Justice Department Statement on the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX  —  The U.S. Department of Justice today released the following statement from spokesman Anthony Coley:  —  “At the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Justice will conduct …

Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Arrested for DUI in Napa  —  NANCY PELOSI HUSBAND ARRESTED FOR DUI IN NAPA  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, was arrested this weekend for DUI ... TMZ has learned.  —  The House Speaker's spouse was arrested just before midnight Saturday night …

POLITICO Playbook: Trump's new obsession  —  CASPER, Wyo. — DONALD TRUMP has a new target for political attacks and scapegoating: transgender people.  —  Trump spoke for over 90 minutes at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper on Saturday.  It was ostensibly a speech in support of HARRIET HAGEMAN …

Merrick Garland warns of democracy under threat in Harvard speech  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland warned about threats to democracy in the U.S. and abroad in a commencement speech at Harvard University on Sunday. … - Garland also urged the students, members of the 2020 and 2021 graduating classes …

Midterm special: Key House, Senate and governor races to watch  —  The midterm outlook for House Democrats is so bleak that even members in districts President Biden won by 10 to 15 points are in danger of losing their seats, according to election experts.  —  Driving the news …

Kinzinger says he is ‘open’ to ban on AR-15 and other gun reforms  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) indicated his support for gun reform legislation, including raising the minimum age to purchase a gun to 21, breaking from many of his Republican colleagues.  —  In the wake of the shooting …

What America Needs Is a Liberalism That Builds  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Early in Joe Biden's presidency, Felicia Wong, the president of the liberal Roosevelt Institute, told me that Biden was badly misunderstood.  He's been in national politics for decades …

What Lia Thomas Could Mean for Women's Elite Sports  —  Although the number of top transgender athletes is small, the disagreements are profound, cutting to the core of the debate around gender identity and biological sex.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

A Ukrainian Woman Greeted Troops With a Soviet Flag.  Now, She Tells Putin to Stop Killing Ukrainians.  —  Anna Ivanova has emerged as a symbol for Russian propaganda, inspiring monuments across the country, but her tale is one of grief and poverty in the post-Soviet world

Colombia Live Updates: Leftist and Right-Wing Populist Head for June Runoff  —  Two anti-establishment candidates, Gustavo Petro, a leftist, and Rodolfo Hernández, a right-wing former businessman, captured the top two spots in Sunday's presidential election. … Here's what you need to know:

Christian nationalism on the rise in some GOP campaigns  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The victory party took on the feel of an evangelical worship service after Doug Mastriano won Pennsylvania's Republican gubernatorial primary this month.  As a Christian singer led the crowd in song, some raised their arms toward the heavens in praise.