Biden won't move on debt ceiling terms even as he seeks to restart talks  —  With threat of a June 1 default now looming, the president invites GOP leaders to talk, but on his terms.  —  The debt ceiling crisis has arrived on President Joe Biden's doorstep — and left his administration with far less time than anticipated to solve it.

Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire  —  Former President Donald Trump will participate in a CNN presidential town hall next week in New Hampshire, the network announced Monday.  —  The event, hosted by “CNN This Morning” anchor Kaitlan Collins and airing at 9 p.m. ET on May 10 …

Republicans Fine With Supreme Court Justices Having No Formal Code Of Ethics  —  Their response to Clarence Thomas' ethics scandal continues to be silence or scoffing at the idea that Congress should do anything.  —  WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats have been demanding congressional action …

“Get Him Out of Here”: Donald Trump Tossed NBC Reporter's Phones During Tirade Aboard Campaign Plane  —  In a recording obtained by Vanity Fair, the former president lashed out at Vaughn Hillyard over his questions related to the Manhattan DA's case, demonstrating that the ex-president's …

Photog Was Warned Over Taking White House Creepshots  —  Multiple complaints have been made about a freelancer taking candid shots of female reporters at the White House, sometimes when they were exiting the bathroom. … It turns out that notorious gadfly Simon Ateba isn't the only journalist …

U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon  —  The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or who it belongs to, officials said.  —  The U.S. military is tracking a mysterious balloon that flew over American soil …

‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead  —  For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT.  Now he worries it will cause serious harm.  —  Geoffrey Hinton was an artificial intelligence pioneer.

Trump's Rape Trial Does Not Appear to Be Going as Well as His Lawyer Had Hoped  —  The ex-president's request for a mistrial—on the claim the judge “openly expresses favoritism” toward E. Jean Carroll—was swiftly denied.  And things weren't going much better before that either.

Black waiter forced to serve N-word spewing diners decked in Confederate flags: report  —  A Black server at an Ohio restaurant was forced to serve a dinner party that was decked in Confederate battle banners and casually tossing around the N-word, reported The Daily Beast on Monday.

Hunter Biden must answer more questions about his finances and art sales in Arkansas paternity case, judge says  —  President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will need to sit for a sworn deposition and answer additional written questions about his investments, art sales and other financial transactions …

Allred set to launch Texas Senate run against Cruz  —  The former NFL player turned civil rights attorney is walking a path that helped make former Rep. Beto O'Rourke a national name.  —  Democratic Rep. Colin Allred is planning to announce a run against Sen. Ted Cruz as soon as this week …

Suspect in Texas massacre had been deported 4 times after entering US illegally, ICE source says  —  The man wanted by law enforcement in the fatal shooting Friday of five of his neighbors in Texas - including a 9-year-old boy - had entered the US illegally and been deported by immigration officials …

Search for Missing Teen Girls Ends in Horrific Discovery of 7 Bodies  —  The bodies of Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, were found alongside that of a convicted rapist and four others.  —  Two teen girls who went missing over the weekend in rural Oklahoma were found dead on Monday afternoon …

Culture wars are lots of fun until you kneecap your economy  —  It is important to recognize that Bill Maher's HBO show, “Real Time,” is the successor to a similar show called “Politically Incorrect” that went on the air in 1993.  For three decades, in other words, Maher has been inveighing directly …

Minnesota lawmaker Sen. Bahr is shirtless during Zoom meeting: Video  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Minnesota lawmaker was spotted briefly shirtless during a Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor Zoom meeting, which was streamed on YouTube, on Monday.

FAA sued over SpaceX Starship launch program following April explosion  —  Five environmental and cultural heritage groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration over the agency's dealings with SpaceX.  —  Five environmental and cultural heritage groups are suing the Federal Aviation Administration …

FOXLEAKS: Tucker Carlson slammed Fox Nation in behind-the-scenes video  —  Tucker Carlson headlined Fox News' Fox Nation streaming service in the years leading up to his sudden firing from the network.  But a behind-the-scenes video obtained by Media Matters shows him lashing out at Fox for the service's …

6 dead, dozens hospitalized after blinding dust storm in Illinois caused multiple highway pileups  —  More than 30 other people were taken to hospitals with injuries following collisions involving as many as 90 vehicles near Farmersville, state police said.  —  Six people were confirmed dead …

Joe Tacopina Complains about Woke Jonathan Swift  —  Joe Tacopina has filed for a mistrial in the E. Jean Carroll suit, accusing Judge Lewis Kaplan of bias.  —  The motion would not go over well with Kaplan on a good day.  —  But among Tacopina's complaints is that Judge Kaplan recognized …

Longtime Maryland U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won't seek reelection, creating rare Senate vacancy  —  U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says he won't seek reelection next year, ending a nearly 60-year run in Maryland politics and creating a scramble to fill a rare vacancy in the closely-divided Senate.

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law  —  Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found.

GOP Gov. Greg Abbott Ripped For ‘Despicable’ Characterization Of Mass Shooting Victims  —  “Star Trek” actor George Takei and chef José Andrés slammed the pro-gun Texas Republican's use of dehumanizing language.  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has been slammed for how he described …

DeSantis expands Florida death penalty law, defying U.S. Supreme Court  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) expanded Florida's death penalty law on Monday, signing a measure making it a capital crime to rape a child under the age of 12, a law that could set up a future U.S. Supreme Court case.

Donald Trump Jr. Rips Into Fox News Over Not Inviting Him on in Months  —  ‘CENSORSHIP’  —  Donald Trump Jr.—the self-proclaimed general of the meme wars—tore into Fox News on a podcast Monday, partly over the right-wing cable behemoth not welcoming him on their airwaves in nine months.

The first arrests from DeSantis's election police take extensive toll  —  ORLANDO — The fallout came fast when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's new election police unit charged Peter Washington with voter fraud last summer as part of a crackdown against felons who'd allegedly broken the law by casting a ballot.

2 Wisconsin Republicans want 14-year-olds to be allowed to serve alcohol in restaurants  — New proposed legislation would make it legal for kids as young as 14 to serve alcohol in Wisconsin.  — Two Republicans circulated the bill this week, suggesting it offers a “simple solution” to labor shortages.