Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup  —  Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency  —  Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating …

Andrew Cuomo's top aide and Chris Cuomo planned to discredit Fox News' Janice Dean over Covid criticism, sources say  — Andrew Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and his brother Chris Cuomo were among the former governor's allies plotting to discredit Janice Dean, sources said.

Meat packers' profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic - White House economics team  —  Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit margins since …

Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78  —  “With infinite love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement  —  Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith …

Republicans in Texas County, in Unusual Move, Upend Primary System  —  The G.O.P. in Potter County is planning to break away from a nonpartisan election board and hold its own primary next year, in a move criticized by election experts.  —  The Republican Party in the second-largest county …

David Perdue files election lawsuit with recycled, already-disproven claims of fraud  —  Then-Sen. David Perdue walks to a meeting with then-President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, in New York.  In December 2021, the Georgia gubernatorial candidate filed a new lawsuit recycling debunked claims …

New York Times Response to Senator Rubio's Follow-up Letter  —  Senator Marco Rubio, in a new letter to The Times, once again misrepresented The Times's coverage of the crackdown in China.  Read our response.  —  Dear Senator Rubio,  —  Your most recent letter again misrepresented our work …

In Bid for Control of Elections, Trump Loyalists Face Few Obstacles  —  A movement animated by Donald J. Trump's 2020 election lies is turning its attention to 2022 and beyond.  —  ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — When thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington on Jan. 6 for the Stop …

Colorado's Democratic governor: I'm not mandating masks.  The COVID emergency is over.  —  Is this guy running for president?  —  As a Republican, I mean.  These comments are disqualifying in a Democratic primary.  —  DeSantis/Polis could be the fusion ticket America needs to heal.

Pa. Supreme Court vacates mask mandate for schools, child care facilities effective immediately  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the mask mandate issued by the Acting State Health Secretary Alison Beam.  —  PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed …

Tornado Warning: Two dead, five injured at Monette Manor  —  Monette Manor area damaged, mass casualty event reported  —  By Region 8 Newsdesk  —  JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Two people were killed and five others were injured Friday evening as a tornado moved through Monette at a local nursing home …

Blunder prevents early BuzzFeed employees from selling their shares  —  Many early BuzzFeed employees remain unable to sell their shares, even though the company went public this past Monday.  —  Why it matters: BuzzFeed stock has fallen more than 40%, and so far the company has given …

John Roberts Has Lost Control  —  When the Supreme Court released its opinions this morning on the two Texas cases around S.B. 8—the vigilante bill that allows anyone to collect $10,000 bounties against suspected abortion providers—there wasn't a lot of clarity or consistency in the news media on how to frame what had happened.

The Chumboxes That Helped Alex Jones Stay in Business  —  Most chumbox hawkers steer clear of the InfoWars brand today—but back in 2017, at least one ad company bent over backwards for them.  —  Alerts  —  For years, Alex Jones, the proprietor of far-right internet hellhole InfoWars …

CNN Staffer Charged with Enticing Women and Their Underage Daughters to Engage in Sexual Activity  —  A CNN employee was charged Friday on three counts that he used a facility of interstate commerce to abuse underage girls.  —  Officials said a grand jury in Vermont indicted 44-year-old Stamford …

In Bid to Beef Up Bank Rules, Dems Stop Playing Nice  —  Republicans are crying foul as a Democratic majority at the FDIC sidesteps its Trump-appointed chair.  —  FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing, May 2019.