Greene faces uphill battle to oust Johnson  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is escalating her threat to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from power, but she faces a steep climb if she hopes to achieve that goal.  —  Not only has the Speaker recently received a glowing review …

Senate to hold key test vote on Ukraine aid, Israel funding and TikTok ban  —  The package of foreign aid and legislation that would provide a pathway to banning TikTok in the U.S. is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden in the coming days.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate …

NASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth  —  For the first time since November, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is returning usable data about the health and status of its onboard engineering systems.  The next step is to enable the spacecraft to begin returning science data again.

‘Plasmic Echo’ was FBI code name for Trump classified documents probe  —  The FBI's code name for its investigation into former President Trump's handling of classified documents was “Plasmic Echo,” according to court filings published Monday.  —  The name was listed in unredacted court …

Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell arrested on suspicion of burglary after being found in home  —  Mitchell, a Democrat, was arrested after being found inside a home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, police say.  She was booked into Becker County jail on a burglary charge.

Why Trump Will Likely be Held in Contempt and What Then  —  Trial in The People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump, the first-ever criminal prosecution of a former U.S. president, began on Monday, April 15.  Although the trial is still in its early stages, Trump has already run …

US agency poised to ban worker ‘noncompete’ agreements  —  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected on Tuesday to approve a rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' competitors, which it says limit worker mobility and suppress their pay.

Trump Calls for More Protests Outside Trial: ‘Rally Behind MAGA’  —  With support from demonstrators in Lower Manhattan spotty so far, Donald Trump issued a call to “rally behind MAGA,” and suggested the poor turnout was a result of a plot against his supporters.

How Republicans castrated themselves … - Letting any member call a vote on removing the speaker. … - Surrendering authority of the Rules Committee, which sets the terms for how legislation will be handled during votes.

Republicans are starting to worry about RFK Jr.  —  Even Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that the independent candidate “probably hurts both” Biden and him.  —  Republicans are waking up to the reality that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could sink their standard-bearer just as easily …

Live Updates: Jurors in Trump Criminal Case Told That He Lied ‘Over and Over and Over’  —  Donald J. Trump is charged with falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 campaign.  A lawyer for Mr. Trump insisted that the former president “did not commit any crimes.”

Biden's New Chopper Is Demoted After Scorching White House Lawn  — New presidential helicopters delayed under $5 billion program  — Marine One helicopter is iconic symbol of American president … The VH-92 Patriot is landing only on paved runways for now, flying missions …

U.S. Takes Aim at Chinese Banks Aiding Russia War Effort  —  Washington says Beijing's dual-use trade has helped Moscow rebuild its war machine  —  The U.S. is drafting sanctions that threaten to cut some Chinese banks off from the global financial system, arming Washington's top envoy …

Melania Quietly Emerges From the Shadows—at a Sparse Event for Log Cabin Republicans  —  BACK IN BLACK  —  Melania Trump's return to the campaign trail is just beginning.  But it was notable that she chose a small gathering for Log Cabin Republicans for her first solo event.

A historic victory for unions  —  On April 19, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that workers at a Volkswagen auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union.  The union won by a 73% majority, with more than 2,600 votes - a historic feat.

Xavier Becerra plots political future after Biden administration  —  The Health and Human Services secretary is making moves to run again in California.  Maybe even too many moves.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's plans to leave the Biden administration and run …