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“Johnson has built a reputation for pulling off the improbable. But his rank-and-file have shown a new willingness to buck President Trump, who the speaker relies on to close tough votes.”

“Last month, the House Ethics Committee found that Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of 25 out of 27 counts of embezzling funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that were intended for Covid-19 vaccination programs.”

“But as President Trump prepares to send a delegation to the latest round of U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan this weekend, his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will remain where he often does: at home.”

“Volatile fuel prices because of the war in Iran are straining airlines around the globe, but perhaps nowhere as much as in Europe, where jet fuel supplies could run low by mid-May. European airlines like Lufthansa and KLM have announced they are cutting flights, and others could follow.”

“The Dallas congresswoman is at a career crossroads after losing the Democratic primary for Senate to state Rep. James Talarico (D).”

The order for protection prohibits White from contact with his ex-wife for 50 years and with his teenage son for two years.

“The moratorium would have made Maine the first state in the nation to create such a hurdle for the booming artificial intelligence industry.”

“Rubio has said he would not challenge Vance for the nomination and it remains to be seen whether his conversion to MAGA politics could win a majority of Trump’s base if he did run. For now, his growing number of admirers in the president’s inner circle describe Rubio’s belated embrace to Trumpism as a selling point.”

“Trump loves the zeal of a convert and it’s a welcome contrast to some old-school Republican elites who shunned the party or avoided Washington rather than reconcile with the president.”

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“Some 46% of respondents said they agreed with the statement that there are large numbers of fraudulent ballots cast by non-citizens in U.S. elections, with 82% of Republicans agreeing compared with 18% of Democrats and 38% of independents.”

“One such country is Indonesia. FAZ reports that the Indonesia finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, said that his country felt inspired by the Revolutionary Guards, and is considering a toll on ships passing through the strait of Malacca. This strait is even more important to the global economy than the strait of Hormuz. Approximately 40% of global trade pass through it. He suggested that Indonesia, together with Malaysia and Singapore could act jointly, while noting that Indonesia could act unilaterally since its coastline along the strait is the largest. Such a toll would give the country a much-needed fiscal boost, he said.”

“An investigator who identified herself as working for Beau Dietl & Associates, a high-profile New York firm, told the source she was mainly focused on sexual assault allegations and wanted to talk to the former staffer about her time in Swalwell’s office.”

“After Vance led a delegation there earlier this month that took part in more than 20 hours of negotiations on the ground, the White House this time said talks will be led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law who has taken part in past negotiations.”

Said Trump: “I was never much in favor of it. I don’t like it conceptually. It is what it is. I’m not happy with any of that stuff.”

“Yet Mr. Trump and his family stand to profit from the very same industry.”

“The president’s publicly traded media company unveiled its own prediction market product last year. And the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has ties to two of the industry’s top firms, including Polymarket, the platform that prosecutors say was used by the soldier for well-timed bets.”