Biden says gun control up to Congress: 'I can't dictate this stuff'  —  President Biden said Monday that it's up to Congress to outlaw assault weapons and strengthen background checks for gun sales, telling reporters: “I can't dictate this stuff.”  —  “I can do the things I've done …

Maloney vs. Nadler?  New York Must Pick a Side (East or West)  —  New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary.  Barney Greengrass is staying neutral.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Peter Navarro, Former Trump Aide, Gets Grand Jury Subpoena in Jan. 6 Inquiry  —  The subpoena, the latest indication of an expanding inquiry by federal prosecutors, seeks Mr. Navarro's testimony and any records he has related to the attack on the Capitol last year.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Government tables bill to freeze sale, imports of handguns  —  Legislation stops short of full ban but sets hard limit on handguns in Canada  —  New gun control legislation the federal government tabled today includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada …

The folly of “off-ramps”  —  When Ukraine wins the war, Putin will build his own  —  Some observers of the Russo-Ukrainian war seem to think that its greatest danger is that Ukraine will win, or win too quickly, and that this will be uncomfortable for Putin, and that we should care.

Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation  —  I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth.  —  1x  —  The global economy faces serious challenges.  Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

Kansas police shoot pregnant Black woman five times despite having her hands up: witness  —  A Black pregnant woman was shot five times by Kansas City police despite having her hands up, according to a witness.  —  KCTV first reported that Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating …

U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings  —  Since the Uvalde, Tex., elementary school tragedy, there have been at least 14 other shootings that had at least four victims  —  After a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., that claimed the lives of 19 children …

REVEALED: Nancy Pelosi's drunk husband Paul was five miles from his Napa home when he blew a stop sign while crossing highway at 10:22pm and crashed his new Porsche into Jeep, arrest report reveals  — Paul Pelosi, 82, pulled out onto a highway on Saturday while drunk, into the path of another driver

OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year  —  Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.

First she documented the alt-right.  Now she's coming for crypto.  —  Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic  —  In a strange, animated YouTube video, Cryptoland paints itself as the ultimate utopia, featuring luxurious villas …

Born This Way?  The Rise of LGBT as a Social and Political Identity  —  CSPI Report No. 6  — The last decade has seen a precipitous rise in the share of Americans identifying as LGBT, particularly among the youngest adults.  Today, among those under 30, a wide range of surveys converge on a number of around 20%.

US will bring home and identify remains of unknown soldiers from only American cemetery in Africa  —  (CNN)The US is set to bring home and identify the remains of unknown World War II soldiers from the only American cemetery in Africa, the US Embassy in Tunisia said on Monday, Memorial Day.

“A Systematic Assault”: GOP Rushes to Change Election Rules to Block Medicaid in South Dakota  —  The latest Republican effort to weaken direct democracy faces a key test next week in South Dakota, the first state in the nation to set-up a popular initiative process.