'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections  —  Video recordings of Republican Party operatives meeting with grassroots activists provide an inside look at a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts …

Thoughts on the Michael Sussmann Verdict  —  In the years since Donald Trump's election, the former president's supporters and opponents have often seemed to occupy entirely separate factual universes regarding both his conduct and the investigations of it.  —  In the factual universe occupied …

Jamie Dimon says ‘brace yourself’ for an economic hurricane caused by the Fed and Ukraine war  — There are two main factors that has Dimon worried: So-called quantitative tightening, or QT, is scheduled to begin this month and will ramp up to $95 billion a month in reduced bond holdings.

First Look at Kathleen Buhle's Memoir: Hunter Biden's Ex on His Affair with Sister-in-Law — and Forgiveness  —  An exclusive excerpt from Buhle's upcoming book, If We Break, offers a window into how the onetime Biden found healing through her pain … There is a trace of wistfulness …

EXCLUSIVE U.S. plans to sell armed drones to Ukraine in coming days -sources  —  The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with Hellfire missiles for battlefield use against Russia, three people familiar with the situation said.

Anatomy of a fake  —  What a viral fake news story about “race-based grading” tells us about our media ecosystem  —  This is the tale of a fake news story, widely shared by a lot of smart people who so badly wanted for it to be true that they didn't care that it wasn't.

US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command  —  In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had “conducted a series of operations” in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Biden celebrates ‘pioneer’ Coast Guard commandant  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday applauded Adm. Linda Fagan's ascension to commandant of the Coast Guard, making her the first woman to lead a military service branch.  —  Biden, speaking at a change of command ceremony that saw outgoing commandant …

Documents Reveal Hundreds of Russian Troops Broke Ranks Over Ukraine Orders  —  Desertions and refusal to engage in the invasion have put Moscow in a bind over how to punish service members without drawing attention to the problem  —  Hundreds of Russian soldiers have escaped the fighting …

House Republicans to unveil conservative roadmap on climate, energy  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to call for boosting domestic fossil fuel production and streamlining the permitting process for large infrastructure projects  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

Man Who Shot Reagan Granted Full Freedom  —  John Hinckley, the would-be assassin who shot President Ronald Reagan two months after his inauguration in 1981, was deemed by a federal judge on Wednesday to no longer be a “danger to himself or others.”  As a result, he will be free of all remaining restrictions by June 15.

Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial Live Updates: Jury Finds Depp Was Defamed  —  The jury found Mr. Depp was defamed by Ms. Heard when she described herself in an op-ed as a “public figure representing domestic abuse,” but also that she had been defamed by one of his lawyers.

What are Uvalde police hiding?  —  It's not their incompetence and cowardice.  —  Texas law enforcement authorities said last week that Salvador Ramos got into Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, by way of a door propped open by a teacher.  From there, they said, Ramos found a classroom with two teachers and 19 fourth-graders.

Two White House press office staffers leaving for other administration jobs  —  The White House press office is undergoing a minor staffing shuffle as two aides are departing for other agencies within the Biden administration.  —  Vedant Patel, who had served as an assistant press secretary …

Uvalde school district police chief declines to answer CNN questions in first public comments in a week  —  (CNN)Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school police chief who led the flawed law enforcement response to last week's school shooting and has remained out of the public eye since …

Joe Biden Is Too Old to Be President  —  On the menu today: As President Biden continues to misstate his own policies, it is a painful sign that the next president must be someone who has enough youth and energy to handle the pressures of the job.  —  The Wrong Man for a Tough Job

'It's all about the kids': Florida high school raffles off rifles, handguns  —  A Florida high school raffled off guns and other weaponry through a month-long fundraising campaign that ended Wednesday.  —  James Madison Preparatory High School in Madison, a charter school …

Salas comes clean on 11-year age gap on dating apps: ‘I made a mistake’  —  A Central Valley lawmaker and Congressional candidate admitted to misrepresenting his age on dating apps after screenshots of his profile went public.  —  Tuesday morning, The Sun exclusively revealed screenshots taken …

What the AR-15 Does to a Child's Body  —  Plus: Durham face-plants  —  What if we saw the pictures?  —  At the moment, the question is academic, since no one can really bear the thought of seeing them.  But what if we saw the pictures of children blown apart by America's most popular gun?

The final, brutal collapse of GOP's big Michael Flynn conspiracy theory  —  Among the many GOP efforts to counterprogram the Russia investigation with thinly constructed conspiracy theories, one of the most persistent ones was the so-called unmasking of Michael Flynn.

PolitiFact Drops Another Doozy ‘Fact Check’  —  As Townhall reported last week, PolitiFact was up to its usual tricks trying to provide cover for Democrats, specifically Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams.  The self-proclaimed “independent” arbiters of truth decided to go after Republican officials …

A girl fled her war-torn homeland, but found more trauma in San Francisco  —  The morning began like most in the Saleh family's tiny studio six floors above Turk and Hyde streets in the Tenderloin.  The four children rose from their mats on the floor as their parents emerged from the closet where they shared a small mattress.

Spotify Podcasters Are Making $18,000 a Month With Nothing But White Noise  —  People on the prowl for a new podcast to consume often go for a stimulating option like a political debate or a true crime mystery to quicken the pulse.  But when the din of the world becomes too much …

The Right-Wing Outrage Machine Is Doing Campus Conservatives No Favors  —  Its over-the-top tactics are a far bigger problem than the lack of intellectual openness … For the bargain price of $5,000-$10,000, Matt Walsh, a columnist for The Daily Wire, a self-described conservative site …

Politics as the leisure of the theory class  —  Politics has increasingly become, for many Americans, the leisure of the theory class.  That's a phrase from the early 20th century sociologist Thorstein Veblen, which I turned on its head in a recent column.  He was condemning the showy consumerism …

Opinion The GOP midterm wave is set — and Democrats can't do anything about it  —  Respected political analyst David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report created a stir last week when he projected Republicans would gain between 20 to 35 House seats in the midterms.

Jury indicts Buffalo shooting suspect on terrorism charge  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. — A grand jury on Wednesday charged the white 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022  —  Ravnsborg has informed close confidants and Republican delegates that he will not run for re-election as Attorney General in 2022.  —  PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will not run for re-election in 2022 …

Republicans use ‘God’ to turn tragedies into talking points  —  A number of so-called religious conservatives like to explain away national tragedies — be they natural or man-made — through the lens of God's wrath, or at least indirect punishment for “sins.”

‘Outsider’ in Nevada's GOP Senate primary surges, rattling Trump's pick  —  An underdog candidate in the Nevada GOP Senate primary has unexpectedly tightened the race just two weeks before the election, powered by an enthusiastic grassroots base that appears increasingly inclined to turn away from longtime polling favorite Adam Laxalt.

THE CITY Expands with Multiple New Hires and Promotions in Editorial and Development  —  The nonprofit newsroom also acquires FAQ NYC Podcast as part of its growth strategy  —  THE CITY, an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to serving the people of New York is excited to announce …

The RNC's Ground Game of Inches  —  Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans … In some sense, it was predictable that my search for any information about one of the Republican National Committee's two dozen community centers would lead me back to Facebook.

Chesa Boudin is on the brink of political oblivion.  He says he's energized.  —  SFGATE columnist Drew Magary interviews San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin ahead of his recall election.  —  Chesa Boudin is running out of time.  San Francisco's district attorney has less …

Big-spending billionaires are upending politics.  The Los Angeles mayor's race is the latest test.  —  Even by the cash-flush standards of modern politics, Rick Caruso's run for mayor of Los Angeles has been a shock-and-awe spending campaign.  —  The billionaire Republican-turned-Democrat …