Reading archive 2024-04-21

Opinion  What it means when the mercenaries appear

A team of bitter rivals is making Israel’s most crucial war decisions

Opinion  The unspoken story of why Israel didn’t clobber Iran

Kennedy family members’ embrace carries deeper meaning for Biden: Biden has longstanding ties to the family of the only other Catholic president, sharing politics and tragedy

Don’t flush trees down the toilet. Use this toilet paper instead. - "Which one was softest? Winner: Simple Truth (Kroger) Our winner is made of out of 100 percent recycled paper with up to 60 percent post-consumer recycled content, or materials that would normally be recycled or wind up in a landfill."

Gaza aid flotilla plans to challenge Israeli blockade, organizers say

At Trump’s N.Y. trial, the jury pool spoke, and he had to listen: The potential jurors for Trump’s hush money trial acted as America’s ultimate focus group

The evolution of Mike Johnson on Ukraine: ‘How does it feel to be a RINO?’ one Republican asked the speaker last week after he decided to advance funding for Ukraine in its war with Russia

Trump’s legal bills drain millions more from his political committees: The former president’s legal bills account for more than a quarter of the spending by his political committees in March, new campaign finance filings show