Roberta Kaplan, Who Aided Cuomo, Resigns from Time's Up  —  Ms. Kaplan, a prominent progressive lawyer, was involved in an effort to discredit a woman who had accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, a report said.  —  Roberta A. Kaplan, the chairwoman of Time's Up and co-founder …

Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.  That deadline could be pushed up if the vaccine receives final FDA approval …

UN report: Effects of climate change even more severe than we thought  —  Global warming is happening so fast that scientists now say we'll cross a crucial temperature threshold as early as 2030 — up to a decade sooner than previously thought — according to a sweeping new UN-sponsored review of climate science published Monday.

CNN must investigate Chris Cuomo  —  Brian Stelter, host of CNN's “Reliable Sources,” attempted a demonstration of journalistic independence on his Sunday program.  In light of last week's report from New York's attorney general documenting Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's alleged sexual harassment …

Voting Machine Tampering Is Coming From Inside The MAGA House  —  Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters May Have Committed The Very Crime She Accused The Left Of Committing  —  “The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.”  - Hal Holbrook

Alleged Epstein victim sues Prince Andrew for sexual abuse  —  The lawsuit comes almost two years to the day that Epstein died in jail.  —  An alleged victim of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew of Britain on Monday, accusing the embattled 61-year-old royal …

Dems double-dare a dug-in McConnell on debt  —  What happens when a cataclysmic deadline hits an immovable object?  Congress is about to find out when a looming credit crisis meets Mitch McConnell.  —  With the threat of default on the nation's $28 trillion debt awaiting this fall …

Texas judge blocks arrest of Democratic legislators who fled the state to stop voting restrictions  —  Prolonging a showdown over proposed new voting restrictions, a Texas judge temporarily blocked the arrest of Democratic legislators who fled the state to stop the legislation …

TIME'S UP Speaks Out, Organization Holds Itself Accountable, Kaplan Steps Aside  —  Statement from the President and Board of TIME'S UP:  —  “At TIME'S UP, our fundamental mission has always been to empower women.  Empower us to demand safe workplaces, childcare support …

What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State  —  An updating tracker of proposed congressional maps — and whether they might benefit Democrats or Republicans in the 2022 midterms and beyond.  —  National Overview  — STATES WITH PROPOSED MAPS  — National Overview  —  STATES TO WATCH

Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office: State Education Board Could Withhold Salaries Of Superintendents, School Board Members Who Implement Mask Mandates  —  TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) - The Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Board of Education could withhold the salaries of superintendents …

What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind  —  When Bobby McIlvaine died on September 11, 2001, his desk at home was a study in plate tectonics, coated in shifting piles of leather-bound diaries and yellow legal pads.  He'd kept the diaries since he was a teenager, and they were filled with the usual diary things …

Florida church reeling after six members die within 10 days amid spike in cases  —  For George L. Davis, a bishop at Impact Church in Jacksonville, getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was an act of faith.  He says that he believes in divine creation, and that the shot is a miracle …

Press Secretary Jen Psaki is Good At Mending Fences.  Just Don't Call Her Nice.  —  It's a summer Friday.  President Biden is at his Delaware beach house, where he delivered a brief speech about that morning's encouraging jobs numbers.  Washington, D.C., is quiet—some might say eerily so.

White House Said to Vet Prelogar as Top Supreme Court Lawyer  —  The White House is vetting acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to be nominated for the job on a permanent basis, according to two former SG's office attorneys.  —  Prelogar, an appellate lawyer, has served …

Rachel Uchitel on the N.D.A. She Signed With Tiger Woods  —  For more than a decade, a sweeping nondisclosure agreement with Tiger Woods, brokered by Gloria Allred, has ruled her life.  Now she's ready to rip it up.  —  Rachel Uchitel was sitting at a table in her Upper East Side apartment not long ago …

“The Scariest Thing I've Ever Seen in My Life”: How the “Ground Zero Mosque” Meltdown Set the Table for Trump  —  The transformation of a proposed Lower Manhattan cultural center into an anti-American edifice—framing pushed by the right and reinforced by the mainstream media …

After Infrastructure Surrender, Republicans Deserve to Lose  —  Republicans have helped put President Biden several steps closer to passing his top legislative priority in voting multiple times to advance an unnecessary and costly infrastructure bill that will pave the way for Democrats to pass their multi-trillion dollar social agenda.

Statement by President Joe Biden on Department of Justice Filing  —  As we approach the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we must never forget the enduring pain of the families and loved ones of the 2,977 innocent people who were killed.

Capitol rioter who destroyed media equipment re-arrested for allegedly strangling family member  —  A Virginia man who was filmed destroying media equipment during the Capitol insurrection has been re-arrested on charges that he strangled a family member.  —  Now, federal prosecutors …

Fake COVID-19 vaccination cards worry college officials  —  SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — As the delta variant of the coronavirus sweeps across the United States, a growing number of colleges and universities are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for students to attend in-person classes.

Dallas schools to require masks in defiance of Gov. Abbott's order  —  Starting Tuesday, Dallas ISD will require students and teachers to wear masks at its campuses, defying Gov. Greg Abbott's order that bars districts from issuing mask mandates.  —  Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced …

Iran says one person dying of COVID-19 every two minutes  —  DUBAI (Reuters) - One person is now dying from COVID-19 every two minutes in Iran, state TV said on Monday, as the Middle East's worst-hit nation reported a new record daily toll of 588 fatalities.

The House is supposed to represent the people.  It doesn't.  —  Of the three elected parts of the federal government, the House of Representatives was supposed to be the one most responsive to the changing preferences of voters.  —  Senators originally weren't elected by citizens, but by state legislatures.