How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations  —  Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions.  Demands for refunds spiked.  Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared.  But the money helped keep Donald Trump's struggling campaign afloat.

The gutless Atlanta Braves put themselves on the wrong side of history  —  If you want to know what courage looks like, look at Major League Baseball right now.  They saw the naked, jingoistic racism of voter suppression in Georgia, and in response, decided to move this year's All-Star game from the state.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans killed in the line of duty  —  On Friday afternoon, hours after U.S. Capitol police officer William “Billy” Evans, was killed in the line of duty, two of his fellow officers pulled into the quiet suburban Virginia neighborhood where he was often seen with his children.

533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online  — The personal data of over 500 million Facebook users has been posted online in a low-level hacking forum.  — The data includes phone numbers, full names, location, email address, and biographical information.

HP, Dow, Under Armour among nearly 200 companies speaking out against voting law changes in Texas, other states  —  After Georgia, voting rights activists call for corporate pushback against proposed voting bills in Texas and dozens of other states.  —  Nearly 200 companies on Friday joined …

Jordanian royal detained in alleged plot against King Abdullah II  —  Jordanian authorities detained the kingdom's former crown prince and arrested nearly 20 other people Saturday after what officials called a “threat to the country's stability.”  —  Prince Hamzah bin Hussein …

CNN's Dana Bash 'Can't Repeat' What GOP Lawmakers Are Texting Her About Matt Gaetz  —  “I actually can't repeat what some of them say on morning television,” said the network's chief political correspondent.  —  CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash on Friday indicated how some Republicans …

Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer really likes to talk about weed.  —  Schumer has been making waves on cannabis policy since he first introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in April 2018.

DMX Suffers OD, Hospitalized in Grave Condition  —  DMX suffered a drug overdose Friday night and is currently in the hospital ... and the prognosis is not good.  —  Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ, the OD occurred at his home at around 11 PM.  Our sources say the overdose triggered a heart attack.

Study declares AOC one of the least effective members of Congress  —  She's the queen of Twitter — but less successful at lawmaking.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among the least effective members of the last Congress according to a new survey from the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking …

We Have All Hit a Wall  —  Confronting late-stage pandemic burnout, with everything from edibles to Exodus.  —  Like many of us, the writer Susan Orlean is having a hard time concentrating these days.  “Good morning to everyone,” she tweeted recently, “but especially to the sentence I just rewrote for the tenth time.”

Our recent response to Representative Pocan  —  On Wednesday last week, the @amazonnews Twitter account tweeted the following back to Representative Mark Pocan: … This was an own-goal, we're unhappy about it, and we owe an apology to Representative Pocan.  —  First, the tweet was incorrect.

Why does it feel like the D.C. region is behind on vaccinations?  —  Twenty U.S. states have now opened vaccine registration to any person over 16 who wants a shot — but the D.C. region is still waiting.  —  Washingtonians, always loathe to be behind in anything, are deeply frustrated …

Georgia's Election Law, and Why Turnout Isn't Easy to Turn Off  —  Making voting convenient doesn't necessarily translate into more votes, research shows.  —  There's nothing unusual about exaggeration in politics.  But when it comes to the debate over voting rights, something more than exaggeration is going on.

Pipeline Company Issues Broad Subpoena to News Site That Covered Protests Against It … Last week, members of the nonprofit news organization Unicorn Riot received a subpoena from the pipeline giant Energy Transfer seeking a wide range of documents, including newsgathering materials that would identify sources.

Gaetz is said to have boasted of his ‘access to women’ provided by friend charged in sex-trafficking case  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz repeatedly boasted to people involved in Florida politics about women he met through a county tax collector who has since been charged by federal authorities …

How CNN's Kaitlan Collins Took an “Apolitical Upbringing” All the Way to the White House  —  Her news-making MO?  “Making sure you're being fair, making sure you're reaching to people, and making sure you're right.”  —  More  —  Kaitlan Collins never dreamed she'd be a journalist …

Delta, United hail CDC guidance that vaccinated people can safely travel  —  Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are welcoming new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that says fully vaccinated people can safely travel.  —  “More customers than ever during …