Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two schools  —  School board members in Virginia's Shenandoah County voted early Friday to restore the names of two schools that previously honored Confederate leaders - four years after those names had been removed.

Trump White House aide Steve Bannon loses appeal of contempt of Congress conviction … Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, arrives to federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the criminal contempt …

Biden's big donors fume over Israel criticism … - “Bad, Bad, Bad, decision, on all levels, Pls reconsider,” he wrote in a message obtained by Axios and other news outlets.  — He added: “Let's not forget that there are more Jewish voters, who care about Israel, than Muslim voters that care about Hamas.”

Trump gets Barron's age wrong when asked about his youngest son's convention role  —  In an interview with Telemundo 51, Trump offered that Barron, who turned 18 in March, is 17 years old.  —  Former President Donald Trump misstated the age of his youngest son in an interview that aired Thursday …

The simple reason Republican Sunday show hits are disasters  —  It's hard to defend the indefensible. … Not so long ago, the Sunday morning news shows were a vital part of the political ecosphere.  Politicians and government officials clamored for the mainstream platform provided by ABC's This Week …

Rubio Wants to Go From ‘Little Marco’ to Trump's VP  —  BIG GULP  —  Eight years after feuding with Trump about their relative penis sizes, Rubio is trying to glad-hand his way into The Donald's veep slot. … FROM ‘LITTLE MARCO’ TO VP CONTENDER  —  At Donald Trump's donor retreat …

Trump team throws out GOP plan and builds a ‘leaner’ 2024 operation  —  The new plan calls for fewer offices, less staff and a focus on new partnerships with outside groups — raising concerns among some Republicans.  —  Donald Trump's 2020 campaign called itself a “juggernaut” …

Biden to Quadruple Tariffs on Chinese EVs  —  Administration is preparing to announce higher levies on a range of Chinese goods next week  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is preparing to raise tariffs on clean-energy goods from China in the coming days, with the levy …

Rick Scott tries to rewrite history on $1.7 billion Medicare fraud controversy  —  Conventional political wisdom would typically advise candidates to steer clear of mentioning their past controversies.  —  But U.S. Sen. Rick Scott went out of his way, quite literally, on Thursday …

Paul Manafort, poised to rejoin Trump world, aided Chinese media deal  —  The former Trump campaign chairman, who's likely to help manage this summer's GOP convention, resumed consulting work after being pardoned in 2020.

Strapped down, blindfolded, held in diapers: Israeli whistleblowers detail abuse of Palestinians in shadowy detention center  —  By CNN's International Investigations and Visuals teams  —  Sde Teiman, Israel CNN —  At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel's Negev desert …

Trump Is Not Invincible  —  In the folk wisdom of recent American politics, Donald Trump is a figure of herculean invulnerability to traditional scandal.  What lands as a crippling blow to most politicians leaves nary a scratch on Trump, who effortlessly deflected the slings and arrows …

Republicans are starting to wonder how hard to back Kari Lake  —  Lake keeps reversing her own positions and stirring up feuds, and some in the GOP see other states as better targets this fall.  —  National Republicans embraced Kari Lake's Arizona Senate bid, reasoning she was likely to win the primary with or without their support.

Crypto is Trump's new weapon against Biden  —  It's the first time crypto has become an issue in the general election of a presidential race.  —  Donald Trump is making presidential history all over again: He's poised to be the first major party nominee to court cryptocurrency traders.

Biden tells a lie a minute during CNN interview  —  The White House rarely allows President Biden to sit down for interviews, and Wednesday's chat with CNN's Erin Burnett shows why.  —  In a brief 17 minutes, Biden told 15 lies — nearly a lie a minute.  —  From whoppers about the economy …

The Students Have Never Been the Enemy  —  Has there ever been a student protest movement that wasn't immediately derided by the political center and mainstream elite opinion as too radical, deluded, misguided, counter-productive, and dangerous?  —  That is certainly the prevailing opinion yet again …

Hoping tensions ease, House Republicans still brace for more drama  —  Many House Republicans don't believe Marjorie Taylor Greene and other agitators are going to “move on” as Speaker Mike Johnson hopes.  —  Shortly after House lawmakers overwhelming rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt …

Trump's trial trap: Voters to be his most important jury … - “It really is an all-or-nothing strategy in the sense that the delaying tactic could be a complete victory if he were to be elected president,” said Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor.  — Judges have latitude in sentencing …

A top Biden aide highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire  —  The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

US to announce new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine  —  The package includes new Patriot missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Bradley fighting vehicles, MRAPs, Javelin anti-armor systems and other munitions.  —  The United States will announce a new $400 million military aid package …

House Democrats' Surprise Campaign Play: Embracing Border Security  —  Republicans blamed Biden for surge in illegal crossings but blocked bipartisan deal  —  WASHINGTON—Some House Democrats are leaning into border security on the campaign trail after years of playing defense against Republican criticism …

Corporate America Is Sitting Out the Trump-Biden Rematch  —  Business leaders felt in 2020 that they couldn't afford to stay silent on social and political issues.  In 2024, many hope to take a quieter approach.

Playbook: MAGA Mike vs. Speaker Johnson  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  PROTEST-PROOFING THE DNC — In a newsy column just posted, Jonathan Martin looks at the quiet effort to engineer this summer's Democratic National Convention …