Live Updates: Stormy Daniels Is Expected to Testify in Trump's Trial  —  Ms. Daniels, who received $130,000 in hush money to keep silent about her story of having had sex with Donald J. Trump, is at the center of the case against him.  —  Here's the latest on the trial.

Biden to condemn current antisemitism in Holocaust remembrance amid college protests and Gaza war  —  President Joe Biden is set to issue a forceful condemnation of antisemitism during a Tuesday ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and controversy …

Israelis frustrated with U.S. handling of hostage talks … - The U.S. official said “this is an extremely difficult process with negotiations conducted through intermediaries in Doha and Cairo.”  — He added that the U.S. believes Israel has engaged in the talks in good faith …

Trump on going to jail over gag order: 'I'll do that sacrifice'  —  The judge has threatened the former president with possible jail time, something Trump and his supporters think may bolster his campaign.  —  Donald Trump said he would rather risk imprisonment than comply with a gag order …

Trump looks to cut off oxygen to RFK Jr.  —  Former President Trump is taking concrete steps to deprive Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of oxygen as they compete for a portion of the same voters.  —  Trump is going to the Libertarian Party national convention this month and criticized Kennedy …

Abortion bans drive away up to half of young talent, new CNBC/Generation Lab youth survey finds … Young people are seen on the Emory University campus in Atlanta, Georgia on October 14, 2022.  —  The youngest generation of American workers is prepared to move away from states …

New York governor said Black kids in the Bronx do not know the word ‘computer’  —  Kathy Hochul made comment at California conference to showcase upstate AI center before apologizing on Monday night  —  The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has rapidly backtracked on remarks she made on Monday …

Judge Pushes Back Critical Filing Deadline in Trump Documents Case  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon did not immediately set a new date, but the delay increases the chance that the trial will not happen before the November election.  —  Reversing one of her own decisions, the federal judge overseeing …

Why is the simplest explanation of campus protests so hard to accept?  —  Young people were sympathetic to Palestinians even before the war began.  Why is that ignored?  —  Over the weekend, New York Police Chief of Patrol John Chell took to social media to offer thoughts on the college campus protests …

The right-wing uproar about Title IX  —  For the last 50 years, Title IX has had an extraordinary impact on the nature of higher education in the United States.  Passed in 1972 as an amendment to the Higher Education Act, Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination at any school that receives funding from the federal government.

Inside the increasingly ugly GOP fight over a Texas runoff  —  Tony Gonzales has made a lot of Republican enemies.  Party leadership is still defending him, against his opponent “The AK Guy” and his own conservative colleagues.  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales' centrist voting record and willingness …

House swears in New York Democrat, thinning GOP majority  —  Rep. Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.) was sworn in on the House floor Monday, replacing the now-retired Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) and leaving Republicans with just a one-vote margin for any partisan vote.  —  Kennedy, previously a state senator …

Donald Trump to Attend Fundraiser on Day of Barron's Graduation  —  Donald Trump is scheduled to give the keynote address at the Minnesota Republican Party's annual Lincoln Reagan Dinner on May 17, the same day he requested off court to attend his son Barron Trump's graduation ceremony.

Young voters don't give Biden credit for passing the biggest climate bill in history  —  President Biden spent his Earth Day in a national forest this year with an explicit pitch to young people: a climate jobs corps intended to excite Gen Z the way John F. Kennedy's Peace Corps inspired their grandparents.

Congresswoman battling brain disorder delivers House speech using a text-to-voice app  —  Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), whose ability to speak, hear and move has been affected by a degenerative brain condition, uses assistive technology to help her navigate life on the Hill.

Russia's Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for a fifth term  —  President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Israel approved Rafah military operation and started striking Hamas targets  —  The decision by Israel's War Cabinet came hours after Hamas agreed to a cease-fire that Israel hadn't previously accepted.  —  Israel launched a volley of strikes in the Gazan city of Rafah and said it would …

GOP Pays the Price for Booting Kevin McCarthy  —  HOUSE BROKE  —  Kevin McCarthy couldn't keep his job, but he could raise gobs of cash.  With the House majority on the line, his successor is struggling to keep up.  —  Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed at many things …

Libertarians asked Trump to headline their convention — stirring anger  —  Some national committee members have called on the party to rescind the invitation to former president Donald Trump.  —  Some Libertarian Party leaders are fuming over the party's decision to have former president …