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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87  —  Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died.  He was 87.  —  Gossett's first cousin Neal L. Gossett told …

Andy Kim defeats NJ's ‘county line’ boss system in court  —  The judge ordered the use of office block ballots for the June primary, where candidates are placed together by the office they are seeking.  —  New Jersey's controversial ballot design that gives party-backed candidates an advantage …

Trump can't remember much.  He hopes you won't be able to, either.  —  The Very Stable Genius is glitching again.  —  This week, he announced that he is not — repeat, NOT — planning to repeal the Affordable Care Act.  He apparently forgot that he had vowed over and over again to do exactly that …

Evan Gershkovich's Stolen Year in a Russian Jail  —  The Wall Street Journal correspondent has been deprived of 12 months of normal existence; a year of missed weddings, reporting trips and travels with friends  —  Evan Gershkovich was supposed to be with his friends in Berlin the first week of April 2023.

Gov. Hochul asked to leave wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul was asked to leave the wake for slain NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on Friday afternoon.  —  Hochul arrived at the Massapequa Funeral Home on Long Island for the second day of viewings around 1:45 p.m.

NYC's AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law  —  The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take workers' tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of income … In October, New York City announced a plan to harness the power of artificial intelligence to improve the business of government.

Trump sends message to Biden, Obama for missing NYPD officer's wake: Have to go ‘whether they like it or not’  —  Trump talks to Brian Kilmeade in exclusive interview after attending wake for officer Jonathan Diller  —  Former President Trump slammed President Biden during an exclusive interview with …

Did Trump actually appoint Jeffrey Clark to lead the Justice Department?  Clark's lawyer just said yes.  —  In the days leading up to Jan. 6, Trump believed Clark would harness the department to buttress false claims of voter fraud.  —  It's one of the lingering mysteries of the Jan. 6 investigation …

Donald Tusk: 'We are in a pre-war era.  I don't exaggerate'  —  The Polish prime minister warns that Europe is at ‘the most critical moment since the end of the Second World War’ and must commit more to defense and protecting Ukraine  —  Donald Tusk, 66, has an image of his childhood etched in his memory.

Cesar Chavez's family to endorse Biden after RFK Jr. claims civil rights leader would've voted for him  —  President Biden is set to be endorsed Friday by members of Cesar Chavez's family — a mostly symbolic gesture, but one meant to send a signal to independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

'They all say he's bad': Morning Joe astonished by number of Trump appointees who hate him  —  President Joe Biden was joined by two of his Democratic predecessors for a fundraiser that raked in more than $26 million, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough pointed out that Donald Trump would never be able …

All three of John Fetterman's top communications staffers have resigned in the last month  —  Clout learns there's been some serious turnover in Sen. John Fetterman's office.  In the last month, all three of Fetterman's top communications staffers have left Capitol Hill.Nick Gavio …

Biden fires longtime railroad official after probe into toxic work environment  —  President Biden informed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday that he is firing Martin Dickman, the inspector general of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), on grounds of creating a hostile work environment, a source familiar told The Hill.

Biden cracks down on diesel trucks in bid to fight climate change, reduce emissions  —  The trucking industry warns these stringent new measures could have far-reaching economic repercussions  —  The Biden administration finalized long-awaited regulations targeting emissions generated …

Scotland was ‘hoodwinked’ by Donald Trump, says former aide  —  Donald Trump flanked by his children and pipers on the official opening day of the Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeenshire in 2012  —  The man who helped broker the deal for Donald Trump's first Scottish golf resort …

Lara Trump Taunts Her ‘YUGE Fans in the Liberal Media’ With New Song  —  ‘THE SONG IS SH*T’  —  The internet has not been kind.  —  Look out, Beyoncé.  —  The newly installed co-chair of the Republican National Committee debuted a new single at midnight on Friday …

Many GOP billionaires balked at Jan. 6.  They're coming back to Trump.  —  Elite donors are rediscovering their affinity for the former president over taxes — even as he vows to free Jan. 6 defendants, promises mass deportations and faces 88 felony charges

The real D.C. crime wave  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  In a sense, it's a daring crime given that the aircraft and the individual traveling in its executive cabin are among the most heavily secured entities in the world.