Workers strike at all 3 Detroit automakers in a battle for a bigger share of industry profits  —  About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn't bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit's three automakers are willing to pay.

Special counsel warned Trump could ‘precipitate violence’ if told of Twitter search warrant  —  Newly unsealed court records indicate special counsel Jack Smith's team warned that former President Trump could “precipitate violence” unless the court shielded its efforts to obtain information on his Twitter account.

EXCLUSIVE: Married South Dakota governor Kristi Noem and Trump advisor Corey Lewandowski have been having a years-long clandestine affair  — DailyMail.com uncovered evidence of Lewandowski and Noem's fling: Dozens of trips that mixed business with pleasure, private flights and luxury resort stays

Trump says Melania will be back on the campaign trail with him ‘pretty soon’  —  Melania Trump, the former first lady, has been largely absent during Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.  —  Trump: Melania will hit the campaign trail 'when it's appropriate'

The Ken Paxton saga is exposing the limits of Trump's coattails  —  Nearly a quarter of Texas Republicans now disapprove of the embattled attorney general, an all-time high.  —  Ken Paxton and his MAGA allies framed his stunning impeachment trial as the last gasp of the GOP's weakened establishment.

Special counsel asks for ‘narrow’ gag order for Trump in election interference case  —  Jack Smith's office says Trump's “disparaging and inflammatory attacks” have spurred threats against witnesses and threaten the court process.  —  WASHINGTON — Citing threats against individuals former …

An Update From Thorn  —  Today we are sharing that Ashton Kutcher, our co-founder, will be resigning from his role as Board Chair at Thorn, effective immediately.  This decision is rooted in the recognition of recent events and ensuring Thorn remains focused on its mission: to build technology to defend children from sexual abuse.

Speaker Matt Gaetz has big plans for the House  —  The Constitution designates the speaker as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and, throughout our history, this has been the case — until now.  —  The House is currently being run not by Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

UAW Temporarily Loses Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three  —  This article was updated to include information about a Twitter policy to temporarily remove checkmarks from verified accounts that change their profile pictures.  Twitter offered only an auto-response …

Hunter Biden's lawyer says gun statute unconstitutional, case will be dismissed  —  The younger Biden's attorney spoke to ABC News on Friday.  —  The attorney for President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden, who is facing felony gun charges, said Friday that the statute is “likely unconstitutional” …

Man helping deer cross a busy street shot, killed by ‘scared’ driver  —  A man who was trying to slow traffic in his neighborhood because deer were crossing the street was shot and killed by another man who was driving past, authorities in western Washington state said.

Evidence of Biden's wrongdoing is considerable  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) claimed this week that “there is precisely zero evidence of any wrongdoing whatsoever” by President Joe Biden.  The Associated Press asserted Republicans are “claiming without evidence that [Joe and Hunter Biden] engaged in an influence-peddling scheme.”

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Bill That Bans Vaccine Mandates In Arkansas  —  The Arkansas governor claimed the legislation, which replaces a similar ban that recently expired, aims to defend citizens' “individual liberty.”  —  LOADING  —  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) …

Lee's jabs at Newsom cause exodus from her super PAC  —  Two longtime aides in Newsom world are siding with the California governor over Rep. Barbara Lee.  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two top California strategists have cut ties with the super PAC supporting Barbara Lee's U.S. Senate bid after she went scorched earth on Gavin Newsom.

Trump DOJ Official Jeff Clark Claims President Had ‘Unqualified and Illimitable’ Right to Deputize Him in 2020 Election  —  Clark also told a federal judge that he got it wrong in denying former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows a federal court transfer

Congress is in crisis.  There's no clear escape.  —  “We've been seeing this coming ... I just didn't think we were dumb enough to get there,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) said.  —  The government is barreling toward a shutdown.  House Republicans threaten to impeach the president — though some of them don't see the evidence.

Hasan Minhaj's “Emotional Truths”  —  In his standup specials, the former “Patriot Act” host often recounts harrowing experiences he's faced as an Asian American and Muslim American.  Does it matter that much of it never happened to him?  —  The comedian Hasan Minhaj came of age …

The spectacular downfall of a common, useless cold medicine  —  This week's unanimous vote on phenylephrine's ineffectiveness was decades in the making.  —  After spending decades on pharmacy shelves, the leading nasal decongestant in over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines has met its downfall.

There's Videotape!  Annals of Feral Lauren Boebert ...  THE BACKCHANNEL  —  Ever since she managed to get reelected last year by only a few hundred votes, words been out that she'd have to put some time into securing her seat if she wanted to remain in Congress.

Jets owner Woody Johnson is privately lobbying GOP megadonors to donate to Trump's campaign  — Billionaire and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is a rare figure in Donald Trump's inner circle: A wealth donor working behind the scenes to convince other rich Republicans to back the former president in 2024.