Uvalde Live Updates: Tactical Team Was Ordered to Hold Back, Officials Say  —  A Border Patrol tactical team was ordered to hold back before confronting the gunman.  —  When specially equipped federal immigration agents arrived at the elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday …

After El Paso shooting, Trump pushed again on gun control.  His aides talked him out of it.  —  One of the most extraordinary moments of Donald J. Trump's presidency was an hourlong meeting with U.S. senators in the aftermath of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., in which he forcefully argued …

Up to 50 Subpoenas Expected as Grand Jury Begins Trump Inquiry  —  The district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., is weighing racketeering charges connected to G.O.P. attempts to overturn the 2020 election.  —  ATLANTA — As many as 50 witnesses are expected to be subpoenaed by a special grand jury …

U.S. to Send Advanced Rocket Systems to Kyiv, Officials Say  —  Mobile artillery launchers expected to arrive within weeks, would enable Ukraine to strike Russian batteries in Donbas  —  The Biden administration is expected to announce as early as next week it will send …

The Plot to Out Ronald Reagan  —  A group of Republicans tried to stymie what they alleged was a nefarious homosexual network within the campaign of their own party's standard-bearer.  More than 40 years later, the story can finally be told. … It was 3:15 on the morning of June 26, 1980 …

Jan. 6 defendant who once posed as Hitler tells jurors he's an ‘idiot’ who didn't know Congress met at Capitol  —  WASHINGTON — A New Jersey man with alleged Nazi sympathies who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, tried to convince a jury this week that he didn't know the U.S. Capitol building is where Congress meets.

How Trump's Michigan ‘giant scams’ claims actually proved true — sort of  —  Donald Trump was right.  I never thought I'd write those words, but he did warn us that there was a “giant scam” in Michigan involving the state's election.  Of course, Trump made that claim about the 2020 presidential election …

Scoop: Manchin serious about Schumer talks  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told Axios on Thursday he's earnestly engaged in talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over a climate, energy and deficit reduction package, reviving hopes for action this year.

Latest White House plan would forgive $10,000 in student debt per borrower  —  The administration has been nearing a final decision on the matter but may delay an announcement  —  White House officials are currently planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower …

Both sides accuse each other of magic tricks in Sussmann closing arguments  —  Both sides gave their closing arguments in the false statements trial of Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann on Friday, with each accusing the other of using “magic tricks” to try to sway the jury.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Loses Chinese Investor Due to Pro-U.S. Messaging  —  Tencent Holdings pulled out of financing the film over concerns about Chinese officials' reaction  —  The filmmakers behind ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ sought to avoid political themes, sending Tom Cruise's fighter-pilot character …

Trump's Federal Suit Against New York A.G. Is Dismissed  —  Mr. Trump had argued that an inquiry by the attorney general, Letitia James, violated his constitutional rights.  It was his second legal loss in two days.  —  In the latest legal blow to Donald J. Trump, a federal judge …

Scoop: PAC to spend $1M to oust ‘Squad’ member Tlaib  —  With help from Ella Creamer and Chris Suellentrop  —  What up, Recast family!  Today we have a scoop about a liberal-leaning new PAC planning to spend big to take out “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).

Beto O'Rourke shifts position on AR-15s once again, quietly edits campaign website  —  Beto O'Rourke has repeatedly changed his position on AR-15s  —  Joe Concha: Beto O'Rourke is dictionary definition of ‘desperate’  —  Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke appears to have once again shifted his position on AR-15s.

Department Of Commerce Decision Puts Fate Of U.S. Solar Industry In Jeopardy  —  George L. Strobel II is Partner, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Monarch Private Capital.  —  On March 28, in a decision that would put the U.S. solar industry on hold, the U.S. Department of Commerce initiated …

Rep. Kurt Schrader loses primary in Oregon's 5th District  —  Although he had Biden's endorsement, Schrader was challenged from the left by Jamie McLeod-Skinner  —  More than a week after voters went to the polls, Rep. Kurt Schrader fell to Jamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary for Oregon's 5th Congressional District.