Biden asks G-7 to take a tougher line on China, but not all allies are enthusiastic  —  CARBIS BAY, England — President Biden is asking leaders of other wealthy democracies to make a unified front against China's use of forced labor, arguing Saturday that a stronger line is a moral and practical imperative.

At least 13 people were injured in a shooting in downtown Austin, authorities say  —  (CNN)At least 13 people were injured early Saturday morning in a shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, officials said.  —  Two of the people injured are in critical condition, Austin Interim Chief …

There's no escape from holding Trump accountable  —  It was inevitable that the Trump administration's politically motivated misuse of the investigative arms of government would burst into public view and demand accountability.  That moment is upon us.  —  The revelation that the Trump …

Republican attacks on Biden agenda can't break through conservative media's culture wars  —  Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) started off talking about the cancellation of a domestic oil pipeline, the job losses and higher gas prices, key kitchen-table items that Republicans believe will be critical to winning back the majority next year.

Private Inequity: How a Powerful Industry Conquered the Tax System  —  The I.R.S. almost never audits private equity firms, even as whistle-blowers have filed claims alleging illegal tax avoidance.  —  There were two weeks left in the Trump administration when the Treasury Department handed …

Here's an Idea for Liberals: Propaganda  —  What does the Democratic Party stand for?  What do voters think the Democratic Party stands for?  How can Democrats communicate to voters that they actually do stand for things?  These are vexing questions for Democratic politicians and the people who run their campaigns.

Most blue states will make Biden's July 4 vaccine goal.  The red ones won't.  —  (CNN)The United States looks increasingly unlikely to reach President Joe Biden's July 4 vaccine goal.  We need at least 70% of all adults to have one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and we're on pace to have somewhere between 67% and 68%.

YouTube Suspends Sen. Ron Johnson for Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation  —  AT IT AGAIN  —  YouTube has suspended the account of Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) for seven days for promoting misinformation about coronavirus treatments.  Johnson promoted the use of two drugs for treating COVID-19 …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she doesn't “believe in evolution”  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said this week she does not “believe in evolution,” adding, “I don't believe in that type of so-called science.”  —  What she's saying: Greene leaned on religion to explain the origins of the coronavirus.

NBC Halts Production on Ultimate Slip 'N Slide amid Report of ‘Explosive Diarrhea’ Outbreak on Set  —  At least one Ultimate Slip 'N Slide crew member tested positive for giardia — a microscopic parasite that, when swallowed, causes diarrheal disease  —  Talk about a summer bummer.

New book suggests Birx wanted Trump to lose presidential election  —  (CNN)A new book written by one of President Joe Biden's top coronavirus advisers suggests Dr. Deborah Birx hoped former President Donald Trump would lose the 2020 presidential election.  —  In “Preventable,” …

Why Does Elena Kagan Keep Roasting Brett Kavanaugh?  —  The Supreme Court is quiet.  Too quiet.  It is almost mid-June, and the court has yet to release any blockbuster decisions.  What's going on?  —  The simple answer is also the obvious one: These cases have sharply divided the justices …

How Orlando's LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre  —  Pulse shooting survivor: I'm so tired of thoughts and prayers  —  (CNN)Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there.

The Pathetic New Chapter of the Baby Trumps  —  HAS-BEENS … Junior, Eric, Ivanka, Lara and the rest of them are out in the cold now that these cold-blooded kids don't have dad's stolen heat to warm their bellies.  —  T he family that held the entire Republican Party in their death grips …