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.

Donald Trump Speech Transcript at North Carolina GOP Convention Dinner June 5  —  Former President Donald Trump gave a speech on June 5, 2021 at Greenville, North Carolina's annual state Republican Party convention.  He endorsed Republican Ted Budd for the NC Senate race and Lara Trump announced she will not be running.

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

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 …

W.H. briefing room to return to full, pre-pandemic seating capacity  —  The news represents the White House's latest return to normal operations.  —  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci fields questions in the partial-capacity briefing room in January.

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.

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 …

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) …

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. …

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.

Justice Department withdraws FBI subpoena for USA TODAY records ID'ing readers  —  WASHINGTON - The FBI has withdrawn a subpoena demanding records from USA TODAY that would identify readers of a February story about a southern Florida shootout that killed two agents and wounded three others.