Former Deputy AG Rosenstein has said he was not aware of subpoena for lawmakers' data, source says  —  (CNN)Ex-top Trump Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein has told people in recent days he was not aware of a subpoena that targeted the data of Democratic members of Congress …

Supreme Court confounding its partisan critics  —  The Supreme Court this week continued to disappoint congressional Democrats and activists with a long line of embarrassingly unanimous, non-ideological rulings.  After all, the court is supposedly (to use President Biden's words) “out of whack” …

Austin police arrest one of two suspects involved in downtown shooting that left 14 injured  —  Editor's note: Due to the magnitude of this shooting as a matter of public safety, the Statesman is making this story free for everyone to read.  Statesman journalists are working to find …

Throw the book at IRS leakers and cancel any IRS budget increases  —  When a private company is reckless with your personal information, you have the option, at least in theory, of refusing to do business with that company.  —  But what about the government?  You must pay taxes, and that leaves you with no choice.

I said I couldn't stand Indian food.  Then a Twitter friend took me to dinner.  —  This is a story about the internet, the spontaneous generosity of thousands of people and the healing power of food.  Or, the healing power of lamb.  —  This is a story about how the internet and social media …

Bidenomics is proving a total disaster that could send America back to stagnant '70s  —  Bidenomics is proving an utter disaster for American workers and consumers, and don't bet on it to end soon.  —  With the pandemic all but over — more than half of American adults are fully vaccinated …

Trump's shadow still looms over cloudy skies at G-7 summit  —  CARBIS BAY, England — Addressing U.S. troops shortly after his arrival in England this past week, President Biden took pains to stress the importance of working with allied nations, emphasizing a partnership “grounded on democratic ideals and a shared vision of the future.”

Belarus sharpens a weapon of “irregular migration” against Lithuania  —  As Lukashenko cracks down, Lithuania steps up to help the Belarusian opposition — and finds itself the target of new hybrid measures from Minsk  —  Over the past few weeks, hundreds of migrants, primarily from Iraq …

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial  —  President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will sign a bill naming the site as a national memorial.  —  The deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community …

In first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, judge sides with Houston hospital, dismissing claims from staff resisters  —  HOUSTON - In the first federal ruling on vaccine mandates, a Houston judge Saturday dismissed a lawsuit by hospital employees who declined the COVID-19 shot …

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,” …

G7 summit: China says small groups do not rule the world  —  China has warned the G7 leaders that the days when a “small” group of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone.  —  The comments, by a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London, come as the leaders …

Trump's State Department Officials Fought Over Whether The Coronavirus Was A Chinese Bioweapon  —  In the final days of the Trump administration, the State Department was embroiled in a bitter dispute over China's role in the origins of COVID-19 that's now spilling into public view.

It's Time to Treat Voting Rights Like Climate Change  —  In the United States, political polarization has checked efforts to enact even modest federal climate change legislation for decades.  Out of frustration, one might even say desperation, some activists have looked to the world …