Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to unionize  —  Victory marks the first win in the United Auto Workers campaign to organize the Southern factories of a dozen automakers  —  Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., passed a historic vote to join the United Auto Workers on Friday …

NY AG asks Trump civil fraud judge to declare $175M bond ‘without effect’  —  The New York attorney general's office has asked a judge to void the $175 million bond former President Trump secured to put off paying the larger monetary damage award in his civil fraud case.

House to vote on Ukraine, Israel aid bills  —  The House plans to vote Saturday on a $95 billion package of foreign aid bills that would provide funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, among other priorities.  The bills have moved forward despite a far-right threat to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) if he advances Ukraine aid.

Republicans Just Found a Loophole to Answer Their Abysmal Fundraising  —  AND THE LAW WON  —  Republicans finally had a good fundraising quarter.  But underneath the good headlines are some stark truths—and an FEC rule that could give Republicans a big boost.

The Greatest Book a Politician Ever Wrote  —  The late Bob Graham's book is everything politics should be.  —  The bellhop at the Orlando hotel delivered a large red bag to the Cypress Penthouse, where he was met at the door by a woman in a green-and-white dress with a green-and-white “Shevin for Governor” sash around her neck.

How R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes  —  The independent candidate persuaded a tiny party to give him its line on the ballot in a key 2024 battleground state, sparing him a costly, arduous organizing effort.  —  In January, when Doug Dern, the state chairman …

Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down … Post News, a Twitter alternative that emerged in the wake of Elon Musk's takeover, is shutting down.  Noam Bardin, the platform's founder and former CEO of Waze, writes that Post News “is not growing fast enough to become a real business or a significant platform.”

Buck takes swing at ‘Moscow Marjorie’: She is just ‘mouthing the Russian propaganda’  —  Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) went after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for her anti-Ukraine position in an interview on CNN Friday.  —  “Moscow Marjorie has reached a new low,” …

In Pa., Biden's challenge is highlighted by protests from both sides  —  Democrats are hopeful in the state, given recent wins.  But on Biden's recent Pennsylvania trip, he faced chants of ‘Genocide Joe’ and 'You're fired.'  —  As President Biden visited his childhood home in Scranton …

Donald and Melania Trump to headline dueling fundraisers in North Carolina and Palm Beach  —  Rarely seen, Melania Trump is hosting Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago.  —  Former President Donald Trump, right, stands with Melania Trump, left, as they arrive for a GOP fundraiser, on April 6, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.

‘It can happen again’: Judge set to preside over Trump trial delivers her toughest Jan. 6 sentence to date  —  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced a Maryland man to five-and-a-half years in federal prison.  —  U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has handed down her harshest Jan. 6 sentence to date …

Where Jurors in Trump Hush-Money Trial Say They Get Their News  —  Prosecutors and defense lawyers tried to divine the political leanings of prospective jurors in the former president's Manhattan criminal trial from their answers to questions about what media they consume.

‘We Just Finally Saw the Dam Break’: How House Republicans Embraced the Chaos  —  Veteran Rep. Tom Cole is fed up with his party's insurgents.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson is on the verge of his biggest legislative victory yet — and it might mean his undoing.

Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial  —  Onlookers screamed as fire engulfed the man, who had thrown pamphlets in the air before he set himself aflame.  A police officer tried to extinguish the flames before the man was taken away in an ambulance.