Texas school police chief hasn't responded for days to state investigators about Uvalde shooting  —  Police response to Uvalde school shooting under review, as funeral services begin  —  A local police chief in Uvalde, Texas, hasn't responded for a follow-up interview in a state investigation …

President Biden: What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine  —  The invasion Vladimir Putin thought would last days is now in its fourth month.  The Ukrainian people surprised Russia and inspired the world with their sacrifice, grit and battlefield success.

Special counsel loses first trial of Trump probe; Sussmann acquitted  —  ‘Politics were not a factor,’ the jury forewoman said after Michael Sussmann was cleared of lying to the FBI during the 2016 election  —  A federal jury delivered a major setback to special counsel John Durham on Tuesday …

Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on ‘path that inflation would take’  —  Washington (CNN)US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability.

Inside a Biden White House adrift  —  Biden facing sinking approval ratings ahead of midterm elections  —  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 …

Peter Navarro subpoena suggests DoJ may be investigating Trump  —  Justice department seeks former aide's communications with ex-president and his attorneys  —  Peter Navarro, a top White House adviser to Donald Trump, is being commanded by a federal grand jury subpoena to turn …

Here's The DOJ Report Finding That Obama Officials Didn't Improperly Unmask Gen. Flynn  —  A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of General Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.

EU Sets Harshest Russian Sanctions, Targeting Oil and Insurance  —  Crude prices trade at their highest levels in more than two months after EU leaders commit to embargo most Russian oil and ban insuring ships carrying Russian oil  —  Video: EU Leaders Pledge to Ban Nearly All Russian Oil Imports

Supreme Court case may determine winner of Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary  —  Oz, McCormick deadlocked in Pennsylvania GOP Senate race  —  (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed Tuesday to temporarily block a lower court decision that allows the counting of undated ballots …

Scoop: Dems' lead impeachment lawyer to run for Congress in New York  —  Dan Goldman, the former lead counsel for House Democrats in their first attempt to impeach former President Trump, is planning to jump into the crowded Democratic primary in New York's 10th congressional district.

Fed judiciary says yes to free PACER searches.  Here are the details so far  —  (Reuters) - Federal judiciary policymakers have approved a plan to eliminate costly fees for online docket searches amid debate in Congress about whether to force the court system to make its PACER electronic court record system free for the general public.

Sarah Palin Didn't Supply ‘Even A Speck’ Of Proof In New York Times Lawsuit: Judge  —  On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff denied the former Alaska governor's request for a new trial.  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The judge who presided over Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times denied …

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 …

U.S. asks court to reverse order lifting airplane mask mandate  —  The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a U.S. District Court judge's April order that declared the government mandate requiring masks on airplanes, buses and in transit hubs unlawful.

Cyber agency: Voting software vulnerable in some states  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Electronic voting machines from a leading vendor used in at least 16 states have software vulnerabilities that leave them susceptible to hacking if unaddressed, the nation's leading cybersecurity agency says in an advisory sent to state election officials.

Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms  —  The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

During the Omicron Wave, Death Rates Soared for Older People  —  Last year, people 65 and older died from Covid at lower rates than in previous waves.  But with Omicron and waning immunity, death rates rose again.  —  Despite strong levels of vaccination among older people …

In reversal, EPA deems Pruitt's phone booth ‘a violation’  —  EPA dropped its Trump-era defense of a soundproof booth built for Scott Pruitt, its scandal-ridden former administrator, according to newly released letters.  —  EPA has acknowledged that the installation of the secure phone booth …

The RNC's January 6 committee strategy seeks some distance from Trump's election lies  —  In a document obtained by Vox, the RNC recommends pushing back on the select committee while taking care not to be seen as explicitly speaking on behalf of Trump.  —  Republicans' strategy ahead …

How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest  —  Bobby Everson was nearing the end of his decade-long federal prison sentence, but he feared he wouldn't make it home alive.  —  In July 2021, he was sent to the Special Management Unit at the new U.S. penitentiary in Thomson …

Monica Lewinsky's Verdict on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial: We Are All Guilty  —  Courtroom porn and social media have turned innocent bystanders into a mass of mudslingers.  —  PHOTOS FROM GETTY IMAGES.  —  Unless you're a troglodyte, you've been exposed to something about the Depp v. Heard trial in the past few weeks.