Lawyer: Uvalde teacher did not leave door open that gunman used to enter Robb Elementary School  —  An employee at Robb Elementary School had propped open a door to carry food from a car to the classroom last Tuesday, but closed it shut after realizing that a gunman was loose and heading toward the school, her San Antonio lawyer said.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court puts Texas social media law on hold while legal battle continues  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that bars social media companies from removing posts based on a user's political ideology, while a legal battle over whether such measures violate the First Amendment continues in lower courts.

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.

Expatriate Executives Flee Saudi Arabia's Bad Bosses  —  The kingdom wants to attract the world's best and brightest to futuristic projects such as Neom.  But a difficult workplace culture is driving many away.  —  In the summer of 2020, two videogame companies canceled sponsorship deals …

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.

'The Killings Didn't Stop.' In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint.  —  Civilian deaths have spiked in Mali since Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group began operating alongside the military.  In late March, hundreds were executed in the village of Moura.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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 …

Georgia attorney general subpoenaed in Trump investigation  —  An Atlanta-area prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has subpoenaed state Attorney General Chris Carr, according to a copy of the subpoena obtained by CNN.

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.

OPEC Weighs Suspending Russia From Oil-Production Deal  —  Western sanctions have begun to take a toll on Moscow's petroleum output  —  Some OPEC members are exploring the idea of suspending Russia's participation in an oil-production deal as Western sanctions and a partial European ban begin …

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.

Cracks Show in Western Front Against Russia's War in Ukraine  —  Allies are increasingly divided on further heavy-weapons shipments to Kyiv  —  Cracks are appearing in the Western front against Moscow, with America's European allies increasingly split over whether to keep shipping …

Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says  —  President Vladimir V. Putin sent in a new commander in April, but Russian troops are still facing morale and other problems, American officials say.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

What the RNC wants — and what Trump wants — as the Jan. 6 committee ramps up  —  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 …

Beto O'Rourke says AR-15 owners shouldn't ‘be able to keep them’  —  O'Rourke told veterans on May 21 that AR-15s don't belong ‘in civilian life’  —  Beto O'Rourke interrupts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's news conference on Uvalde school shooting  —  Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke declared …

Anti-abortion activists are collecting the data they'll need for prosecutions post-Roe  —  The Supreme Court is shortly expected to issue its decision on a challenge to Roe v. Wade that will—if a leaked draft version of the opinion holds—end federal protection for abortion access across the US.