Licht's Dispassion Punch  —  Inside CNN, the reverberations from Wednesday's town hall are still being profoundly felt, further testing the long-strained relationship between the network's anchors and journalists on one side and their newly dispassionate boss on the other.

DeSantis allies could shift $86 million to help him run for president as watchdogs cry foul  — Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are reportedly planning to move nearly $86 million of state campaign money to support his expected 2024 presidential campaign.

CNN told ‘disgusted’ audience members to stay silent during Trump's town hall: report  —  The audience at CNN's town hall Wednesday appeared to be lapping up Donald Trump's every word, but there were many dissenters in the crowd - and they were told to stay quiet, a new report claims.

GOP lawmaker: Former Trump prosecutor declined to provide details on hush-money investigation  —  An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan's yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to substantively answer questions at a closed-door meeting Friday …

Cat and dog torture videos litter Twitter, adding to concerns about moderation  —  Twitter's search function suggested searches for animal abuse, leading some viewers to the video.  As of Friday afternoon, Twitter appeared to have turned off all suggestions.

Russian lawyer claims Putin is building settlements for conservatives looking to leave the US for ‘ideological reasons’  —  A Moscow-based immigration lawyer claims that a settlement for conservative American and Canadian immigrants seeking to leave the West “for ideological reasons” is being built in Russia, Vice News reported.

American Oversight Receives Indication That Durham Investigation Has Closed  —  On Friday, the Department of Justice dropped a key objection to the release of more than 4,500 pages of documents related to the Durham investigation, the Trump-era inquiry into the origins of the FBI's probe of the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

Ex-ByteDance Executive Accuses Company of ‘Lawlessness’  —  The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals and “supreme access” by the Chinese Communist Party.  —  A former executive at ByteDance …

Cops Win $40M Over Racial Discrimination in Massachusetts  —  Abel Cano Jr., one of the Massachusetts officers continually passed over for promotion due to his skin color, said he can't help but wonder how much better his life may have been.  —  After nearly 15 years of litigation …

U.S. Ally Rebuffs Requests to Block Russian Military Flights  —  Egypt is giving Moscow crucial access to its airspace, allowing a path to transport weapons to Ukraine from Syria  —  Egypt has ignored U.S. requests to close its airspace to Russian military flights, American and Egyptian officials said …

Homeless vets are being booted from NY hotels to make room for migrants: advocates  —  Nearly two dozen struggling homeless veterans have been booted from upstate hotels to make room for migrants, says a nonprofit group that works with the vets.  —  The ex-military — including a 24-year-old man …

How Ukrainian forces denied Russia victory in Bakhmut by Victory Day  —  KYIV, Ukraine — They started shelling at sunrise.  —  In the dawn haze, under the cover of their own artillery, small groups of Ukrainian soldiers advanced toward a Russian position on the outskirts of the embattled city of Bakhmut.

Russia tried to destroy US-made Patriot system in Ukraine, officials say  —  Russia tried to destroy a US-made Patriot air defense system in Ukraine last week with a hypersonic missile, two US officials told CNN.  —  The attack failed, and the Ukrainian military instead intercepted …

Emma Stone-backed child harassment bill sparks First Amendment, youth incarceration concerns  —  Legislation backed by the Oscar winner would make recording children in public without parents' consent a misdemeanor in New York punishable by up to a year in prison.

FDA approves drug to treat hot flashes and night sweats  —  The new drug, frezolinetant, could be a “game-changer” for women who don't want to take hormone replacement therapy or who have been treated for hormone-sensitive cancers.  —  The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday …

Poll: Florida Republicans Strongly Support Donald Trump for 2024 Run  —  2024 election cycle will be here very soon.  —  Amidst massive legal battles involving former U.S. President Donald Trump and jockeying for control of the GOP that puts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the public light …

George Santos Staffer Faces Discipline for Menacing Sexual Comments to Reporter  —  UM, SIR...  MAGA provocateur and Santos ops director Vish Burra is in hot water for his behavior toward a Long Island reporter who has given tough coverage to his boss.

GM recalls nearly 1 million vehicles over potentially dangerous air bag inflators  —  General Motors said Friday is is recalling nearly 1 million sport utility vehicles amid a push by federal regulators to recall 67 million defective air bag inflators that could explode during deployment.

Group trying to gain official party status warned against misleading voters  —  Maine's secretary of state has sent a cease-and-desist letter to national organization No Labels, expressing concerns that it has confused voters who think they are signing a petition but instead are enrolling in a new party.

'It isn't helpful': how media and mass shootings may reinforce each other  —  Mass shootings can be contagious, one inspiring another - but do news coverage and social media contribute to the death toll?  —  Supported by About this content  —  ews coverage of high-profile mass shootings …

Ron DeSantis Bans Credit Card Companies From Helping Track Gun Criminals … Just weeks ago, Ron DeSantis made it legal in Florida to conceal carry a gun without a permit, training, or even a background check.  —  And on Friday, he signed a bill to prevent credit card companies from tracking the sale of firearms and ammunition.

Yellen Says ‘We Have to Default’ on Something If Congress Fails  —  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the federal government will have to renege on some payments if Congress doesn't raise the debt limit, though no plan on how the department would proceed has yet been presented to President Joe Biden.

The GOP Is the Party of ‘Fuck You’  —  It was once a political party, now it's a nihilistic, corrupt, fake populist scam. … There is an apocryphal belief that among the Indigenous people of the north there are more than 30 words for snow.  Well, I'm from New Jersey and I can tell …

WaPo Accidentally Admits ‘Zuckbucks’ Were Used To Turn Out Likely-Democrat Voters In 2020  —  Elon Musk shared a Federalist article on Twitter this week that detailed how “Zuckbucks” were used to influence the outcome of the 2020 election, and leftists are livid.