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 …

Dems ready to pounce on GOP debt bill  —  Presented by The Alzheimer's Association  —  After House Republicans barely passed their debt bill, House Democrats are getting ready to pull out the playbook that worked for them in 2018 to win back the majority in 2024.

Is Trump Inevitable?  Some in the GOP Are Starting To Wonder  —  It's still quite early, but the parade of sycophants to Mar-a-Lago worries Chris Christie and others who've rejected the ex-president.  —  HENNIKER, N.H. — Standing before a room filled with lightly interested college students …

Trump can't stop Pence from testifying to Jan. 6 grand jury, court rules  —  Donald Trump cannot block his former vice president from testifying before a grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Montana G.O.P. Bars Transgender Lawmaker From House Floor  —  The move was the culmination of a weeklong battle between House leadership and Representative Zooey Zephyr after her impassioned comments over a bill that would prohibit care for transgender minors.

April 2023 National Poll: Biden and Trump on Track for 2024 Rematch  —  Home Polls April 2023 National Poll: Biden and Trump on Track for 2024 Rematch  —  A Decade Later, Many Attitudes Surrounding Gun Policy Remain the Same  —  BOSTON - The latest Emerson College Polling national survey …

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 …

Jerry Springer Dead at 79  —  REMEMBERING JERRY SPRINGER  —  Jerry Springer, one of the most influential and controversial figures in TV history, has died ... TMZ has confirmed.  —  Jerry hosted the smash hit syndicated talk show “The Jerry Springer Show” for 27 years …

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 …

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.

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low  —  U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday.  Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose, to about 1 in 17 adults.

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 …

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 …

The Real Tucker Carlson  —  A neofascist who opposes corporate globalism is still a neofascist—and a threat to democracy. … On Tuesday afternoon, the Prospect posted an article about Tucker Carlson on its home page.  Focusing almost solely on Carlson's opposition to corporate globalism …

‘DEI is dead’: At VMI, Youngkin's diversity chief slams diversity, equity, inclusion  —  At Virginia Military Institute, a college trying to attract more women and minorities, Martin D. Brown declares diversity is the ‘wrong mission’  —  Virginia's chief diversity officer was blunt.

W.Va. Gov. Justice files to run for Senate, setting up possible clash with Manchin  —  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) filed the paperwork Thursday for a U.S. Senate campaign, setting up the possibility of a marquee 2024 race against Sen. Joe Manchin III (D) in a state that Republicans view as one of their best pickup opportunities.

Inside a private portal from GOP campaigns to local news sites  —  Leaked screenshots show how politicians shape coverage in a local news network that's seeking to expand with help from Trump advisers  —  The top Republican campaigns in Illinois used a private online portal last year …

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.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 26, 2023  —  April 26, 5pm ET  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive …

Map of gun deaths across the U.S. shows cities have lower rates than rural counties  —  The most rural counties had a 37% higher rate of firearm deaths than the most urban counties from 2011 to 2020, an analysis found.  —  Gun death rates are consistently higher in rural areas than in big cities, two decades of data show.

Insurrection's Eve  —  In the weeks before January 6, 2021, then-newly installed officials in charge of the Capitol Police's intelligence division made changes that hampered its ability to provide earlier, more comprehensive, consistent, and prominent warnings about the threats that day.

Florida's conservative chief justice once affirmed abortion protections  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a strict abortion ban hours after it overwhelmingly passed the Republican-led legislature this month — yet whether the law can take effect hinges on a case before the state Supreme Court.

DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings  —  The mail agency has made steady improvements despite persistent inflation, the postmaster general said  —  The U.S. Postal Service has kept unhealthy businesses alive because of its low prices, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says.

April 26, 2023  —  [Warning: the third and fourth paragraphs of this piece refer to the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit.]  —  Well, the Republicans did it.  After middle-of-the-night negotiations to include more of the far right's wish list, House Republicans passed a bill agreeing to a short-term raising …

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 …