9-year-old describes escaping out a window during the Uvalde school shooting as anger mounts over law enforcement's response  —  (CNN)As a gunman entered an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last week and began firing, one student says his teacher — wounded by bullets — had to text 911 for help after a phone call did not go through.

Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote  —  A central figure in the scheme to reverse the 2020 election is mobilizing grass-roots activists into an “army of citizens” trained to aggressively monitor elections.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Memorial Day—for All Americans  —  We may disagree with one another about our vision for our country, but so did the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines we honor today.  —  In the summer of 2004, as a young naval lieutenant and aide-de-camp to a three-star general …

Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe  —  The state's so-called trigger law, which would take effect 30 days after a Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe, includes the nation's harshest criminal penalties on abortion.  —  The city of Austin is attempting …

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 …

The Putinologist: CIA chief's long history with Putin gives him special insight  —  Half of Washington, D.C., is in the business of analyzing Vladimir Putin's every word and move these days.  But when CIA Director William Burns speaks of the Russian leader, an autocrat waging a brutal war on Ukraine, his words carry unusual weight.

Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for U.S. arms  —  'They're just raining down metal on us,' said a soldier fresh from the front line where Russia is advancing  —  DONETSK OBLAST, Ukraine — The ambulances hurtled into the parking lot one after the other, each carrying wounded troops directly from the nearby front line.

Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Arrested for DUI in Napa (UPDATE)  —  UPDATE  —  5:54 AM PT — 5/30 — Paul was involved in a car crash, and that's how officers spotted him.  At 10:26 PM Saturday night, the CHP got a call about a 2-car crash in the Napa area, this according to the collision report obtained by TMZ.

Friends with Benefits: Sussmann Trial Further Exposes the FBI and Washington Establishment  —  Below is a slightly expanded version of my column in the Hill on Sussmann trial and what it revealed about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the combined Russian collusion investigations.

362 School Counselors on the Pandemic's Effect on Children: ‘Anxiety Is Filling Our Kids’  —  In a Times survey, counselors said students are behind in their abilities to learn, cope and relate.  —  American schoolchildren's learning loss in the pandemic isn't just .

Trump calls Capitol attack an ‘insurrection hoax’ as public hearings set to begin  —  Former president intensifies attacks on Liz Cheney at Wyoming rally and endorses her Republican primary challenger in midterm elections  —  Joanna Walters in New York and agencies