Democrats grudgingly save another Mike Johnson bill … - Nearly two dozen right-wing Republicans voted against the measure, which would have killed it had 133 Democrats not voted for it.  — In addition to 33 Republicans, the bill had 14 Democratic co-sponsors - mostly moderates and staunch Israel supporters.

Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban  —  Democrats secured enough votes in the Arizona Senate on Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on abortions that the state's highest court recently allowed to take effect.

US and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle East  — Plan would offer incentives for Israel to end war with Hamas  — Accord would pave the way for Saudis to get advanced weapons  —  The US and Saudi Arabia are nearing a historic pact that would offer the kingdom security guarantees …

University of Alabama students protest war in Gaza, campus investments  —  Holding a sign that read “Tide Against Genocide,” a group of several dozen University of Alabama students gathered at the university's student center Wednesday to call for a ceasefire in Gaza - and to urge the college to cut ties with a top defense contractor.

Giuliani's Bankruptcy Creditors Demand to Know His Spending  —  The former New York mayor and Trump lawyer actually spent nearly $120,000 in January, and his creditors say he is still not turning over required financial information.  —  Besieged by creditors and with his income drying up …

The News: Up in the Atmosphere  —  I'm going to work today and tomorrow's columns as a two-front address to campus protests this week.  —  Let's talk about all of this in terms of the actions of most campus administrations (thank you, Michael Roth of Wesleyan University, for being better than your peers) …

Trump to address Libertarian Party convention  —  Former President Trump is planning to speak at the Libertarian Party's convention in D.C. later this month, his campaign confirmed on Wednesday.  —  Trump will “address concerns voiced by its members” during the address on May 25, the party said in a statement.

House passes divisive antisemitism bill as GOP denounces campus protests  —  Critics call the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which has some Democratic support, an effort to silence criticism of Israel and an affront to the First Amendment  —  House Republicans are seeking to unite …

Biden must remember the reason Jordan, Egypt, and the rest of the Middle East don't accept Palestinian refugees  —  .  —  In the first half of this fiscal year alone, the United States has admitted 42,000 Chinese nationals, 14,000 Russian nationals, 8,000 Turkish nationals, and 43,000 Indian nationals who crossed our southern border.

Exclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement  —  The leader of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose …

Members of Congress demand answers on Mario Andretti's rejection from F1 races  —  The letter accuses Formula One Management of possibly violating antitrust laws.  —  Formula One racing legend Mario Andretti listens during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, May 1, 2024.

STUDY: Tradwife influencers are quietly spreading far-right conspiracy theories  —  A Media Matters analysis found interacting with tradwife videos on TikTok led to a deluge of conspiratorial content  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CARLY EVANS, CHLOE SIMON & AUDREY MCCABE

Trump Is Now Raging at His Own Lawyer—and Wrecking a Big MAGA Fantasy  —  Because Donald Trump must always be seen as wielding absolute mastery over his hapless, flailing opponents, he and his propagandists want you to believe his hush-money trial in Manhattan has proven nothing but a smashing political success for him.

Trump confirms he wanted to go to Capitol on Jan. 6  —  Former President Trump on Wednesday confirmed he told Secret Service agents he wanted to go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, while he mocked the claim that he lunged at officers in his vehicle when they refused.

Whistleblower Josh Dean of Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems has died  —  Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems and one of the first whistleblowers to allege Spirit leadership had ignored manufacturing defects on the 737 MAX, died Tuesday morning …

I've Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years.  This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.  —  When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.  —  A lone Trash can lay on its side at the intersection …

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons  —  A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.

CNN Poll: Americans still broadly oppose overturning Roe; they're less united on what abortion laws should look like  —  Nearly two years after the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Americans remain broadly opposed to the ruling, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

‘A step back in time’: America's Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways  —  It was the music that changed first.  Or maybe that's just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize what was happening.

A Huge Gender Gap Is Emerging Among Young Voters  —  It has become clear that one constituency — young voters, 18 to 29 years old — will play a key, if not pivotal, role in determining who will win the Biden-Trump rematch.  —  Four years ago, according to exit polls, voters in this age group kept Trump from winning re-election.

Armed student shot and killed before entering Wisconsin school: Police  —  Police stopped a potential school shooting after shooting and killing an armed student before he could gain access to a Wisconsin middle school, authorities said.  —  At a Wednesday night briefing …

Trump's sit-downs with foreign officials are ‘annoying’ some in Biden's camp  —  It's not unusual for a presidential nominee to meet with foreign officials, but Trump's meetings have, at times, had the trappings of a state visit.  —  WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet …