Statement of Concern  —  The Threats to American Democracy and the Need for National Voting and Election Administration Standards  —  We, the undersigned, are scholars of democracy who have watched the recent deterioration of U.S. elections and liberal democracy with growing alarm.

Trump is telling people he thinks he'll be ‘reinstated’ as president in August, according to a report  — Former President Donald Trump is reportedly floating another idea about unlawfully taking power.  — Trump is said to have echoed a far-right conspiracy theory that he'll be “reinstated.”

Meat Plant Closures Are Spreading After a Cyberattack on JBS  — Some U.S. shifts canceled for Tuesday, Facebook posts show  — Sunday attack forced JBS to shut down some IT systems  —  A cyberattack on JBS SA, the world's largest meat producer, has forced the shutdown …

National Enquirer Parent, Ex-CEO Fined for Breaking Election Law in 2016 Campaign  —  FEC cites hush payment to ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said she had an affair with Donald Trump  —  The publisher of the National Enquirer agreed to pay $187,500 as part of a settlement …

Trump's company puts D.C. hotel lease up for sale, again  —  The former president's company previously considered selling the lease to its luxury Washington hotel before covid struck  —  Former president Donald Trump's company has again hired a broker to sell the lease to its D.C. hotel …

At Texas event with QAnon ties, Louie Gohmert downplays Jan. 6: 'It wasn't just right-wing extremists'  —  Over the weekend, hundreds gathered in Dallas for a four-day conference with ties to prominent QAnon figures to listen to keynote speakers who repeated false claims that former president Donald Trump won …

Anthony Fauci's pandemic emails: ‘All is well despite some crazy people in this world’  —  Fauci's correspondence from March and April 2020, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, offers a peek into his world during the frantic early days of the coronavirus crisis

Biden administration to cancel oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge  —  The Interior Department will suspend several oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, according to three individuals briefed on the decision, overturning one of Donald Trump's …

Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row  —  Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust.  The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.  —  The state of Arizona is preparing …

Feds move to drop charges for Capitol riot defendant  —  Federal prosecutors have moved to drop all charges against a New York area man accused of involvement in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, after an investigation determined he did not enter the Capitol building, officials said.

Nikki Fried, only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, launches challenge to DeSantis  —  Florida's Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is officially running for governor.  —  The lone statewide elected Democrat announced on Tuesday that she will challenge Gov. Ron DeSantis …

The GOP Has Discovered Joe Biden's Political Superpower  —  Something strange has been happening to my in-box.  It's still a wasteland, a ghastly stream of spam and requests from an endless array of politicians and political organizations.  But the GOP fundraising emails — usually the loudest …

Tulsa isn't the only race massacre you were never taught in school.  Here are others.  —  With President Biden commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre Tuesday, many Americans are learning for the first time about the nation's long history of racist massacres, particularly during …

PHOTO: Trump Met Man Who Helped Organize ‘Patriot Caravans’ On January 6  —  Good morning!  It's time to get up!  —  HOUSEKEEPING: Before we get started, a little programming note — The Uprising is normally going to be free for all readers on Monday and Thursday while the other two issues each week …

Just How Rigged is the “Rigged Game”?  —  “The Division of Light and Power,” the new book by Dennis Kucinich, is an epic chronicle of American corruption  —  Dennis Kucinich has always been ahead of his time.  It's both his distinction and his curse.  As a presidential candidate in the 2000s …

80% of cruise enthusiasts would prefer to sail with vaccine requirement  —  Eighty percent of likely cruisers want to resume sailing on ships that require vaccinations, according to a survey conducted over the Memorial Day weekend by the consumer-focused travel website CruiseCritic.com.

SC Rep. Nancy Mace's home vandalized with Antifa symbols: 'It's such a violation of one's privacy'  —  Republican's Charleston home targeted over Memorial Day weekend  —  Rep. Nancy Mace: Biden is ‘throwing gasoline on the fire’ with $6T budget despite inflation fears

Global Shortages During Coronavirus Reveal Failings of Just in Time Manufacturing  —  Global shortages of many goods reflect the disruption of the pandemic combined with decades of companies limiting their inventories.  —  In the story of how the modern world was constructed …

Tesla Failed to Oversee Elon Musk's Tweets, SEC Argued in Letters  —  SEC said Musk flouted court-ordered Policy in 2019 and 2020, records show  —  WASHINGTON—Securities regulators told Tesla Inc. last year that Chief Executive Elon Musk's use of Twitter had twice violated …

Christian Billionaires Are Funding a Push to Kill the Equality Act  —  Instead of becoming law, The Equality Act is falling victim to what one LGBTQ movement leader called one of “the most sophisticated dark money operations” they've ever seen.  —  On Tuesday, after decades allying himself with lesbian …

COVIDville, USA  —  A small town caught up in America's culture war between science and right-wing conspiracism.  —  On May 15, Michigan, in keeping with updated CDC guidelines, lifted its mask mandate for fully vaccinated residents.  The mask mandate for unvaccinated residents will expire on July 1.

Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, telling House Democrats on Tuesday that having President Joe Biden appoint a panel is unworkable …

Barack Obama Interview: Joe Biden Is ‘Finishing the Job’  —  I'm Ezra Klein, and this is “The Ezra Klein Show.”  —  [MUSIC PLAYING]  —  So in preparation for this episode, I have spent the last few weeks very deep in the mind of Barack Obama.  I read the first volume of his presidential memoirs, “A Promised Land.”

Secret Service Spending $34,000 on Fancy Porta Potties in Bedminster This Summer  —  The agency is looking after a high-profile protectee summering in the small New Jersey town—and his name is Donald Trump.  —  The Secret Service is spending nearly $35,000 to rent portable toilets …

Sen. Graham Says Israel Plans to Ask for $1b in U.S. Aid Following Gaza Fighting  —  In a visit to southern Israel, the Republican lawmaker tells Fox & Friends aid money would be used ‘to replenish the Iron Dome batteries that were used to defend Israel’ ■ Defense Minister Gantz expected in Washington

Memphis exhumes body of Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest from city park  — Remains of Confederate general and wife will be relocated  — Forrest owned enslaved people and led the Ku Klux Klan  —  Workers have begun digging up the remains of a Confederate general, Nathan Bedford Forrest …

Ben Rhodes joins Jewish Insider's ‘Limited Liability Podcast’  —  Rhodes talks with Rich and Jarrod about his new book, the Iran deal and his own definition of Zionism  —  On this week's episode of Jewish Insider's “Limited Liability Podcast,” co-hosts Richard Goldberg and Jarrod Bernstein …

A More Cautious Approach To Special Elections  —  At this point two years ago, all eyes were on the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District.  By Election Day on June 20, 2017, more than $55M had been spent in the race to replace former GOP Rep./HHS Secretary Tom Price in this suburban Atlanta district.

Woke Institutions is Just Civil Rights Law  —  Why Conservatives Won't (and Can't) Fight for Influence, and What to Do About It.  Followup to “Why is Everything Liberal?” and “2016: The Turning Point”  —  11 hr ago  —  Liberals control institutions because they care more about politics, a disparity that grew larger around 2016.