Thomas accepted more gifts from billionaire benefactors, new ProPublica report says The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts, according to ProPublica. Washington Desk
There has been an 80% drop in cases of unruly airline passengers since 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration partnered with the FBI in 2021 to bring criminal charges more aggressively against disorderly airline passengers. Ayana Archie
Special counsel Jack Smith got a secret search warrant for Trump's Twitter account In January, prosecutors got a search warrant directing Twitter to produce data and records related to the @realDonaldTrump account. The company was ordered not to tell Trump about this. Jaclyn Diaz
A protective order is unlikely to curb Trump or affect his popularity A hearing is set for Friday on the parameters of a possible protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case. Jaclyn Diaz
Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides. The Associated Press
Trump's legal team offer more lax rules for a proposed protective order in Jan. 6 case "In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings. Jaclyn Diaz
Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them. Juliana Kim
Should Trump's trial be televised? There would need to be an exception to a rule barring cameras and microphones in federal courtrooms to make it happen, but House Democrats and Trump's own lawyer are pushing for a televised trial. Scott Neuman
Why Trump wants to move his trial from D.C. to West Virginia NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Hoppy Kercheval, host of MetroNews Talkline in West Virginia, about why former President Donald Trump wants to relocate his trial.
Long-time Jane Doe in Gilgo Beach serial killings is identified Karen Vergata was one of four people who were left unidentified for years after their remains were found. The development comes three weeks after a suspect in a string of killings was arrested. Juliana Kim
