Trump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter's phone and email records  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken aggressive steps targeting journalists in leak investigations.

An interview with Emily Wilder, recent Stanford grad fired from AP job over criticisms of Israel  —  Emily Wilder, a journalist and 2020 graduate of Stanford University, started a new job as an Associated Press news associate based in Maricopa County, Arizona, on May 3.

The GOP keeps reinforcing the real reason it opposes a Jan. 6 commission  —  It's as if Republicans were trying to prove they were just doing this for political reasons  —  One of the most stupefying aspects of the fast-emerging GOP resistance to a Jan. 6 commission is how they ever even allowed it to get to this point.

Blinken confirms the U.S. does not want to buy Greenland after Trump proposal  —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday confirmed that the United States does not seek to buy Greenland, after then-President Donald Trump had proposed buying the island, sparking diplomatic fallout.

Chris Cuomo took part in strategy calls advising his brother, the New York governor, on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations  —  CNN anchor Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and senior members of the governor's staff on how to respond …

Arizona secretary of state says Maricopa County should replace millions of dollars worth of voting equipment because of GOP-backed recount  —  Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), the state's chief elections officer, advised Maricopa County Thursday that it should replace all voting machines …

Martin Bashir: Inquiry criticises BBC over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview  —  The BBC fell short of “high standards of integrity and transparency” over Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Princess Diana, an inquiry has found.  —  Bashir acted in a “deceitful” way and faked documents to obtain the interview, the inquiry said.

Police Records Refute GOP's ‘No Firearms’ Claim About January 6 Riot  —  Some Republican members of Congress are trying to downplay the January 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by claiming that no guns belonging to members of the pro-Trump mob were confiscated by police.

Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  The intensifying impacts of climate change present physical risk to assets …

Ousting Liz Cheney Could Backfire on the GOP  —  Many Republican voters agree with her.  Without them, the party risks disaster.  —  Two weeks ago, in an interview on Fox News, Sen. Lindsey Graham explained why House Republicans had to purge Rep. Liz Cheney from their leadership.

Pakistan FM invokes antisemitic slur - CNN Video  —  Discussing Israel's actions in Gaza, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Israel has “deep pockets” and “they control media,” prompting strong pushback from CNN's Bianna Golodryga.

Trump Is Marching Down the Road to Political Violence  —  At the beginning of last week, former President Donald Trump referred to the 2020 election as the “greatest Election Fraud in the history of our Country.”  By the end of the week, he had issued a statement saying, “As our Country is being destroyed …

Chickpea of the Sea  —  While meat consumption has for decades been scrutinized for its contributions to climate change, the world is only just starting to reckon with the climate tolls of the commercial-fishing industry.  —  For example, a study published in March in the journal Nature found …

Throwing Israel Under The Bus Will Not Save American Jews … https://jewishjournal.com/wp-content/ uploads/speaker/post-336828.mp3?cb= 1621538318.mp3  —  “Mom, if this is our last conversation, I don't want it to end this way,” said my 18-year-old daughter before walking out of the house to spend Shavuot with her friends.

Fetterman poll shows him with a large lead in Democratic Pennsylvania Senate primary  —  Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds the lead in a rare early poll of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, winning 40 percent of likely Democratic voters, with Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa. …

Arizona vote ‘audit’ sinks deeper into insanity as state GOP chair threatens her own officials with arrest  —  The Trump-backed “audit” of the 2020 election in Arizona is sinking deeper into madness, as Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward this week threatened her own party's officials with arrest.

Florida Man and Self-Identified Proud Boy Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Became Aggressive and Violent with Police Trying to Protect the Capitol Building from Rioters  —  Note: A full copy of the charging documents can be viewed here.

The House: Democrats Would Have a Tough Slog Even Without Redistricting  —  Our hypothetical ratings of House 2022 if no district lines changed  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The reapportionment of House seats and pending redistricting has prevented us from releasing U.S. House ratings so far this cycle.

MBS's lawsuit against a Saudi spy threatens to spill secrets.  The U.S. should intervene.  —  The Biden administration, worried about possible disclosure of sensitive counterterrorism operations, is considering whether to intervene in a lawsuit that pits a former Saudi spymaster against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Coronavirus New York: State to reward vaccinations with $5M lottery tickets … New York to reward vaccinations with $5M lottery tickets  —  NEW YORK (WABC) — New Yorkers can get a free lottery ticket if they get vaccinated next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.

Eight minutes with the president: Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the lone Palestinian American in Congress, gains relevance in Israel debate  —  When Rep. Rashida Tlaib delivered a fiery condemnation last week on the House floor of what she called Israel's “apartheid” and “racist” policies …

Republicans have downplayed the US Capitol riot violence.  The evidence paints a different picture.  —  Acosta: Gaslighting on full blast as GOP attempts to rewrite history  —  Washington (CNN)Republican lawmakers have recently downplayed or outright denied the violence of the January 6 insurrection …

Race-Crazed Disney Backs Down  —  Resisting woke corporations works.  —  A humiliated Walt Disney Corporation scrubbed its bizarre critical race theory-based employee indoctrination materials from the Internet after a think tank scholar exposed them.  —  Christopher F. Rufo …

Warren, Moulton want Walsh to disclose more on Dennis White controversy  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Seth Moulton said Thursday they want to know more about Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh's role in his final weeks as Boston mayor in the appointment of Dennis White as the city's police commissioner.

Campus Cancel Culture Freakouts Obscure the Power of University Boards  —  This op-ed argues that university boards are really in control of many core functions on college and university campuses.  —  Do American universities lack ideological diversity?  Are they bastions of left-wing thought and hostile to conservatives?

The Myth of Labor Shortages  —  Is the U.S. suffering from a labor shortage?  If so, capitalism has an answer.  —  The chief executive of Domino's Pizza has complained that the company can't hire enough drivers.  Lyft and Uber claim to have a similar problem.

Activists Switch to Offense Following Election of Pittsburgh's 1st Black Mayor Ed Gainey  —  PITTSBURGH, PA. “You wanna dance?,” Rita Garmany asked me as the dance party in SEIU Healthcare PA's parking lot raged following the announcement of Ed Gainey's victory Tuesday.

Fill in the blanks  —  FILL IN THE BLANKS: Gov. Gavin Newsom gave reporters a peek at his tax returns Monday, but is that the same as releasing them?  —  Newsom wanted it both ways when his campaign invited reporters to view hundreds of pages of his 2019 returns while proclaiming he's “released” his tax filings for years.

Lauren Boebert Falsely Claims Texas Hasn't Had a Single COVID-19 Death Since Lifting All Restrictions Two Months Ago  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and other Republican lawmakers are rebelling against the requirement that members of Congress wear a mask while on the floor of the House of Representatives.

Obama campaign manager says right Senate candidate could put Florida ‘into play’  —  Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) says she's “seriously considering” entering the 2020 Senate race in Florida, and President Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe says it's “a winning state” with the right candidate.

Are Republicans still democrats?  —  The Right's Long War on Majority Rule  —  This week FiveThirtyEight published a piece entitled “How The Republican Push To Restrict Voting Could Affect Our Elections.”  Included in the article is a graph that purports to chart “The GOP's eroding commitment to Democracy” …

Body-cam video shows Louisiana troopers stunned, hit and dragged Black man before his death  —  At first, police told Ronald Greene's loved ones that he died in a car accident — plowing into a tree late one night in 2019 after driving past a traffic stop, according to a lawsuit filed by the man's family.