Why I'm voting against the For the People Act  —  THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE.  —  The right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy and protecting that right should not be about party or politics.  Least of all, protecting this right, which is a value I share, should never be done in a partisan manner.

Trump adviser Lewandowski: he ‘lost the election’ and will not be reinstated  — Former campaign manager speaks to Fox News Sunday  —  The morning after Donald Trump returned to frontline politics with a speech in North Carolina, a close adviser poured cold water on his reported belief …

At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020  —  JEKYLL ISLAND — The Georgia GOP convention was supposed to be a chance for thousands of conservative activists to project unity and chart out their strategy headed into 2022 races.  Instead, much of the conference was focused …

Party leaders to meet as government swearing-in approaches  —  A new Israeli government may be sworn in as soon as Wednesday after securing a coalition to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  Party leaders will meet Sunday to finalize the coalition deal, with Yamina party leader Naftali expected …

Democratic Report Raises 2022 Alarms on Messaging and Voter Outreach  —  A new report, in perhaps the most thorough soul-searching done by either party this year, points to an urgent need for the party to present a positive economic agenda and rebut Republican misinformation.

The Science Suggests a Wuhan Lab Leak  —  The Covid-19 pathogen has a genetic footprint that has never been observed in a natural coronavirus.  —  The possibility that the pandemic began with an escape from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is attracting fresh attention.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says no ‘hardwire deadline’ on infrastructure deal  —  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo appears on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Infrastructure negotiations between the White House and Republicans continue on Monday with the two sides still very far apart …

A Gun Rights Win in California With Sights Set on the Supreme Court  —  A federal judge overturned California's assault weapons ban.  State officials vowed to win on appeal, but gun advocates are emboldened by a shifting Supreme Court.  —  SACRAMENTO — In 1989, a gunman's three-minute …

Amid controversy, Justice Dept. says it won't seek to compel journalists to give up source information  —  The Justice Department on Saturday announced that it will no longer use subpoenas or other legal methods to obtain information from journalists about their sources …

My trip to Europe is about America rallying the world's democracies  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  On Wednesday, I depart for Europe on the first foreign travel of my presidency.  It is a trip stacked with meetings with many of our closest democratic partners …

Texas AG Says Trump Would've ‘Lost’ State If It Hadn't Blocked Mail-in Ballots Applications Being Sent Out  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, said former President Donald Trump would have lost in Texas in the 2020 election if his office had not successfully blocked counties …

Why Democrats may defy history and win the 2022 midterms  —  (CNN)Democrats have to defy history to hold onto the House in the 2022 midterms.  As I've noted before, the president's party almost always loses House seats in the midterms.  History, though, is a guide, not a fortune teller.

Eight is more than enough: New York has too many candidates and a muddle of a mayoral race  —  As the size of New York City's press corps keeps shrinking, the size of its mayoral field keeps growing, and we appear to be staggering toward a second straight almost accidental mayor.  Hey, what could go wrong?