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.

Coups and Rumors of Coups  —  The threat is no joke.  —  Let's stipulate that any talk about coups is crazy.  Our traditions and institutions — both in and out of the military — are simply too strong, and the very idea of a coup is so profoundly un-American that it is unthinkable.

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 …

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

Army officer running for Congress under investigation after questioning whether ‘sleepy guy’ Biden is president  —  The Army is investigating a reserve officer who used photos of himself in uniform in an ad for his congressional campaign, conducted a campaign interview in uniform …

Critical race theory is under attack  —  One hundred years ago today, mobs of armed white supremacists violently attacked and killed Black residents and destroyed Black businesses in Tulsa, Okla., in the Greenwood District.  —  The Tulsa Race Massacre is one of the most devastating …

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Build Black Wealth and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap … One hundred years ago, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as “Black Wall Street,” was ruthlessly attacked by a violent white supremacist mob.

Republicans fear Trump will lead to a ‘lost generation’ of talent  —  As Donald Trump ponders another presidential bid, top Republicans have grown fearful about what they're calling the party's “lost generation.”  —  In conversations with more than 20 lawmakers, ex-lawmakers, top advisers and aides …

In pictures: Bank Holiday Monday brings hottest day of the year  —  People headed to beaches, parks and pub gardens to enjoy the sunshine as the Bank Holiday weekend brought the warmest weather of the year and blue skies for much of the UK.  —  Monday saw the hottest day of the year so far …

Texas Republicans Want to Make Trump's Coup Nice and Legal Michael Flynn said a coup “should happen”; Republicans prefer to use the legislature.  —  This past weekend, former national security adviser Michael Flynn appeared at the “For God & and Country Patriot Roundup,” a right-wing conclave in Texas, where he endorsed a military coup.

Obama Sees Hope in Changes Under Biden  —  The former president also discusses aliens, winning over Trump voters and three of his favorite books.  —  Back to The Ezra Klein Show  —  More episodes of  —  The Ezra Klein Show  —  Violent Crime Is Spiking.  Do Liberals Have an Answer?

Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at higher rates than other firms.  Critics blame productivity pressure.  —  A Washington Post analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Administration data shows Amazon's serious injury rates are nearly double those at warehouses run by other companies.

Low-paid Capitol Hill staffers are moonlighting for Starbucks and Door Dash.  They're fed up with unlivable salaries that hinder diversity and kneecap careers.  — Hill staffers have put up with low wages for years.  Some start in the high $20,000s.  — Powerful Congress members …

DeSantis signs bill banning transgender females from girls' and women's sports  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis chose the first day of Pride Month to sign a bill that would ban transgender females from women's and girls' sports.  —  The bill, which passed …

The Democrat Model for the Future is the Worst City in America  —  The only things going up are murder rates, STDs and electric car chargers.  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

U.S. cities hire specialists to counter climate change as impacts worsen  —  Tucson hired a forester.  Miami named a heat officer.  And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director.  —  Across the United States, cities have launched new programs focused on dealing with extreme weather …

Supreme Court will soon release a potentially pivotal decision for LGBT rights  — The Supreme Court is expected to release a decision in the coming days that could provide the first glimpses of how its 6-3 conservative majority will shape the future of LGBT rights.

Hunter Biden's laptop keeps damning Joe, but most media just ignore it  —  Hunter Biden's laptop continues to yield damning information that shows his dad, President Joe Biden, played a significant and knowing role in his son's sleazy influence-peddling.  And while the media efforts to pretend …

Scoop: White House employees to return to fully in-person work in July  —  The White House will invite all employees back to work in July, signaling an end to pandemic protocols for remote work for President Biden's core team.  —  Driving the news: In a memo sent to the White House Office …

The Covid Trauma Has Changed Economics—Maybe Forever  —  Policymakers learned the lessons of 2008 and deployed a wider set of tools to help repair the damage from Covid.  They know how to create a recovery, but can they manage the boom?  —  Once ideas about how to manage the economy become entrenched …

Trump's back.  Here's what his re-entry means for 2024. … WASHINGTON — Defeated presidents usually go away — at least for a long while.  Not Donald Trump.  —  Trump returns to the electoral battlefield Saturday as the marquee speaker at the North Carolina Republican Party's state convention.

Belarus enacts new rules restricting citizens from leaving  —  Minsk's border agency has announced new rules that will make it nearly impossible to leave the country.  As citizens attempt to flee Belarus, longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko appears to be closing all the exits.

How the Word Is Passed  —  A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America … EBOOK / ISBN-13: 9780316492911  —  USD: $14.99 / CAD: $18.99  —  GENRE: Nonfiction / History / African American  —  PAGE COUNT: 336 SELECT A FORMAT: … See All  —  “We need this book.”

Partner of fallen Capitol officer Brian Sicknick “disgusted” by senators who stopped January 6 commission  —  Gladys Sicknick, the mother of Brian Sicknick — the U.S. Capitol police officer who died after supporters of former President Trump stormed the building on January 6 — said her final interaction with her son was brief.

Most Americans think they can spot fake news.  They can't, study finds  —  (CNN)As many as three in four Americans overestimate their ability to spot false headlines — and the worse they are at it, the more likely they are to share fake news, researchers reported Monday.