Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House  —  Exclusive: Documents suggest Russia launched secret multi-agency effort to interfere in US democracy  —  Vladimir Putin personally authorised a secret spy agency operation to support a “mentally unstable” …

'They're not going to f**king succeed': Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book  —  Washington (CNN)The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might attempt …

Pigs fly: McConnell weighs giving Biden a bipartisan win  —  Something strange is happening in Washington: Mitch McConnell might go along with a central piece of Joe Biden's agenda.  —  The self-appointed “Grim Reaper” of the Senate, a minority leader who said just two months ago that …

Talking With Tucker Carlson, the Most Powerful Conservative in America  —  On a Thursday afternoon in June, five months after Inauguration Day, I asked Tucker Carlson whether Joe Biden was the legitimately elected President of the United States.  —  This was halfway through a meandering phone conversation …

‘Faster, Harder, Louder’: Rolling Stone Hires Daily Beast Editor  —  Noah Shachtman, an experienced online journalist with a newsy sensibility, will lead the pop music bible founded in 1967.  —  Rolling Stone has chosen Noah Shachtman, a veteran of the news site The Daily Beast …

Exclusive: Stephen Breyer says he hasn't decided his retirement plans and is happy as the Supreme Court's top liberal  —  Plainfield, New Hampshire (CNN)Justice Stephen Breyer has not decided when he will retire and is especially gratified with his new role as the senior liberal on the bench …

IRS begins sending monthly checks to millions of American parents in crucial test for Biden  —  The Biden administration has launched the biggest U.S. anti-poverty program since Lyndon Johnson's ‘war on poverty’ in the 1960s.  —  The Biden administration on Thursday is launching …

Porsches, Gucci rings, and billions of robocalls: Inside the PAC operation that raised millions by impersonating Donald Trump  —  (CNN)At first glance, “Matte Nox” looks like your typical thirty-something wannabe Internet influencer, flaunting a lavish lifestyle on his public Instagram and TikTok accounts.

Trump rages over post-presidential books he did interviews for  —  He knew it was coming.  But former President Donald Trump still was not pleased.  —  He had read a new book excerpt—one of many about his presidency in the last few weeks—that described him telling his former chief …

The U.S. Surgeon General Is Calling COVID-19 Misinformation An ‘Urgent Threat’  —  With about a third of adults in the U.S. still completely unvaccinated, and cases of COVID-19 on the rise, the U.S. Surgeon General is calling for a war against “health misinformation.”

Vaccine hesitancy morphs into hostility, as opposition to shots hardens  —  On July Fourth, President Biden celebrated dramatic progress in the war on the coronavirus, with more than 150 million adults fully vaccinated and infections plunging 93 percent since Inauguration Day.

U.S. military once trained Colombians implicated in Haiti assassination plot, Pentagon says  —  Some of the former Colombian servicemen arrested after last week's assassination of Haiti's president previously received U.S. military training, according to the Pentagon, raising fresh questions …

What the Hell Happened to Bill Kristol?  —  Greetings from Budapest, where I'll be hanging out a lot at Cafe Roger Scruton at 10 Zoltan Street over the next several days, and giving a lecture for the Danube Institute next Monday evening on the topic, “What Is Going on in America?”

The delta variant is ravaging this Missouri city.  Many residents are still wary of vaccines.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The worst of the pandemic seemed behind Mercy Hospital, those weeks last winter when the coronavirus wards were full of people struggling to breathe.

CEOs sound the alarm on inflation  —  CEOs are speaking up about what we've seen in the government data: inflation.  And some of them warn elevated levels of inflation could persist.  —  Why it matters: Prices for goods and services have been rising at a historic pace …

Five members of one Texas family charged in Capitol riot case  —  WASHINGTON — Five members of a family from the Texas Panhandle were arrested Tuesday, becoming the largest group of relatives charged in connection with the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

New Emojis in 2021-2022  —  A saluting face, biting lip, coral and a low battery are among the emojis up for approval later in the year.  These are currently draft candidates for the next emoji release versioned Emoji 14.0.  —  Other inclusions on the draft list are consistent gender options …

American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results  —  The flow of money is a sign that corporate America's promises were temporary, especially in light of razor-thin Democratic majorities.  —  More companies that pledged to pause …

DeSantis' tryst with Democrats is done  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' brief moment of unity with Democrats is over.  —  The Republican governor set aside his attacks on Democrats amid the crisis in Surfside, where more than 90 people were killed after a condominium collapse.

Trump Wishes He'd Lowered the Flag for Slain Rioter  —  Trump's private comments about Ashli Babbitt mark the latest of his attempts to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.  —  Former President Donald Trump has spent the last few weeks full of regret about Jan. 6—but not because of the riot he inspired.

Ireland cannot be part of current global tax reform proposals, Donohoe says  —  Minister says he is committed to finding an agreement on corporation tax reform  —  about 12 hours ago Updated: about 11 hours ago  —  Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has said that Ireland cannot be part …

Rupert Murdoch-funded Fox Corp. PAC contributes to Democrat Joe Manchin's campaign  — The Fox News parent company's PAC donated money to moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's reelection campaign, a new filing shows.  — The Fox Corp. political action committee, which is funded in part …