Prosecutors Pursue Inquiry Into Trump's Handling of Classified Material  —  A federal grand jury has issued at least one subpoena, and investigators are seeking interviews in the case of sensitive documents that ended up at the former president's Florida home.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas five House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy  —  The committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has subpoenaed five Republican members of Congress, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) …

Joint statement by the President of the Republic and Prime Minister of Finland on Finland's NATO membership  —  Office of the President of the Republic of Finland  —  Prime Minister's Office Press release 30/2022  —  During this spring, an important discussion on Finland's possible NATO membership has taken place.

Naomi Judd died of self-inflicted firearm wound, Ashley Judd reveals  —  If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit the NSPL site.

As Roe v. Wade repeal looms, video game industry stays mostly silent  —  In the wake of a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion essentially confirmed that Roe v. Wade's days are numbered, most of the video game industry's biggest companies have remained conspicuously quiet — though not all.

Meatpackers hyped ‘baseless’ shortage to keep plants open despite covid risks: report  —  A House panel alleges that Tyson and other meat processors heavily influenced Trump's executive order that compelled plants to stay open.  —  The biggest players in the U.S. meat industry pressed …

The Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party Left  —  You'd Think They'd Get Tired of Losing  —  How much is the Democratic Left losing?  Let us count the ways.  —  1. Build Back Better.  This was the vessel into which all the hopes and priorities of the Democratic Left were poured.

Riots Are Now an Establishment Industry and Will Happen Every Summer  —  Looks like a pretty safe bet that the summer riots of 2022 will be about women's “rights,” complete with marching vulvas and Handmaid cosplay platoons.  But you never know.  Polls have been showing that minorities …

Abortion, Economy Top Midterm Issues  —  Difficulty paying for groceries, other bills inches up  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The American public is divided as to which party they want in control of Congress, and the issue picture has shifted since the last midterm - with the economy …

A Son's Eulogy for Midge Decter (1927-2022)  —  Where did she come from?  —  That's what we were asking ourselves, my sister and my father and I, after she left us and this world on the morning of May 9, 2022.  Of course, we know where she came from in the strictest sense.

'Nervous about Oz's prospects': Trump and his allies worry about a Barnette victory in Pennsylvania  —  In the hours after Fox released a poll this week showing Pennsylvania Republican US Senate candidate Kathy Barnette locked in a statistical tie with primary opponents Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick …

Is Putin Sick - Or Are We Meant to Think He Is?  —  An oligarch close to the Kremlin was recorded on a tape saying the president is ‘very ill with blood cancer.’ Is this true, idle speculation or disinformation designed to make an erratic and paranoid dictator vulnerable?  —  Michael Weiss is news director at New Lines

Akhil Amar Calls Out Post-Roe Fearmongering  —  No one would mistake Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School for a pro-life activist or any sort of enthusiast for overturning Roe v. Wade.  But the prominent constitutional law scholar is known for being a straight shooter willing to call out those on his own side …

Conservative parents take aim at library apps meant to expand access to books  —  E-reader apps that became a lifeline for students during the pandemic are now in the crossfire of a culture war raging over books in schools and public libraries.  —  In several states, apps and the companies …

Border detention center holds baby formula during shortage, photos show  —  As American families deal with a shortage of baby formula across the US, a Florida Republican lawmaker has released images of dozens of boxes of the coveted product at a migrant processing facility near the US-Mexico border.

Opinion An openly pro-coup Trumpist could become Pennsylvania's next governor  —  How should the media cover a candidate who is running for a position of control over our election machinery — and has also displayed an open eagerness to steal elections?  —  This question arises …

Psaki: Threats to family were ‘most personally difficult’ part of press secretary job  —  Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday described in personal terms her 16-month tenure as President Joe Biden's top spokesperson and the strains of the job, telling a group of reporters …

Exclusive: Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes' Children Speak  —  Elmer Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the antigovernment Oath Keepers organization, was, at the time of publication, in federal custody awaiting trial for his alleged role in orchestrating events at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

Biden puts Putin on the couch over Ukraine  —  Welcome to The Daily 202!  Tell your friends to sign up here.  On this day in 1970, the Senate voted unanimously to confirm Harry A. Blackmun as a Supreme Court justice.  —  The big idea  —  Biden tackles the ‘what does he want?’ question about Putin

By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country today  —  The public views inflation as the top problem facing the United States - and no other concern comes close.  —  Seven-in-ten Americans view inflation as a very big problem for the country …

I Criticized BLM.  Then I Was Fired.  —  The data about police shootings just didn't add up, but no one at Thomson Reuters wanted to hear it.  —  Writes Zac Kriegman  · Subscribe … Common Sense is a reader-supported publication.  If you appreciate our work, please become a subscriber today.

BREAKING: FBI Whistleblower Leaks Document Showing Bureau Targeting ‘News Media’  — Document reveals the FBI labeled Project Veritas as “news media,” and categorized the probe as a “Sensitive Investigative Matter” due to Veritas being journalists.  This is a direct contradiction …

America's Crisis of Self-Doubt  —  W  —  e live in an age of increasing national self-doubt.  —  The American project, as such, is under assault.  Our history is the subject of a revisionist critique that is all-encompassing, unsparing, and very often flatly inaccurate.

Police search for gunman who shot three Korean women at Texas hair salon  —  A search is underway for a suspect who opened fire at a Dallas hair salon, and injured three Korean women inside before fleeing Wednesday, police say.  —  Dallas police responded to the Hair World Salon at 2216 Royal Lane …

Chuck Schumer's Political Malpractice  —  Pennsylvania's GOP discovers the downside of crazy  —  Before we get to Chuck Schumer's latest episode of legislative bumf***ery, I want to call your attention to what's happening in Pennsylvania, where the GOP is belatedly discovering the downside of sleeping with the crazy.

Traipsing Through the Vaster Wasteland  —  On Netflix, HBO Max, and thirst in the desert.  —  More than 60 years ago, FCC chairman Newton Minow delivered a speech in which he famously described television as a “vast wasteland” of meretricious nonsense.  Minow wasn't inherently anti-boob-tube …

Ukrainian Forces Hold the Line in Donbas as Western Heavy Weapons Join the Battle  —  With Russia failing to achieve a strategic breakthrough, a long and bloody battle for eastern Ukraine looms  —  MARYINKA, Ukraine—The front line between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed forces has skirted …