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 …

Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis  —  An organization that has defended the First Amendment rights of Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan is split by an internal debate over whether supporting progressive causes is more important.  —  It was supposed to be the celebration …

Netanyahu Slams ‘Biggest Election Fraud in History of Country’ at Likud Meeting  —  Although the prime minister condemned the rising incitement, he told Likud members ‘to lay into’ right-wing politicians who ‘teamed up with the left’ and claimed the right was being unfairly censored

White House briefing room to return to full capacity  —  The White House press briefing room will return to 100 percent capacity on Monday.  —  “Since the onset of the pandemic, our priority has been to keep journalists safe, while ensuring that the critical work of informing the public …

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 …

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.

Trump's August election reinstatement theory is even worse than it looks  —  I'm afraid this is even worse than it looks.  —  The National Review is now confirming that Donald J. Trump, the former president of the United States (and probable Republican nominee in 2024) …

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.

Martina Navratilova Has Plenty to Say  —  One of the most dominant players in tennis history, Navratilova was a cultural pioneer when the world wasn't prepared for an outspoken lesbian.  Finally, the world is catching up, and she's still here.  —  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. …

David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies at 98  —  BERLIN — David Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died.  He was 98.  —  The Jewish Community of Munich and Upper Bavaria said Sunday that Dushman had died at a Munich hospital on Saturday.

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.

QAnon?  The ‘big lie’?  What might it take to get Latter-day Saints to stop believing in them?  —  It wouldn't be easy for church leaders to sway those opinions, experts say, because allegiance to conspiracy theories bumps into partisan politics and agenda-driven sources.  —  (Matt Rourke |