Playbook: Why Ukraine aid is headed nowhere fast  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  SUOZZILAND — After a failed governor run and a second chance granted by the grace of GEORGE SANTOS, veteran New York Democrat TOM SUOZZI is headed …

NY-03 gives Republicans lots to worry about  —  Tom Suozzi's victory highlights GOP weakness and D strengths. … Much pre-election hype suggested the NY-03 special to replace lying grifting weirdo George Santos was going to be a nail biter.  In the event, though, it wasn't that close.

Lara Trump says she'd spend ‘every single penny’ of RNC funds to elect father-in-law  —  Lara Trump on Tuesday doubled down on her support for her father-in-law, former President Trump, vowing to spend “every single penny” of Republican National Committee (RNC) funds to reelect him to the White House.

After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drafted plans to release thousands of immigrants and slash its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased …

New documents underscore why the Supreme Court must let Jack Smith's Trump case move forward  —  January 6 was just the tip of the iceberg — Trump's criminal conspiracy was sprawling  —  Despite taking their own sweet time to render what should have been a five-minute decision ruling …

Lindsey Graham, a longtime foreign policy hawk, bows to Trump on Ukraine  —  The shift sends another warning sign to U.S. allies about the isolationist posture spreading within the Republican Party  —  Last May, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv …

High School Girls Basketball Team Quits After Crowd Allegedly Spews Racial Slurs  —  School officials in Scarsdale and East Ramapo have announced an investigation into the incident.  —  A high school girls' basketball game in Scarsdale, New York came to an early finish on Saturday …

Extending our Mastodon social media trial  —  In July 2023 we announced our plan to establish a BBC presence in the distributed collection of social networks known as the Fediverse, a collection of social media applications all linked together by common protocols, as part of our research into social technologies.

‘The Campaign Is a Mess’: RFK Jr. Hit With Staff Exodus Over ‘Lavish Spending’ and ‘Amateurish’ Leadership  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign is in disarray amid an exodus of campaign workers who say disorganization, lavish spending, amateurish leadership, and a severe disconnect between …

Democrats on track to maintain majority in Pennsylvania state House  —  Democratic school board member Jim Prokopiak appeared on track to represent Pennsylvania's 140th state House district in Tuesday's special election, signaling the party will likely maintain its majority in the state's lower chamber.

Jared Kushner Says He Won't Be Part of a Second Trump White House  —  He said he's enjoyed being “out of the spotlight.”  —  Jared Kushner says he wouldn't take a role in a hypothetical second Trump administration, explaining that he's enjoyed being out of the glare of constant public scrutiny …

GOP Congressman Spews Racist Screed on Fall of “Western Civilization”  —  Texas Republican Representative Chip Roy may have stirred up disunity in the GOP earlier this year with his threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but he's in lockstep with the rest of his party on one thing …

Immigration Leads Reasons Biden's Detractors Disapprove  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Joe Biden starts his reelection year with more Americans disapproving than approving of how he is handling his job, Gallup finds his detractors mainly focused on issues when explaining their view …