Jury selected in Dominion v. Fox News trial  —  The judge reminded jurors they cannot talk about the case, among themselves or with members of...  The judge is now giving instructions to the newly sworn-in jury.  “You have to follow every...  The judge decided to replace one of the alternate jurors with a new juror after the...

84-Year-Old Is Charged in Shooting of Black Teenager Who Went to Wrong House  —  Lawyers for the family of Ralph Yarl, 16, said he was critically injured when he was shot twice in Kansas City, Mo.  —  The errand that nearly cost Ralph Yarl his life was of the sort that falls to older brothers everywhere.

Key DeSantis Donors Rip Him in Private Chats: ‘What the F-ck Is Wrong With RD?’  —  The governor's donor prowess fueled his rise to Trump's top GOP rival, but the money men are getting anxious  —  THE RON DESANTIS megadonor meltdown is accelerating.  —  On a group chat of wealthy DeSantis donors …

Oklahoma county leaders caught on audio talking about killing reporters, complaining they can no longer lynch Black people  —  “I am both appalled and disheartened to hear of the horrid comments made by officials in McCurtain County,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.  —  The governor of Oklahoma …

DeSantis Tried to Bury Her.  Now She's Helping Trump Try to Bury Him.  —  Susie Wiles helped Ron DeSantis become governor of Florida, but he turned against her and banished her from his orbit.  Donald Trump was all too happy to bring her in from the cold.  —  Two months before Election Day 2020 …

Southwest Airlines flight pause lifted after technology issues halted departures  —  About 41% of Southwest flights were departing on time; passengers should expect some delays in the meantime.  —  A brief nationwide ground stop affecting Southwest Airline flights was lifted Tuesday morning …

Clarence Thomas's explanations fail the laugh test  —  During his much-too-long tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas has been totally, tragically wrong about almost everything.  But for a long time, I tried to convince myself that he was at least sincere in his deplorable ideology.

Russian Court Upholds WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich's Detention  —  Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison  —  A Moscow court upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich at the prison where he has been held since his arrest last month.

Booked: Liz Cheney in deal to stop Trump's reelection  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the anti-Trump Republican face of the recent House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, has landed a book deal timed to stop the former president's apparent march to the GOP presidential nomination.

McCarthy makes plea for Republicans to back debt ceiling plan  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy made a plea to House Republicans during a closed-door meeting Tuesday morning to back his debt ceiling plan, telling them that although it doesn't have to include everything they want, it will help get him to the negotiating table.

The one thing Trump and McConnell agree on: A hatred for this group  —  The anti-tax group wants to pick Senate candidates.  Republicans see a 2022 repeat.  —  Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell don't agree on much, but there's still one thing that unites them: A disdain for the Club for Growth.

Donald Trump's Lawyers Just Made a Big Mistake  —  Their plan is to discredit Michael Cohen.  Instead, they're undermining their own client's case.  —  Washington, DC, Bureau Chief  —  Last week, when Donald Trump filed a $500 million civil lawsuit in federal court against his former lawyer …

How Mexico Became the Biggest User of the World's Most Notorious Spy Tool  —  A Times investigation reveals the story behind how Mexico became the first and most prolific user of Pegasus.  It's still using it, despite promising to stop.  —  The Israelis had come to Mexico to clinch a major sale …

George Santos' Mysterious Campaign Loans Somehow Get Even More Mysterious  —  A central question about George Santos' campaign has been how did he come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars to loan to it.  The story is changing again.  —  Rep. George Santos (R-NY) announced Monday that he would …

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence  —  A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion.  U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers …

The Ghost of a Trump Appointee Is Haunting Merrick Garland's Justice Department  —  With the news of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's historic indictment of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up other crimes this April, the spotlight on the Justice Department has harshened.

Sen. Bob Menendez unveils plan for immigration overhaul  —  The outline represents the latest effort to tackle an issue that hasn't seen significant progress on Capitol Hill in decades.  —  Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on Tuesday introduced a framework for revamping immigration programs amid ongoing concerns …

Why Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Russia, should live in freedom  —  The sentencing of our opinions contributor, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to a quarter-century in prison on Monday by a Moscow court, raises three very loud alarms.  The first is that his health is fragile and he might not survive 25 years in prison.

Justice Department to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 riot case so far  —  The U.S. Department of Justice will seek the longest prison sentence in any January 6 riot case to date when it argues for more than 24 years in prison for Peter Schwartz of Pennsylvania at sentencing on May 5.

No charges for officers in Jayland Walker police shooting  —  An Ohio grand jury declined to indict eight police officers who fired 94 shots in the death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who fired at least one round at officers during a car and foot chase last summer, the state's attorney general announced Monday.

Durbin to GOP: How about a little help on Biden's judges?  “When hell freezes over,” says ...  Who is our mystery guest among Senate Republicans?  Patience, please!  —  To set the scene, the return of John Fetterman to the Senate has not solved all the problems Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin face — especially the latter.

Don Trump Jr. and the GOP are weak to call for leniency on Bud Light  —  What is it about the many conservatives and Republicans who are so quick to surrender against companies that go against conservative Republican values?  It always seems that when the going gets tough, many conservatives and Republicans get going.

Jim Jordan Brought His Cabaret Act to New York City  —  At a ridiculous field hearing on crime in New York, the one thing the visitors didn't want to talk about was this country's insane attraction to its firearms.  —  Years ago, Republican senator Everett Dirksen moved heaven and earth to make the marigold the national flower.