Pence Appears Before Grand Jury on Trump's Efforts to Retain Power  —  The former vice president is a key witness to former President Donald Trump's attempts to block congressional certification of Joseph Biden's victory in the 2020 election.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared …

Nikki Haley: Biden will likely die within five years  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday that President Joe Biden, 80, will likely die within five years and that his supporters would have to count on Vice President Kamala Harris if he were to win re-election next year.

A second firm hired by Trump campaign found no evidence of election fraud  —  The founder of the company has been interviewed by federal prosecutors investigating the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 results  —  Former president Trump's campaign quietly commissioned a second firm …

Jerry Springer, Host of TV's Most Controversial Show, Dies at 79  —  Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing his name, has died.  He was 79.  —  According to NBC affiliate WLWT …

DeSantis says Disney lawsuit has no merit, is political  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday brushed off legal action taken against him by Walt Disney Co (DIS.N), describing it as politically motivated and accusing the global entertainment giant of lacking accountability and transparency.

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 …

GOP book bans a big part of the story Biden's campaign wants to tell  —  “You'll see Democrats up and down the ticket running on this.”  —  Presidential campaigns often are waged on whether or not the country is ready to “turn the page.”  President Joe Biden wants his reelection bid to hinge on whether or not there is a page to turn.

Spring Branch ISD field trip to play canceled due to ‘age-appropriateness of the performance’  —  Spring Branch ISD is canceling a school trip to see “James and the Giant Peach” over “age-appropriateness of the performance.”  —  SPRING BRANCH, Texas (KTRK) — Parents are divided …

Fire Sale: $300 Million San Francisco Office Tower, Mostly Empty.  Open to Offers.  —  350 California Street was worth $300 million four years ago.  It might sell for 80% less now, brokers say, in a market where office vacancy rates have soared.  —  Before the pandemic …

Dwyane Wade and the toll of anti-trans rhetoric  —  Former Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade moved his family out of Florida because of the state's increasing hostility to LGBTQ people — including Wade's daughter, Zaya.  —  That revelation emerged in an interview Wade gave reporter Rachel Nichols for her Showtime program Headliners.

Is It Sexist to Want Dianne Feinstein to Retire?  —  Debbie Stabenow, a Democratic colleague in the Senate, sees a double standard at work.  —  Last month, Senator Dianne Feinstein was hospitalized with shingles.  Feinstein, who is eighty-nine, and who has held her seat in Congress …

Twitter is complying with more government demands under Elon Musk  —  The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data  —  It's been exactly six months since Elon Musk took over Twitter, promising a new era of free speech and independence from political bias.

Dana Bash will succeed John King as anchor of CNN political news show  —  Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network.  —  CNN veteran Dana Bash will replace John King, the network's chief national correspondent …

Fed's Jerome Powell Tricked by Russian Pranksters Posing as Zelenskiy  —  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell held a call with a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to video shown on Russian state television.

Senate Democrats Demand Answers From John Roberts Amid Supreme Court Ethics Controversy  —  The letter comes after the chief justice refused to appear to testify as Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch come under fire for disclosure lapses.  —  Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) …

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-trans bathroom law  —  Republican legislators in Kansas enacted possibly the most sweeping transgender bathroom law in the U.S. on Thursday, overriding the Democratic governor's veto of the measure without having a clear idea of how their new law will be enforced.

Climate protesters paint case housing Degas ballerina sculpture in D.C.  —  Protesters smeared black and red paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas's “Little Dancer Aged Fourteen” sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in D.C. on Thursday to bring attention to the climate crisis …

Texas Is Trying to Fix Its Power Grid in the Most Texas Way Possible  —  Ever since brutal winter storms blacked out much of Texas and killed hundreds of residents in February 2021, the state's government has constantly talked a big game about bolstering its grid and shielding Texans from future disasters.

The GOP wonks trying to get their party not to detonate the debt limit bomb  —  An increasingly personal spat among conservative policy nerds could have big implications as U.S. nears economic disaster  —  A small group of conservative budget experts is cautioning House Republicans …