Donald Trump Tops Ron DeSantis in Test of GOP Presidential Field, WSJ Poll Finds  —  No candidate beyond the two leaders draws substantial support in the still-developing primary race  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has gained command of the GOP presidential-nomination race over Ron DeSantis …

Exclusive: Text messages reveal Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia's Senate runoff in 2021  —  In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine …

Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge's financial disclosures  —  The federal judge who issued a nationwide ruling blocking the approval of a common abortion medication redacted key information on his legally mandated financial disclosures …

Live Updates: Supreme Court Ensures, for Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill  —  The order halts a sweeping ruling by a federal judge in Texas as an appeal moves forward in a case that could have profound implications for abortion access and the F.D.A.'s regulatory authority.

McCarthy Is Coming Up Short in Support for House Debt-Limit Bill  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is coming up short in support for his first big legislative effort, a bill tying a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts, risking serious damage to both his stature and the US economy.

Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to ‘Block the Blue’ paid checkmarks  —  After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.  —  On Thursday, April 20, Elon Musk made a rare move: He delivered on a promise.

Two Men Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Plot to Attack Power Grids in the United States  —  Domestic Terrorism Plot was in Furtherance of White Supremacy  —  Two men were sentenced in federal court today to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance white supremacy.

Smartmatic wants more than Dominion's $787 million payout, plus a retraction from Fox for its 2020 election lies, lawyer says  —  A top lawyer for Smartmatic, the voting technology company whose defamation lawsuit against Fox News is still pending, said Thursday that he won't accept …

Rightwing Edgelords Are the Real Threat to National Security  —  “The amount of Three Percenters and Boogaloo guys I work with is untenable,” said one Department of Defense worker.  —  Ben Makuch  —  Since the beginning of the Biden Administration, the GOP has painstakingly attacked the Pentagon as a …

House GOP's latest Hunter Biden laptop theory is less than meets the eye  —  Jim Jordan and company allege the Biden campaign got former intelligence officials to help suppress the story  —  House Republicans' attempts to claim government officials played a role in suppressing …

Chicago police investigating officers' response to mob attack in Loop after witness says police declined to help  —  Large groups of youths gather in downtown Chicago, April 15, 2023.  Two teens were shot in the area during the evening.  (Network Video Productions)

Abbott Aims to Pardon Racist Murderer Who Sent Explicit Texts to Apparent Minor  —  After an Austin jury unanimously convicted Sergeant Daniel Perry of murder, it took Governor Greg Abbott less than one full day to call for his pardon.  —  Legal experts and lawmakers have described …

Chief Justice John Roberts' Mockery of Stalking Victims Points to a Deeper Problem  —  The justices take their own safety very, very seriously.  Everybody else's?  Not so much.  —  Stalking is so closely correlated with lethal violence that experts refer to it as “slow motion homicide” …

JPMorgan's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Were Deeper Than the Bank Has Acknowledged  —  The bank has said it shut the convicted sex offender's accounts in 2013, but its bankers were still meeting with him years later, people familiar with the matter said.  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co. had ties …

Washington's Angriest Progressive Is Winning Over Conservatives - and Baffling Old Allies  —  The activist who breathed new life into the antitrust movement wants support from the other side.  But it could cost him.  —  American Economic Liberties Project Director of Research Matt Stoller speaks …

EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden lawyers to meet with Justice Department officials next week as scrutiny of investigation intensifies  —  Lawyers for Hunter Biden are scheduled to meet next week with US attorney David Weiss and at least one senior career official from Justice Department headquarters …

Biden admin leaning toward evacuating U.S. personnel from Sudan, sources say  —  An evacuation would include several dozen U.S. citizens working under the umbrella of the U.S. embassy, according to three sources.  —  The Biden administration is leaning toward evacuating U.S. government personnel from Sudan …

Rightwing extremists defeated by Democrats in US school board elections  —  Republican-backed culture warrior candidates fare poorly in Illinois and Wisconsin, offering hope to the left  —  Scores of rightwing extremists were defeated in school board elections in April …

Republicans follow their new leader, Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  This is the price America pays for Kevin McCarthy's ambition.  —  To understand the consequences of the many concessions the House speaker made to get his job, look at what has happened to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

More than 60 California liberal groups call on Feinstein to resign  —  A coalition of more than 60 progressive grassroots groups claiming to represent more than 100,000 Californians sent a letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) asking her to resign.  —  The coalition, which includes …

Justice Thomas Is ‘Man of Integrity’ Says Ex-Colleague Breyer  —  Retired Justice Stephen Breyer said Clarence Thomas is a “man of integrity,” as his former US Supreme Court colleague faces ethics questions over ties to a Republican donor.  “As far as I'm concerned, I sat next to him on the bench for 28 years.

Lawmakers speak out after Rep. Campbell's resignation  —  Rep. Justin Jones says Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton is part of the “coverup.”  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As the legislative session wrapped up for the day, former Rep. Scotty Campbell's desk inside of the House chambers was empty Thursday evening.

U.S. agrees to $5 million settlement over police killing of Bijan Ghaisar  —  The deal to settle his family's lawsuit over the 2017 Park Police police shooting still must be approved by a judge  —  The family of Bijan Ghaisar, shot dead by two U.S. Park Police officers as he slowly drove …

Brewery tapped to make Ultra Right beer backed out when they found out what it was  —  The brewery reportedly said it ‘took a pass’ after seeing the marketing.  —  A right-wing influencer appears to be having trouble finding a brewery willing to craft his anti-woke beer.

Kari Lake says she told ‘Morning Joe’ hosts to stop ‘badmouthing’ her  —  Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says she confronted the hosts of MSNBC's “Morning Joe” at an airport in Florida this week.  —  “I happened to be at the airport in Palm Beach and I happened …

We will hold the country hostage until our demands are met — once we know them  —  It's a stickup!  Don't move!  We are serious!  There is a reason we are holding up this bank, and it's because — well, the point is, we can agree, things are out of control with the money!

FAA Acting Chief Billy Nolen to Depart  —  His decision comes as the air-safety regulator faces a spate of near-collisions, technology problems  —  The Federal Aviation Administration faces a potential leadership vacuum as its acting chief, Billy Nolen, has decided to leave the U.S. air-safety regulator.

Any Questions?  Biden Holds Fewest News Conferences Since Reagan  —  As President Biden prepares to announce his bid for a second term as soon as Tuesday, his decision to keep the news media at arm's length is part of a deliberate strategy.  —  WASHINGTON — In the 100 years since Calvin Coolidge …

In Secret Recording, a Top City Library Official Calls Alaska Natives “Woke” and “Racists”  —  Despite Judy Eledge's history of inflammatory comments and social media posts, Alaska's governor has awarded her public money and a national role.  What's more, city and state agencies meant …