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 …

Concerns about Biden's reelection swamped by fear of Trump in swing voter focus groups  —  “Whatever the step above panicked is, that is what I feel about Trump,” said one of the voters, who picked Trump in 2016 then Biden in 2020  —  Nearly all of the 15 gathered swing state voters described …

The central question for Monday's debt ceiling talks  —  President Biden says he's ready to cut spending in a debt ceiling deal.  But how far is he willing to go?  —  That's one of the questions as he prepares to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for another critical meeting …

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Policy Exposes Fox News Stances on Woke Ideology  —  FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Fox News employees are allowed to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, rather than their biological sex, and permitted to dress in alignment with their preferred gender.

Exclusive: Texts tie DeSantis closely to Trump insider Lev Parnas in 2018 race  —  Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas and his business partner were arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarch's money into American political campaigns.

14th Amendment, Debt Ceiling & Perpetual Bonds: The Treasury Department is Hiding Political Failure In Technocratic Excuses  —  Many thanks to Carlos Mucha for his generous assistance.  —  The 14th Amendment is strongly relevant to the debt ceiling, but unlike what some elected officials …

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 …

Biden gets low ratings on economy, guns, immigration in AP-NORC Poll  —  As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape …

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.

Fetterman wearing ‘hoodies and gym shorts’ in Senate shows ‘robust recovery,’ AP report claims  —  Fetterman reportedly ‘votes from the doorway’ or a ‘side entrance’ to get around the Senate's strict dress code rules  —  Sources “close” to Sen. John Fetterman, D.-Penn., are claiming that his trademark …

Book removals may have violated student civil rights, Education Dept. says  —  In a move that could affect how schools handle book challenges, the federal government has concluded that a Georgia school district's removal of titles with Black and LGBTQ characters may have created a …

More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them  —  Eight more women are joining a lawsuit against the state of Texas, saying the state's abortion bans put their health or lives at risk while facing pregnancy-related medical emergencies.

EXCLUSIVE: Murder, kidnapping, brutality charges: These are the cops Ron DeSantis paid to come to Florida  —  Florida's police recruitment bonus appears to have attracted a certain kind of cop.  —  In July 2021, the son of a high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) …

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 …

I Know One Way the Supreme Court Got to How It Is.  I Watched It Happen for Years.  —  This is a part of Disorder in the Court, a weeklong series on the legal press and the most explosive Supreme Court in generations: how we cover it, how we've failed, and how we can do better.

South Carolina Democrats demand apology from GOP governor for ‘hunt them with dogs’ comment  —  South Carolina Democrats are demanding an apology from the state's Republican Gov. Henry McMaster for comments he made at a South Carolina GOP convention.  —  According to a Tweet …

A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now  —  The agreement on cuts, aided by a wet winter and $1.2 billion in federal payments, expires at the end of 2026.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  The Biden administration has negotiated a hard-fought agreement among California …

The Democratic upset in Jacksonville is a product of the GOP's war on cities  —  Republican big city mayors are a highly endangered species.  That's not a fluke.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, Democrat Donna Deegan won an upset mayoral election victory in Jacksonville, Florida …

When a ‘travel advisory’ is partisan politics  —  WHEN A ‘TRAVEL ADVISORY’ IS PARTISAN POLITICS.  Recently, the NAACP issued what it calls a “formal travel advisory” to warn black people against visiting Florida.  “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,” the group said.

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 …

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 …

IAEA chief pushes plan to secure nuclear plant ahead of Ukraine offensive  —  Rafael Grossi is hoping the U.N. Security Council will back a plan to prevent a catastrophe at Ukraine's power plant in Zaporizhzhia  —  VIENNA — The United Nations' nuclear watchdog is pushing for a last-minute agreement …