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” …

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 …

State Senate to seek more election material from Maricopa County; door-to-door questioning recommended  —  Andrew Oxford Mary Jo PitzlArizona Republic  —  Senate President Karen Fann said the Legislature needs more materials and data from Maricopa County for an unprecedented and controversial review …

Matt Gaetz hired legal firm used by Jeffrey Epstein and El Chapo, campaign report shows  —  Gaetz's campaign has spent $135,000 on legal expenses in the past year as his troubles have mounted.  —  Updated Just now  —  With his legal troubles still looming over him, U.S …

Two Accounts of Donald Trump's Final Year in Office, One More Vivid and Apt Than the Other  —  Two new books about the final year of Donald J. Trump's presidency are entering the cultural bloodstream.  The first, “Landslide,” by the gadfly journalist Michael Wolff, is the one to leap upon …

'I'm Here, Mom!':  FBI Arrests Man Who Wore Roman Gladiator Costume To Capitol Riot  —  Nathan Wayne Entrekin was talking to his mother during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.  —  Nathan Wayne Entrekin, a man who wore a Roman gladiator costume to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in support …

Kevin McCarthy Rolls Over for Donald Trump, Like a Dog  —  HEEL … The meeting itself, at Trump's golf course, of course, was a show of dominance from the party's real leader to its House “leader.”  —  So Kevin McCarthy met with Donald Trump ("Much to discuss!), and I'm struggling to come …

Wake Up, Democrats, You're Fighting the Last War  —  The biggest threat to American democracy is what happens after elections, not before  —  Let's face some difficult facts:  —  Trump tried to steal the election, which culminated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.  It may have been a crazy long shot, but it wasn't a joke.

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 …

WHO chief says it was ‘premature’ to rule out COVID lab leak  —  BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent …

MAGA World's ‘Freedom Phone’ Actually Budget Chinese Phone  —  MAGA Influencers are pushing a phone preloaded with apps like Parler and Rumble that appears to be a vastly more expensive version of a phone made in China.  —  The pro-Trump internet went wild on Wednesday for the Freedom Phone …

Cuomo to Be Questioned in Sexual Harassment Inquiry  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to face investigators on Saturday in a sign that the attorney general's inquiry may be nearing its final stages.  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to be questioned on Saturday by investigators …

Another Mercenary Spyware Vendor Comes into Focus  —  Summary  — Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments.  Reportedly, their spyware can infect and monitor iPhones, Androids, Macs, PCs, and cloud accounts.

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.

Floods in Germany and Other Parts of Western Europe Leave at Least 45 Dead  —  Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks, overloaded sewage systems and washed away buildings in Germany and Belgium.  Homes and streets in the Netherlands and Switzerland also flooded.

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.

‘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 …

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 …

Jeff Bezos Picks 18-Year-Old Dutch Student for Blue Origin Rocket Launch  —  Oliver Daemen will fly to the edge of space after another passenger who paid $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict.  —  Someone paid $28 million to not go to space with Jeff Bezos next week.

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 …

Covid-19's global spread is a test for America  —  South Africa is the first country where covid-19 has contributed to serious social disorder (if you don't count the United States).  One of Africa's wealthiest nations is beset by inequality, corruption, political strife and now a health system that is …

Sailor becomes first woman to complete Naval Special Warfare training  —  A sailor in the U.S. Navy made history this week by becoming the first woman to complete the service's rigorous, monthslong training for prospective Naval Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen.

Jen Psaki Just Escalated the Conservative War with Big Tech  —  Whether or not she intended to, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has escalated the conservative war with Big Tech.  —  During the Thursday press briefing, Psaki said regarding COVID-19 messaging that “we're flagging problematic posts …

‘I Alone Can Fix It’ book excerpt: The inside story of Trump's defiance and inaction on Jan. 6 … As the sun rose over Washington on Jan. 6, electricity hung in the air.  The big day had come.  Thousands of President Trump's supporters began gathering on the Ellipse to stake out a good spot …

Alabama military base is first in the U.S. to require vaccination proof amid rising covid-19 rates  —  An Alabama military base is taking increased actions to combat the ongoing prevalence of coronavirus infections, authorizing leaders to ask for proof of vaccination of service members not wearing a mask while on duty.

Brad Raffensperger demands firing of Fulton County, Georgia, election officials after double-counted ballots  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger demanded the firing of two high-profile election officials in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday after it was revealed a number …

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 …

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.”