Jan. 6 rioter in pink beret identified after ex spotted her in a viral FBI tweet  —  “It's just going to be one of those things for me.  I dated this girl that was on the FBI's most wanted list.”  —  WASHINGTON — The breakthrough in the FBI investigation started inside a Joann Fabric and Crafts store.

GOP moderates privately panic over debt ceiling deal  —  Some House Republicans are fretting about whether they'd be able to pass a watered-down version of their debt ceiling bill once the terms are negotiated with Senate Democrats and the White House, Axios has learned.

DOJ secures longest sentence yet for convicted Jan. 6 defendant  —  Peter Schwartz has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars.  —  The Department of Justice secured its most severe sentence for a convicted Jan. 6 defendant yet — a marked victory for the government as it pursues those accused of attempting an insurrection.

Trump's affair was huge tabloid news.  Now it's apparently news to him.  —  Trump claimed in a deposition that he couldn't remember if he was seeing Marla Maples before his divorce.  It would be quite a thing to forget.  —  Even for a former president known to tell the occasional whopper or 30,000, it's hard to top this one.

Eight false Trump electors have accepted immunity deals, lawyer says  —  The new revelation is the latest sign that a Georgia prosecutor is advancing her investigation into Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.  —  Eight Republican activists who falsely claimed …

Bracing for impact: Biden world preps for Hunter Biden fallout  —  Biden aides are more worried about the personal toll it will take on the president as a father.  —  The White House is bracing for the political fallout from the charging decision in the Hunter Biden case.

Ukraine downs Russian hypersonic missile with US Patriot  —  Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most modern missiles.

Biden to deliver Howard University commencement speech later this month  —  President Joe Biden is expected to deliver the commencement speech at Howard University this month, a historically Black university in Washington.  The commencement is scheduled for May 13.

War, Weapons and Conspiracy Theories: Inside Airman Teixeira's Online World  —  A review of more than 9,500 messages obtained by The New York Times offers important clues about the mind-set of a young airman implicated in a vast leak of government secrets.  —  Jack Teixeira …

Trio of Texas churches donated to political candidate despite clear IRS prohibition  —  ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.  Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.  —  Three churches in West Texas have made financial contributions …

May 5, 2023  —  Today's job numbers came in higher than expected, with the U.S. adding 253,000 nonfarm jobs in April.  Unemployment fell yet again, to 3.4%, matching a rate not seen since 1969.  Black unemployment is at an all-time low of 4.7%.  For Hispanics it's 4.4%, and for Asian Americans, 2.8%.

Florida advocates fight for abortion rights ballot initiative ‘without interference from politicians’  —  Abortion rights groups, led by Planned Parenthood are aiming to get abortion rights on the ballot, The Washington Post reports.  —  First reported by Politico, the initiative …

Abortion pill legal challenge threatens miscarriage care  —  Less than a year after losing her daughter Emilia at five days old, Jillian Phillips suffered a miscarriage.  —  It was Halloween weekend in 2016, and her doctor said she could wait for it to end naturally, have a surgical procedure or take medication.

Russian Pro-War Novelist Zakhar Prilepin Injured in Car Bombing  —  Russian pro-war novelist and politician Zakhar Prilepin was injured and his driver killed in a car bombing as he was returning from Ukraine's occupied territories, according to media reports.

E. Jean Carroll Must Be Going Through Hell  —  “Prima Facie,” a searing new play on Broadway, is about a high-flying woman whose vitality and confidence is taken from her twice, first when she's raped by a colleague, Julian, and then when she tries to seek justice.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to void Disney development deals  — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation that effectively voids the development agreements struck by Disney amid a feud with the governor and his allies.  — The deals are at the center of the battle between Disney …