Proud Boys juror says group's deleted messages weighed on jury  —  The new interview is the first insight into the jury's deliberations in the historic Jan. 6 trial.  —  Jurors who convicted four Proud Boys leaders of seditious conspiracy reviewed thousands upon thousands of text messages …

Trump deposition in E. Jean Carroll rape defamation case released in court  — The deposition of former President Donald Trump by a lawyer for E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses him in a civil lawsuit of raping and defaming her, was released in a court filing.

Judicial activist directed fees to Clarence Thomas's wife, urged ‘no mention of Ginni’  —  Leonard Leo told GOP pollster Kellyanne Conway to bill nonprofit, then use money to pay spouse of Supreme Court justice  —  Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo arranged for the wife …

Walensky to Resign as C.D.C. Director  —  In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June.  —  Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will step down from her position on June 30, she announced on Friday.

Dianne Feinstein Has to Act  —  Without Senator Dianne Feinstein, there might never have been an assault weapons ban in 1994.  Or the Gun-Free Schools Act of 1994.  Or the revelatory report on the C.I.A.'s torture program in 2014.  She has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Senate …

Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows  —  Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, a Washington Post-KFF poll finds, offering political jet fuel for Republicans in statehouses and Congress who are pushing measures …

Serbia president vows to disarm nation after two mass shootings  —  Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic pledged to disarm the country, proposing gun-control measures on Friday after two shootings, one of them at a school, killed at least 16 people.  —  The rampages this week shook the Balkan nation …

President Biden Announces Key White House Personnel  —  Today, President Biden announced that Neera Tanden will serve as Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor.  The President also announced that Stefanie Feldman will serve as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.

The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by Fiat  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, a long-shot 2024 contender, is lavishly wealthy and astoundingly confident.  He also promises to exert breathtaking power in ways that Donald Trump never did.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican wunderkind running …

Scoop: Inside Hunter Biden's clash with the White House  —  Top aides to President Biden have clashed with Hunter Biden's team over strategies for dealing with the legal battles and Republican attacks that surround the president's son. … - Hunter's team also is moving toward creating a legal defense fund …

Tucker Carlson's ‘C-Word’ Use on Display in Unredacted Dominion Docs  —  Previously unreported text messages show Carlson dropping the misogynist slur again, and elsewhere scheming with newsman Bret Baier on how to win MAGA viewers back. … Following Tucker Carlson's shock firing …

DeSantis courts evangelicals with strict abortion law; opponents counterpunch in his backyard  —  A multi-million-dollar initiative would roll back one of DeSantis' signature policies by allowing abortion until a fetus is viable at about 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Madison Cawthorn pleads guilty in case over bringing a loaded handgun through TSA checkpoint  —  Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn pleaded guilty Friday to bringing a loaded handgun through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport last year, according to his attorney.

U.K.'s ruling Conservatives punished by voters on ‘terrible’ night  —  A bleak set of local election results were emerging for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Friday after a year of political scandals, surging inflation and stagnant economic growth.  —  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservatives …

Americans split on who they'd blame if U.S. defaults, Post-ABC poll finds  —  As the debate over raising the debt ceiling continues, 39 percent say they would blame congressional Republicans, while 36 percent say they would blame President Biden  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll finds Americans divided …

How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats  —  The meeting was arranged in secret.  On Nov. 19, 2021, the chief of staff for South Carolina's Senate Judiciary Committee texted Dalton Tresvant, a key aide to Rep. Jim Clyburn, the state's most powerful Democrat.

Trump, looking to regain 2016 magic, moves away from the Republican brand  —  The former president is still selling an us-vs.-them brand of politics.  But, in a callback to his 2016 campaign, it's not just about the party divide.  —  Former President Donald Trump has all but dropped a key word from his vocabulary: Republican.

SEC awards record $279 million to whistleblower  — The SEC announced a record $279 million award to a whistleblower.  — The unidentified whistleblower aided in the successful enforcement of SEC-related actions, the agency said.  — The award is more than double the second-highest amount, which was awarded in 2020.