Rise of the anti-"woke" Democrat  —  A growing number of Democrats are ringing the alarm that their party sounds — and acts — too judgmental, too sensitive, too “woke” to large swaths of America.  —  Why it matters: These Democrats warn that by jamming politically correct terms or new norms …

Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally  —  got a news tip?  —  At NPR, we welcome your news tips.  Here's a guide to getting in touch with our newsroom and how to share sensitive information.  —  INVESTIGATIONS  —  Chief Guantánamo Prosecutor …

Top Biden ally pleads with him to scrap filibuster for election reform  —  After months of setbacks and gridlock on voting rights, one of President Joe Biden's top allies in Congress is calling for him to support amending the Senate filibuster.  —  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) …

Biden fires Trump SSA appointee four years ahead of contract date  —  Stop me if you've heard this one before.  A new guy gets sworn in as President of the United States and starts firing people who are appointed to supposedly non-political offices for set terms because he doesn't like the person who appointed them.

Disingenuous defenses of critical race theory  —  The latest defense for teaching our children to be racially divisive?  It's free speech!  —  Last week, The New York Times published an opinion piece by commentators David French, Kmele Foster, Thomas Chatterton Williams and Jason Stanley …

Investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will resurrect democracy  —  On July 4, we celebrated the dawn of American democracy.  This past Tuesday, July 6, marked the half-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, which many mourned as the democracy's sunset.

Texas AG's Office Arrests Houston Voter Hervis Rogers For Alleged Illegal Voting  —  Rogers captured national attention in March 2020 when he waited for hours to vote on Super Tuesday.  —  When Hervis Rogers went viral on social media for being the last person in line at Texas Southern University …

A Landlord Says Her Tenants Are Terrorizing Her.  She Can't Evict Them.  —  A landlord in Queens says her tenants curse and spit at her and owe more than $23,000 in rent.  But an eviction moratorium keeps them from being kicked out.  —  For more than a year, Vanie Mangal …

Who Paid for That Mansion?  A Senator or the Haitian People?  —  Valued at $3.4 million, a Haitian senator's Montreal villa has become a potent emblem of the growing gap between Haiti's impoverished citizens and its wealthy political elite.  —  MONTREAL — He is one of the few lawmakers left in Haiti …

Covid News: Mississippi Urges Masks for Indoor Gatherings as Delta Spreads  —  Educators' unions praise new C.D.C. schools guidance but acknowledge challenges ahead.  Africa endures its “worst pandemic week ever.”  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Mississippi urges ‘high-risk’ residents …

Haiti Calls U.S. for Troops, After Wild Day of Gunfights and Suspicion  —  At least 20 people were arrested in the assassination of the Haitian president — 18 Colombians and 2 Americans of Haitian descent — on a day of deepening mystery.  —  After 24 hours of wild gun battles with suspects …

How the White Press Wrote Off Black America  —  Mr. Staples is a member of the editorial board.  —  Newspapers that championed white supremacy throughout the pre-civil rights South paved the way for lynching by declaring African Americans nonpersons.  They embraced the language once used …

Eric Adams Has Plans for New York, Beyond Public Safety  —  Mr. Adams, the Democratic mayoral nominee, has stances on policing, transportation and education that suggest a shift from Mayor Bill de Blasio.  —  In the afterglow of winning the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City …

Sen. Marsha Blackburn escalates feud with Taylor Swift, says singer would be the ‘first victim’ of socialism  — Sen. Marsha Blackburn escalated her feud with Taylor Swift in an interview with Breitbart.  — The GOP senator said singers like Taylor Swift would be the “first victims” of socialism.

In Sri Lanka, the Government Looks Increasingly Like a Family Firm  —  Three brothers of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa now hold top posts in his government.  Two of his nephews have official positions, too.  —  The first attempt by a Rajapaksa to return to power in Sri Lanka was brief.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of right-wing Oath Keepers militia, spotted at CPAC  —  Multiple federal agencies are investigating the Oath Keepers for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection  —  DALLAS — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers …

Woman faces a year in prison for stomping a ‘Back the Blue’ sign and ‘smirking in an intimidating manner’  —  The woman was charged with a hate crime enhanced allegation.  —  A 19-year-old woman was charged with a hate crime after allegedly “stomping on a ‘Back the Blue’ sign” at a gas station in Panguitch.

Like in ‘Postapocalyptic Movies’: Heat Wave Killed Marine Wildlife en Masse  —  An early estimate points to a huge die-off along the Pacific Coast, and scientists say rivers farther inland are warming to levels that could be lethal for some kinds of salmon.  —  Dead mussels and clams coated rocks …

Exclusive: D.C. journalists launch media company with $10 million+ funding  —  Laura McGann, former politics editor of Vox.com and Politico, and Mark Bauman, previously with the Smithsonian, National Geographic and ABC News, are teaming up to launch a yet-to-be named media company.

The wretched Xavier Becerra wants to control your life  —  How to weigh the rights of the individual versus the authority of the government?  —  That question became trickier over the past 18 months.  In an otherwise free country, governments forbade us from gathering to worship …