The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk  —  Mr. Hasen is the author of several books about elections and democracy.  Last year he proposed an amendment to the Constitution to defend and expand voting rights.  —  In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court's term …

Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform  —  Former President Donald Trump's team quietly launched a new social media platform on Thursday, billing it as an alternative to Big Tech sites.  —  But the debut immediately ran into confusion about whether it was the former president's …

Attorney General Merrick Garland orders pause of federal executions  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a temporary stop Thursday to scheduling further federal executions.  —  In a memo to senior officials, he said serious concerns have arisen about the arbitrariness of capital punishment …

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports  —  The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said.  Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now.  —  The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant …

California elections chief certifies Newsom recall contest  —  OAKLAND — California's elections chief certified the gubernatorial recall Thursday, setting up a likely mid-September election to consider whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should remain in office.  —  It officially marks …

Admit it: Grilling is bad  — Just because you can cook outside doesn't mean you should.  — Your grill is dirty, has poor temperature control, and lets fat drip into the flame.  — Indoor cooking is better — which is why that's the main way you cook.  — This is an opinion column.

J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author, Is Running for Senate in Ohio  —  The author and venture capitalist will vie for the Republican nomination in one of the most wide-open 2022 Senate races.  —  J.D. Vance, an author and venture capitalist whose best-selling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” …

Trump seeks to use indictments as a political rallying cry as he tries to survive latest legal threat  —  Former president Donald Trump turned to a familiar playbook Thursday, attacking New York prosecutors who charged his company and chief financial officer with a raft of financial crimes …

Kinzinger on McCarthy's Jan. 6 investigation threat: ‘Who gives a s—?’  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger knows GOP leaders wanted to scare him away from serving on the Democrat-led panel investigating the Capitol riot.  And he doesn't care one bit.  —  “Who gives a shit?” the Illinois Republican …

Trevor Bauer Must Not Start Sunday  —  It's true the Dodgers cannot unilaterally discipline him, but they can certainly give the ball to someone else.  —  Editor's Note: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual assault allegations.  —  In May, Trevor Bauer allegedly used his hands to break a woman's skull during sex.

Republicans should hit the reset button on Biden infrastructure deal  —  As Ronald Reagan might say, “Well, there they go again.”  Congressional Republicans once more got snookered by President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the supposed “bipartisan” …

Trump is here to stay, and Republicans should be worried  —  Memo to serious Republicans, conservatives: He ain't going away.  —  Donald Trump dominates the party's politics, policies and tone.  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), once a John McCain Republican, now says the party “can't grow without him.”

Ted Cruz Says He's Considering Running Again: '2016 Was the Most Fun I've Ever Had in My Life'  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Newsmax on Thursday to bash President Joe Biden over his handling of the border crisis, as well as his policies toward China.  The broadsides were boilerplate …

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's former staffers detail a ‘demoralizing’ office environment where they were afraid to ‘mess up in any way’ while working for the Arizona Democrat  — Insider interviewed seven former staffers who worked for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat.

Meghan McCain announces departure from ‘The View’  —  McCain joined the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show in October 2017.  —  After four seasons on “The View,” Meghan McCain announced Thursday that she's leaving at the end the season.  —  “I am just going to rip the band-aid off.

Homeland Security Watchdog Delayed Inquiry, Complaint Says  —  The department's inspector general delayed looking into a retaliation complaint by a former intelligence chief until after the 2020 election, according to officials and a whistle-blower.  —  The Department of Homeland Security's …

The Looming Stagflationary Debt Crisis  —  Years of ultra-loose fiscal and monetary policies have put the global economy on track for a slow-motion train wreck in the coming years.  When the crash comes, the stagflation of the 1970s will be combined with the spiraling debt crises of the post-2008 era …

The building collapse felt throughout Latin America  —  The collapse of a 12-story condominium near Miami Beach a week ago has reverberated throughout Latin America.  —  Why it matters: Miami is more than 70% Latino and has historically offered refuge from some trying to escape the hemisphere's turmoils.

How to Live in a Climate ‘Permanent Emergency’  —  The phrase Jay Inslee used was “permanent emergency.”  This was before Lytton — the town that had, days earlier, set Canada's all-time heat record, drawing waves of “heat tourists” as witnesses to “desert heat” north of 120 degrees in a place …

Joe Rogan Is Too Big to Cancel  —  He's now one of the most consumed media products on the planet.  His Spotify deal, estimated at $100 million, speaks to the allure of making audiences feel they're in on something subversive.  —  The other comics called him “Little Ball of Anger” …

Conservatives' sensitivity to pandemic threat suppressed by distrust of science, media  —  Researchers studying the intersection of politics and psychology have long documented a link between threat sensitivity and social conservatism: People who are more socially conservative tend to react more strongly to threats.

What ‘The Nation’ Got Right (and Wrong) about Me, Brett Kavanaugh, and God  —  “Sing this with me.  This is ‘40.’”  —  Those are the words Bono, the singer for the band U2, said live in 1983 to introduce the song “40.”  It's a song that I have recently revisited while writing a book about 2018.

White Boy Summer, Nazi Memes and the Mainstreaming of White Supremacist Violence  —  The video opens with a tranquil scene of calm lapping waves, accompanied by the song Big Wild by Venice Venture.  Before long, however, the mood significantly darkens.  Video plays of a 1999 interview with a white supremacist named Benjamin Smith.

Republic takes Senate, Cyber Ninjas to court for audit records  —  The Arizona Republic has gone to court to demand records from the state Senate and one of its contractors to shed light on the audit of 2020 election results.  —  The news organization on Wednesday filed a special action …

Tucker Carlson told associates he voted for Kanye, not Trump  —  He's one of Donald Trump's most vociferous backers.  But Tucker Carlson has told multiple people that he voted for pop star Kanye West last year instead.  —  Shortly after the presidential election, the Fox News host started telling …