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 Georgia political fallout of MLB's decision to move the All-Star Game  —  An AJC analysis  —  Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star game from metro Atlanta in protest of the state's new election law could have profound political implications in Georgia.  Let's unpack some of them here:

Jordan's Prince Hamzah bin Hussein ‘under house arrest’  —  The former crown prince of Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics.  —  In a video passed to the BBC by his lawyer, Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the half-brother of King Abdullah …

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.

The shameless revisionism of the Capitol attack cannot be allowed to take root  —  Come Tuesday, it will be three months since supporters of Donald Trump staged a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.  —  Not much time at all, really.  But the former president and his enablers have been hard …

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.”

Laura Ingraham Warns Corporations of ‘Wrath of GOP’ Over Georgia Voting Law  —  Fox News' Laura Ingraham has criticized corporate figureheads taking issue with new voting laws in Georgia and insisted they should face a backlash from those who support such legislation.

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.

Supersonic travel is about to make a comeback  —  In a few years, it might be possible to fly from Washington, D.C., to Paris in four hours — instead of eight — or from San Francisco to Tokyo in just six hours aboard a new crop of supersonic jets.  —  Why it matters: High-speed air travel promises …

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 …

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.

'The Narrative Is, “You Can't Get Ahead"'  —  In Evanston, Illinois, a Black parent and school-board candidate takes on a curriculum meant to combat racism.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  Ndona Muboyayi wants to improve the education that public-school children, including her son and daughter …

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.

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.

Biden revokes Trump's sanctions on International Criminal Court  —  President Biden on Friday revoked the sanctions imposed by his predecessor on officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Secretary of State Tony Blinken said in a statement.  —  Why it matters: Biden had promised …

Republican congresswomen revoke endorsements of Texas GOP candidate after ‘hurtful and untrue’ comments about Chinese immigrants  —  (CNN)Two Republican congresswomen are revoking their endorsements of Texas GOP congressional candidate Sery Kim after she said that she didn't want potential Chinese immigrants in the United States.

Derek Chauvin's Lawyer Said “Angry” Bystanders Were A Threat To Cops.  Here's What The Videos Actually Show.  —  Eric Nelson has characterized the people who witnessed George Floyd's death, including three teens and a 9-year-old girl, as a threat to officers.  But videos from the scene tell a different story.

This Version of the GOP is Here to Stay  —  The Republican Party looks divided and weak, but it remains a party with a host of political assets.  —  Being on vacation means different things for different people.  Some like to go hiking or camping and enjoy nature.

One Republican's Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation  —  After losing an ugly congressional race last year, Denver Riggleman is leading a charge against the conspiracy-mongering coursing through his party.  He doesn't have many allies.  —  AFTON, Va. — Denver Riggleman stood virtually alone.