William Barr's bombshell about Trump is more revealing than it seems  —  Having gone to extraordinary lengths to help Donald Trump corrupt the presidency, William P. Barr is working overtime to launder his post-Trump reputation.  But the former attorney general's latest cleanup exercise …

Supreme Court passes on transgender bathroom challenge  —  The Supreme Court on Monday passed on a long-winding legal battle over transgender students' rights to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.  —  Gavin Grimm, a transgender man, sued his school board in 2015 over its policy …

Trump's Situation Room shouting match  —  Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, repeatedly blew up at President Trump over how to handle last summer's racial-justice protests, The Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender writes in his forthcoming book, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election.”

Trump Returns to the Stump in Ohio  —  And Rep. Anthony Gonzalez responds to his biggest critic.  —  1 hr ago  —  After five months—long months if you liked the guy, short ones if you didn't—former President Donald Trump returned to form on Saturday, holding his first major political …

McConnell tries to derail Democratic infrastructure strategy  —  Mitch McConnell is pressuring President Joe Biden and congressional Democratic leaders to further weaken the link between a bipartisan infrastructure deal and a bigger liberal-leaning spending bill, warning Monday that Biden's party wants to …

His Insurrection Inside the Oval Office on January 6.  —  Seems like quite a few crazies," said the president.  —  A little more than three weeks before rioters and revelers stormed the Capitol on January 6, several thousand Trump fans and fanatics gathered in Washington …

How the Arizona Cyber Ninjas Audit Happened—In One Easy Step!  —  It will amaze you how simple it is for politicians to hijack the ballots after an election.  —  Donald Trump wasn't able to use his big lie to overturn the 2020 election through local officials, the courts, or Congress.

Red America's Covid Problem  —  Cases are rising, because of the Delta variant.  —  There was a strange Covid-19 pattern in the U.S. for much of this spring.  The virus was not spreading any faster in communities with low vaccination rates than in those with high vaccination rates.

Statement by the Department of Defense  —  (Attributable to Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby)  —  “At President Biden's direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted defensive precision airstrikes against facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region.

Documents Show Ivanka Trump Didn't Testify Accurately in Inauguration Scandal Case  —  She said she played no role in planning inaugural events.  These records suggest otherwise.  —  Washington, DC, Bureau Chief  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise …

Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Likely to Produce Lasting Immunity, Study Finds  —  Immune cells are still organizing to fight the coronavirus months after inoculation, scientists reported.  —  The vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna set off a persistent immune reaction in the body …

The Surfside-Condo Tragedy Does Not Need Your Political Hot Take  —  This is a tragedy, not an election.  Those pressing it into a partisan narrative are broken.  —  Hey, you.  Yes, you.  The one with his hands arched above the keyboard, debating whether to press “Send” on your Surfside hot take.

Toyota is the no. 1 donor to 2020 election objectors — by far  —  The Japanese automaker gave $55,000 to 37 GOP objectors this year.

'I'm Easily Bored by Books,' Says Writer of 22 Novels  —  The latest from the aptly named Francine Prose is “The Vixen,” a surprisingly funny tale involving Ethel Rosenberg and the C.I.A.  —  Francine Prose writes a lot.  —  During her nearly 50-year career, Prose has published 30 books along …

The Last-And Only-Foreign Scientist in the Wuhan Lab Speaks Out  —  Danielle Anderson was working in what has become the world's most notorious laboratory just weeks before the first known cases of Covid-19 emerged in central China.  Yet, the Australian virologist still wonders what she missed.

Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry ‘pissed’ national anthem was playing at Olympic trials  —  A U.S. hammer thrower turned away from the American flag as the national anthem played while she and two other athletes stood on the podium at the Olympic trials Saturday, later saying she was “pissed” …

Juul to Pay $40 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging It Targeted Teens  —  Suit brought by North Carolina the first of many against vaping startup set to go to trial  —  Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $40 million to the state of North Carolina to resolve a lawsuit alleging that the vaping startup had targeted underage users.

Kyle Rittenhouse, American Vigilante  —  After he killed two people in Kenosha, opportunists turned his case into a polarizing spectacle.  —  The proliferation of digital video has exposed abuses of power that in the past often remained hidden.  It has also allowed people to watch shocking footage …

Republicans ramp up attacks on Biden on ... everything  —  Early in Joe Biden's presidency, Republicans openly conceded how poor a target he was for them.  Their hits on the president simply weren't sticking.  —  That hasn't, however, kept Republicans from swinging away.