California’s firefighters can’t get fire insurance ow.ly/gzCu105pfhK

Firebrand sheriff and Fox News favorite weighing run for California governor ow.ly/5Zbt105pfce

Stay informed with our POLITICO mobile app, featuring timely political news, insights and analysis. Download now.
politico.com/mobileapp?cid_…

Anti-abortion groups eye challenge if Florida voters approves ballot measure ow.ly/ZXK5105pf2N

Trump eyes top Texas MAGA disciple for USDA chief ow.ly/rFUO105peY9

Kari Lake is scrambling to call Arizona lawmakers after abortion ban ruling ow.ly/qBjt105pcVT

NEW: Iran is calibrating its plans for a major retaliatory strike against Israel to send a message — but not spark a regional war that compels Washington to respond, the U.S. assesses. W Alex Ward Nahal Toosi politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Iran wants to hit Israel while avoiding retaliation from Washington, US assesses ow.ly/x5F6105pcRQ

An anti-Trump Republican thinks he can win NJ governor’s race by ‘10 points’ ow.ly/fNTh105pcPK

Russian hackers stole federal correspondence with Microsoft ow.ly/KiFs105pcGo

Menendez trial still set for May, but wife’s will be delayed ow.ly/MNaW105pbVS

Conservatives spent a generation stacking the bench with anti-abortion judges. Now Trump is paying the price. politico.com/news/2024/04/1…

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control ow.ly/nqSu105pbMa

Go inside the 2024 #MIGlobal Conference with our Global Playbook newsletter featuring exclusive coverage and insights from the influential gathering happening May 5-8 in Los Angeles. Subscribe today.
politico.com/milkenglobal?c…

Trump intensifies his grip on congressional GOP agenda ow.ly/bzXQ105paZG

Russian military replaced Ukraine battlefield losses 'far faster' than expected, general warns ow.ly/o18y105paTy

More trucks are getting into Gaza, but delays at border are hindering distribution ow.ly/uCnB105paNQ

OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76 ow.ly/C7R4105paHV

Republicans remade the judiciary. It’s haunting Donald Trump. ow.ly/77Z5105pabh

A Chinese disinfo group never got much traction on social media. Then, a few accounts started pretending to be American.

'Picture your MAGA auntie's Twitter account. It looked a lot like that,' Institute for Strategic Dialogue's Elise Thomas told me on @POLITICO Tech.

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pic…