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 …

Clarence Thomas says federal laws against marijuana may no longer be necessary  —  Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court's most conservative justices, said Monday that because of the hodgepodge of federal policies on marijuana, federal laws against its sale or cultivation may no longer make sense.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Documents Show Ivanka Trump Didn't Testify Accurately in Inauguration Scandal Case  —  The Trump family has trouble with depositions.  In 2007 testimony, Donald Trump was repeatedly shown to be a liar.  In February, Donald Trump Jr. was deposed in the Trump inauguration scandal lawsuit …

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.

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.

North Koreans ‘heartbroken’ by Kim's purported weight loss, Pyongyang resident tells state media  —  Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korean state television aired an unusual interview Friday in which a Pyongyang resident said he and others living in the capital were “heartbroken” …

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 …

Gosar's siblings press for his removal from Congress: ‘Traitor to this country’  —  Siblings of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) are saying he should be removed from Congress for backing former President Trump's false claims of a stolen election and widespread voter fraud.  —  “I consider him a traitor to this country.

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.

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

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” …

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 …

Biden Wants to Dismantle Two Weapons the Richest 0.1% Use to Avoid Taxes  —  An unpleasant surprise for wealthy Americans was lurking halfway through a 114-page document released by the U.S. Treasury late last month.  —  Technical provisions in the proposal — not mentioned …