Breaking News: Doug LaMalfa, a Republican congressman from Northern California, has died at 65, House Republican leaders said.

From @TheAthletic: Male hockey culture left many in the LGBTQ community feeling unwelcome. Could the rising popularity of “Heated Rivalry” lead to a change? It has at least opened the door for conversations to be had. https://t.co/TDITl8qLqe

Breaking News: Bela Tarr, a Hungarian director whose long, grim films like “Werckmeister Harmonies” made him an art-house titan, died at 70.

Breaking News: The local Swiss authorities did no safety inspections between 2020 and 2025 at the bar where a fire killed 40 people last week.

The U.S. attack on Venezuela shook Latin America more than any event this century — but its meaning depends on whom you ask. Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in LatAm, for better or worse. My analysis:

From @TheAthleticFC: Soccer has become a key part of some sex workers' online brands. “I’ve never seen that amount of money, ever, in my life,” one woman said. https://t.co/xTg9HPUsKI

Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group Last year, before capturing Maduro, Trump admin designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization & said he led it. https://t.co/LYJ2a6Mhwj

‘Grenell repeatedly pressed Machado to outline her plan for putting her surrogate candidate, Edmundo González, into office … He grew frustrated when she expressed no concrete ideas of how to put the democratically elected government into power.’

SCOOP w/@SallyGold: @ZohranKMamdani's Communications Director will be @anna_bahr, who is currently serving in the same role for @BernieSanders. @the_vello is also coming on board as press secretary. https://t.co/6U2QXkm6i7

Venezuela’s Ghost Armada 🏴‍☠️ is on the move & openly challenging Rubio’s “quarantine.” Even more bizarre, some of the tankers, tied to sanctioned traders Saab & Carretero, have left without port permission, testing Delcy’s grip on power. https://t.co/EAOKLOHTuQ via @NYTimes

In @nytopinion “Laws and norms don’t matter unless there’s someone willing to enforce them,” writes our columnist Michelle Goldberg. “America once acted like the world’s policeman. Now it’s a mafia.”

In her first SOTS preview, Hochul vows to expand online protections for kids. Here's my story:

Breaking News: The U.S. Health Department endorsed self-swabbing to test for HPV, the infection that causes almost all cases of cervical cancer. Most insurances will have to cover it starting in 2027.

From @TheAthleticFC: During the pandemic, Alex Le Tissier says her husband, Mitch, suffered a mental breakdown and could no longer work. He also had a gambling addiction. She started an OnlyFans page, which took off once she posted soccer content. https://t.co/yR7H0uSBCZ

Breaking News: Federal health officials made dramatic changes to recommended child vaccines, reducing the number of diseases prevented by shots from 17 to 11.

Since ousting Maduro, Trump has focused on getting "total access" to Venezuela's oil. That has been key to his thinking on Venezuela all along. Here's a gift link to the @nytimes story that @julianbarnes and I did last month on how it drove him:

From @TheAthletic: Luke Littler is just 18 and has been described as “arguably the greatest athlete in the world right now.” The British teenager's achievements in the darts world have drawn comparisons to Pele and Serena Williams.

Breaking News: Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan leader, said he had been “kidnapped” as he appeared before a judge and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and other federal charges.

From @TheAthletic: The NFL playoffs have arrived, and both No. 1 seeds from the 2024 season missed the dance this year. Here are the exciting first-round matchups.

From @TheAthletic: Was Sunday Travis Kelce’s last game in the NFL? That’s long been the presumption this season, with the 36-year-old playing in the final year of his Chiefs contract. One teammate and close friend isn't convinced.