“A subdued Wisconsin Supreme Court race tilts Democrats’ way; Both parties are spending a fraction of the total that broke records for a spring election last year; But Democrats are in the driver’s seat in Madison”: Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico has this report.

“Judge Rejects Bid to Revive Subpoenas Targeting Powell; The ruling clears the way for an appeal that would threaten to delay the confirmation of Trump’s pick to lead the central bank”: Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“Pam and Kristi, Kicked to the Curb”: Columnist Maureen Dowd has this essay online at The New York Times.

Also online at The New York Times, columnist Ross Douthat has an essay titled “Trump Needs Smarter Sycophants.”

“New Attorney General, Same Albatross: Trump’s Quest for Retribution; The name atop the Justice Department’s organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.” Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this news analysis.