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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Arizona Judge Tosses Kari Lake's 2022 Election Lawsuit  —  Lawyers for Ms. Lake, a Trump ally who lost the governor's race, claimed Maricopa County did not properly review mail-in ballot signatures.  A judge said the arguments “do not clear the bar.”  —  An Arizona judge threw out a lawsuit filed …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Target CEO defends ‘woke’ capitalism during calls to boycott kids ‘tuck friendly’ swimwear  —  Target's top executive dismissed the social media uproar over the retailer's new line of LGBTQ-friendly clothing, including “tuck-friendly” swimwear for children, saying that marketing the products are good for business.

Republican Debt Ceiling Lies  —  Today's X-Date: GOP members insist they're worried about the national debt.  It ain't true.  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks alongside House and Senate Republicans during a bicameral press conference on the debt ceiling outside the U.S. Capitol, May 17, 2023.

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 …

GOP extortion has backed Biden into a corner.  He still has a way out.  —  As America hurtles toward default on its debts and the subsequent economic cataclysm, it's looking as if President Biden is running out of options.  He still has a way out — remaining prepared to invoke the 14th Amendment …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Judge sets 2024 date for Trump's criminal trial in Stormy Daniels case  —  The former president's criminal trial will begin on March 25, 2024.  —  A New York City judge has set a trial date of March 25, 2024, for former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Kevin McCarthy has identified the victims of America's debt: Babies  —  When Donald Trump was president, despite surging deficits, Republicans in Congress were happy to sign off on a suspension of the debt ceiling, despite every baby born in 2019 owing an $83,000 bill to the government

Russian Court Extends Evan Gershkovich's Pretrial Detention by Three Months  —  WSJ reporter was detained on March 29 while on a reporting trip in the Urals  —  A Russian court extended until at least Aug. 30 the pretrial detention of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter deemed …

Republican John Kennedy: southern plain-talk or Foghorn Leghorn shtick?  —  The Louisiana senator, once a Democrat, trots out folksy, at times racist lines in an exaggerated accent - but is it a put-on?  —  enator John Neely Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, offended Mexicans across the world …

DISD parents concerned about ‘run, hide, fight’ Winnie-the-Pooh book  —  Young Dallas ISD students this week came home with a book that disturbed some parents.  —  Cindy Campos' son Bowie was excited to read a book his pre-Kindergarten teacher at Stemmons Elementary handed out.

Texas pushes church into state with bills on school chaplains, Ten Commandments  —  The bills, and others around the country, come in the wake of the Supreme Court's recent ruling for a high school football coach who prayed with players  —  AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers are scheduled to vote Tuesday …

DOE won't award $200M to battery company criticized by GOP over China links  —  Microvast had been conditionally selected to receive the federal funds for a factory in Tennessee.  —  The Energy Department has scrapped a proposed $200 million grant to a Texas-based battery company whose connections …