We've Been Entertaining an Illusion About the Supreme Court.  It's Finally Been Shattered.  —  There will be no more self-soothing after this.  —  For three long years, Supreme Court watchers mollified themselves (and others) with vague promises that when the rubber hit the road …

Scoop: Biden changes walking routine to Marine One … - Weeks ago the president told aides that he'd prefer a less formal approach, a White House official told Axios. … White House staffers and reporters alike noticed the sudden change in Biden's walk routine beginning in mid-April …

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog - and goat - in new book  —  South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume - and admits 'a better politician ... wouldn't tell the story here'  —  In 1952, as a Republican candidate for vice-president …

Thieves snatch Rep. Adam Schiff's luggage in S.F. He gives dinner speech without a suit  —  Hello to the city, goodbye to your luggage.  That was Senatorial candidate Adam Schiff's rude introduction to San Francisco's vexing reputation for car burglaries Thursday when thieves swiped the bags …

Trump's isolation deepens after his coup crew is hit with Arizona criminal indictments  —  The January 6 co-conspirators are likely too wrapped up in their criminal cases to help Trump with another coup  —  Because Donald Trump himself wasn't indicted, there was a surprisingly muted response …

Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so.

Conservative Legal Philosophy Was All a Lie, Too  —  Great analysis of yesterday's oral arguments across The Bulwark: Kim Wehle was on the site and then talked with Mona and Gregg Nunziata on the livestream.  Sarah and George Conway did an emergency pod.  Andrew Egger had good stuff in Morning Shots.

Top Democrats pressed for Rahm Emanuel to lead Biden campaign  —  The Scoop  —  At the low point of President Joe Biden's polling this winter, top New York Democratic donors pushed to bring the legendary Democratic politico Rahm Emanuel back from his posting in Japan to run the re-election campaign.

Election Updates: Biden says he is ‘happy to’ debate Trump, a notable shift.  —  Biden, asked if he's planning to debate Trump, says ‘I am happy to.’  —  President Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a general-election debate with former President Donald J. Trump …

Trump Allies Draw Up Plans to Blunt Fed's Independence  —  Some Trump advisers argue that the president should be consulted on interest-rate decisions

A Statement From The New York Times on Presidential News Coverage  —  A spokesperson for The New York Times responds to recent reporting about a free press and reporting on the president.  —  For anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling …

No One Has a Right to Protest in My Home  —  The difference between a private yard and a public forum  —  as a constitutional scholar and the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, I strongly defend the right to speak one's mind in public forums.  But the rancorous debate over the Israel-Hamas war seems …

Fake electors find out in Arizona  —  These are not very bright people, and things got out of hand.  —  ∙ Paid … On Wednesday, the denizens of Trumpworld who were foolish enough to go along with Trump's hamfisted and illegal fake elector scheme in Arizona had a nine-count indictment dropped on their heads.

USC cancels ‘main stage’ commencement ceremony  —  USC announced Thursday that it is canceling its main May commencement ceremony, capping a dramatic series of moves that began last week after it informed valedictorian Asna Tabassum, who had been opposed by pro-Israel groups, that she would not be delivering the traditional speech.