CNN staffers grill WarnerMedia boss over Jeff Zucker resignation  —  The sudden resignation of Jeff Zucker as president of CNN has shaken up the troops at the cable news network.  —  Jason Kilar, chief executive of the cable news channel's parent firm, WarnerMedia, heard it firsthand during …

Republicans rebuke Liz Cheney in unprecedented moves  —  Party leaders meeting in Salt Lake City move a censure resolution against the congresswoman from Wyoming and prepare to fund her primary opponent  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Republican leaders forged an agreement this week to potentially fund …

Arizona Republican House speaker effectively dooms GOP bill to allow state legislature to reject election results  —  (CNN)A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state legislature the power to reject election results — proved to be too much even for state GOP leaders this week.

Facebook's dream of connecting the whole world is dead  —  The platform's first-ever decline in active users is a landmark event in social media history  —  For 18 years, ever since Mark Zuckerberg started it in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has been growing.

Islamic State's ‘ghost’ of a leader was plotting comeback when U.S. commandos cornered him  —  Captured Islamic State fighters described him as a “ghost,” a mysterious and nearly invisible leader with little practical sway over his weakened terrorist organization.

The Reason Putin Would Risk War  —  There are questions about troop numbers, questions about diplomacy.  There are questions about the Ukrainian military, its weapons, and its soldiers.  There are questions about Germany and France: How will they react?  There are questions about America …

Bernie Moreno drops out of Ohio's Republican U.S. Senate race  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Bernie Moreno, the Cleveland businessman and luxury-car dealer, has dropped out of Ohio's crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.  —  Moreno announced late Thursday he had suspended …

The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error  —  Pamela Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register despite a felony conviction but officials admitted making a series of mistakes  —  For the last few months, I've been following the case of Pamela Moses …

Why Stephanie Cutter says Dems need a new SCOTUS strategy  —  As Justice Stephen Breyer prepares to retire, the White House is racing to select his replacement.  Names of successors have been floated, the vetting-by-press has begun, members of Congress are already moving to push for their favored picks.

NBC Opens Olympics With ‘Worst Hand Imaginable’  —  John Koblin has covered the media industry for more than a decade.  —  Last year, NBC Sports executives called the Tokyo Olympics their most challenging undertaking ever.  —  Now that experience is starting to look like a cakewalk.

They're Burning Books in Tennessee  —  Greg Locke's zealots set fire to sacred millennial texts like Harry Potter and Twilight  —  Last week, McMinn County made news when the school board voted to ban beloved graphic novel Maus — a Holocaust story told with anthropomorphic mice and cats — due to instances of swear words and nudity.

Dystopic TikTok Trend Demands Amazon Workers Dance for Surveillance Cameras  —  TikTok users leave a note for their delivery drivers asking that they dance for the camera.  Then, they put it online for the enjoyment of strangers.  —  GJ  —  Amazon drivers have to endure many indignities on the job.

Kim Reynolds ending COVID disaster declaration, shutting down vaccination and case count websites … Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that she will soon end public health disaster proclamations that Iowa has operated under since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago.

Joe Biden News  —  Joe Biden is the country's 46th president.  Once one of Congress's youngest senators, Biden, 78, will be the oldest president sworn into office after Ronald Reagan left the White House in 1989 at the age of 77.  President Barack Obama's two-term vice president …

NYC public school cafeterias going vegan on Fridays  —  Hold the meat — and the cheese.  —  New York City public school cafeterias are going vegan-only on Fridays under a new policy from famously health-conscious Mayor Adams, who has touted the benefits of a vegan diet.

Lucy-Graves Hall: UA building named for Autherine Lucy Foster on anniversary of enrollment  —  The University of Alabama will rename Graves Hall to Lucy-Graves Hall.  Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American student to enroll in the University, will share the building name with Bibb Graves …

It's not just the pandemic, stupid  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With Allie Bice.  —  The Biden White House may be plotting out a new phase of the pandemic, one in which Americans live with the virus …

A disaster in plain sight  —  FENTANYL IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.  IS THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO TREATING IT LIKE ONE?  —  Additional video by CARLOS AVILA GONZALEZ and GUY WATHEN  —  It's May 2020, a Wednesday, and the carnage begins early.  Shortly after dawn, two men are found dead …

Florida Gov. DeSantis won't condemn Nazi rally in Orlando  —  DeSantis claimed those asking him to condemn the Nazis tried to “use this as some type of political issue.”  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has refused to condemn a Nazi rally that took place in Orlando over the weekend …

Trump is facing criminal investigations into his conduct.  Court buildings are bracing for violence and chaos.  — Donald Trump encouraged supporters to protest where he and his company are under investigation.  — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and other officials aren't taking his comments lightly.