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 …

Jim Jordan's quiet power play for 2025 … - Jordan privately told colleagues what he would be doing differently than Johnson during the recent fight over foreign aid funding, multiple sources told Axios.  — The Ohio Republican has been noticed handing out more campaign checks to colleagues, multiple lawmakers told Axios.

At a Dinner, Trump Assailed Climate Rules and Asked $1 Billion From Big Oil  —  At a private meeting at Mar-a-Lago, the former president said fossil fuel companies should donate to help him beat President Biden.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump told a group of oil executives …

California Students Get $1 Million After They Were Expelled for Wearing Supposedly Racist Acne Masks  —  During a sleepover in August 2017, three 14-year-old boys, two of whom were about to start attending St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California, took a picture of themselves wearing dark green acne masks.

BREAKING: President Pollack to Retire After Seven Years of Leadership  —  President Martha Pollack announced that she will retire from her position on June 30, in an email sent to the Cornell community on Thursday, May 9.  —  Provost Michael Kotlikoff will serve as interim president …

‘We would need to make choices’: Why Biden is threatening Israel now  —  Biden's announcement is an unintentional admission that his efforts to privately sway Netanyahu have had limited effects.  —  After watching Israel flatten much of Gaza, President Joe Biden decided to draw the line at the city of Rafah.

Exclusive: Jared Kushner pitching donors on father-in-law Trump, sources say  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been making calls to encourage donors to attend a Trump fundraiser in New York, two sources told Reuters, in one of the first indications of Kushner working to help re-elect his father-in-law.

Live Updates: After Stormy Daniels, Testimony Turns to Trump's White House  —  Hours of heated testimony from Ms. Daniels focused on her account of a liaison with Donald J. Trump.  Madeleine Westerhout, who was a key gatekeeper for Mr. Trump during his presidency, followed a Trump Organization employee …

Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows  —  Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona.

Biden Set to Impose Tariffs on China EVs, Strategic Sectors  — US set to target electric vehicles, reject across-board hikes  — Action comes after multi-year review of Trump-era duties  —  President Joe Biden's administration is poised to unveil a sweeping decision on China tariffs …

There's A GOP Plan For An Execution Spree If Trump Wins The White House  —  Buried on page 554 of the plan is a directive to execute every remaining person on federal death row — and dramatically expand the use of the death penalty.  —  LOADING  —  During the final six months …

Shell company steering $2.6 million to Republican PACs raises concerns of illicit funding scheme  —  A complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleges that a corporation with ties to the former chief financial officer of the Republican State Leadership Committee illegally steered nearly $2.6 million …

House GOP drafting Biden impeachment articles over Israel aid cutoff threat  —  ‘The House has no choice but to impeach President ‘Quid pro Joe’ Biden,’ says Rep Cory Mills  —  FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is preparing impeachment articles against President Biden over his threat …

Back-to-back rulings against Hunter Biden pave way for June gun trial  —  Hunter Biden's latest attempts to throw out his federal gun case were rejected in back-to-back rulings Thursday, teeing up a high-stakes criminal trial next month in Delaware.  —  The president's son had asked …

Are R.F.K. Jr. Signature Gatherers Misleading New Yorkers for Ballot Access?  —  More than half a dozen New York City residents described encounters with people seeking their signature who did not make clear that their aim was to place the independent 2024 candidate on the ballot.

Trump's political fate likely won't be decided by the courts after all  —  The former president is on trial in Manhattan, but his other cases seem increasingly stalled.  —  What once resembled a wall of legal obstacles that stood between Donald Trump and his return to the White House …