Biden's 14th Amendment message to progressives: It ain't gonna happen  —  The president's advisers fear such a move would trigger a legal battle, undermine global faith in U.S. creditworthiness and damage the economy.  —  Progressive lawmakers renewed their call for President Joe Biden …

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same.  But why?  —  Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.

Homeless men recruited for veteran hotel scam  —  POUGHKEEPSIE - Seven homeless men have come forward to say they were part of a group of men recruited at a Poughkeepsie homeless shelter to act as veterans that had been displaced from a Newburgh hotel in order for a non-profit organization to perpetrate a fraud on the public.

Megan Hunt doesn't want to be your Democratic hero.  She just wants to protect her trans son.  —  The Subject  —  “I don't like you.”  Nebraska state Sen. Megan Hunt said that to Republicans in March, as she filibustered legislation that would ban gender-affirming treatment for minors like her son, Ash Homan.

My Husband Flies First Class and Puts Me in Coach.  Is That Fair?  —  The magazine's Ethicist columnist on who deserves what in a marriage. … — Name Withheld  —  From the Ethicist:  —  The institution of marriage has always taken on characteristics of the society in which it arises.

Rudy Giuliani's raw reaction to sexual assault suit by employee he ‘dated’ was quietly edited, and the truth may be even stranger  —  Two days after a woman filed a salacious lawsuit accusing Rudy Giuliani of rape, The Gateway Pundit ran the former mayor's raw and “EXCLUSIVE” reaction to her sexual abuse claims.

Mike Lindell's $5 million contest winner takes him to federal court  —  A Nevada computer scientist has gone to federal court to pursue the $5 million prize he is owed by MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell following a ruling by private arbitrators last month.

DeSantis' weakness as Trump slayer has GOP rivals smelling blood  —  PAPER TIGER?  — Next week is poised to be one of the most eventful of the 2024 presidential campaign.  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) today filed his official paperwork to run, in advance of his home state launch event Monday.

In a Sharp Reversal, Biden Opens a Path for Ukraine to Get Fighter Jets  —  The president told allied leaders that he would allow Ukrainian pilots to be trained on American-made F-16s, and is prepared to approve other countries' transferring the jets to Ukraine.

FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others  —  Crime victims, political donors, and potential sources were targeted in digital searches that the FBI says have now been scaled back  —  The FBI has misused a powerful digital surveillance tool more than 278,000 times …

Do Dress Sneakers Belong in the Oval Office?  —  People felt strongly after spotting the hybrid shoe at a meeting with the president.  —  Think of it as a rare instance of cross-aisle consensus or else a sartorial trend gone badly wrong.  But it did not go unnoticed when …

A University Fired 2 Employees for Including Their Pronouns in Emails  —  The firings set off a debate at Houghton University, a small Christian institution in western New York, which said its decision was not based only on the pronoun listings.  —  When Raegan Zelaya and Shua Wilmot decided …

Justice Gorsuch says COVID emergency orders among ‘greatest intrusions on civil liberties’  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court got rid of a pandemic-related immigration case with a single sentence.  —  Justice Neil Gorsuch had a lot more to say, leveling harsh criticism of how governments …

Georgetown invited Navalny's kid to commencement.  ‘Chaos’ followed.  —  A chorus of students at Georgetown University's foreign service school are lashing out at the administration over a controversial choice of speaker for Saturday's commencement — the daughter of an imprisoned Russian opposition leader.

NYC hospital employee seen in viral video appearing to take bike from young Black men has receipts showing she rented it, lawyer says  —  Attorney Justin Marino told NBC New York that Sarah Comrie, who he said is six months pregnant, had just finished a 12-hour shift and rented the bike.

Fox News Just Axed Its Investigative Unit, Sources Say  —  More layoffs could still be on the way as the network tries to cut costs following its settlement with Dominion, insiders tell Rolling Stone … “The rank and file journalists are getting let go meanwhile upper management …

California Cops Probing Insane Video of Driver's N-Word Meltdown  —  According to the viral clip, the man was so busy spewing slurs on an Oakland Interstate that he crashed his car.  —  California police are looking into a wild video of a white driver yelling racial slurs to a Black motorist …

EXCLUSIVE: Ex Playboy model Karen McDougal shares intimate details of her ‘ten-month affair’ with Donald Trump, claiming he told her he loved her and SHE ended it - moving on with Bruce Willis - in explosive interview with Daily Mail  — Karen McDougal, an ex-Playboy model who claims …

D.C. police lieutenant indicted with tipping off Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio about arrest  —  After Jan. 6, Lt. Shane Lamond said he supported the group and didn't “want to see your group's name or reputation dragged through the mud,” an indictment alleged.  —  WASHINGTON — A Metropolitan …

It's Not Enough for Ukraine to Win.  Russia Has to Lose.  —  Anything less will encourage Russian imperialism and embolden autocrats around the world.  —  The United States has suffered from a deliberate fuzziness in formulating its objectives in the Russian war in Ukraine.