Intrusion at national security adviser's home under investigation  —  Secret Service is investigating how unidentified man entered Jake Sullivan's home undetected by his protective detail  —  The U.S. Secret Service is investigating how a man entered the home of President Biden's national security adviser …

Sometimes Back Down: Key DeSantis allies viewed anti-Trump tweet as a “massive mistake”  —  The News  —  The leading pro-DeSantis PAC surprised the political world with a single tweet after Donald Trump's CNN town hall last week.  It bluntly called out the former president for his answers on January 6th …

A Brief, Concerning Conversation With Dianne Feinstein  —  “Oh, you're an eager one,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein said as the elevator door opened and she saw me on Tuesday afternoon.  —  The senior California senator had just voted, after returning to the Senate last week after an extended absence following a case of shingles.

No need to shoot The Messenger: Its muddled ideas are doing the job  —  The new site from the former owner of The Hill — backed by $50 million — feels like a remnant of an earlier age.  —  command-f, c, a, r, r, o, l, l.  —  That was the first thing I typed when I saw that new news startup …

Biden to cut Asia trip short to return and negotiate debt ceiling  —  The U.S. will hit the debt limit as soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Yellen has warned.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will cut short a visit to Asia as the push to strike a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit grows …

The Worst Part Of The Durham Report Is What's Not In It  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  Bill Barr's Trusty Stooge  —  Special Counsel John Durham got spun so many different ways by Bill Barr that by the time he released …

CNN's CEO stands by Trump town hall but acknowledges production weaknesses, sources say  — After re-watching Donald Trump's town hall from last week, CNN CEO Chris Licht would have liked to do certain things differently from a production standpoint.  — The lessons could be used by CNN …

Centrist Dems are plotting a save-McCarthy strategy for the debt fight  —  If the speaker cuts a deal that alienates conservatives, some Democrats are willing to help save his gavel.  —  Kevin McCarthy faces a clear challenge as he tries to strike a debt limit deal: Any compromise he makes …

House Democrat introduces resolution to expel Santos  —  A House Democrat introduced a resolution Tuesday afternoon to expel GOP Rep. George Santos.  —  The motion offered by freshman Democratic congressman Robert Garcia is privileged, so House GOP can have until Thursday to schedule the vote.

Lauren Boebert's Husband Furious as He's Served Divorce Papers  —  The “family values” congresswoman cited “irreconcilable differences” for the break-up, while her husband of 20 years allegedly lashed out at a process server.  —  Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) has filed to divorce …

Conservative pundits are increasingly open about who they think should be killed  —  Right-wing media cheer DeSantis' expansion of the death penalty and try to justify the extrajudicial homicide of Jordan Neely  —  Right-wing media figures are celebrating both Florida's expansion …

Bipartisan group calls for investigation into Comer's remarks about missing whistleblower  —  A bipartisan organization is calling for an investigation into Rep. James Comer's (R-Ky.) comments about a missing whistleblower connected to the House GOP's ongoing investigation of President Biden and his family.

Scoop: Inside the Biden split with NY Mayor Eric Adams  —  New York Mayor Eric Adams, the highest profile Black mayor in the country, has gotten so crossways with the White House that he was dropped from Biden's 2024 campaign advisory board before it was announced last week.

A Bombshell Sexual Abuse Complaint Against Rudy Giuliani Contains Some Big, Buried Ledes  —  We need to talk about Rudy.  —  Honestly, I wish we didn't, at least not under these lurid and frankly gross circumstances.  Rudy Giuliani, the former attorney to ex-president Trump …

Musk says George Soros ‘hates humanity,’ compares him to Jewish supervillain  —  The CEO of the Anti-Defamation League condemned Elon Musk's comparison of Soros to Magneto — a Marvel villain who opposes humanity  —  Elon Musk made a series of attacks on George Soros overnight …

Florida teacher under investigation for showing Disney movie with gay character says she didn't know LGBTQ restriction applied to her class  —  A Florida teacher under a state investigation for showing a Disney movie featuring a gay character said she wasn't aware the state's controversial …

A high-schooler filmed her teacher using the n-word, then got suspended  —  The geometry teacher said the n-word twice in a 55-second video captured by the 15-year-old  —  Mary Walton thought her teacher repeatedly saying a racist slur in class last week was wrong, so the 15-year-old sophomore …

New research documents 1.6 million excess deaths among Black Americans in past 20 years  —  New research documents 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans, compared with their white counterparts, over the last two decades.  —  Excess deaths for Black Americans persisted throughout …

Masha Gessen Resigns in Protest From PEN America Board  —  What happens when free-speech absolutists flinch  —  Since the earliest days of the war in Ukraine, much of the Western world has become squeamish about Russian art.  Tchaikovsky would not be played.  Russian literature was kept high on the shelf.

Inside Tucker Carlson's Battle to Trade His $20 Million Fox News Salary for a Twitter Show (EXCLUSIVE) … On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.'s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching was a condition of Fox News' settlement with Dominion Voting Systems …

Schwarzenegger: Newsom White House bid ‘a no-brainer’  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's a “no-brainer” for California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to eventually make a White House bid.  —  “Every governor from a big state wants to take that shot,” the “Terminator” actor and California's former Republican governor …

Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe  —  Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday.

12-Year-Old Charged With Murder, Accused of Killing Sonic Employee  —  A 12-year-old and a 20-year-old are both facing a murder charge after a restaurant employee was gunned down during an altercation with a customer Saturday night in Keene.  —  Flowers and a cross now stand outside the Sonic Drive-In on Old Betsy Road in Keene.

IRS whistleblower letter accuses DOJ of retaliation in Hunter Biden probe  —  Attorneys for IRS whistleblower say DOJ kicked whistleblower's investigative team off Hunter Biden probe  —  Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower say the whistleblower's entire team has been removed from the Hunter Biden probe …

Bush, Tlaib vote against resolution honoring police: ‘Intended to advance Republicans’ false narrative'  —  Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) were the only two House lawmakers to vote against a resolution on Monday that recognized law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty …

Mayor Adams cuts classes and re-entry services at Rikers to save $17 million in NYC budget … We rely on your support to make local news available to all  —  Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.  Donate today  —  Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations

Americans' Largely Positive Views of Childhood Vaccines Hold Steady  —  Fewer than half in U.S. rate COVID-19 vaccines as having high health benefits, low risk of side effects  —  Fewer than half in U.S. rate COVID-19 vaccines as having high health benefits, low risk of side effects  —  How we did this