Ron DeSantis will launch his presidential bid with Elon Musk  —  The Florida governor will announce he is running for president on Twitter Wednesday evening in a conversation with Musk.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce he is running for president during a discussion with Twitter CEO Elon Musk …

CNN Poll: 60% say debt ceiling increase should come with spending cuts  —  Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation's debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the government's June 1 “hard deadline” …

Unhinged NYC college professor who cursed out anti-abortion students holds machete to Post reporter's neck  —  The unhinged Manhattan college professor who went viral for cursing out anti-abortion students shockingly held a machete to a Post reporter's neck Tuesday — and made wild threats that she was going to “chop” him up.

Florida school bans poem read at Biden inauguration after objection of just one parent  —  The poem that was read by poet Amanda Gorman at President Joe Biden's inauguration has been banned from elementary schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida after the objections of just one parent.

The looming existential crisis for cable news  —  The number of cable subscribers, dropping for years, just took a record-breaking plunge.  Sooner or later, it will hurt news channels' bottom line.  —  After a week of promotion and controversy, CNN staged a live town hall telecast …

Harlan Crow's Lawyers Say Congress Doesn't Have Authority to Investigate Supreme Court  —  Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire and GOP megadonor with close ties to Clarence Thomas, refused to answer questions from a Senate committee about his years of gifts to the Supreme Court justice.

Special Counsel Is Wrapping Up Trump Mar-a-Lago Probe  —  Some Trump associates anticipate an indictment—and raising funds off it  —  WASHINGTON—Special counsel Jack Smith has all but finished obtaining testimony and other evidence in his criminal investigation into whether former President …

UT-Austin tried to hire a game theorist for its new free-enterprise think tank.  He turned down the job because of fights over tenure.  —  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to eliminate tenure, but his attempts have impacted the institute he helped create.  —  It was going to take Keith Schnakenberg …

The QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door  —  A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining.  —  Heavenly Buffaloes, a chain of restaurants with locations …

Target holds ‘emergency’ meeting over LGBTQ merchandise in some stores to avoid ‘Bud Light situation’  —  Some southern locations move Pride displays, apparel away from storefronts  —  FIRST ON FOX — Some southern Target stores were forced by the corporation to move LGBTQ Pride merchandise away …

Driver arrested and Nazi flag seized after truck crashes into security barriers near the White House  —  The driver of the U-Haul truck faces multiple charges after the Monday night incident, which the Secret Service said may have been intentional.  —  A driver was arrested and a Nazi flag …

Court sets legal showdown on debt limit 14th Amendment argument  —  Justice Department lawyers declined to say whether Biden has the power to defy a debt cap.  —  A judge in Boston has ordered a hearing next week on one of the key arguments that President Joe Biden has the legal authority …

7 news outlets reimagining political journalism in smart ways  —  Political journalism is in crisis.  Over the past few months, BuzzFeed News, FiveThirtyEight, Vice and a number of other outlets that specialize in political news have substantially cut staffing and coverage.

Here's How Bad CNN's Post-Trump Town Hall Ratings Have Been  —  This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, The Daily Beast's media newsletter.  Subscribe here and send your questions, tips, and complaints here.  —  More than a week after CNN's disastrous town hall …

Sex Abuse in Catholic Church: Over 1,900 Minors Abused in Illinois, State Says  —  A new report by the attorney general of Illinois covering decades names more than 450 credibly accused sexual abusers, including priests and lay religious brothers.  —  The Latest

Guess who just bid $100K for McCarthy's used chapstick  —  The fundraiser, which Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) won with a $100,000 bid, is set to benefit Republicans' campaign arm.  —  House Republicans are bidding for steep spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.

Republicans Are Trying to Seize Control Over Voting in Texas' Largest Democratic County  —  The Texas legislature passed a series of bills on Monday that amounted to a sweeping power grab giving Republicans more control over how elections are run and administered in the state's …

Disney's reputation jumps among Democrats, drops among Republicans: poll  —  Sentiments toward the Walt Disney Company have become increasingly divided along partisan lines amid a public relations and legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).  —  The company dropped a dozen spots …

Debt limit: The nihilism is the point  —  This is how things have been going in 2023: Even the news about orcas, those majestic sea creatures, is rough.  Live Science reports that an aggrieved orca attacked a large sailboat in the waters off Gibraltar, then taught others in the pod how he did it.

Malinowski won't seek rematch with Kean  —  Altman could be leading candidate to help Democrats win back NJ-7  —  Former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) will not seek a return to Congress next year in a rematch with the Republican who unseated him in 2022.  —  “It was the greatest honor of my life to represent you in Congress.

Heat Wave and Blackout Would Send Half of Phoenix to E.R., Study Says  —  New research warns that nearly 800,000 residents would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended power failure.  Other cities are also at risk.  —  If a multiday blackout …

Biden nominates Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to lead NSA, Cyber Command  —  The decision was confirmed by an Air Force official.  —  President Joe Biden has nominated U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the no. 2 at U.S. Cyber Command, to serve as the new head of both Cyber Command …

AG Merrick Garland Needs to Get Out of the Business of Defending Trump  —  E. Jean Carroll wants to add Trump's latest insults to a pending defamation case.  The attorney general still allows the federal government to help Trump's defense. … E. Jean Carroll's latest legal move …

Charlie Kirk's ‘Turning Point’ Pivots to Christian Nationalism  —  The organization founded to promote the free market sure is spending a lot of time promoting attacks on the separation of church and state … Its mission, as recorded with the IRS since 2012, is to enlighten students about …

Texas AG Ken Paxton calls on House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, accusing him of being drunk in the Capitol  —  The attorney general's comment came after a viral video showed Phelan slurring his words while leading the House.  Phelan defenders say he appeared fine before and after the clip.

SC Senate votes to send 6-week abortion ban bill to governor.  Court challenge coming  —  COLUMBIA, S.C.  —  A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor's desk, whose expected signature enacting …