In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit  —  Last month, the Oversight Board upheld Facebook's suspension of former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts following his praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol on January 6.

POLITICO Playbook: Tapper and Wallace take opposing tacks on GOP election deniers  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Happy Friday, Playbookers.  If you thought President JOE BIDEN'S offer to keep the corporate tax rate at 21% might yield a breakthrough on infrastructure ... not so much.

Attacks on Fauci grow more intense, personal and conspiratorial  —  For over a year, Anthony Fauci has been a bogeyman for conservatives, who have questioned his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and accused him of quietly undermining then-President Donald Trump.

As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he's stuck in the past  —  (CNN)A cadre of aides and advisers working to tame Donald Trump's obsession with the 2020 election, including his fixation with debunked voter fraud theories and ballot audits, are realizing the task at hand is much tougher than they thought.

Alleged US Capitol rioter who heckled police for ‘protecting pedophiles’ served jail time for statutory rape of 14-year-old girl  —  (CNN)A Trump supporter accused of storming the US Capitol and heckling police officers for “protecting pedophiles” previously served jail time after being convicted …

Bargain hunters pounce as Trump condo prices hit decade lows  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The building has stunning Manhattan skyline views, its spa offers deep-tissue massages, and the fancy restaurant off the lobby serves up prime steaks.  Best of all, many apartments at the Trump World Tower …

Barnes & Thornburg Partner Leaves Firm After Representing My Pillow CEO in Suit  —  The Am Law 100 firm said the partner didn't receive “authorization” for the suit and the firm is withdrawing as local counsel.  —  A Minneapolis-based Barnes & Thornburg partner representing My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is …

What whistleblower case reveals about Florida's COVID response |  Miami Herald  —  What Rebekah Jones saw behind the scenes at the Florida Department of Health  —  Just hours after the police entered her home, guns drawn and warrant to seize her electronics in hand, Rebekah Jones …

Manhattan DA brought Trump Organization controller to testify before special grand jury: Sources  —  Jeff McConney has testified in the probe of Trump's finances, sources say.  —  One of the most senior officials in the Trump Organization has testified before a special grand jury empaneled …

EXCLUSIVE JPMorgan freezes donations to Republicans who contested 2020 election  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) will resume making political donations to U.S. lawmakers but will not give to Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn President Joe Biden's election victory …

An ugly new GOP attack line is prompting a useful rethink among Democrats  —  With crime rising in U.S. cities, Republicans are confident that they can win the midterms by tying it to Democrats and the “defund the police” movement.  This, in turn, has prompted a mini-battle among liberals …

Scott Stringer Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct by 2nd Woman  —  The woman, Teresa Logan, accused Mr. Stringer of sexual harassment and making unwanted advances while she was working for him at a bar and restaurant he co-owned in 1992.  —  Five weeks after an allegation of unwanted sexual …

You Should Learn the Truth About the Tulsa Race Massacre  —  Mr. Hanks is an actor and filmmaker whose projects include historical works like “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific” and “John Adams” and documentaries about America from the 1960s to the 2000s.  —  I consider myself a lay historian …

Republicans Are Accidentally Suppressing Their Own Voters  —  An unnamed Democratic congressional aide told The Washington Post this week that the mood in his party is “panic.”  The cause of that panic is a raft of legislation in various Republican-controlled states that's designed to limit voters' access to the polls.

‘The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind’  —  A psychiatrist lecturing at Yale's Child Study Center spoke about ‘unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way.’ … KH: Your bio online says you are a “Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, with expertise in violence …

Exclusive: Biden has quietly deployed an app for asylum seekers.  Privacy experts are worried  —  Facing a backup of tens of thousands of migrants stranded at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Biden administration is betting on a technological fix: a mobile app.  —  In recent weeks …

Letting the Economy Create Jobs for Everyone Is (Sadly) Radical  —  Everyone in American politics believes that jobs should be plentiful and wages should be high — they just disagree about how to achieve those outcomes.  —  Or so our nation's political rhetoric might lead one to believe.

Hundreds gather near Hong Kong park despite vigil ban  —  HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered near a Hong Kong park Friday despite a ban on an annual candlelight vigil to remember China's deadly crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and the arrest earlier in the day of an organizer of previous vigils.

Former University of Oklahoma volleyball player sues over exclusion from team because of political views  —  Kylee McLaughlin's attorney and the university both declined to comment on the lawsuit  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 3  —  Kylee McLaughlin, a former volleyball player …

There's nothing “delusional” about Donald Trump's conspiracy theories.  They are working  —  Trump's conspiracy theories aren't delusional, they are aspirational — and so far, they are working for him  —  “Delusion.”  “Off the chart bonkers.”  “Insane.”  “Objectively nuts.”

The racist legacy many birds carry  —  The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers  —  Corina Newsome is a Black ornithologist, as rare as some of the birds she studies.  —  When she joined Georgia Audubon …

Allen West resigns as chair of Texas Republican Party  —  The move raises speculation that West is preparing to run for a statewide office.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced his resignation Friday morning, raising speculation he could run for statewide office.

PM Netanyahu shares article calling him an ‘icon of the global right’  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retweeted statements made by MK Avichai Chikli shortly after Likud's Twitter account accused social media sites of “political censorship.”  —  “The overthrowing of Netanyahu will cause …

A Top Editor Becomes Her ‘True Self’  —  Gina Chua is returning to the Reuters offices post-pandemic as one of the most senior transgender journalists in the country.  —  For most people, the pandemic lockdowns will be remembered as a time that shrank our worlds, stripping away most of life as we knew it.

Law enforcement kills man in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood  —  The shooting occurred on a parking ramp after felony suspect drew a handgun, authorities said.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man during an attempted arrest Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood, sources said.

What Drives Conspiracism  —  The dominant culture has gone mad.  Of course lonely people on the internet believe crazy things.  —  Here is an attempt to get at some of what's behind conspiracism, the rising belief in and promotion of political conspiracy theories.