At a private donor event, Trump likens the Biden administration to the ‘Gestapo’  —  Trump referenced the Nazi secret police as he was railing against the legal troubles he and his supporters are facing.  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden's administration …

Top RNC lawyer resigns after rift grows with Trump  —  The former president was angered by Charlie Spies's criticism of his false 2020 election-fraud claims.  —  The top lawyer at the Republican Party is resigning after he cited conflicts with his other work obligations and after Donald Trump grew angry …

How Pope Francis opened the Vatican to transgender sex workers  —  The outreach, reflecting the most radical stage of his papacy, has prompted backlash while also altering the lives of the nearly 100 people he has met.  —  VATICAN CITY — Sea gulls soared over St. Peter's Square as Laura Esquivel …

A Great American Con Led to the Mess on College Campuses.  Everyone Fell for It—Again.  —  A time-honored tactic by right-wing agitators brought on the “crisis” on American campuses.  Everyone fell for it—again.  —  In 2001, a Vietnam-era student radical named David Horowitz decided to once again start causing trouble on campus.

Gallows Humor and Talk of Escape: Trump's Possible Return Rattles Capital  —  At Washington dinner parties, dark jokes abound about where to go into exile if the former president reclaims the White House.  —  It has become the topic of the season at Washington dinner parties and receptions.

“May the 4th be with you”: Biden celebrates Star Wars Day with Luke Skywalker actor … - “Always,” Hamill added.  — The actor who played Luke Skywalker said he was “honored” to visit the White House, per the AP.

Australia Pledges to Slash About $2 Billion From Student Debt  — Debt will retrospectively be capped at the lower of CPI or WPI  — Changes will cut the debt of about three million people  —  Australia plans to wipe out about A$3 billion ($2 billion) from student loans …

Driver dies after crashing into White House perimeter gate  —  There was no threat to the president's home, law enforcement authorities said.  —  WASHINGTON — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated …

Noem: 'They're just attacking me like crazy right now.'  —  The South Dakota governor has come under intense criticism for her decision to shoot and kill her dog 20 years ago.  —  Kristi Noem cast herself as the victim of a liberal- and media-run smear campaign at a Republican donor retreat on Saturday …

Trump lawyer John Eastman can't pratice law in D.C. temporarily, court says  —  The suspension of Eastman's license was in response to a similar decision in California.  —  The D.C. Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended John Eastman's law license after a similar decision in California …

Crenshaw becomes latest Republican to hit Greene over Johnson ouster plan  —  Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) became the latest Republican to hit Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over her plan to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).  —  “She needs her time in the spotlight, you know …