Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  WASHINGTON — Faced with a worsening political predicament, President Joe Biden is pressing aides for a more compelling message and a sharper strategy while bristling at how they've tried to stifle the plain-speaking persona that has long been one of his most potent assets.

Gun Talks Put Senate's Tattered Credibility on the Line  —  After a string of Democratic failures on marquee issues, Senator Chuck Schumer's decision to give bipartisan gun talks time is a test of the Senate — and of democracy itself.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Exclusive: Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move  —  (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, taking steps to require law clerks …

Is America heading for civil war?  —  A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861  —  In the summer of 2015, America caught a glimpse of how its future could unfold.  The US military conducted a routine exercise …

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.

Doug Mastriano, Christian Nationalism, and the Cult of the AR-15  —  The Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor has ties to a gun-worshiping sect.  But the real scandal is just how common many of their beliefs have become on the right.  —  The horrific mass shootings at Buffalo …

Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6th Coverup is Underway  —  The man who wants to be speaker of the House refuses to cooperate with the Jan. 6th investigation.  —  Conditioned to accept the idea that most Republican officials are zombified “ultra MAGA” automatons for former President Trump …

Economic Pessimism Growing in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup's Economic Confidence Index measured -45 in May, down from -39 in each of the previous two months.  It is the lowest reading in Gallup's trend during the coronavirus pandemic, and likely the lowest confidence has been since …

How did the IR community get Russia/Ukraine so wrong?  —  In proper Tetlockian fashion, I thought I would look back and consider how well IR experts did in the time leading up to the current war in Ukraine.  In particular, how many of them saw in advance that a war was coming?

Breastfeeding isn't ‘free.’ Here's what it cost me.  —  “TRY BREASTFEEEDING!  It's free and available on demand.”  “God literally designed mothers to feed their babies.”  This is cruel to any parent who can't make the milk their child needs.  And it's not true.  —  Even in the best-case scenario, breastfeeding isn't free.

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.

Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …

How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms  —  Several states are putting more money and effort into combating false and misleading information about elections.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Ahead of the 2020 elections, Connecticut confronted …

Ethical questions cloud Zinke's ‘SEAL PAC’  —  The PAC raises money from small donors and advertises its backing of conservative veterans, but nearly a quarter of recipients never served  —  In a TV ad released in January, a half-dozen black-and-white photos appear one after another …