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 …

Florida Republicans reject DeSantis for Trump in loyalty pledge fight  —  “People will be pissed if we keep Trump off the ballot,” said one state GOP member.  —  ORLANDO — The latest contest between former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida came down to a loyalty pledge.

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.

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.

UAW strike: Republican senators pin blame on Biden  —  Republican senators are blaming the Biden administration for the United Auto Workers' strike, attempting to drive a wedge between the union and President Joe Biden's push for electric vehicles.  —  About 13,000 workers walked …

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Calls on Nation to Remember Ugly Past Truths  —  She was the keynote speaker at the 60th anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed four young girls at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.  —  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson …

Chaos erupts as furious protesters heckle AOC during Dems' press conference for NYC's escalating migrant crisis  —  Furious protestors screaming “close the border” heckled Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Jerry Nadler and other Democrats Friday during a Midtown a press conference on the Big Apple's escalating migrant crisis.

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” …

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 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.

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

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 …