San Francisco is getting hammered for spending millions of dollars on a program that gives free booze to homeless alcoholics, but researchers are insisting the multimillion-dollar strategy has merit. trib.al/zwtbLNa

Former President Donald Trump lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge the gag order restricting him from speaking publicly about witnesses, jurors, or court staff in his New York criminal hush money trial. trib.al/9Hg5qU7

.Rudy W. Giuliani asked social media users to call his former employer, WABC, to ask if it supports free speech after his show was taken off the air. trib.al/kZoFtnz

#EXCLUSIVE — Tom Suozzi (D-NY) paid thousands of dollars from his campaign to place ads in a Chinese-owned newspaper registered as a foreign agent. However, Suozzi now claims this was done “unknowingly” and says he is reviewing the cash transfers. trib.al/aa06vOb

McDonald’s is considering adding a $5 meal option to its menu to lure consumers back amid rising prices.

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China’s maritime forces have begun the process of building additional “large man-made islands” in the South China Sea, according to Philippine officials who announced new patrols to thwart the effort. trib.al/8xV2E6r

Officials with CBP in Texas announced they had discovered and captured nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a haul of cotton candy. trib.al/MxiUeDd

#EXCLUSIVE — As the Boy Scouts of America struggles to find its identity, a rival organization based on traditional family values is thriving. (Trail Life USA) trib.al/g5JjxZl

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is launching a $19 million ad blitz in the Grand Canyon State, the largest ad reservation of any Senate candidate in the country thus far, according to his campaign.

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Federal prosecutors are calling on the judge overseeing Steve Bannon’s contempt case to order the former Trump adviser to start his four-month prison sentence as soon as possible. trib.al/ML5nFff

Election results: Primaries in Maryland, West Virginia, and Nebraska deliver springboard for November with a couple surprises

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Asian Americans form one of the fastest demographics but neither Trump nor Biden has figured out how to engage with such voters, according to advocacy groups. trib.al/P969dlF

Donald Trump hopes to reclaim the presidency, in part, through riding a wave of economic discontent. Here are the central tenets of his economic policy agenda. trib.al/3pjeiA0

Las Vegas supporters of bringing an MLB team to the city won a small victory with the state Supreme Court's ruling.
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President Joe Biden is upping the ante in his trade war with China — and with former President Donald Trump. trib.al/DKMnndW

A team of doctors, including at least 10 Americans, is stuck at a hospital in Gaza following Israel’s ground operation in Rafah, which has closed the southern border. trib.al/38mtlo5

Louisiana is moving forward with legislation that would classify the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol as controlled dangerous substances, threatening to criminalize those who possess the medication without a prescription. trib.al/qucBzd5

The CEO of Rep. @DavidJTrone's family business sent an email to the company's employees encouraging them to vote in the Maryland Senate primary on Tuesday. trib.al/zEFV2GJ

A judge sentenced activist Lauren Handy to four years and nine months in prison for leading a blockade at an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., in 2020. trib.al/1cOqpIt