Nashville private school shooting suspect had maps of building and scouted possible second attack location, police say  —  A shooter who killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville Monday had maps of the school …

Netanyahu Delays Bid to Overhaul Israel's Judiciary as Protests Rage  —  The Israeli prime minister called for dialogue as civil unrest and work stoppages reached a crisis point, grinding the country to a halt.  —  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he was delaying …

The secret list of Twitter VIPs getting boosted over everyone else  —  Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and ... LeBron?  —  Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under the company's previous regime that their blue check marks will be taken away unless they become paid subscribers for $8 a month.

GOP Senators Break With Trump Over ‘Offensive’ Jan. 6 Tribute At Texas Rally  —  “What happened on that day was as close to an attempted insurrection as we've seen in a very long time,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said.  —  WASHINGTON ― Former President Donald Trump's extraordinary tribute …

DeSantis Doubts, A.O.C.'s Strategy & Pompeo Whereabouts  —  An unapologetic insider conversation about the storylines fixating Washington this week, from the TikTok circle jerk to the pre-primary consolidation of the '24 field.  —  Republicans and Democrats don't see eye to eye on much …

Former National Enquirer Publisher Testifies Again in Trump Inquiry  —  The grand jury investigating a hush-money case against the former president met again on Monday, but the timing of any potential indictment remained unclear.  —  The former publisher of The National Enquirer testified …

The IRS Makes a Strange House Call on Matt Taibbi  —  An agent shows up at the home of the Twitter files journalist who testified before Congress.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Democrats are denouncing the House GOP investigation into the weaponization of government, but maybe that's because Republicans are getting somewhere.

FBI Releases Files on Ivana Trump  —  The FBI released on Monday nearly 200 pages of internal documents it kept on Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump.  —  The files were classified as “Secret.”  In one document dated Feb. 14, 1989, the FBI said it …

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says staff member ‘brutally attacked,’ sustained ‘life-threatening’ injuries  —  A suspect has been arrested, according to a DC Metropolitan Police report  —  The office of Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confirmed Monday that a member of his staff was …

We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The World  —  “I just thought it was funny to see the Pope in a funny jacket,” he told BuzzFeed News.  —  Over the weekend, a photo of Pope Francis looking dapper in a white puffer jacket went mega-viral on social media.

NY Times Fires Off Warning to Staffers After Trans Coverage Brouhaha  —  Confider reveals this week that Times brass have hauled the staffers who signed an open letter criticizing the paper into “tongue-lashing” sessions and sent them a warning memo. … The New York Times has left …

Professor Suggests Murder as Alternative to Shouting Down Speakers  —  An English professor at Wayne State University apparently had an overheated reaction to the fiasco at Stanford Law School.  He thought the protesters did not go far enough, and he took to Facebook to say so.

This 40-year veteran lawmaker shows top Democrats one eye-popping chart revealing her party's problem winning over the working class  — Democrat Rep. Marcy Kaptur is concerned that her party is losing touch with working-class voters.  — She made a chart showing Democrats overwhelmingly represent …

Texas judge rules against immediate relief for students facing drag show ban  —  Citing a procedural rule but giving no further explanation, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk holds off on granting relief to students whose university president banned a charity drag show.

What the Heck Is Joe Biden Thinking Lately?  —  After his historic midterm wins, he's suddenly tacking right.  A new hire may be why.  —  In mid-March, the Biden administration formally approved the Willow oil drilling project on federally owned landed in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve.

The gun that divides a nation … The AR-15 wasn't supposed to be a bestseller.  —  The rugged, powerful weapon was originally designed as a soldiers' rifle in the late 1950s.  “An outstanding weapon with phenomenal lethality,” an internal Pentagon report raved.