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 …

Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump's Foreign Business Deals Since 2017  —  The special counsel scrutinizing the former president's handling of classified documents issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization seeking records related to seven countries.  —  Federal prosecutors overseeing …

Free Advice for Ron DeSantis: Don't Run for President  —  The Florida governor is uncomfortable around regular people, hides from the media, and is too skittish to take on Trump.  What's the point in running at all? … I'm going to take a wild guess and say that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) …

E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages From Trump for Comments on CNN  —  The former president's repeated denials that he sexually abused Ms. Carroll “show the depth of his malice” and merit heavy damages, her lawyer wrote.  —  E. Jean Carroll, who this month won $5 million in damages …

Scoop: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 bid  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is reconsidering a bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, after earlier taking himself out of the race as polls made former President Trump look increasingly formidable, top Republican sources tell Axios.

The Democrats Have Already Lost the Debt Ceiling Fight  —  Six months ago, Democrats were riding high.  They had just improbably overperformed in the midterm elections; if it wasn't for the meltdown of New York's Democratic Party, they likely would have held onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night  —  Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.

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.

How Much Does It Cost to Live Like This?  —  We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures.  Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.  —  You begin shopping for your future the moment you become an adult in New York City.  Rich and well-furnished lives are aggressively paraded about.

Abortion bans drive off doctors and close clinics, putting other health care at risk  —  The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living in those states.

Miami-Dade K-8 bars elementary students from 4 library titles following parent complaint  —  A K-8 school in Miami-Dade County last month issued restrictions for elementary-aged students on three books and one poem after a parent objected to five titles, claiming they included topics …

Good Night, Sweet Prince  —  Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain's most famous literary son.  —  On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England.  A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida.

Draft Tucker PAC ceases activities after legal threat from Carlson  —  A recently launched political action committee that sought to push former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to run for president has ceased activities after a legal threat from Carlson's lawyer.

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 …

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 …

As funds run short, Treasury asks agencies if payments can be made later  —  Senior Biden aides are rummaging through the nation's books, looking for new ways to conserve cash while Washington battles over the debt ceiling  —  The Treasury Department has asked federal agencies whether …

Mika Westwolf matters  —  In the early morning of March 31, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93, which passes through the Flathead reservation.  Westwolf was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and declared dead at the scene.

The Phony Debt-Ceiling ‘Calamity’  —  The Treasury made a plan to pay bondholders in 2011.  It could do the same with Social Security.  —  With the U.S. Treasury predicted to run out of cash (the “X date") as early as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has started warning of an …

The little-known unintended consequence of recycling plastics  —  Breaking down plastics can generate polluting microplastics that wind up in water or the air, one study finds  —  Instead of helping to tackle the world's staggering plastic waste problem, recycling may be exacerbating …

U.S. lawmakers OK'd more pro-gun bills than safety measures since Uvalde  —  State legislators around the country have passed more laws expanding gun access than they have measures on gun control in the year since the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting that left 19 children and two teachers day …

Trump Organization finishes last in brand reputation survey for second straight year  —  The Trump Organization, the company led by former President Trump and his family, finished last in an Axios Harris survey of brand reputations for the second year in a row.

Before-and-after images of the destroyed Ukrainian city of Bakhmut  —  One year ago, the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, home to some 70,000 people, was known locally for its salt mines and sparkling wine.  Today, it is a symbol of Russia's brutal and relentless war.

Trump to appear remotely in N.Y. criminal court to hear judge's warnings  —  NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump will appear remotely in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday so that a judge can warn him not to share evidence provided to his lawyers as part of pretrial discovery …

The Busing of Migrants Has Worked  —  The ire of Democratic mayors and governors would be best directed at the author of this mess, President Biden.  —  B  —  uild the wall" hasn't been a sentiment often heard in South Side Chicago.  —  But someone held a sign calling for the barrier …

Kari Lake loses another court battle in bid to overturn AZ gubernatorial defeat  —  An Arizona judge ruled that Lake had not provided evidence of misconduct in Maricopa County's signature-verification procedures for early ballots.  —  More than six months after losing a bid to be Arizona's governor …

A far bigger problem than book bans?  Declining literacy.  —  Communists.  Satanists.  Neighbors who lace Halloween candy with heroin.  —  Every era has its bogeyman, the cartoonish villain who parents worry will corrupt their babies.  Today's fearsome predator, apparently, is the local librarian.