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.

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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.”

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 …

Nikki Fried Running for Florida Governor  —  MIAMI — Nikki Fried, Florida's agriculture commissioner, declared her candidacy for governor on Tuesday, casting herself as the Democratic Party's best option to defeat Ron DeSantis, the popular Republican incumbent, given her role as the only statewide elected Democrat.

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 …

It's not Trump's “grip” on GOP that's driving its descent into madness  —  The truth is worse … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  When Republicans used their first filibuster of the Joe Biden era to block a comprehensive investigation of the deadly Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol …

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 …

We can applaud Naomi Osaka without disparaging the media  —  Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open has sparked necessary conversation about athletes and mental health.  It was so important to her that she was willing to sacrifice a potential $1.8 million in prize money to put her own peace first.

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 …

Man arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly punching 55-year-old Asian woman  —  A New York man was arrested Monday and is facing hate crime charges after allegedly punching a 55-year-old Asian woman.  —  Video from the incident shows a man passing by the woman outside of a restaurant …

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 …

America Has a Drinking Problem  —  Few things are more American than drinking heavily.  But worrying about how heavily other Americans are drinking is one of them.  —  The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock because, the crew feared, the Pilgrims were going through the beer too quickly.

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 …

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

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?

Anti-Vax COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorist Rick Wiles Hospitalized With COVID-19  —  When the COVID-19 virus began to spread around the world in late 2019 and early 2020, right-wing broadcaster and anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist Rick Wiles immediately declared it to be a plague sent by God …

California defies conservative critique of progressiveness |  The Sacramento Bee  —  Why conservatism's success depends on California's failure  —  Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last few years, you've probably noticed that conservatives hate California.  In fact, it's an obsession.

US energy policy and the pursuit of failure...again  —  We've been here before.  —  The development of the Biden administration's energy and climate policies is following a path set by the energy policies of the 1970s.  That is not a good model to follow.  Failure followed failure.

Putin to press Biden on human rights of Capitol rioters, Russia says  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to press President Biden on the “human rights” of Capitol rioters when they meet this month in Switzerland, the country's top diplomat says.

DOJ moves to dismiss case against accused participant in Capitol riot  —  The Department of Justice moved to dismiss one of the hundreds of Capitol riot criminal cases it has filed voluntarily for what appears to be the first time, telling a magistrate judge it “serves the interests of justice” …

Netanyahu's Legacy Is Safe In His Rivals' Hands  —  It now looks likely that Israel will have a new government on Wednesday, formed by a coalition of political parties united in their determination to end Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year lock on power.  His protégé-turned- rival …

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 …

America the Outlier: Voter Photo IDs Are the Rule in Europe and Elsewhere  —  In the map here, the blue isn't for America's Democratic Party.  Rather, it's for European countries that require voter photo IDs, which Democrats oppose in the U.S. The exception is Britain (green) …