Conservatives revolt as negotiators try to finish debt ceiling deal  —  Although not yet made public, the emerging agreement between McCarthy and Biden is already coming under fire from the right  —  Conservative lawmakers have begun mounting a campaign against the emerging deal …

Are the Anti-Trump GOP Forces Starting to Implode?  —  A mission-control breakdown for DeSantis and smooth launch for Scott bode ill for those hoping to thwart the former president.  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Will this go down as the week that the grand plan to deny Donald Trump the nomination fell apart?

Twitter engineering boss Foad Dabiri quits day after DeSantis launch glitches  —  An engineering chief at Twitter says he is leaving the company a day after the launch of Ron DeSantis' US presidential campaign on the platform was hit with technical glitches.

My Nephew's Bathroom Habits Are a Little Unsettling  —  Have a question for Care and Feeding?  Submit it here.  —  Dear Care and Feeding,  —  Last week, I took a road trip with my sister “Lasey” and my nephew “Bill.”  Bill is 8, and his father isn't in the picture.

Jessica Watkins: Oath Keepers member and Army veteran sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for January 6  —  Jessica Watkins, an Army veteran and member of the far-right Oath Keepers, was sentenced Friday to 8.5 years in prison for participating in a plot to disrupt the certification …

The U.S. now has until June 5 to act on the debt ceiling, Yellen says  —  The Treasury secretary gets more specific about the deadline, saying in a letter Friday the country has until June 5 to act or trigger a potential default.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has a few more days …

'They have unlimited money - they love it!':  Donald Trump attempts to ramp up the excitement for LIV Golf as he turns up for first day of play at his own course in Washington DC... and says Saudis have been ‘fantastic’ for golf  — Donald Trump's DC course is hosting the latest round of LIV Golf's 2023 season

Tucker Carlson, Fox News hacks tied to FBI search of Tampa council member's home  —  The search at City Council member Lynn Hurtak and Tim Burke's home was part of a probe into computer hacks at Fox News.  —  TAMPA — An FBI search earlier this month at the home of media consultant Tim Burke and his wife …

Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off political earthquake in Texas  —  Republicans have chosen to remain largely silent during years of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking by the attorney general.  Now they will have to take a public stand.

CNN Can Never Wash Away the Trump Disaster Stench  —  Try as it might to move on from the Trump town hall debacle by inviting Haley and Pence to do similar events, CNN can never undo the damage. … Some people decide to climb out after falling into a hole, and then there's CNN.

DeSantis's shameless defense of the Amanda Gorman fiasco is revealing  —  At this point, it should be obvious that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's culture-war directives are designed to encourage parents to indulge in book purges for sport.  Precisely because removals have become so easy …

Prosecutors in Trump's criminal case say they have recording of Trump and a witness  —  Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday.

Boebert dismisses antisemitism push as effort to target conservatives  —  Aftter White House announces effort to combat hatred of Jews, GOP congresswoman says it's a way to ‘go after conservatives’  —  President Biden on Thursday released the country's first national strategy for combating antisemitism …

Tech layoffs ravage the teams that fight online misinformation and hate speech  — Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter have all drastically reduced the size of their teams focused on internet trust and safety as well as ethics as the companies focus on cost cuts.

NYC Council's Italian-American caucus lodges ethics complaint against Councilman Chi Ossé, cites ethnic slights  —  The New York City Council's Italian-American caucus has filed a formal complaint with the lawmaking body's Standards and Ethics Committee over remarks made by Councilman Chi Ossé …

Evidence grows that Trump hoarded documents — and showed them to people  —  We have reached one of those points in reporting on Donald Trump's post-presidency retention of documents when it's useful to take a step back.  —  On Thursday, The Washington Post teased out another aspect of this complicated situation.

What Does It Mean to be a “Supporter” of a Candidate?  —  No Triad on Monday—have a great Memorial Day weekend.  And please read Will Selber's magnificent, heartrending piece in which he remembers some of his comrades.  —  Warning: Today's edition is fairly self-indulgent.  I hope you'll forgive me.

The Man Who Kept the Secrets  —  Eighty years ago, a U.S. Navy captain chose to go down with the ship.  —  The son of a Medal of Honor recipient always suspected that something was wrong with the official story about his father's service in World War II.  And the son was right to be suspicious.

Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill  —  Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers.  —  Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have guaranteed a minimum wage …

Meet the ex-food writer advising Tommy Tuberville on national security  —  As a former college football coach, Tuberville (R-Ala.) is an improbable power player in Washington.  But the story of how his top military adviser got here is even stranger.  —  When Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) …

Unprecedented ruling about releasing evidence in Nashville school shooting could lead to ‘slippery slope’: Experts  —  “There's no roadmap on this,” one expert said.  —  A Tennessee judge's unprecedented ruling granting parents the legal right to object to the release of police evidence …

Members of a No Labels-allied caucus erupt at No Labels  —  The group is under fire for its unity presidential bid and for an attack on a Problem Solvers Caucus member.  —  A group of House Democrats with ties to No Labels is turning on the centrist group after it attacked one of their founding members.

Why some Ukrainian soldiers use Nazi-related insignia  —  You're closely following the living history of a nation bravely resisting an imperialistic war of aggression that has inspired the world when, all of a sudden, you come across a picture of a Ukrainian soldier wearing a Totenkopf …