Israeli opposition parties reach agreement to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  —  JERUSALEM — A diverse coalition of Israeli opposition parties said Sunday that they have the votes to form a unity government to unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving leader …

Texas Democrats block restrictive voting bill by walking off the floor to deny GOP-majority House a quorum  —  Texas Democrats staged a dramatic walkout in the state House late Sunday night to block passage of a restrictive voting bill that would have been one of the most stringent in the nation …

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Mega-Donor, and the Future of Journalism  —  Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring.  Their divergent views represent a new front in the debate over objectivity and the future of the field.

Kerrville man arrested after officials intercept plans for mass shooting at Walmart  —  KERRVILLE, Texas - The FBI, Texas DPS and FBI have arrested a Kerrville man they say planned to carry out a shooting at a Walmart.  Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, popped up on the Kerr County Sheriff's Office radar last week and reached out to Blevins.

Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” May 30, 2021  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, May 30, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”  —  JOHN DICKERSON: We go now to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb …

Statement Regarding the University and Antisemitism  —  The last few weeks have been exhausting and terrifying for Jews everywhere.  We have seen an eruption of violent antisemitism unparalleled in the last 75 years.  —  Jews have been assaulted on the streets of New York and Los Angeles …

With Madigan gone, Democrats roll Republicans in Springfield to keep control, reward allies  —  Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan tour de force, wielding their power to push legislation aimed at maintaining their control of Springfield, rewarding their allies and advancing social policies.

Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Calls For Myanmar-Type Coup In U.S.  —  “It should happen,” Flynn declared of the violent, deadly military coup at a wild QAnon conference in Dallas for “patriots.”  —  Avowed QAnon disciple and confessed felon retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn …

For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’  —  (CNN)Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to Wilmington after his work day on Capitol Hill, spending most nights …

Gaza Militant Group Says 17-Year-Old Killed by Airstrike Was a Member  —  The teen, Khaled al-Qanou, was one of 67 children killed in Gaza during the latest war between Israel and militants.  It is against international law to recruit children to fight.  —  JERUSALEM — After a 17-year-old …

Douglass's Decoration Day Speech  —  The Unknown Loyal Dead  —  One hundred fifty years ago today, when Frederick Douglass stepped to the rostrum at Arlington National Cemetery to give the address that is reproduced in full below, he looked out on a country in the midst of moving on.

For Biden, a deeply personal Memorial Day weekend observance  —  NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation's sacrifices in a deeply personal manner as he paid tribute Sunday to those lost while remembering his late son Beau …

I'd be a Republican if it weren't for the Republicans.  So might many other African Americans.  —  Robert J. Walker, a retired educator and freelance writer in Walls, Miss., is the author of “12 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher.”  —  In an 1927 interview with the Harvard Crimson …

Iran indicts French tourist detained on espionage charges  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities indicted a French tourist on charges of spying and spreading propaganda against the system, his lawyer said Sunday.  It was the latest in a series of cases against foreigners amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West.