Key Republican recruits hesitate to jump in if Trump is the nominee  —  Potential Republican candidates in swing states and districts are reluctant to throw hats into ring.  —  Less than a month after the midterms, Republican recruiters were already plotting how to persuade …

Liberals Are Persuading Themselves of a Debt Ceiling Plan That Won't Work  —  The debt ceiling might be the single dumbest feature of American law.  Congress decides to spend money and then, later, schedules a separate vote on whether the government will pay its bills.

Jeffrey Epstein Appeared to Threaten Bill Gates Over Microsoft Co-Founder's Affair With Russian Bridge Player  —  The disgraced financier was trying to set up a philanthropic fund that he hoped would include the billionaire as an anchor donor  —  Jeffrey Epstein discovered that Bill Gates …

As hold on Bakhmut slips, Ukrainian forces push to encircle city  —  KOSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have been reduced to small footholds in the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut, which despite its limited strategic importance has emerged as the war's bloodiest battlefield.

Trump was warned about retaining classified documents, notes reveal  —  Exclusive: Unreported warning contained in notes taken by lawyer Evan Corcoran that prosecutors have viewed in recent months  —  Federal prosecutors have evidence Donald Trump was put on notice that he could not retain …

Weapons contractors hitting Department of Defense with inflated prices for planes, submarines, missiles  —  With the U.S. supplying billions-of-dollars of munitions to Ukraine and growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait, some Pentagon generals are sounding alarms about the dwindling supply of U.S. weapons …

Ron DeSantis shut out the media.  That's changing.  —  The presidential campaign-in-waiting and super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to warm up the governor's cold war with the journalists who cover him.  —  DeSantis had taken apparent pride in a combative operation …

Uber's Diversity Chief Put on Leave After Complaints of Insensitivity  —  The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don't Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar.  —  Uber has placed its longtime head of diversity, equity and inclusion on leave …

Spying in Mexico Strikes a New Victim: the President's Ally  —  While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country's top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world's most notorious spyware, The Times found.  —  Natalie Kitroeff reported from Mexico City and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO booed at Boston University commencement speech over writers strike  —  The Writers Guild of America said it planned to picket during the speech  —  Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav faced boos and jeers from audience members during his Boston University commencement speech …

Ron DeSantis's context-free history book vanished online.  We got a copy.  —  In the lead-up to this spring's release of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's book “The Courage to Be Free,” a funny thing happened on the internet: His first book, published in 2011 before his political career began, disappeared.

Minnesota Legislature wrapping work on one of the most consequential sessions in state history  —  Democrats crossed off a long list of priorities in a single session in power.  Republicans say they overreached.  —  Minnesota Democratic leaders gathered the Friday after they won control …

Put Ukraine on the U.N. Security Council  —  Russia's membership has no legal basis and should be transferred.  —  Tap For Sound  —  In Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine, one of his weapons is Russia's status as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, which entails the power to block any resolution.

Why was this massive Trump scandal hiding in plain sight for 28 months?  —  It's remarkable, in hindsight, that Donald Trump even showed up for work during the last week of his twisted 45th presidency in January 2021.  After all, his fantasies that some sort of coup could overturn …

Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he's confident ‘wheels are turning’ toward his release  —  Paul Whelan, an American who is wrongfully detained in Russia, told CNN on Sunday that he feels confident that his case is a priority for the United States government but wishes it could be resolved faster.

DeSantis keeps abortion comments brief at antiabortion group's gala  —  DeSantis spent about 20 seconds on abortion restrictions during a 40-minute address to a gala for a major advocate of Florida's new six-week ban  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed abortion only briefly during …

Thune, No. 2 Senate Republican, set to endorse Tim Scott's presidential bid  —  The minority whip will appear when Scott launches his campaign on Monday, and is making good on his hopes of turning the party away from former President Donald Trump.  —  Sen. John Thune, the Senate's No. 2 Republican …

Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment  —  Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to the hospital for clinical depression in February, he walked the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits.

Death in Custody of 8-Year-Old in Harlingen, Texas  —  CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the tragic death of an eight-year-old child in U.S. Border Patrol Custody which occurred on May 17, 2023, in Harlingen, TX.  Consistent with agency policy and CBP's commitment …