A light evening with Dark Brandon  —  President Biden, who has frustrated some reporters with his lack of press conferences, showed up with jokes (and some serious remarks) to the White House correspondents' dinner  —  In his first two years as president, Joe Biden has been relatively reluctant to meet with members of the news media.

This Supreme Court is slow to issue rulings — glacially slow  —  The court has disposed of only 15 cases, with 44 cases yet to be decided before the usual conclusion of the term in June.  —  WASHINGTON — Back in 1923, the Supreme Court had issued 157 rulings by May 1 in a term that started the previous fall.

Neighbors asked a man to stop firing a rifle outside.  He then opened fire on them, killing 5 people, a Texas sheriff says  —  A gunman is still at large after allegedly fatally shooting five people, including an 8-year-old, in a Cleveland, Texas home after a Friday night rampage that started …

The Week Ahead  —  Good morning, and happy Sunday!  Here are some of the stories I am tracking in the news.  —  Justices under scrutiny.  So, it turns out it wasn't just Justice Clarence Thomas we should be concerned about.  Separate news stories broke about two of the other conservative male justices …

AOC is ‘not planning’ to run for Senate in 2024  —  New York Sen. Gillibrand is clearing her path to reelection.  —  For months, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faced nagging questions about whether she'd be primaried from her left when she was up for reelection next year.

‘Tricking is not a crime!’:  Rudy Giuliani cops to ‘little dirty trick’ for vote suppression  —  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has admitted to a self-described “little dirty trick” he used to suppress votes from certain communities.  —  Giuliani, who recently urged supporters …

Scalise calls for Biden to ‘get off the sidelines’ in debt ceiling talks  —  The president and Speaker Kevin McCarthy haven't met in months.  —  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on Sunday urged President Joe Biden to negotiate with Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid rising political brinkmanship over the debt ceiling.

Republicans ramp up attacks on transgender people, in statehouses and on the campaign trail  —  From statehouses to the presidential campaign trail, Republicans are escalating their political attacks on transgender people - a reflection of what they see as a cultural fight their base is eager to wage.

Ernst slams Biden administration plan to electrify military fleet: 'You don't fight a war that way'  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) slammed the Biden administration on Sunday over its push to electrify the U.S. military fleet.  —  “You don't fight a war that way,” Ernst told radio talk show …

Ron DeTedious: DeSantis underwhelms Britain's business chiefs  —  UK captains of industry lambast ‘low-wattage’ US presidential hopeful.  —  LONDON — He hopes to win the hearts and minds of devoted Donald Trump supporters ahead of next year's U.S. election.

The Danger of “Horse Race” Politics  —  There's much more going on  —  When you cover politics like a horse race, it becomes logical for Donald Trump to be the frontrunner for a third Republican presidential nomination.  —  A horse race confers an equivalence upon all candidates.

Trump claims he's under ‘total assault’ because of his lead in the polls  —  Former President Trump claimed on Friday that he is under “total assault” because of his lead in the polls among current and potential GOP presidential candidates.  —  “[We're under] total assault because we're winning in the polls …