Twitter Is a Far-Right Social Network  —  It can no longer be denied.  —  Twitter has long been described, even by its most ardent users, as a hellsite.  But under Elon Musk, Twitter has evolved into a platform that is indistinguishable from the wastelands of alternative social-media sites such as Truth Social and Parler.

McCarthy, Bracing for Defections, Eyes a Fraught Path to a Debt Limit Deal  —  With right-wing Republicans all but certain to oppose any bipartisan compromise, the speaker has a narrow path to push one through the closely divided House.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy is attempting …

Target removes some LGBTQ merchandise from stores ahead of June Pride month after threats to workers  —  Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

Playbook: The Ron DeSantis reset  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NICE HEADLINE OF THE DAY — “Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream,” by AP's Bill Barrow  —  SCOTUS WATCH — Chief Justice JOHN ROBERTS addressed …

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.

South Carolina Senate passes 6-week abortion ban, sends bill to governor  —  The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted to ban abortion at roughly six-weeks after ending a filibuster by the chamber's five female senators, who had become the bill's most outspoken opponents.

Fearing indictment is imminent in classified docs probe, Trump team requests meeting with DOJ  —  The former president's attorneys requested the meeting with AG Merrick Garland.  —  Former President Donald Trump's legal team has formally requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland …

We oversaw executions as governor.  We regret it.  —  An earlier version of this column incorrectly described the jury result for Toforest Johnson.  He was convicted by a unanimous jury.  A non-unanimous jury recommended death.  This version has been updated.

Roberts says Supreme Court will address ethics issues  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Tuesday night that he was “confident” that the Supreme Court will convince the public that the court “adheres to the highest standards of conduct.”  —  Accepting an award at the American Law Institute …

Amanda Gorman says her inaugural poem has been banned by Miami-Dade school  —  American poet Amanda Gorman said on Tuesday that the poem she recited during President Biden's inauguration has been banned by a school in Miami-Dade County.  —  “I'm gutted.  Because of one's parent's complaint …

Exclusive: Developer paid Miami's mayor $170K to push his project, company records state  —  A developer quietly paid Miami Mayor Francis Suarez at least $170,000 over the past two years to help cut through red tape and secure critical permits for his stalled real estate project in Coconut Grove …

Hillary Clinton: Dianne Feinstein Shouldn't Retire  —  Secretary Hillary Clinton defended her friend and former colleague Senator Dianne Feinstein, whose advanced age and failing health have prompted calls for her to resign from the Senate, saying that Feinstein's resignation would not be …

Nebraska Teen Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Self-Managed Abortion  —  Celeste Burgess, 18, faces up to two years in prison for taking abortion pills and burying a stillborn fetus in 2022.  Her mother faces eight years.  —  A Nebraska teenager took a plea deal Monday in a case involving …

The deepening radicalization of Donald J. Trump  —  Watch how the former president's positions and rhetoric have grown more confrontational and extreme as he seeks a second term  —  In the immediate aftermath of Jan. 6, 2021, President Donald Trump stayed mostly silent …

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.

Ending the forever war in Gaza means looking at how it really began  —  Time is measured in seconds, from when a news feed announces a “red alert” — incoming missiles from Gaza aimed at Tel Aviv — to the bleat of a message in the family WhatsApp group from one of my children, “I'm OK.”

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 …

IRS commissioner denies intervening to retaliate against whistleblowers connected to Hunter Biden complaint  —  Werfel said the whistleblower's reassignment came at the direction of the DOJ  —  Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel denied intervening to retaliate against whistleblowers …