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.

Live Updates: Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Takes Stand in Trump Criminal Trial  —  Keith Davidson, who negotiated the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the case, has begun testifying.  Earlier, the judge overseeing the trial fined Donald J. Trump $9,000 and warned he could be jailed if he continued to violate his gag order.

US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say  —  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy …

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.

Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept  —  I resigned from The Intercept today in order to pursue a new kind of journalism here on Substack, one more hard-hitting than what's possible in the corporate world.  The Intercept has been taken over by suits who have abandoned its founding mission …

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 …

Supreme Court Allows, for Now, Texas Law Restricting Access to Porn  —  The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds.  —  The Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to block a Texas law …

Fox News Quietly Deletes Hunter Biden ‘Mock Trial’ Special Following Lawsuit Threat  —  ‘HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE’  —  The conservative cable giant has quickly moved to comply with the presidential scion's demands.  —  Fox News appears to be taking Hunter Biden's lawsuit threat quite seriously.

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.

The biggest political deception of 2024  —  In the 2024 presidential election, one of the central attacks that Trump and his political allies are levying against Biden is that Biden is responsible for a “migrant crime” wave.  The argument was summarized by Trump in a March 22 video:

How a Few Secret Donors Are Fueling the New Right-Wing Infrastructure  —  The Bradley Impact Fund helps finance the work of groups led by Michael Flynn and Stephen Miller.  Most of the money can be traced to four undisclosed sources, documents show.  —  In early 2021, Stephen Miller …

War Zone Surveillance Technology Is Hitting American Streets … Big Brother isn't just watching you: He's using your cell phone, smartwatch, wireless earbuds, car entertainment systems and license plates to track your location in real time.  —  Contracting records and notes …

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