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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Proud Boys member who allegedly shouted about taking the Capitol before breach arrested  —  U.S. authorities have arrested three more alleged associates of two right-wing groups in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, including one who allegedly shouted, “Let's take the f—ing Capitol!” …

Inside Biden's ‘quiet,’ ‘relentless’ diplomatic scramble on Gaza … WASHINGTON — As the first rocket fire was exchanged between Israel and Hamas, President Joe Biden settled on a strategy.  And as he had throughout the 2020 campaign, Biden adhered to it despite mounting criticism from Republicans and even his own Democratic Party.

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.

Since leaving office, Trump has charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 to use space at Mar-a-Lago  —  Former president Donald Trump charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 this spring for rooms that Trump's own protective detail used while guarding him at his Mar-a-Lago Club, according to federal spending records.

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.

A bridge to equality and prosperity  —  Before there were bridges, there was danger.  —  During America's earliest days as a nation, our dreams of westward expansion were crushed by the realities of geography.  The Midwestern terrain was vast and uncompromising.

David Brooks Interviews Joe Biden  —  What happened to Joe Biden?  Many people thought he was a moderate incrementalist, but now he's promoting whopping big legislative packages that make many on the progressive left extremely happy.  —  I asked him that when I spoke on the phone with him this week.

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 …

Sen. Ted Cruz insulted a ‘woke, emasculated’ U.S. Army ad.  Angry veterans fired back.  —  The first half of the TikTok video shows a muscular Russian man with a shaved head doing push-ups, jumping out of a plane, and staring down the scope of a rifle.  The second half shows …

Texas Pushes to Obscure the State's History of Slavery and Racism  —  Texas is awash in bills aimed at fending off critical examinations of the state's past.  —  Every morning, schoolchildren in Texas recite an oath to their state that includes the words, “I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God.”

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 …

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.

How Democrats Learned to Love Activist Athletes  —  Once wary of embracing sports figures who took political stands, Democrats now see athletes as a key to advancing their most progressive policies.  —  Getty Image  —  In September of 2019, Gavin Newsom took a seat in a chrome-plated barber's chair in a barbershop in Los Angeles.

The rich and powerful thrived as the rest of us suffered in the year of lockdowns  —  It's been over a year since “two weeks to slow the spread,” and the pandemic is finally dragging to a finish.  Cases are down, herd immunity has more or less arrived, and even in deep-blue Boston …

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.

The Shock Jock Texts That Could Be Critical in the Matt Gaetz Probe  —  If Joel Greenberg was Matt Gaetz's wingman, Joe Ellicott was Greenberg's right-hand man.  And texts between Greenberg and Ellicott show an attempt to cover up sex with a minor.  —  Text messages between Rep. Matt Gaetz's wingman …

Kevin McCarthy Is the Pathetic ‘Leader’ Republicans Deserve … The biggest obstacle to Republicans regaining the House in next year's election is the follower who Peter Principled his way to the top of the caucus.  —  Republicans, conventional wisdom suggests, are destined to take back the House of Representatives next year.

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.