The Supreme Court's Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century  —  This evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously.  —  Wednesday's 6-3 party-line decision in Louisiana v. Callais will go down in history as one of the most pernicious …

Republicans unlock filibuster-skirting power to pump billions of dollars to ICE … President Donald Trump wants the final product on his desk by June 1, completing one step in the two-part plan to resolve the DHS funding lapse that began more than 10 weeks ago.  —  “What choice do we have?”

Bessent Says Powell Staying On Is ‘Violation’ of All Fed Norms  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Jerome Powell for his decision to stay on the Federal Reserve Board after he steps down as the US central bank's chair, saying it amounts to a break with Fed tradition.

Exclusive: Trump rejects Iran's offer, says blockade stays until nuclear deal  —  President Trump told Axios he's going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program. … - After the strikes …

Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host  —  Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show  —  First it bought the “Melania” documentary.  Now Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of “The Apprentice,” …

Exclusive: New records show paper trail of DOGE voter data pact with election deniers  —  Newly obtained documents show a clear paper trail of Trump administration officials planning to share sensitive voter data with an outside political group trying to overturn elections, as part of a secret agreement.

Saudi Arabia Pulls Funding From LIV Golf.  Its Star Players Face a Painful Road Back.  —  LIV plans to tell players and staff by Thursday that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund would end its funding for the upstart league.  But the PGA Tour isn't yet ready to welcome back those who jumped ship.

Hegseth Cites Falsehood to Defend His Firing of Senior Officers  —  The defense secretary said at a House hearing that President Barack Obama had fired 197 generals, a figure that the Pentagon previously acknowledged was false.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday defended …

Trump tells Netanyahu only “surgical” Lebanon strikes as ceasefire falters  —  President Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should only take “surgical” military action in Lebanon and avoid a full resumption of the war, Trump told Axios in a phone interview.

The YOLO Presidency  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Had President Trump, we wondered, possibly been reading or at least thumbing through—just maybe—the works of ... Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel?

As Comey is indicted, Trump is said to be happy with acting Attorney General Blanche  —  Todd Blanche is one of several Justice Department officials floated by Trump's allies for the top law enforcement job. … ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has become …

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has a plan for high prices  —  As Democrats seek to define a cost-of-living agenda ahead of the midterms, House members in the party's left flank let loose an opening salvo Wednesday.  The Congressional Progressive Caucus laid out 10 prospective bills aimed …

Secret Service officer was hit by gunfire from suspect at W.H. correspondents' dinner, sources say  —  Investigators have determined the officer wasn't struck by friendly fire from another member of law enforcement, according to three law enforcement officials familiar with the case.

Trump's Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment  —  The president's decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline.  —  Pocket  —  Donald Trump's White House ballroom is the thing that proves America is in its decline.

Hungary's Opposition Used Social Media to Topple the Authoritarian-in-Chief  —  Politically neutral platforms are a better way than censorship to fight propaganda and disinformation  —  Three days after securing a landslide victory in Hungary's parliamentary election, incoming prime minister …

Newsom's high speed boondoggle tops $231 billion  —  On the heels of another debate among California's candidates for governor, the state received more bad news about the failing high-speed rail project.  Any serious candidate for governor should commit to ending the high-speed rail scam once and for all.