The Senate eyes new plan on Ukraine, Israel aid after collapse of border package  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mounting a last-ditch effort, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tried Wednesday to salvage wartime funding for Ukraine from a collapsed deal that had included border enforcement …

Judge denies Trump's motion for mistrial  —  Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday denied former President Trump's motion for a mistrial following Trump's conviction for defaming E. Jean Carroll.  —  Trump's attorney Alina Habba moved for a mistrial after Carroll testified she had deleted …

Putin interview with Tucker Carlson shows Kremlin outreach to Trump's GOP  —  MOSCOW — As Russian state television propagandists salivated over Tucker Carlson's interview with President Vladimir Putin, the first of Carlson's falsehoods about his visit to Moscow was punctured, fittingly enough …

Speaker Johnson: We Were Counting on Democrat to Be In Emergency Surgery During Impeachment Vote  —  A ghoulish way to run the government.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans were shocked as their impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas went …

The Memo: Former Trump White House lawyer predicts crushing defeat at Supreme Court  —  A former attorney for the Trump White House predicts that the Supreme Court will rule unanimously against the 45th president on his claims to be immune from criminal prosecution.

Former GOP representative mulling comeback bid in Montana  —  Denny Rehberg, who served in the House from 2001 to 2013, is considering a run for the seat Matt Rosendale is expected to vacate.  —  A familiar name might be returning to the ballot in Montana — after an nearly 12-year absence from politics.

Gaetz ousted McCarthy.  Now he's moving on to another House GOP target.  —  “I never considered Matt a threat,” Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) said of the Floridian's visit to his backyard.  “I considered him an ass, but never a threat.”

The right-wing misreading of ‘Blazing Saddles’ is so telling  —  Editor's Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago.  The views expressed here are his own.  View more opinion on CNN.  —  CNN —  On social media at least, Mel Brooks' classic “Blazing Saddles” …

After Libs of TikTok posted, at least 21 bomb threats followed  —  The FBI and local law enforcement said bomb threats across the country have tied up government resources even when they turn out to be hoaxes.  —  Last March, police in Coralville, Iowa, investigated a bomb threat targeting a junior high school.

Domination or Dissolution, Rule or Ruin  —  Whenever you are weighing in on politics, society, and culture, ask yourself: Would you feel comfortable making this argument directly to the face of the people whose lives, rights, and dignity are most immediately affected by the issue in question?

Bill that could ban Trump from Hawaii ballot passes first test  —  HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A proposal that would allow Donald Trump to be disqualified from the Hawaii ballot for causing an insurrection survived a close vote in a state Senate committee Tuesday.

After Humiliating Result in Nevada, Haley Goes After Her Own Party  —  The former South Carolina governor, who was outvoted by “None of These Candidates” after Donald Trump declined to participate in the primary, criticized the state of the Republican Party.

The Road to the General Election  —  NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll  —  Biden Competitive with Trump, Haley... Biden Opens Up Lead if Trump is Convicted  —  President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump remain in a statistical tie among registered voters nationally.

Biden administration tightens standards for deadly air pollution  —  The Biden administration is setting tougher standards for deadly soot pollution, saying that reducing fine particle matter from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.

Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis  —  An all-encompassing Russian disinformation campaign is using everything from bots to lifestyle influencers to powerful state-run media to sow division in the United States.  —  A Russian disinformation campaign …

Education Secretary Cardona declines to say if ‘from river to sea’ chant is antisemitic  —  Touting his department's work against anti-Jewish hate, Cardona said he believes antisemitism can include anti-Zionist statements  —  COLIN MYERS/CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY/HBCU VIA GETTY IMAGES

Lankford Reveals Threat from ‘Popular Commentator’ Over Border Security Negotiations  —  ‘If you try to move a bill that solves the border crisis during this presidential year, I will do whatever I can to destroy you’  —  Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who has been the lead Republican negotiating …

Lauren Boebert's Ex-Husband Calls Restraining Order “Cruel and Unfair,” Says He Wasn't Served  —  Jayson Boebert believes the restraining order filed by Lauren was the congresswoman's way of further justifying her move to CD4. … Last week, Representative Lauren Boebert filed …

Drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia commander, officials say  —  A U.S. drone strike hit a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing three members of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia, including a high-ranking commander, officials said.

Bill Clinton's Press Secretary Called This Saudi Prince a ‘Ruthless Killer.’ Now, He Works for Him.  —  Joe Lockhart, Bill Clinton's former press secretary, once referred to Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman as “one of the most ruthless killers in the world.”