American Democracy Isn't Dead Yet, but It's Getting There  —  A country that cannot even agree to investigate an assault on its Capitol is in big trouble, indeed.  —  When Joe Biden was a Presidential candidate, he carried around a wonkish book of international comparative politics …

Exclusive: How an Accused Russian Agent Worked With Rudy Giuliani in a Plot Against the 2020 Election  —  The accused Kremlin agent was not hard to find.  It only took a few days of pestering him for a meeting in early April before his answer arrived via encrypted message, beneath a profile picture of a lion showing its fangs.

Rutgers University Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy Condemns the Rise in Antisemitic Violence; and then Apologizes for Doing So  —  Molloy winds up implicitly endorsing the argument that criticizing antisemitism in the United States is anti-Palestinian  —  On Wednesday, the chancellor and provost sent out the statement below.

Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency  —  Microsoft reported that it had detected the intrusion and that the same hackers behind the earlier SolarWinds attack were responsible.  —  Hackers linked to Russia's main intelligence agency surreptitiously seized …

Rep. Matt Gaetz, fiancée claim money for St. Pete yacht deal ‘went missing’  —  You have been added to Daily News Newsletter  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) - U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida has sailed into a new controversy, claiming money wired to close the sale …

Biden's budget blowout predicts years of Obama-level tepid growth  —  President Joe Biden is selling his multitrillion-dollar spending proposals as the key to unlocking the power of the economy by pumping up productivity and drawing millions of Americans back into the labor force.

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Has Over 100 Questions for Jurors  —  Former CEO wants to quiz them on media habits, medication before her fraud trial  —  Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes has more than 100 questions for potential jurors in her coming fraud trial …

USPS raises stamp price to 58 cents as part of DeJoy's 10-year plan  —  The postmaster general's plan calls for additional price increases on package products and slower mail service  —  The U.S. Postal Service is raising rates on letters, magazines and marketing missives as much as 6.9 percent this summer …

NYC Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Defiant After Attempted ‘Coup’ On Her Campaign  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a daily politics newsletter.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!  —  Get 20% off for 1 year

What Has Happened to Nikki Fried?  —  Peddling in every available strand of nonsense and conspiracy theory is not helping the Florida Democrat's brand.  —  s the only Democrat to have won a statewide election in Florida since 2012, Nikki Fried was in possession of a solid case for why she …

Fox News Intensifies Its Pro-Trump Politics as Dissenters Depart  —  Donna Brazile, a Democratic analyst, has left the Murdoch-owned network as some hosts and journalists who questioned Donald Trump have exited or been sidelined.  —  Fox News once devoted its 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. time slots to relatively straightforward newscasts.

KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: May 2021  —  , Mellisha Stokes , and Mollyann Brodie … Key Findings  — The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor shows continued steady progress in vaccine uptake, with 62% of U.S. adults saying they've gotten at least one dose of a vaccine (up from 56% in April) …

CDC eases summer camp guidance, saying kids do not always need masks  —  The federal government relaxed its guidance Friday for summer camps, saying vaccinated adolescents do not need to wear masks at camp, and even younger campers who have not been inoculated can usually shed face coverings when outdoors.

Andrew Yang, Political Kardashian  —  Spring of junior year was my last time on the ballot.  I was running for student-council president at the fancy prep school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that I attended on scholarship.  I had staked my electoral hopes on witty posters …

Trump will endorse Ryan Zinke, his former Interior secretary, for the new US House seat in Montana  — Ryan Zinke told Insider that Trump offered to endorse him for Montana's new House seat.  — Zinke was a House lawmaker before who went on to be Interior secretary.

Former Shelby aide expected to run for Senate in Alabama as GOP eyes an alternative to Brooks  —  (CNN)Katie Boyd Britt, the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is expected to jump into the Alabama Senate race next month as some Republicans in the state seek an alternative to Rep. Mo Brooks …

Loudoun County parents take the lead against critical race theory  —  Parents in Loudoun County, Virginia, aren't the only ones watching nervously as schools become infected with the divisive ideas of critical race theory.  —  Fortunately, these parents aren't taking it lying down.

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US Soldiers Expose Nuclear Weapons Secrets Via Flashcard Apps  —  For US soldiers tasked with the custody of nuclear weapons in Europe, the stakes are high.  Security protocols are lengthy, detailed and need to be known by heart.  To simplify this process, some service members …

At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built  —  After four years of stalling by the Trump administration, officials in Washington approved the $11.6 billion project for federal funding.  —  For five years, the plan to build a second pair of rail tunnels between …

Calif. cafe charging $5 fee to diners ‘bragging’ about vaccine  —  I'm retired from pro sports.  My career still gives me nightmares.  —  First significant heat event of 2021 enters Bay Area forecast  —  How to win $1.5 million in California's new vaccine lottery

Anti-Democratic Conservatism Isn't New  —  Conservatives' theoretical arguments against democracy have long provided ammunition for opponents of reform.  —  “Now let me say that I, for one, would not willingly die for ‘democracy.’” So wrote William F. Buckley, the patron saint of American conservatism, in 1959.