Scoop: Sinema enters debt ceiling negotiations  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has inserted herself into the debt ceiling negotiations, working with both sides to try to bridge differences on permitting reform, according to people familiar with the matter.

Embattled Texas AG Ken Paxton calls for protest at the state Capitol  —  Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday called on supporters to protest at the state Capitol when the Republican-controlled House takes up impeachment proceedings that could lead to his ouster, The Associated Press reports.

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.

Mata v. Avianca, Inc. (1:22-cv-01461)  —  District Court, S.D. New York  —  Citation: Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 1:22-cv-01461, (S.D.N.Y.)  —  Cause: 28:1331 Fed.  Question  —  Nature of Suit: 310 Airplane  —  Jurisdiction Type: Federal Question … Document Number  —  Date Filed

Ukraine's Top Commander Signals Counteroffensive Could Be Imminent  —  A blunt statement, accompanied by a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle, appeared designed to rally the nation and to spread anxiety among Russian forces.  —  Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Washington

Scientists find way to make energy from air using nearly any material  —  Nearly any material can be used to turn the energy in air humidity into electricity, scientists found in a discovery that could lead to continuously producing clean energy with little pollution.

‘Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty.  Some lose thousands.  —  The products are advertised online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump's 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in.  —  In the recesses of the internet …

SoundCloud  —  Team DeSantis' hosted a donor briefing, but after analyzing leaked audio and slides presented to the attendees, the presentation failed to articulate a path to victory, leaving donors to ask questions and getting few direct answers.  —  Genre  —  Is there a transcript avaiable in any location?

Patriot Front member pleads guilty to child pornography charges in Utah  —  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man arrested last year in Idaho with members of a white nationalist group has admitted to possessing child pornography.  —  Jared M. Boyce, 28, of Springville, pleaded guilty in a Utah court …

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?

India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone  —  A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.  —  It took three days to pump millions of litres of water out of the dam, after Rajesh Vishwas dropped the device while taking a selfie.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Study: At all levels of public office, threats now come with the job  —  New research on targeted officials shows that fear and intimidation are eroding democratic participation nationwide  —  Since taking office in 2021, Oakland City Council member Carroll Fife has received threats by phone …

‘Chilling effect’: National experts decry decision against abortion doctor Caitlin Bernard  —  Johnny Magdaleno Brittany CarloniIndianapolis Star  —  Dressed in white coats, Drs. Tracey Wilkinson and Caroline Rouse were among the first to arrive at Caitlin Bernard's Thursday hearing in front of the Indiana medical licensing board.

The ugly proxy war over Feinstein's Senate seat  —  The California senator's health and a promise Gov. Gavin Newsom made two years ago is complicating the state's first real Democratic primary in decades.  —  LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom may soon earn the rare distinction …

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 …

Missing Their Son, Evan Gershkovich's Parents Traveled to Moscow for Hearing  —  'For us, the hard part is that we could leave, and he couldn't,' says WSJ reporter's mother  —  The judge was delivering crushing news, but Evan Gershkovich's parents couldn't stop smiling at their son, who stood in a metal cage before them.

'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