Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates to join Howard University faculty  —  Hannah-Jones said she would not join faculty of UNC-Chapel Hill after tenure controversy  —  Journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates are joining Howard University's faculty, school officials announced Tuesday …

US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander  —  BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base's new Afghan commander …

Ivanka Just Might Flip on Her Dad, Mary Trump Says  —  “She's much less likely to stay loyal than Allen Weisselberg.”  —  The Trump Organization is now feeling the heat, with its CFO under indictment for grand larceny.  Prosecutors are clearing to get that money man, Allen Weisselberg, to flip on his boss.

I'm joining the Lincoln Project to make sure Republicans don't win Congress in 2022  —  Donald Trump is fueling an authoritarian movement abetted by far too many Republican senators and House members.  We must unite to preserve democracy.  —  America is exhausted.

We Still Won't Admit Why So Many People Believe the Big Lie  —  CLUELESS … Six months after the insurrection it triggered, it's clear that the stolen-election nonsense is just a drop in a tidal wave of bullshit.  —  How could so many Americans believe in “the Big Lie?”  We see the numbers and we shake our heads.

At least 150 people fatally shot in more than 400 shootings over the Fourth of July weekend  —  (CNN)At least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across the country during the Fourth of July weekend as major cities nationwide confront a surge in violent crime …

Sen. Lankford responds to ‘unheard of’ lack of neutrality from state GOP chairman  —  In addition to challengers in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate next year, incumbent Sen. James Lankford said he is contending with opposition from a high-ranking member of his own party.

Democrats plan to zero out wall funding and reduce Border Patrol money amid historic surge  —  House Democrats eliminated funding for a southern border wall and denied extra money for Border Patrol officers in a 2022 spending bill unveiled recently that comes amid a massive influx of illegal immigration.

Fox's New Channel Changes the Climate for Weather TV  —  As viewers tune out cable news, Rupert Murdoch is preparing the debut of Fox Weather, a potentially powerful new player in a sphere long dominated by the Weather Channel.  —  Weather is taking the media industry by storm.

‘So, So Angry’: Reporters Who Survived the Capitol Riot Are Still Struggling  —  The reporters who survived the insurrection are still covering Congress.  But things don't feel normal.  —  CJ  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.

Trump sees Walker as ‘unstoppable’ candidate, but many in GOP are wary  —  Herschel Walker hasn't lived in Georgia for decades.  He's never held public office, doesn't attend the sort of Republican events that are mainstays on the political calendar and has bypassed the backslapping fundraising circuit …

An American lawyer went on a lunch date in Moscow.  Now he's languishing in a jail cell in Belarus  —  (CNN)When Youras Ziankovich, a lawyer with American citizenship, returned to his Moscow hotel after a lunch date with a friend in April, he found four men waiting for him in the street.

Meet the Republicans who want to prevent the next stolen election  —  As we hit the six-month anniversary of Jan. 6, the GOP's radicalization against democracy continues to hurtle forward.  And very few prominent Republicans will stand athwart that radicalization and yell, “Stop!”

Republicans weigh ‘cracking’ cities to doom Democrats  —  Kentucky's GOP congressional delegation entered the redistricting cycle with an unusual request for their state legislative counterparts: leave Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth alone.  —  The group, which includes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …

The Senate's Grim Reaper  —  To visit Mitch McConnell at his office in the Capitol, you must first pass through a faded world that he has meticulously preserved.  A fireplace in the reception room still bears a crack left by a fire British soldiers set during the War of 1812.

After the Attack: The Future of the U.S. Capitol Police  —  It has been six months since rioters attacked the United States Capitol and our brave police officers and law enforcement partners who fought valiantly to protect elected leaders and the democratic process.

When Bill Clinton's Veep Vetting Process Revealed That Al Gore Had No Friends  —  “Senator, who are your friends... the people you most like, relax with, travel with, drink with.  Your friends.”  —  I was in the third grade when I saw Abraham Lincoln assassinated.

How political polarization broke America's vaccine campaign  —  The US's partisan divides have left much of the country vulnerable to Covid-19 — leading to unnecessary deaths.  —  The Covid-19 epidemic in the United States risks becoming a tale of “two Americas,” as Anthony Fauci warned in June …

As coronavirus probe deepens, Bolsonaro increasingly threatened by a corruption scandal  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — For months, the congressional probe into Brazil's lax coronavirus response has been seen as politics as usual.  Inside a hearing room, lawmakers had retreated to their standard political positions …

6 Months Later, Republicans Have A New Jan. 6 Message: Insurrection?  What Insurrection?  —  Donald Trump tried to overthrow American democracy to remain in power, but his party is working to make America forget all about that riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  WASHINGTON ― …

Some RNC staffers did not vote for Trump amid 2020 campaign power struggle, new book claims  —  New book spotlights alleged infighting between top Trump campaign and GOP officials during 2020 election  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for July 6  —  Some Republican National Committee (RNC) …

Tesla Says Autopilot Makes Its Cars Safer.  Crash Victims Say It Kills.  —  A California family that lost a 15-year-old boy when a Tesla hit its pickup truck is suing the company, claiming its Autopilot system was partly responsible.  —  Benjamin Maldonado and his teenage son were driving …

Bitcoin Draws More Scrutiny From Regulators Worried About Fraud  —  SEC's Gary Gensler has told lawmakers that investor protection rules should apply to crypto exchanges  —  Regulators are signaling they want more control over an expanded cryptocurrency universe that has pushed further …

Critical race theory uproar sparks a new wave of school board recalls  —  Efforts to recall school board members are surging around the U.S. — and especially in California — amid Republican efforts to quash teaching about institutional racism.  —  Why it matters: Coordinated efforts …

What's keeping democracy experts up most at night?  An overturned election … WASHINGTON — Congress is just beginning a new investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, but the movement behind it remains as active as ever.  Former President Donald Trump is frequently repeating false claims …

DNC launches organizing program ahead of midterms  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced on Tuesday it is launching a new campaign organizing program in nine states ahead of next year's midterm elections.  —  The Campaign Pipeline Project will place organizers on the ground in Arizona …

JD Vance Asks Voters ‘Not to Judge Me’ for Tweets Critical of Trump: ‘I Regret Being Wrong’  —  Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance told Fox News on Monday he held “regrets” over criticizing Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.  —  “Like a lot of people …