Leader of companies that pushed ‘Italygate’ election conspiracy theory falsely claimed $30 million mansion was her home  —  Late last December, as President Donald Trump pressed senior officials to find proof of election fraud, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows emailed acting attorney …

One dead after pickup truck drives into crowd attending Wilton Manors LGBTQ Pride parade  —  A pickup truck drove into a crowd of spectators at the start of the Wilton Manors Stonewall Parade and Festival in what appeared to be an intentional act, witnesses said.

A Very Late Night With the Yangs The former frontrunner and his wife vent about Eric Adams, the media, and much more.  —  “I have a pet peeve I want to share with you,” Andrew Yang declared immediately after we were introduced on Zoom late Thursday night.  —  The emotional toll of a series …

Is U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley now ‘vincible’?  In new Iowa Poll, nearly two-thirds say it's time for someone new  —  Fewer than a third of Iowa's likely voters say they would vote to reelect Republican Chuck Grassley if the U.S. Senate elections were held today, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.

How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections  —  In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards.  In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities.  And they are expanding their election power in many other states.

Charges dropped for hundreds of alleged looters in New York City  —  In late May and early June 2020, looters smashed storefronts in the Bronx and Manhattan boroughs of New York City.  —  Many were caught on tape, some with their faces visible.  Others even posted their own videos of their actions those nights on social media.

Crist calls for bipartisan state commission to investigate Florida links to Capitol siege  —  With Florida tied for the most arrests stemming from the siege on the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist joined with Hillsborough County's top prosecutor Friday in calling for a bipartisan commission …

What Is Going On at Yale Law School?  —  The prestigious institution has tied itself in knots over a dispute involving one of its most popular—and controversial—professors, Amy Chua.  —  A decade ago, back when we talked about things besides new coronavirus strains and vaccination rates …

How much did you pay to cover Trump visits to his N.J. golf club as president?  We added it up.  —  Donald Trump's trips to his Bedminster golf club as president cost U.S. taxpayers more than $2.4 million, according to U.S. Secret Service records obtained by NJ Advance Media.

Manhattan City Council candidate caught with dominatrix in leaked video … It's a late-breaking case of electoral bondage.  —  Zack Weiner, 26, a City Council candidate running in Manhattan, has found his campaign tied up after video of him enjoying a sadomasochism session found its way onto Twitter.

Only one U.S. city saw a bigger pandemic exodus than San Francisco  —  Seattle was the fastest-growing city in 2020, while San Francisco and San Jose shrank  —  San Francisco saw the second largest population decline of all major cities in the U.S. in 2020, according to census data.

Drought-stricken communities push back against data centers  —  On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center — a warehouse filled with computers storing all of the photos, documents and other information we store “in the cloud” …

Prime Minister's Office to Investigate Whether Netanyahu Shredded Documents Before Bennett Took Office  —  On Thursday, Haaretz reported that documents stored in safes in the Prime Minister's Office were shredded in violation of the law, shortly before Bennett took office

AOC skips out on congressional voting to campaign for Maya Wiley  —  AOC is MIA.  —  Queens Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been skipping out on congressional votes citing pandemic hardship — but has found time to campaign for progressive mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.

The One About Bibi Netanyahu's Father and the Perils of Diaspora … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  THE NETANYAHUS  —  An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family

Severe heat and drought the hallmarks of a changing west  —  Farmers, regulators and politicians facing the consequences of historic water shortages  —  LAKE OROVILLE, Calif. - The work had to be done quickly as water vanished to vapor in the early summer heat.

Iran's new president Ebrahim Raisi consolidates hard-line grip as reformers pushed aside  —  Iran's announcement Saturday of a resounding election victory by Ebrahim Raisi, the ultraconservative judiciary chief, signaled a stunning consolidation of power, handing the elected leadership …

The World Relies on One Chip Maker in Taiwan, Leaving Everyone Vulnerable  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s dominance poses risks to the global economy, amid geopolitical tensions and a major chip shortage  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. 's chips are everywhere, though most consumers don't know it.

That ‘well-regulated militia?’  It was originally created to quell rebellions of the enslaved, prof says  —  Conservatives have a special purgatory for uppity black women who dare question America's founding myths.  —  New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones — her Pulitzer Prize-winning …