How Far Trump Would Go  —  The former President, at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, is rallying the right at home and seeking common cause with autocratic leaders abroad.Photograph by Philip Montgomery for TIME  —  Donald Trump thinks he's identified a crucial mistake of his first term: He was too nice.

Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression  —  Todd Blanche upended his career to represent Donald J. Trump and has been the former president's favorite.  But Mr. Trump has made him a focus of his episodic wrath.  —  Donald J. Trump's Manhattan criminal trial …

FBI data shows America is seeing a ‘considerable’ drop in crime.  Trump says the opposite.  —  Jeff Asher is a New Orleans-based crime data analyst who has worked at the CIA and Department of Defense.  He leans towards caution when describing trends in his line of work.

Kristi Noem doubled down on dog-killing to win over MAGA — now her story is backfiring in her face  —  South Dakota's governor gets the sadism of Trump supporters, but screws up by saying the quiet parts out loud  —  Squint hard enough and perhaps one can see how Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D. …

Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls  —  Home Polls Trump Holds Edge Over Biden in Seven Key Swing State Polls  —  Democrats Maintain Lead over Republicans in Five Senate Races  —  New Emerson College Polling/The Hill swing state polls find President Biden trailing …

Ted Cruz Wants Airlines to Keep Your Cash When They Cancel Your Flight  —  Cruz and three other congressional lawmakers offered legislation that could undermine the Biden administration's new airline refund rule  —  AFTER THE BIDEN administration issued a final rule last week …

GOP lawmakers say Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate has fizzled … - “Even trolls online have said they don't want it,” one member told Axios.  — “I dont think she's going to do it - I think that window for her has passed,” another argued.

Dozens occupy Hamilton Hall as pro-Palestinian protests spread across campus  —  This is a developing story.  Check back for updates.

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes  —  Nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil and cyanide among the 371m lb of pollutants released by just 41 plants in five years  —  Nina Lakhani in Dakota City and Lexington, Nebraska, with graphics by Alvin Chang

Former NSA Employee Sentenced to Over 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Espionage  —  For Immediate Release  —  Jareh Sebastian Dalke, 32, of Colorado Springs, was sentenced today to 262 months in prison for attempted espionage in connections with his efforts to transmit classified National …

Senate Democrats unveil Big Oil report after 3-year investigation … - The joint 66-page report from the Senate Budget and House Oversight Committees claims some of the largest oil companies have internally acknowledged since the 1960s that fossil fuels cause climate change.

Immigration Named Top U.S. Problem for Third Straight Month  —  Immigration has been the most politically polarizing issue mentioned in past 24 years  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A steady 27% of Americans say the most important problem facing the U.S. is immigration, topping Gallup's open-ended trend …

Sex is biological fact, NHS declares in landmark shift against gender ideology  —  Campaigners welcome change to constitution, which will ban trans women from female-only wards, as ‘return to common sense’  —  The NHS is to declare that sex is a matter of biology in a landmark shift against gender ideology.

India's Modi government operated ‘nest of spies’ in Australia before being disrupted by ASIO  —  abc.net.au/news/modi-government- operated-nest-of-spies-in-australia-/ 103786892  —  Indian spies were kicked out of Australia after being caught trying to steal secrets about sensitive defence projects …

Hunter Biden demands that Fox News remove ‘intimate’ images from its platforms  —  Hunter Biden is demanding that Fox News remove from its platforms sexually explicit images that President Joe Biden's son says are private, according to a letter obtained by CNN, as part of his strategy to publicly fight back against conservative media.