R.F.K. Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain  —  The presidential candidate has faced previously undisclosed health issues, including a parasite that he said ate part of his brain.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized his vitality and relative youth compared with the leading Democratic …

Stormy Daniels details Trump's sleazy contempt for women  —  It wasn't just “locker room talk.” … Adult actress and director Stormy Daniels testified yesterday about her sexual relationship with Donald Trump.  Trump is on trial for paying off Daniels to prevent her from going public …

How We Got to a Place Where Right Wingers Cheer Stealing Nuclear Documents  —  When Aileen Cannon issued her order delaying Trump's stolen documents trial indefinitely, I posted this on Xitter.  —  The post was factual.  Trump nominated Judge Cannon on May 21, 2020.

When Trump Attacks Our Elections, We Will Have No Excuse  —  Donald Trump and his Republican allies have no intention of accepting the outcome of a free and fair election.  They are boasting about building a voter suppression war machine.  They have told us their plans to intimidate election officials and voters.

World's top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target  —  Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds  —  Hundreds of the world's leading climate scientists expect global temperatures …

Judge indefinitely delays Trump's classified documents trial in Florida  —  U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now  —  Donald Trump's Florida trial for allegedly mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts …

RFK Jr.'s new hire who downplayed Jan. 6 appears to have been at the Capitol during the attack  —  Photos and videos from outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, uncovered by online sleuths and NBC News appear to show Zach Henry, a right-wing influencer now working for Kennedy's campaign.

Unexpected warning signs for Trump in busy Indiana primary  —  There were a half-dozen consequential GOP primaries on Tuesday, but Nikki Haley's performance in the already concluded presidential race could be a sign of trouble for Trump in more competitive states.

Georgia appeals court will review decision that kept Fani Willis on Trump case  —  A Georgia appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a lower court ruling in former President Trump's 2020 state-level election case allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue overseeing it, per a filing.

Does the public understand that “variant” means “vaccine resistant”?  —  Getting boosted is critical because the virus is changing.  Other forms of mitigation are critical to slow the rate of change.  —  Last week, the WHO announced that it will recommend creation of a new booster for the JN.1 variant of COVID-19.

U.S. pauses Israel arms shipment over Rafah assault fears as Biden pushes for a cease-fire deal  —  An Israeli official told NBC News there is deep frustration in the country's government over the decision, which comes as the Biden admin presses for a cease-fire deal that would head off …

New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won't do it  —  He had an extraordinary opportunity, upon taking over from Dean Baquet, to right the ship: to recognize that the Times was not warning sufficiently of the threat to democracy presented by a second Trump presidency.

RFK Jr. Says Doctors Found a Dead Worm in His Brain: Report  —  YIKES  —  He said in a deposition that clinicians believed the parasite “got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.”  —  FAUX PAS  —  Macron had seemed to support the actor amid allegations of sexual assault.

FreedomWorks Is Closing — And Blaming Trump  —  The libertarian organization couldn't survive the populist shift in the Republican Party.  —  FreedomWorks, the once-swaggering conservative organization that helped turn tea party protesters into a national political force, is shutting down …

RFK Jr's ‘history lesson’ on Russia's invasion of Ukraine flunks the fact test  —  A line-by-line dissection shows he's often echoing Russian talking points.  —  The Fact Checker  —  A reader asked us to fact-check a four-minute “history lesson” posted by presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on YouTube.

Accountants Don't Want To Help Rudy Giuliani In Bankruptcy Case, His Lawyers Say  —  The former attorney for Donald Trump has hit a snag in his bankruptcy filing.  —  LOADING  —  Rudy Giuliani is struggling to find an accountant to assist in his bankruptcy case after the previous one left, his lawyers said.

Biden hits Trump with major Microsoft announcement in Wisconsin … - He'll be taking a not-so-subtle shot at former President Trump in the same location where Trump touted a $10 billion Foxconn facility, which he called the “eighth wonder of the world” seven years ago.

AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY SIXTH VICTIM RECOVERED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE  —  BALTIMORE - Today, Unified Command salvage teams located the sixth victim and promptly notified the Maryland Department of State Police.  —  Maryland State Police investigators along with officers …