1Comments  —  Like the perverse maze of LLCs and shell companies conjured by the ultra-wealthy to dodge billions in taxes, a New York City bagel company's gimmick …

Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month  —  “Don't assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said.  —  Amid all the attention on this month's elections in Wisconsin and Illinois …