More than 50 Planet Fitness locations have been evacuated because of bomb threats in recent weeks after online criticism from an anti-trans activist. wapo.st/3JATrjE

The Trump Trials: Escape from New York wapo.st/3JG2ZKq

NEWS: Trump and DeSantis privately met in Florida this morning. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Students wearing graduation gowns carry bundles of balloons and take selfies while, nearby, others hold day-long protests. At Columbia, the epicenter of protest, there is life inside the encampment -- and life outside it. Lauren Lumpkin and Kyle Melnick washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

Tongues were wagging on social media after Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Trump V.P. hopeful, described in a book how she shot and killed her dog and farm goat, via Maegan Vazquez
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NEW: Trump on trial: Personal anguish, political defiance and a loss of control. Lots of new details from the first two weeks of the former president’s criminal trial in NY. By Hannah Knowles Josh Dawsey Ashley Parker: washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…

Asia’s next war could be triggered by a rusting warship on a disputed reef. Great visual dive into tensions at the Sierra Madre on Second Thomas Shoal. Rebecca Tan @karkliscarto @reginecabato washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

Arkansas allows abortion only to save the life of the woman. Legislators have declined to add exceptions or otherwise soften their ban, leaving conservative voters split.

Supporters of a ballot proposal to legalize abortion through 18 weeks are betting that abortion rights have…

'Trump has always found ways to keep the bright lights focused squarely on himself. Good stories or bad stories, it never really mattered. What was always important was to dominate, to be the center of attention, to win the ratings war, to cloud out everyone else.'

Gov. Abbott dramatically called in more than 100 state troopers to clear out protesters in Austin, the latest move to mark himself as one of the most assertive red-state governors. But even some Republicans are questioning him now. Molly Hennessy-Fiske Patrick Svitek

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Analysis by Philip Bump: The Supreme Court oral argument was a reflection of how a president can avoid accountability. wapo.st/3wblBPc

A day all about Trump: Mostly out of sight, but still ubiquitous, by Dan Balz washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

“At first we were very proud of her and we thought she wanted to support us,” Khmelnytska added. “But now we see that politics and careers are higher than our interests.”

A Ukraine-born GOP congresswoman voted no on aid. Her hometown feels betrayed. A deep dive into the flip flop by Indiana Rep. Victoria Sparks on helping Ukraine fight the Russian invasion, via Siobhán O'Grady, Anastacia Galouchka and Marianna Sotomayor
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4 key political issues in Trump’s Manhattan case via Aaron Blake
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Secret Service agent on Harris detail involved in altercation before flight wapo.st/3UhuMpc

Here’s who was charged in the Arizona 2020 election interference case
Via Yvonne Wingett Sanchez + Amy Gardner + Holly Bailey
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Aid to Ukraine seemed dead. Then secretive talks revived it.
From Liz Goodwin Yasmeen Abutaleb Tyler Pager
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The FTC has banned noncompete agreements for most of the U.S. workforce, freeing an estimated 30 million people bound by contracts that limit their ability to change jobs within their industry or strike out on their own.

Here’s what you need to know: wapo.st/49Tj9uD

Popular right-wing blog The Gateway Pundit, a prolific promoter of election fraud conspiracy theories, is filing for bankruptcy. washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…