Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on Election Charges  —  The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule …

Mar-a-Lago Judge's Stark Ruling: Jury Sees Secret Files or Trump Wins  —  Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon handed the jury in his Mar-a-Lago case a shocking ultimatum on Monday.  —  The MAGA-friendly federal judge who keeps siding with Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago classified records case …

Jared Kushner says Gaza's ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there  —  Jared Kushner has praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza's “waterfront property” …

Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law  —  The Biden administration sued to block the law, saying it tramples on the federal government's exclusive authority to oversee immigration issues.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce a contentious …

Trump sues ABC and Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over Mace interview  —  Former President Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, alleging defamation over the anchor's questioning of Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) about her endorsement of Trump.  —  The March 10 interview on “This Week” …

Trump Golf Club Settlement Hangs Alina Habba Out to Dry  —  The former president's lawyer may still face fallout for her involvement in an ex-employee's hush money deal over harassment claims at Trump's Bedminster club. … Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey …

Brazil's Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data  —  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store.

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men  —  A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year.  Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee …

GOP state House speakers face tide of challenges from the right  —  Powerful Republican legislators in three states are facing challenges aimed at removing them from power, as ideological and personal divides rend the GOP.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state House speakers in at least three states …

Nebraska lawmaker faces calls to resign after invoking colleague's name in book's rape scene passage  —  Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran later defended reading the graphic text but apologized for adding his colleague's name to it.  —  Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran …

Michigan congressman's brother killed in shooting  —  Congressman Dan Kildee's (D-Mich.) brother, Timothy Kildee, was killed in a Tuesday morning shooting, local law enforcement said.  —  Timothy Kildee was shot and killed during a string of crimes that transpired during early morning hours on Tuesday …

The Bloodbath Candidate  —  In Context, Trump is Worse  —  At a rally in Vandalia, Ohio last Saturday, Trump promised a “bloodbath for the country” if he's not elected president.  —  Then followed a predictable bout of (self-)deception, the claim that Trump's bloodbath was out of context.

Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents  —  An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C.

Montana Supreme Court allows abortion ballot proposal to proceed  —  The ruling says Attorney General Austin Knudsen erred in finding the proposal for the 2024 ballot ‘legally insufficient.’  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  Thank you for being a member of Montana Free Press.

‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge  —  Two climate activists who blocked peak-hour traffic on the West Gate Bridge, causing a woman to give birth on the side of the road, have had their jail terms almost tripled on appeal.

Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists  —  JERUSALEM — On Jan. 7, the Israeli military conducted a targeted missile strike on a car carrying four Palestinian journalists outside Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

GOP House candidate says to ‘disregard’ mass email conceding defeat  —  A Republican running for Congress in Ohio mistakenly announced that he had conceded defeat before, less than 10 minutes later, the campaign said to “disregard the email.”  —  “Tonight did not go as we had hoped, but as we know, this race is decided in the primary.

Arizona state rep resigns after report on sexual misconduct violation  —  An Arizona state representative has resigned from his role after a news report uncovered how he was sanctioned for sexual misconduct nine years ago while in college.  —  “Today and every day, I take responsibility for my actions …

Outside Groups Pledge Over $1 Billion to Aid Biden's Re-election Effort  —  The League of Conservation Voters, among the biggest spenders on progressive causes, said it would put $120 million behind President Biden and Democrats as his Republican rival faces cash woes.

Scott Presler, a conservative activist who has spread conspiracy theories, won't be getting an RNC job  —  Lara Trump, RNC's new co-chair, initially said she wanted to hire Scott Presler for its “legal ballot-harvesting” division.  —  The Republican National Committee said Tuesday …

The Ego Has Crash-Landed  —  Donald Trump dominated the news cycle this weekend.  Everybody's talking about the outrageous things he said at his rally in Dayton, Ohio—above all, his menacing warning of a “bloodbath” if he is defeated in November.  To follow political news is to again be immersed in all Trump, all the time.