DeSantis holds events with Iowa conservatives, Trump cancels rally due to weather  —  The first-in-the-nation GOP caucuses could be critical in choosing the nominee.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, expected to soon launch a 2024 exploratory committee, was in Iowa Saturday pitching a …

Biden Warns of ‘Sinister Forces’ Trying to Reverse Racial Progress  —  The president's commencement address at Howard University, a historically Black institution, came as Democratic strategists have expressed concerns about muted enthusiasm for Mr. Biden among Black voters.  —  Reporting from Washington

Twitter appeared to limit the reach of investigative news site Bellingcat days after Elon Musk suggested its Texas mall shooter investigation was a ‘psyop’  — The investigative news website Bellingcat reported on the Texas mall shooter's apparent neo-Nazi beliefs.

FBI agents raid condo unit owned by Russians at Trump Towers in Sunny Isles  —  The trio of Trump Towers on Sunny Isles Beach draws its share of gawkers, thanks to Donald Trump's licensing deal that plastered his name on the oceanfront development.  —  But on Thursday, the luxury high-rise complex drew …

Feinstein's Health Crisis Goes Back Farther than We Knew  —  Staff for the the high-ranking Democrat have for years had a system to keep her from walking the halls of Congress alone, sources tell Rolling Stone  —  DIANNE FEINSTEIN, 89, returned to Congress this week, ending …

Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan's pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election eve  —  Must read  —  [OPINION] Opposition win in Turkey's elections would lead to realignment of foreign policy with West  —  Opposition leaders call on Erdoğan to respond to former insider's allegations of massive corruption

Defending white nationalists, Tommy Tuberville fears a military that is ‘going wrong’  —  The senator from Alabama has drawn bipartisan wrath for his actions against the Pentagon, but his blockade of military promotions remains steadfast  —  Congressional bureau chief

Zelensky, in private, plots bold attacks inside Russia, leak shows  —  U.S. intercepts reveal the Ukrainian's leader's aggressive instincts, a marked contrast to his public-facing image as the stoic statesman weathering Russia's brutal onslaught  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars  —  Ford, BMW, Volkswagen, Tesla and other automakers are eliminating AM radio from some new vehicles, stirring protests against the loss of a medium that has shaped American life for a century  —  America's love affair between …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill legalizing anti-LGBTQ+ medical discrimination  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed the “Protections of Medical Conscience Act,” a law that allows healthcare providers or payors to deny service on the basis of “a conscience-based objection,” including any ethical, moral, or religious beliefs.

The 2024 election isn't about normal things.  It's about Trump.  —  Rather than policy debates, the GOP primaries and the general election could focus on the ex-president's fitness for office  —  Donald Trump's televised town hall on CNN framed an important question for voters: What will …

Angry Ex-Staffers Speak Out on ‘Pro-Choice’ Democrat's Stunning Abortion Betrayal  —  “I wish I could say that she took a giant bag of cash at an IHOP and that's why she did this—but it's so much dumber than that,” her former aide told Jezebel.  —  Imagine campaigning for a Democratic politician …

‘A Daily Game of Russian Roulette’: Homeless in San Diego  —  As a record number of people die on America's streets, Abdul Curry fights to stay alive.  —  By Eli SaslowPhotographs by Erin Schaff  —  Laine Goettsch packed her emergency medical bag and drove into downtown San Diego to look …

Why Some Companies Are Saying ‘Diversity and Belonging’ Instead of ‘Diversity and Inclusion’  —  The changing terminology reflects new thinking among some consultants, who say traditional D.E.I. strategies haven't worked out as planned.  —  Jennifer Miller is a freelance reporter who covers American cultural divides.

A Texas woman was killed by her boyfriend after getting an abortion, police say  —  A man fatally shot his girlfriend in Dallas on Wednesday because he was upset she'd gotten an abortion, court records allege.  —  Harold Thompson, age 22, is facing murder charges in connection with the death of 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez.

Sketchy funding for Trump's Truth Social was hidden from SEC and investors: report  —  According to a new report from the Washington Post, questions are being raised about an “obscure financial entity” with ties to an off-shore bank that is deeply involved in the merger between Trump Media …

Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance  —  The hometown of Ukraine's Eurovision act was hit by Russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in Liverpool, officials say.  —  The head of Ternopil regional state administration, Volodymyr Trush, confirmed two people had been injured.

Trump Exists, With or Without Television Cameras  —  As a former executive of Fox News, I never expected to write this: CNN performed a valuable journalistic service this week by hosting a spirited town hall with Donald Trump.  —  Like it or not, Mr. Trump is one of the two people who are most likely to win the presidency next year.