Josh Mandel's staff quit campaign because of toxic work environment created by staffer in relationship with Mandel, sources say  —  Laura A. Bischoff Haley BeMillerThe Columbus Dispatch  —  At least two of the three fundraisers who quit Josh Mandel's U.S. Senate campaign in recent months …

Boring news cycle deals blow to partisan media  —  In the months since former President Donald Trump left office, media companies' readership numbers are plunging — and publishers that rely on partisan, ideological warfare have taken an especially big hit.  —  Why it matters …

House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap  —  In the days after the deadly Capitol attack on Jan. 6, tension among House Republicans was so high that one of them privately suggested some GOP colleagues be punished for their roles in encouraging the riot.

Trump: Herschel Walker will run for Senate in Georgia  —  Former President Donald Trump said Georgia Bulldog football great Herschel Walker told him he was going to run for U.S. Senate, a decision that would make him the front-runner in the chaotic race against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock.

Arizona ballot audit shows signs of backfiring on GOP  —  When Arizona Republicans first pushed for a partisan audit of the 2020 presidential ballots cast in the Phoenix metropolitan area, they argued that they needed to know if any irregularities or fraud caused President Trump to lose this rapidly evolving swing state.

Pelosi rebuffs McConnell on infrastructure  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday amplified her plans to link a bipartisan infrastructure agreement to a second package of Democratic economic priorities, rebuffing an appeal from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to decouple the two bills.

Eric Adams's Lead in Mayor's Race Shrinks After First Ranked-Choice Tally  —  After voters' ranked choices were tabulated, Mr. Adams led Kathryn Garcia by two percentage points in preliminary results, with nearly 125,000 absentee ballots still to be counted.

The land was worth millions.  A Big Ag corporation sold it to Sonny Perdue's company for $250,000.  —  It was a curious time for Sonny Perdue to close a real estate deal.  —  In February 2017, weeks after President Donald Trump selected him to be agriculture secretary …

A New Darkness Falls on the Trump Movement  —  It was 6 a.m. in Cleveland.  I had spent the night trying to sleep stretched out across three chairs in the baggage claim at the airport and was wearing the same sweaty, grass-stained sundress I'd worn at the Donald Trump rally from the night before …

Trump rally in Mobile's Battleship Park cancelled amid concerns of ‘partisan political event’: Report  —  Plans for former President Donald Trump to return July 4th weekend to the city many credited with lending legitimacy to his 2016 campaign after USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park commissioners reportedly …

A First Lady for All of Us: On the Road with Dr. Jill Biden  —  To listen to this profile, click the play button below:  —  When Jill Biden visits community colleges, which is a lot these days, she is received in highly choreographed settings by a governor, say, or members of the public as the nation's first lady.

The Case Against the Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory  —  In the past month, we've seen a second wave of interest in the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic began with a lab leak.  Last spring, the media accurately reported the scientific consensus that Covid (also known as SARS CoV-2) …

Fox News Agrees to $1 Million Fine for Violating Human Rights Law  —  Fox News effectively admitted to a pattern of misconduct and has agreed to pay a civil penalty in New York. … Despite Fox News' claims to have repaired the company's toxic workplace culture since the firing of founder …

South Dakota Gov. Noem deploys National Guard to U.S-Mexico Border  —  South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) announced Tuesday that up to fifty of her state's National Guard troops are being deployed to Texas border at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Congressman Recruits Holocaust Deniers Into the Republican Party A Republican radical with a sinister plan.  —  Some of the most cartoonishly nutty members of the Republican caucus simply want to get famous, rich, or the affections of younger women.  Representative Paul Gosar, on the other hand, has a plan.

Miami-Area Condo Board President Warned of Need for Repairs in April Letter  —  ‘The concrete deterioration is accelerating.  The roof situation got much worse,’ condo board leader told residents  —  SURFSIDE, Fla.—The president of the Champlain South Towers condo association told residents …

Man who jumped from a moving plane at LAX tells FBI he bought ‘a lot’ of crystal meth before the flight  —  As United Airlines Flight 5365 was readying to take off from Los Angeles International Airport on Friday evening, 33-year-old Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez of La Paz, Mexico …

A Teen Was Having Car Trouble.  A Sheriff's Deputy Shot and Killed Him.  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  During a traffic stop last week, an Arkansas sheriff's deputy shot and killed a teenage boy who was only armed with a neon-blue jug of antifreeze, family members told VICE News.

Campus ‘Red Scare’ takes Florida back to the '50s  —  The Will Bunch Newsletter is back from its hiatus and for the rest of 2021 it's going to be bolder and better than ever.  Since you asked, the reason for the break was my 2022 book about the modern American way of college and its outsized role …

Transgender woman captures Miss Nevada USA pageant  —  The title of Miss Nevada USA has gone to a transgender woman for the first time in the pageant's history.  —  Kataluna Enriquez was crowned the winner Sunday in the pageant at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas and will continue to compete for the title of Miss USA.

Republican Rep. Pat Fallon failed to properly disclose more than 90 stock transactions worth as much as $17.53 million in apparent violation of federal law  — Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas disclosed some stock trades up to nearly four months late.  — Tardy stock disclosures can open up members of Congress to investigations and fines.

Several longtime Kamala Harris associates shut out as VP's chief of staff keeps tight control over access  — Kamala Harris' chief of staff has effectively shut out several longtime political and business world allies of the vice president, according to people familiar with the matter.

Farmworkers Endure Brutal Conditions During Historic Heat Wave  —  The elderly and children are among the thousands of agricultural workers who are harvesting blueberries and cherries throughout the Pacific Northwest's ‘heat dome.’  —  The Pacific Northwest—known for its abundant rainfall …

No. 3 House Democrat Steps Into Ohio Race to Head Off a Sanders Acolyte  —  The decision by Representative James Clyburn to oppose an outspoken ally of Senator Bernie Sanders in a special election in Cleveland highlights the generational and ideological gulf in the Democratic Party.

Amazon Demands One More Thing From Some Vendors: a Piece of Their Company  —  Certain suppliers are asked to give Amazon the right to buy shares at potentially lower-than-market rates as part of their contract  —  Suppliers that want to land Amazon.com Inc. as a client for their goods …

Critical Race Theory Can't Be Banned.  It Can Be Exposed, Mocked, and Avoided.  —  Alarm about critical race theory—a previously obscure field of study pioneered by far-left legal scholars and sociologists—has suddenly gripped the political right.  This development has forced …

Gas prices hit 7-year high as stations run low on fuel ahead of July 4  —  Gas stations across the country are facing fuel shortages, driving prices to a seven-year high as more than 40 million Americans prepare to hit the road for the Fourth of July weekend.

U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warns of chaotic civil war  —  KABUL — The top American military commander in Afghanistan expressed deep concern Tuesday that the country could slide into a chaotic civil war and face “very hard times” unless its fractious civilian leadership unites …

The truth about many in the GOP base: They prefer authoritarianism to democracy  —  We want to believe that goodwill can foster a return to less contentious and hyperpartisan times.  But what if one side adopts noxious views antithetical to democracy — and, worse, rejects the basic premise of America?

'It's a daydream:' Questions emerge about financing plans for bipartisan infrastructure deal  —  Offsetting $500 billion in new spending without raising taxes or adding to the deficit requires some creative math  —  To pay for their proposed infrastructure package, the White House …

Democrats launch new ‘coming back’ push to tout Biden agenda  —  WASHINGTON — Covid-19 kept candidate Joe Biden off the campaign trail last July Fourth.  But this year, the White House and the Democratic National Committee are launching a campaign-style blitz as Americans get set …