Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to ‘return home’  —  Columbia University is facing a full-blown crisis heading into Passover as a rabbi linked to the Ivy League school urged Jewish students to stay home and tense confrontations on campus sparked condemnation …

Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump?  —  Monday will see opening statements in the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump.  The state's case seems strong, but a conviction is far from assured.  —  In the official record, the case is known as the People …

House Republicans blame Greene and Freedom Caucus for lack of border wins … - GOP leadership brought up border security provisions alongside their foreign aid package — but the package was blocked by Republicans from reaching the House floor under normal rules.

Playbook: The Biden polling bump persists  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TOP-ED — Former VP MIKE PENCE in the NYT: “Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement”  —  NEW POLL — Encouraging signs for President JOE BIDEN in a new NBC News poll:

Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress' shadow speaker … - Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), a master legislative tactician, heaped praise on her successor: “He is fabulous. … - One senior House Democrat told Axios: “It easily could have fallen apart ... He played the cards the way you'd want to play them.”

RFK Jr. rarely mentions abortion — and sends mixed signals when he does  —  For many Americans, November's presidential election is about one issue: abortion.  President Biden hopes that a pro-abortion rights message will carry him to reelection, and Donald Trump regularly brags about his role …

Biden Earth Day Event Will Try to Reach Young Voters, a Crucial Bloc  —  At a national park in Virginia on Monday, the president will point to investments in clean energy and appear with future members of his American Climate Corps.  —  President Biden will travel to a national park in Virginia on Monday …

Some Trump chats with foreign leaders annoy Biden's team … - Biden administration officials privately have questioned whether some of Trump's meetings were appropriate, even as President Biden has jumped at the chance to accuse Trump of aligning with far-righters, strongmen and dictators.

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76  —  Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America's longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies an uncle was eaten by cannibals  —  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape accused Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that an uncle of the U.S. president had been eaten by …

Chinese-Americans Are Pushing San Francisco Toward the Political Center  —  Many are turning against the left over issues like anti-Asian crime and education policy  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Phil Wong used to reliably back incumbents in this liberal city.  But in 2022, he voted …

Legal fees pile up for embattled Squad member Cori Bush … - From January through March, Bush paid law firms approximately $86,000, according to recently released campaign finance records.  — In the final months before the August primary election, Bush's campaign has $528,000 with $91,000 …