Biden announces 2024 reelection bid, saying he wants to ‘finish the job’  —  President formalizes his intent to seek another term, setting the stage for a tumultuous election  —  President Biden officially announced his bid for reelection Tuesday morning, saying in a solemn launch video that he wants to …

Tucker Carlson's Exit Shows Who's the Real Star at Fox  —  No one is irreplaceable at the network.  It was designed that way.  —  If you're wondering did Tucker Carlson jump, was he pushed or were he and Fox News wrestling on the ledge of a skyscraper, and the two of them fell 57 stories …

Law firm head bought Gorsuch-owned property  —  The Supreme Court justice did not report the identity of the purchaser, whose firm has had numerous cases before the court.  —  For nearly two years beginning in 2015, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch sought a buyer for a 40-acre tract of property he co-owned in rural Granby, Colo.

Major G.O.P. Donor's Commitment to DeSantis Is Murkier Than Thought  —  The hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin, who seemed set to be a powerful financial backer of the Florida governor, is said to still be evaluating the Republican primary race.  —  Nearly six months ago, Kenneth Griffin …

Dr. Fauci Looks Back: ‘Something Clearly Went Wrong’ … It was, perhaps, an impossible job.  Make one man the face of public health amid an unprecedented pandemic, in a country as fractious as the United States, and there were bound to be disappointments and frustrations, and they were bound to get personal.

Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist  —  In the 1950s, when segregation was still widespread, his ascent to the upper echelon of show business was historic.  But his primary focus was civil rights.  —  By Peter Keepnews  —  Harry Belafonte …

Trump Is Losing the E. Jean Carroll Rape Case Even Before It Starts  —  Trump tried to prevent jurors from hearing about another incident when he allegedly forced himself on another journalist.  It didn't work.  —  With the rape trial of former President Donald Trump just days away …

Clarence Thomas didn't recuse himself from a 2004 appeal tied to Harlan Crow's family business, per Bloomberg  — But a case involving Trammell Crow Residential made its way to the Supreme Court in 2005, per Bloomberg.  — Thomas didn't recuse himself at the time, per the report.

North Dakota Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban  —  The governor approved the state's prohibition on Monday, just a month after the State Supreme Court blocked an earlier ban.  —  North Dakota became the latest state on Monday to enact a near-total ban on abortion …

Mallory McMorrow has a ‘bench’ warning for Democrats  —  Welcome to The Daily 202!  Tell your friends to sign up here.  On this day in 1983, the U.S.S.R. made public a reply from Soviet Premier Yuri Andropov to 10-year-old Samantha Smith of Maine, inviting her to visit his country.

Women Report ‘Rampant’ Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison Where Ghislaine Maxwell Is Held  —  Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse.  —  The word spread like wildfire in July 2022 throughout FCI Tallahassee, a low-security federal women's prison in Florida: Ghislaine Maxwell had arrived.

Senate GOP bemoans McCarthy plan to punt debt ceiling to election year  —  Senate Republicans are trying to maintain solidarity with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), but they are not thrilled with his proposal to extend the debt ceiling for only a year, setting up another standoff …

As Carlson and Lemon Exit, a Chapter Closes on Cable's Trump War  —  The two hosts took very different approaches, but the decisions by Fox News and CNN to shed the stars marks at least a temporary shift in the excesses of Trump-era coverage.  —  They were on very different networks …

Russian Lawmaker: Let's Bring Back ‘Stalinist Repressions’  —  HOT TAKE  —  A Russian lawmaker has openly called for the return of Stalinist methods to crack down on dissent.  “It's time to introduce the concept of the ‘enemy of the people’: there's no need to be shy about this,” …