Twitter Cut Key Software Before DeSantis Audio Glitch  —  On Wednesday night, Twitter experienced multiple outages during a high-profile live audio forum on the app in which Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his presidential campaign.  While the specific reason for the flub couldn't be learned …

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?

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.

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.

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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …

GOP officials: Top aides in governor's office asked lawmakers to endorse DeSantis  —  Top aides to Gov. Ron DeSantis were involved in rounding up endorsements for his presidential campaign from members of the Florida Legislature during a time when lawmaker's bills and budget priorities …

Kavanaugh just went against his fellow conservative justices — for good reason  —  The fact that Kavanaugh broke with his conservative colleagues on Thursday shows us how truly baseless the court's reasoning is.  —  When the Supreme Court's conservative majority so bungles its interpretation …

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.

Treasury Expects to Run Out of Cash by June 5  —  The latest estimate comes as Republicans and the White House are trying to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a crippling default.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Friday …

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.

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 …

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.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Revealed - Bill Gates's younger Russian ‘lover’ and her links to notorious Kremlin spy Anna Chapman  — The Microsoft tycoon's links to Epstein are troubling enough  — But now our investigation asks: Was he drawn into the scandal over Moscow's bid to infiltrate the rich and powerful in the West?

Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya joins Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign kickoff  —  Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential campaign bid through Twitter earlier today on May 24, garnering more than 1.3 million views on his 2-hour Twitter Space live.

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.

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 …

Discussing anti-LGBTQ attacks on Target, CNN contributor Jonah Goldberg tries to legitimize worries about so-called “trans issues”  —  Goldberg: “There is specific issues having to do with transgenderism that are different than issues having to do with gay marriage and all these other issues that gay Americans have won those battles”