CHERRY BLOSSOM UPDATE: Japan to gift 250 cherry trees to D.C. to help replace those that are being ripped out this summer for construction work, Japan's prime minister announces at the White House. wtop.com/cherry-blossom…

It appears that the difference between what Oakland offered and what the A's wanted was about $35 million or so over three years.

Or about the same that the Angels are paying reliever Robert Stephenson.

Meanwhile, owners overseeing an industry worth many tens of billions of…

🚨BREAKING: Authorities in Georgia have found a person who voted illegally. It's the Vice Chairman of the Georgia GOP. ajc.com/politics/georg…

That makes two high-profile cases in two weeks in which justices from across the ideological spectrum have been vexed by the weakness of the plaintiffs' claims for standing.

Both cases were filed in single-judge divisions in the Fifth Circuit.

That's ... not a coincidence.

1/10: For all of the focus on its substantive rulings, some of the Fifth Circuit's most indefensible behavior comes in technical, procedural contexts.

A recent example involves the Liberty Energy case, one of nine suits challenging the SEC's new investor climate-disclosure rule.

⚡️ People gathered outside the church where Navalny is being farewelled chanting 'Love is stronger than fear' and 'No to war'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying to shut down a Catholic nonprofit organization in El Paso based on allegations that the group may be facilitating illegal immigration and harboring immigrants who entered the country illegally. catholicnewsagency.com/news/256896/te…

Sort of an odd flex here considering that the only time Article V was invoked was after the 9/11 terror attacks against the US -- so NATO soldiers from other countries put up their lives for America.

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BREAKING: Awful situation in Loudoun County. Firefighters on the scene of a reported gas leak on Silver Ridge Drive were caught in an explosion at 8:24 p.m. Multiple firefighters trapped in basement. Critical injuries reported. Multiple maydays declared by firefighters.…

Russians in Moscow are lining up to lay flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny at a memorial to Gulag victims outside the FSB headquarters.

Given the extent to which the Kremlin has suppressed all dissent since invading Ukraine, this is a not insignificant crowd.

Tucker Carlson, when asked about Alexei Navalny, opposition leaders and journalists in Russia: “Every leader kills people. Some kill more than others. Leadership requires killing people.”

DR CONGO players protest during country's anthem, seeking to raise awareness of killings in east of the nation where fighting between the army & M23 rebels has driven thousands from their homes. 🇨🇩

Powerful gesture before AFCON semifinal. Courage. 💙

Hey Rep. Roger Williams — how about not parking your car where it’s blocking the bus lanes every single morning? While you’re at it, pay your fines. We’re sure the state of Texas wouldn’t want to be embarrassed.

BREAKING: NTSB now says the four bolts that hold the Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug in place WERE MISSING at the time of last month’s blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.

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Does Tucker really think we journalists haven't been trying to interview President Putin every day since his full scale invasion of Ukraine? It's absurd -- we'll continue to ask for an interview, just as we have for years now.

NY Rep. Jamaal Bowman Promoted 9/11 Conspiracy Theories on Blog thedailybeast.com/ny-rep-jamaal-… via The Daily Beast

Roughly 653,000 people reported experiencing homelessness last January, up roughly 12% from the same time a year prior and 48% from 2015. That marks the largest single-year increase in the country's unhoused population on record, Harvard researchers said. cbsn.ws/47RT5Pi

New — Details of Senate deal on the border.

Sinema, Lankford, Murphy deal would empower US to significantly restrict border crossings if they surge to 5,000 daily average over a week. Same would apply for 8,500 crossings in a single day.

In essence, border would be effectively…