Shocker From Top Conservative Judge: Trump Likely To Skate Completely  —  “I'm profoundly disturbed about the apparent direction of the court,” J. Michael Luttig told me.  “I now believe that it is unlikely Trump will ever be tried for the crimes he committed in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.”

Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit  —  As part of our commitment to supporting the growth and operational capabilities of Mastodon, we have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity in the United States aimed at facilitating our efforts, including being able to receive tax-deductible U.S. donations and in-kind support.

Kremlin Disputes Report Putin Didn't Order Navalny's Death  —  OWNING UP?  —  Dmitry Peskov said the report had “very empty reasoning.”  —  Russia has dismissed a report claiming Vladimir Putin did not order the killing of famed dissident Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison in February.

Harvey Weinstein Isn't Alone.  Our Institutions Are Rapists  —  VOTE THEM OUT  —  In state after state, governments dominated by white men are dehumanizing and taking ownership over women's bodies.  Every branch of our government commodifies and devalues women.

'You can't shoot your dog and then be VP:' Dems, GOP bash Kristi Noem over memoir  —  The South Dakota governor has seen her political caché skyrocket in recent years and is reportedly a top contender to become Donald Trump's 2024 running mate.  —  Both Democrats and Republicans …

Barr, who said Trump shouldn't be near Oval Office, says he will vote for him in 2024  —  Former Attorney General Bill Barr, who previously said that Donald Trump shouldn't be near the Oval Office, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins Friday that he would vote for the former president over President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.

Trump on trial: Personal anguish, political defiance and a loss of control  —  The former president has tried to campaign during his New York trial, but it's constraining him  —  NEW YORK — For 20 minutes Donald Trump campaigned like everything was normal.

A ‘coat hanger’ could unlock Mar-a-Lago storage room where Trump stored classified docs: Witness  —  The account was relayed to FBI agents by an unidentified aide to Trump.  —  In this March 5, 2024, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump attends …

How Trump's Rhetoric at Rallies Has Escalated  —  No major American presidential candidate has talked like he now does at his rallies — not Richard Nixon, not George Wallace, not even Donald Trump himself.  —  Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Greensboro, N.C., in March.

GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena  —  The Republican Party is urging the Secret Service to move protesters farther away from the arena in Milwaukee where the party will hold its convention in July, according to a letter sent to the agency Friday and reviewed by The Washington Post.

Progressive NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman duped by fake ‘Chief rabbi of Gaza’  —  Rep. Jamaal Bowman and his campaign were duped by the parody social-media account of the fake “Chief Rabbi of Gaza.”  —  The phony X account of “Rabbi Linda Goldstein” is infamous for spouting anti-Zionist vitriol …

‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?  —  Documentary Bad Faith looks at the history of a group trying to affect and corrupt politics under the guise of religion  —  Bad Faith, a new documentary on the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States …

Exclusive: Some US officials say in internal memo Israel may be violating international law in Gaza  —  Some senior U.S. officials have advised Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they do not find “credible or reliable” Israel's assurances that it is using U.S.-supplied weapons in accordance …

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after his return to New York from upstate prison  —  Harvey Weinstein's lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an appeals court ruling nullifying his 2020 rape conviction.