Scoop: Sinema enters debt ceiling negotiations  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) has inserted herself into the debt ceiling negotiations, working with both sides to try to bridge differences on permitting reform, according to people familiar with the matter.

India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone  —  A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.  —  It took three days to pump millions of litres of water out of the dam, after Rajesh Vishwas dropped the device while taking a selfie.

Embattled Texas AG Ken Paxton calls for protest at the state Capitol  —  Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday called on supporters to protest at the state Capitol when the Republican-controlled House takes up impeachment proceedings that could lead to his ouster, The Associated Press reports.

‘Trump Bucks’ promise wealth for MAGA loyalty.  Some lose thousands.  —  The products are advertised online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump's 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in.  —  In the recesses of the internet …

The ugly proxy war over Feinstein's Senate seat  —  The California senator's health and a promise Gov. Gavin Newsom made two years ago is complicating the state's first real Democratic primary in decades.  —  LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom may soon earn the rare distinction …

Scientists find way to make energy from air using nearly any material  —  Nearly any material can be used to turn the energy in air humidity into electricity, scientists found in a discovery that could lead to continuously producing clean energy with little pollution.

Yellen's Debt Limit Warnings Went Unheeded, Leaving Her to Face Fallout  —  The Treasury secretary, who considered ways to contain the fallout of a default when she was a Fed official in 2011, had urged Democrats to raise the limit while they still had control of Congress.

Patriot Front member pleads guilty to child pornography charges in Utah  —  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man arrested last year in Idaho with members of a white nationalist group has admitted to possessing child pornography.  —  Jared M. Boyce, 28, of Springville, pleaded guilty in a Utah court …

Mata v. Avianca, Inc. (1:22-cv-01461)  —  District Court, S.D. New York  —  Citation: Mata v. Avianca, Inc., 1:22-cv-01461, (S.D.N.Y.)  —  Cause: 28:1331 Fed.  Question  —  Nature of Suit: 310 Airplane  —  Jurisdiction Type: Federal Question … Document Number  —  Date Filed

Ukraine's Top Commander Signals Counteroffensive Could Be Imminent  —  A blunt statement, accompanied by a slickly produced video of Ukrainian troops preparing for battle, appeared designed to rally the nation and to spread anxiety among Russian forces.  —  Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Washington

SoundCloud  —  Team DeSantis' hosted a donor briefing, but after analyzing leaked audio and slides presented to the attendees, the presentation failed to articulate a path to victory, leaving donors to ask questions and getting few direct answers.  —  Genre  —  Is there a transcript avaiable in any location?

Prosecutors in Trump's criminal case say they have recording of Trump and a witness  —  Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case have released to his attorneys a recording of Trump and a witness, whose identity was not disclosed, according to a document the office made public Friday.

Biden keeps turning his political enemies into ‘terrorists’  —  The Biden administration refuses to believe those who threaten Supreme Court justices, vandalize churches or firebomb pregnancy centers are domestic terrorists.  —  Instead, it labels parents concerned about their children as terrorists.

‘Chilling effect’: National experts decry decision against abortion doctor Caitlin Bernard  —  Johnny Magdaleno Brittany CarloniIndianapolis Star  —  Dressed in white coats, Drs. Tracey Wilkinson and Caroline Rouse were among the first to arrive at Caitlin Bernard's Thursday hearing in front of the Indiana medical licensing board.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Revealed - Bill Gates's younger Russian ‘lover’ and her links to notorious Kremlin spy Anna Chapman  — The Microsoft tycoon's links to Epstein are troubling enough  — But now our investigation asks: Was he drawn into the scandal over Moscow's bid to infiltrate the rich and powerful in the West?

The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage  —  As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme.  —  The health insurance behemoth Humana enjoyed a banner 2022.

Why some Ukrainian soldiers use Nazi-related insignia  —  You're closely following the living history of a nation bravely resisting an imperialistic war of aggression that has inspired the world when, all of a sudden, you come across a picture of a Ukrainian soldier wearing a Totenkopf …

‘Everything Was Just a No’: Progressives Frustrated After Colorado Legislative Session  —  The backers of House Bill 1249 had good reason to think this year would be different.  —  Their goal was to end the criminal prosecution of children under age 13 in Colorado, where, The Denver Post has reported …

DeSantis's shameless defense of the Amanda Gorman fiasco is revealing  —  At this point, it should be obvious that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's culture-war directives are designed to encourage parents to indulge in book purges for sport.  Precisely because removals have become so easy …

Save the world economy or his own job?  McCarthy can't decide.  —  After a debt limit negotiating session at the White House this week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy returned to the Capitol and offered reporters an update.  —  “Let me be very clear,” he said.

Trump and the Saudis: Is Jack Smith finally looking at this clear-cut corruption?  —  Trump's links to the Saudi regime and its LIV Golf tour reek of obvious corruption.  Maybe Jack Smith has noticed  —  There's a lot of Trump legal news these days, what with the E. Jean Carroll verdict …