On Eve of Trial, Discovery of Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox  —  Private messages sent by Tucker Carlson that had been redacted in legal filings showed him making highly offensive remarks that went beyond the comments of his prime-time show.  —  The day before Dominion Voting System's …

Montana House votes to formally punish transgender lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr  —  HELENA, Mont. - Republicans, who dominate the Montana House of Representatives, have voted Wednesday to formally punish Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr.  —  Zephyr, who is transgender, has been blocked …

Ron DeSantis is set to jump into the 2024 presidential fray in mid-May  —  The Florida governor is poised to launch his presidential exploratory committee next month.  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to jump into the presidential fray as soon as mid-May …

Disney Sues DeSantis Over Control of Its Florida Resort  —  The company claimed “a targeted campaign of government retaliation,” which it said stemmed from its criticism of a contentious state education law.  —  The fight between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and the Walt Disney Company is headed to court.

Trump loses appeal to block Pence from testifying about direct communications  —  Former President Donald Trump has lost an emergency attempt to block former Vice President Mike Pence from testifying about their direct conversations, in the latest boost to a federal criminal investigation examining Trump's …

'I'm here because Donald Trump raped me': E. Jean Carroll tells jury she stepped forward to ‘get my life back’  —  Wasting little time to cut to the heart of her allegations, writer E. Jean Carroll launched into her testimony on Wednesday by telling a jury: “I'm here because Donald Trump raped me …

John Roberts Is Acting Like Justices Are Kings  —  Last Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about, well, to put it directly—the Supreme Court's diaphanous ethics regime.  On Tuesday evening, in his letter to Durbin …

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School  —  When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment.  Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through.  The problem has existed for decades.

Trump lawyers rail against DOJ in letter, reveal foreign leader briefings may be among classified documents taken from White House  —  Two of Donald Trump's defense lawyers now believe that classified briefings of phone calls with foreign leaders were among “all manner of documents” …

Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist's question  —  A cheat sheet held by President Biden during a Wednesday press conference revealed that the 80-year-old commander in chief had advance knowledge of a question from a journalist.  —  “How are YOU squaring …

GOP study on poor 2022 election showing doesn't mention Trump  —  Republican officials said they avoided including the former president in part because the party aims to stay neutral in the 2024 primaries  —  A draft Republican Party autopsy report on the 2022 midterm elections examining …

The Glorious Return of a Humble Car Feature  —  Automakers are starting to admit that drivers hate touchscreens.  Buttons are back!  —  You don't see a lot of good news about road safety in the United States.  Unlike in most peer countries, American roadway deaths surged during the pandemic, and have barely receded since.

79-year-old man charged with ‘senselessly’ murdering his neighbor who was doing yard work near Antioch  —  Police say a 79-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally shooting his neighbor, who was performing yard work, in the head near Antioch.

Tucker Carlson Drops First Video After Fox News Ouster  —  Tucker Carlson released a video on Wednesday addressing his firing from Fox News several days prior. … During the video, which was published to Carlson's Twitter account, the former Fox News host said he realized after stepping …

The Washington gambler  —  Sean McElwee, a young Democratic insider with friends in high places, bet on himself in the post-Trump era.  But that wasn't all he was betting on. … It was poker night at Sean McElwee's Logan Circle bachelor pad.  In the living room, a big‐ …

WSJ, WaPo, NYT leaders run joint ad demanding reporter's release  —  The publishers and top editors at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and New York Times on Thursday will run a joint letter as a full-page, color advertisement in all three of their papers urging support …

Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit  —  The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks.  —  The vote was 50-49.  Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule.

Nobody Sold Out Harder Than Tucker Carlson  —  The Gen X culture warrior said a lot of terrible things he didn't believe because he thinks his audience is stupid—and he thirsts for money and clout. … Generation X—the relatively small and cynical generational cohort when compared to its predecessors …

Far-right laments Tucker Carlson's ouster, and loss of their shot at the mainstream  —  Carlson's show echoed conspiracy theories and disinformation that gained traction on extremist forums like 4chan — and that would otherwise not have appeared on Fox News.

House votes to pass debt ceiling bill in win for McCarthy  —  The House voted Wednesday to pass a bill raising the nation's debt ceiling, after days of wrangling Republican lawmakers to unify behind the package, which would bolster House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's position at the negotiating table with the White House.

Founder of the We Build The Wall group linked to Steve Bannon is sentenced to 4 years  —  NEW YORK — The co-founder of a fundraising group linked to Steve Bannon that promised to help Donald Trump construct a wall along the southern U.S. border was sentenced to four years and three months …

Trans marathoner Glenique Frank offers to give back medal after beating 14K in female category  —  Transgender runner Glenique Frank is offering to return her London Marathon finisher's medal over the outrage caused by her beating nearly 14,000 women in the female category.

How Tucker Carlson Will Lose Influence without Fox  —  Regardless of their views on Tucker Carlson, most people assume that he will land on his feet when the dust settles on his departure from Fox.  I think this assumption is largely correct.  With his devoted following …

Record ocean temperatures put Earth in ‘uncharted territory’, say scientists  —  ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say  —  Temperatures in the world's oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an …

Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says  —  American spy services detected construction at a suspected Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates in December — one year after Washington's oil-rich ally announced it was halting the project because of U.S. concerns …

Texas Woman Who Nearly Died Tears Into Ted Cruz at Abortion Hearing  —  Amanda Zurawski said she was denied an abortion until her pregnancy went septic as “a direct result of the policies” that her senators support.  —  A Texas woman testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee …

Missouri judge temporarily blocks limits on gender-affirming care for trans youth and adults from going into effect  —  A state judge in Missouri temporarily blocked the state's limits on gender-affirming care for minors and adults in the state on Wednesday, putting them on hold just hours before they were set to go into effect.

Oregon's Reckless Medicine  —  Democrats are muscling through a bill on “gender-affirming care” that they may come to regret.  —  / Eye on the News / Health Care, Politics and law, The Social Order  —  Earlier this month, Democrats on the Oregon House Committee on Behavioral Health …

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Appetizers plus entrée!’  Looks like Tucker Carlson doesn't give two Fox about his ouster from network - gleefully telling DailyMail.com his future plans while tooling off to a romantic date night with wife Susan  — Tucker Carlson was ‘blindsided’ by the news …