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.

Inside the Biden effort to recruit Nikki Haley donors to help defeat Donald Trump  — President Joe Biden's team is successfully recruiting some former donors to Nikki Haley's campaign.  — With Haley formally out the of the primary race, this effort has gone into overdrive.

Rep. Katie Porter regrets saying the California Senate primary she lost was rigged  —  “Obviously I wish I'd chosen a different word,” the House Democrat said on a podcast two weeks after the election.  —  Rep. Katie Porter says she regrets claiming that billionaires tried to “rig” …

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 …

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 …

Climate researcher on what's causing the record rise in ocean temperatures  —  The World Meteorological Organization issued a red alert warning Tuesday about warming and climate change, saying 2024 is shaping up to be another record year.  One of the many worries about how the planet is changing …

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 …

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.

Trump II Architect Russ Vought Embraces A Christian Nationalist Vision For America  —  One of the key architects of Donald Trump's plans for a second administration has been quite public about the driving force animating that radical agenda: a “cold civil war” to be won by those willing to use …

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.

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.

Bad Journalism Is Giving Life to the “Fetal Personhood” Lie  —  For years, reproductive-justice activists have been warning that the GOP's “fetal personhood” bills would endanger access to birth control and fertility treatment—especially IVF.  Why hasn't the media taken them to task?

The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows  —  Why does the public think it's going up?  “There is definitely more disorder in cities than there was five years ago,” said one expert.  “People confuse disorder and crime.”  —  New FBI data confirms previous indications that crime …