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Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law ‘must be upheld’  —  The president faced pressure from Republicans to step up his response.  —  President Joe Biden speaks about the protests over Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 2, 2024, in Washington.

In interview, Trump doesn't commit to accepting Wisconsin election results if he loses  —  Alison Dirr Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  WAUKESHA - Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday didn't commit to accepting the results of Wisconsin's presidential election in November …

Inside Trump's stunning flip-flop on early voting … - “ABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,” he posted on Truth Social.  — “REPUBLICANS MUST MAKE A PLAN, REGISTER, AND VOTE!”  —  In Pennsylvania, three Republican groups including …

I'm a UCLA professor.  Why didn't the administration stop last night's egregious violence?  —  The university should have anticipated Tuesday night's chaos — but security personnel were nowhere to be found  —  UCLA, the top-rated public university in the United States …

Why the Senate GOP is downplaying the chances of a red wave  —  Republicans have a shot at more than a half-dozen Senate seats, but they're purposefully tempering expectations after failures in 2020 and 2022.  —  Senate Republicans are six months away from their most favorable Election Day map in a decade …

Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role  —  ‘GROSSED UP’  —  Not only was Allen Weisselberg handling the Trump Org's books, he was also advising the former president's campaign 2016 campaign, documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest.

J.D. Vance Goes Full Memory Hole With Claim About Mike Pence On Jan. 6  —  CNN's Kaitlan Collins suggested the former vice president “would disagree” with the Ohio senator's assessment.  —  LOADING  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) on Wednesday cast doubt on the very real threat that was posed …

Satanists not welcome in schools but ‘welcome to go to hell’ says state superintendent  —  ‘Let me be crystal clear: Satanists are not welcome in Oklahoma schools,’ State Superintendent Ryan Walters tells Fox News Digital  —  Join Fox News for access to this content

Live Updates: Stormy Daniels's Lawyer Details Hush-Money Payment in Trump Trial  —  The lawyer who represented a porn star whose hush-money deal is at the case's center is now testifying.  The judge considered more statements by the former president that prosecutors said violated a gag order, but did not rule on them.

Don't be conned: Arizona's 1864 abortion ban was not actually repealed  —  Opinion: There was no emergency clause in the bill, so the 1864 law won't go off the books until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.  —  You've been conned.  —  At least if you fell for the news reports claiming …

Jayapal says Democrats won't consistently save Johnson  —  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that Democrats' pledge to shut down a motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won't become a habit, warning that the party could still remove him from the role in the future.

Inside RFK Jr.'s Chaotic White House Bid  —  Aides describe a cultlike environment in which dysfunction reigns and top aides focus on elevating their own profiles

Inside a Gen Z campaign to shake up Congress  —  Joe Vogel is running in the Democratic primary for a competitive district in Maryland.  At 27 years old, he's aiming to be the second Gen Z member of Congress.  —  In an election year partially defined by Gen Z's exhaustion with politics, Joe Vogel is energized by it.

Noem says she shot ‘extremely dangerous’ dog to protect her children  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the “dangerous” pup in order to protect her children.

Americans Continue to Name Inflation as Top Financial Problem  —  Personal financial ratings remain subdued  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the third year in a row, the percentage of Americans naming inflation or the high cost of living as the most important financial problem facing their family has reached a new high.

US admits to killing civilian it misidentified as al Qaeda target  —  U.S. Central Command acknowledged on Thursday that troops targeted and killed a Syrian civilian who had been “misidentified” as an al Qaeda target a year ago.  —  U.S. forces carried out the strike in northwest Syria on May 3 …

Immigrants are saving the American economy  —  In his 2024 campaign, like his previous campaigns, Trump is pitting native-born Americans against immigrants.  Sometimes, this is expressed through rank bigotry.  Trump has claimed repeatedly that undocumented immigrants are …

Michael Cohen Can't Stop Livestreaming on TikTok  —  Trump's former fixer is now a political content creator.  —  Last week, President Joe Biden signed a law that could ban TikTok.  This week, we're talking about the app for an entirely different reason.  A lot of lawmakers and campaigns …

Can The Current Universities Be Saved? … Elite higher education in America—long unquestioned as globally preeminent—is facing a perfect storm.  Fewer applicants, higher costs, impoverished students, collapsing standards, and increasingly politicized and mediocre faculty reflect a collapse of the university system.

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 …

Has the DeSantis comeback already begun?  —  His next act: Republican money machine.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis is poised to take the most public steps yet to rebuild his political future after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, campaigning for GOP candidates …