Republicans rush to distance from “disaster” Arizona abortion ruling … - Just on Monday, former President Trump put vulnerable House Republicans at ease by stopping short of endorsing a nationwide abortion ban. … - The 19th century law provides exceptions only to save the life of the mother.

I've Been at NPR for 25 Years.  Here's How We Lost America's Trust.  —  Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.  —  You know the stereotype of the NPR listener: an EV-driving, Wordle-playing, tote bag-carrying coastal elite.

Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial pending gag order appeal  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday lost his second last-ditch bid in as many days to delay his April 15 trial on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.  —  The former U.S. president's lawyers argued at a hearing …

Operatives must pay up to $1.25 million for robocall scheme to suppress Black votes  —  Two right-wing political operatives must pay up to $1.25 million in fines after they were found liable for launching a robocall campaign designed to keep Black New Yorkers from voting in the 2020 election …

Biden is building a behemoth of a campaign.  Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up.  —  Biden is flush with cash and opening campaign offices across the country but has struggled to overcome Trump and his more meager campaign in the polls.  —  PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden …

Becerra weighs exit from Biden administration for California gubernatorial bid  —  Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general, would jump into an already crowded field of Democratic contenders.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra …

Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison  —  The parents of a Michigan school shooter have been sentenced to at least 10 years for failing to prevent the killing of four students in 2021.  Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting.

RFK Jr. campaign official attended Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally and wanted ‘favorite President’ Trump to run for third term  —  A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who raised the possibility that voting for the independent presidential candidate would help Donald …

Letitia James Nears Green Light to Start Taking Donald Trump's Assets  —  The New York Attorney General may start collecting Trump assets if he fails to post a bond by next Monday, a leading real estate lawyer has said.  —  Paul Golden, author of Litigating Constructive Trusts and a partner …

Transmittal No  —  The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of HAWK Phase III Missile System Sustainment and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $138 million.

Gen Z Is Ruining Scrabble Now!  —  Some things are sacred.  —  Christmas.  Easter.  The Final Four.  And, of course, Scrabble.  —  Gen Z—or, more correctly, the adults who taught them that everybody deserves a medal for participation—has turned their back on all of them.

Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents.  —  The program by Harris County …

Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall  —  Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has notified the state and national Democratic parties that the scheduled date of the Democratic National Convention is a few days after the deadline …

Michigan Republican Candidate Caught Living in Florida  —  A Republican hoping to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate suffered a setback to his campaign this week after facing allegations that he lives in Florida.  —  Former Congressman Mike Rogers, who has made much of his local roots …

Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow.  These songs wouldn't make the cut  —  Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya are banning music they consider either too fast or too slow, effectively criminalizing many genres.  —  The Chechen Ministry of Culture announced the ban …

Is Team Trump meddling in the Middle East?  —  Earth Week came early this April!  Experiencing Friday's earthquake at the dog park with Daisy — which I thought was another Biden-in-Delaware F-15 scramble until I looked up and there was no plane — was an unexpected jolt.

Sheila Jackson Lee Claims Moon Is Made Of ‘Gases’  —  Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee claimed Monday the moon is made out of gases during a solar eclipse viewing event at Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas.  —  Lee, the former Ranking Member on the House Space …

Zelensky says he doesn't need ‘primitive’ ideas from Trump on Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Tuesday interview that he does not need “primitive” ideas from former President Trump on ways to resolve the war with Russia.  —  In an interview with Axel Springer media outlets …

Menendez's wife seeks trial delay for medical condition  —  Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) wife, Nadine Menendez, is seeking to delay her criminal trial set to begin next month due to a new “serious medical condition.”  —  Nadine Menendez's lawyers wrote to U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein asking …

Another Red-Blue Divide: Money to Feed Kids in the Summer  —  Congress passed bipartisan legislation to provide families that rely on subsidized school meals with help buying food over the summer.  Nearly half of Republican-led states have yet to sign on.  —  The rejection of federal aid …

Fox News twists data on economy and crime to attack Biden  —  There is an enduring chicken-egg question in American politics and media: Do Republicans who watch Fox News hold more extreme views because they watch Fox News, or do they watch Fox News because they hold more extreme positions?

Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds  —  Study of 13,000 Americans finds particular risk among certain types of gun owners, including those who carry weapons in public  —  Large numbers of Americans who have bought guns over the past four years …

Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, inner circle give millions to shape schools, courts … A portrait of Jeff Yass.  —  Inside one of the largest options trading firms in the world sits a little known charitable foundation, that has quietly donated tens of millions of dollars to influence federal policy, education and law.