Fox News Poll: Trump still top 2024 Republican preference, DeSantis slipping  —  Poll also shows President Biden with a strong lead over his Democratic challengers  —  Former President Donald Trump maintains his advantage in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race …

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 …

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 …

‘Worst-case scenario’: Rick Wilson on Tucker Carlson, presidential nominee  —  The fired Fox News host has cash, fame and appeal.  The Lincoln Project co-founder says Trump and DeSantis should be worried  —  he most irresponsible thing you can do these days is look away from the worst-case scenario.

Why Biden may have to forfeit the first contest in his re-election bid to Marianne Williamson or RFK Jr.  —  The president of the United States has a New Hampshire problem.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden just announced his re-election campaign, but he's already on track to sacrifice …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Dwyane Wade Says Family Is His Motivation for Having Left Florida: ‘Would Not Be Accepted’ (Exclusive)  —  Dwyane Wade says he keeps his whole family's needs in consideration when making big decisions, like where to live, in his sitdown with Rachel Nichols  —  Dwyane Wade is talking about part …

Vice Media cancels its flagship ‘Vice News Tonight’ program as it makes ‘painful’ layoffs and restructures the company  —  New York CNN —  Vice Media will cancel its acclaimed program “Vice News Tonight” as part of a broad restructuring that will result in painful cuts across the organization, the company said Thursday.

‘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.

Exclusive: Time to remove digital paywall  —  Time is fully removing its digital paywall beginning June 1, its CEO Jessica Sibley told Axios. … - “The opportunity to reach more audiences globally, that are younger, and that are diverse, is really important to Sam and myself,” she noted …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

W.Va. Governor 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 …

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 …

‘Trump Train’ convoy boyfriend and girlfriend sued under KKK Act for tailing Biden-Harris campaign bus apologize after settlement: ‘I do not feel that I was thinking’  —  A Donald Trump-supporting couple who joined a “Trump Train” convoy tailing a Biden-Harris campaign bus on I-35 between Austin …

U.S. Economy Grew at 1.1% Rate in First Quarter  —  The gross domestic product increased for the third straight quarter as consumer spending remained robust despite higher interest rates.  —  Higher interest rates took a toll on the U.S. economy in early 2023, but free-spending consumers …

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.