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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

‘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 …

Watch the president of South Korea sing ‘American Pie’ for Biden  —  It's a lot to expect a genuine moment of spontaneous emotion at a political event, let alone Wednesday night's state dinner at the White House, where everything from the celebrity guest list to the fabrics were coordinated.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Senate GOP blocks Equal Rights Amendment  —  Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a measure that would have allowed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the Constitution.  —  Senators voted 51 to 47 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed, falling short of the 60 votes it it needed.

The Pillow Guy and the R.N.C. Chair … Throughout our reporting inside the Republican Party over the past few months, one person kept showing up: Mike Lindell, MyPillow chief executive and election denier.  —  At the Republican National Committee's winter meeting, he ran to unseat the party chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel.

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.

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 …

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 …

‘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.