Biden Casts Himself as the Trump Beater.  Polls Suggest That's No Sure Thing.  —  While the president argues that he is the one best positioned to stop his predecessor from returning to the White House, surveys indicate that he starts the 2024 race facing enormous challenges.

State Rep. Bryan Slaton resigns ahead of expulsion vote over inappropriate relationship with aide  —  Slaton faced the prospect of becoming the first Texas House member to be expelled since 1927.  —  Rep. Bryan Slaton resigned from the Texas House on Monday after an investigation determined …

Incel nation  —  One problem I have with the whole “mental illness” frame for talking about mass shooters, is that the “mental illness” often appears to be garden variety authoritarian ethno-nationalist misogyny, with the misogyny being the really critical ideological lynchpin (h/t commenter Karen from Texas):

Trump prohibited from posting evidence in hush money case to social media, judge rules  —  Judge Juan Merchan largely sided with a request from the Manhattan district attorney's office regarding what Trump can publicly say about aspects of the case.  —  The New York state judge presiding …

Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers  —  Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election …

Trust in Media 2023: What news outlets do Americans trust most for information?  —  The divide between Democrats and Republicans on which news sources are trustworthy remains stark.  —  Last year, The Economist / YouGov published the results of a poll asking Americans where they get their news …

Maddow highlights the Nazi speakers welcomed to Trump Doral Miami event this week  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow began her Monday show with a list of pro-Nazi speakers that are being welcomed to the Trump Hotel in Miami for an event where a number of former White House officials will also be speaking.

A security guard, an engineer, 3 children among the Allen mall shooting victims  —  Seven of the eight people killed in Saturday's mass shooting have been identified.  —  North Texans grieved in the aftermath of gunfire that killed eight people and wounded seven others at an Allen mall …

Elon Musk's obsession with anti-white bias  —  On May 1, Jordan Neely, an unhoused subway busker and Michael Jackson impersonator with a history of mental illness, was killed on the F train in New York City.  At about 2:30 in the afternoon, Neely entered a subway car and began screaming that he was hungry and thirsty.

Debt default could occur in early June, forecasters say, backing Yellen  —  Two new analyses are backing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's forecast that the nation could default on its debt - and unleash economic chaos - as soon as early June if Congress doesn't act.

Allen Texas Mall Shooter Had Swastika, SS Tattoos and Right Wing Pin on Vest  —  ALLEN TEXAS MALL SHOOTER HAD SS, SWASTIKA TATTOOS  —  The suspect in the deadly shooting rampage at a Texas mall didn't keep his hateful beliefs a secret ... tattooing the Nazi swastika on his body …

Gunman in Texas shooting was discharged from Army after 3 months  —  Officials are still trying to piece together the shooter's motivations and investigating suspected links to white supremacists.  —  ALLEN, Tex. — The gunman who killed eight people at an outlet mall in suburban Dallas …

North Dakota governor signs bill restricting transgender pronouns, bathroom use  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) on Monday signed a bill that allows public school teachers and state government employees to misgender transgender students and colleagues, and it bars transgender young people …

What Else Do Tucker Carlson's Unredacted Texts Reveal?  —  Confider reveals some more previously unreported text exchanges in which Tucker gripes about being stuck at Fox and Jesse Watters demands a few hard-news heads roll. … Late last week, we revealed previously unreported text exchanges …

Why the Latest Clarence Thomas Revelation Is the Most Insulting  —  In 1969, Justice Abe Fortas resigned his seat at the Supreme Court for accepting $15,000 in exchange for a series of paid lectures at American University.  Part of the Fortas scandal also involved news of him accepting …

Kanye West treasurer resigns, alleges possible ‘unlawful’ campaign transaction  —  The head of the rapper's political operation denies any wrongdoing.  —  Patrick Krason, the treasurer for Kanye West's still-active presidential campaign account, told a federal regulator he had resigned on Monday …

A WaPo Poll Found That Significant Majorities Support Pro-Trans Policies, But Reported The Exact Opposite  —  Putting a giant “Most in U.S. back GOP's anti-trans policies” headline on the front page when describing a poll that found that to be false is journalistic malpractice.  —  Hey everyone, Parker here.

A Greenland glacier's rapid melting may signal faster sea level rise  —  Scientists studying one of Greenland's largest glaciers say it is melting far faster than expected in its most vulnerable region, a worrying sign that glaciers perched in the ocean could contribute to sea level rise more quickly than currently forecast.

AI machines aren't ‘hallucinating’.  But their makers are  —  Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity.  They are kidding themselves  —  Inside the many debates swirling around the rapid rollout of so-called artificial intelligence, there is a relatively obscure …

Senate panel asks Crow for full accounting of gifts to Thomas, other justices  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee's Democrats also asked for a list of guests who had access to Thomas during his luxury travels  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter Monday asked billionaire Harlan Crow …

Democratic donors hope to recruit NBA legends Grant Hill and Dwyane Wade to run for Senate in Florida  —  Hill and Wade are unlikely to run, but some party operatives see their star power as key to defeating Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.  —  NBA legends Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill have rocketed …

GOP Senator Cassidy Pushing to End Biden Student Debt Relief  —  A Republican senator accused President Joe Biden of “mortgaging our country's financial health” by extending a pause in student loan payments while he pursues a plan to cancel some of the loan debt, though he acknowledged …