QAnon Supporters Dismayed at Donald Trump's December Tour With Bill O'Reilly  —  QAnon supporters have acted with dismay and confusion after Donald Trump announced the December dates of his upcoming speaking tour with Bill O'Reilly, which coincides with when he is meant to have already been reinstated as president.

Graham to Biden: 'If you want an infrastructure deal of a trillion dollars, it's there for the taking'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged President Joe Biden to support his bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, but said it could be jeopardized if Democrats signal that they intend …

“It's a Long Tradition in RI,” Whitehouse Defends Family's Membership in All-White Club  —  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse continues to defend his family's membership in the all-white private Bailey's Beach Club in Newport.  —  GoLocal interviewed Whitehouse on Friday in Pawtucket …

Iran's New Hard-Line President Poised for Pivotal Role in Nuclear Talks  —  Ebrahim Raisi is seen as a more confrontational adversary to the West than his predecessor  —  When Iranian diplomats resume talks with Western officials to revive a battered nuclear deal, one name will stand …

Three Countries Ask Israel for COVID Vaccines if Palestinians Nix Deal, Source Says  —  The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that it intends to resume negotiations with Israel and Pfizer about ‘safe vaccines that meet our standards’  —  Israel is holding talks with three other countries …

Ron Johnson made an appearance at Milwaukee's Juneteenth Day celebration.  It didn't go well.  —  You could see this coming.  —  On Saturday, during an otherwise joyful celebration of Juneteenth Day in Milwaukee, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson made an appearance at a Republican Party booth.

How Republicans Became the ‘Barstool’ Party  —  Earlier this year, when Echelon Insights released its way-too-early poll of voters' preferences for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, political wonks could be forgiven for having to Google the name at the bottom of the list next to Sen. Josh Hawley …

Column: Why Republicans are suddenly reluctant to condemn political violence  —  The Republican Party has a problem with political violence: It's not sure whether it's for it or against it.  —  In the first days after a mob loyal to former President Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 to try …

Saudi seeks religious reset as clerical power wanes  —  Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on mosque loudspeakers is among contentious reforms seeking to shake off the Muslim kingdom's austere image.

Pope's Silence Speaks Volumes on Controversial Communion Vote by U.S. Bishops  —  The divergence of the conservative American church from Francis' agenda is now so obvious as to be unremarkable, even when U.S. bishops ignore a Vatican warning.  —  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday put …

Nobody Wraps Pat Kiernan The petty, vindictive, backbiting, lawsuit-laden, career ruining infighting at everyone's favorite local NY1 news station.  —  Pat Kiernan wanted the bagels.  It was January 15, 2020 — National Bagel Day — and the crew of NY1's morning show, Mornings on 1 …

How this is the most unpredictable NYC mayoral race in 50 years  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new WNBC/Telemundo 47/Politico/Marist College poll finds Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams leading the New York City Democratic mayoral primary 24% to Kathryn Garcia's 17%, Maya Wiley's 15%, and Andrew Yang's 13%.

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.

Rubio Urges POTUS to Grant Naval Academy Football Player Waiver to Play in the NFL  —  Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to grant a waiver for Cameron Kinley, a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, to temporarily delay …

AP Interview: Former president says US failed in Afghanistan  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's former president said Sunday the United States came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and is leaving nearly 20 years later having failed at both.

Liz Cheney's Unlikely Journey From G.O.P. Royalty to Republican Outcast  —  Dick Cheney always saw doomsday threats from America's enemies.  His daughter is in a lonely battle against what both see as a danger to American democracy: Donald J. Trump.  —  CASPER, Wyo. — Representative Liz Cheney …

President Joe Biden to visit NC, promote COVID-19 vaccine  —  Biden to visit Raleigh this week, as NC lags behind his vaccine target  —  President Joe Biden will travel to Raleigh on Thursday, visiting the state capital as part of his continued efforts to encourage people across the country to get the COVID-19 vaccine.