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 Systems …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Disney's lawsuit will show what DeSantis' war on LGBTQ+ allies is really about  —  While the lawsuit brought by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Inc. against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his handpicked oversight board came as a surprise to many, the defendants apparently saw it coming.

Jury Has Likely Decided Trump's Fate in Rape Case Already  —  E. Jean Carroll took the stand on Wednesday—and jurors have likely already made up their minds about whether she is telling the truth. … On the first day of trial testimony Wednesday, E. Jean Carroll took the witness stand …

US to send nuclear ballistic submarines to Korean Peninsula  —  President Joe Biden and South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled a new plan Wednesday to counter North Korea's nuclear threat, with the U.S. leader issuing a blunt warning that such an attack would “result in the end of whatever regime” took such action.

DeSantis-backed New College board scraps 5 professors tenure  —  The New College of Florida trustees now dominated by conservatives appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis voted Wednesday to deny tenure to five professors, overriding concerns by faculty and students that the decision poses a threat to academic freedom.

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.

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 …

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 …

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” …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Airman Accused of Leak Has History of Racist and Violent Remarks, Filing Says  —  Prosecutors accused Jack Teixeira of trying to fecklessly cover up his actions and described a possible propensity toward violence.  —  WASHINGTON — Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused …

Pedophiles are about to become a protected class in Minnesota  —  What if I told you that a bill in the Minnesota Legislature is changing the definition of “sexual orientation” to include pedophilia?  —  That's crazy, right?  Who thinks pedophiles should be a protected class?

Indiana lawyers say they're too busy to address all of the lawsuit challenging new anti-trans law  —  Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect July 1, but the state's lawyers told a federal judge the ACLU's lawsuit is too complex for them to deal with by then.