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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

James Biden — presidential brother, family helper, political wild card  —  President Biden's brother James is known in the family as the one who's always ready to help.  But he also has a history of business dealings that resulted in recriminations and lawsuits.

Government tables bill to limit handguns, pledges to buy back assault-style weapons  —  Legislation stops short of full handgun ban but sets hard limit on number in Canada  —  New legislation aims to cap legal handguns in Canada  —  The federal government has tabled new gun control legislation …

Memorial Day weekend marked by more than a dozen mass shootings in the U.S.  —  12 killed, 15 wounded in Philadelphia weekend shootings  —  Amid calls for gun control after last week's massacre at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school, shots rang out across the country over the Memorial Day weekend …

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.

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.

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?

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 …

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

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 …

Why Masks Work, but Mandates Haven't  —  Why haven't Covid mask mandates made much difference?  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Covid cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the U.S., and deaths are starting to rise, too.  In response, many people are understandably asking …

Russia Extends Control Over Key Ukraine City as U.S. Plans to Boost Kyiv's Firepower  —  The Biden administration plans to provide Ukraine with precision-guided rocket systems, which could arrive within weeks  —  Russian forces took parts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk …

US readies steps to boost ties with Palestinians after freezing consulate reopening  —  State Department's point-man on the conflict to be elevated to position of special envoy to Palestinians; US embassy's Palestinian unit to report directly to him, not ambassador

11-year-old who survived Uvalde massacre struggles to deal in aftermath  —  Miah Cerrillo, 11, was in the room when 19 of her classmates and two of her teachers were killed last week at Robb Elementary School.  —  Author: Anayeli Ruiz (KHOU)  —  UVALDE, Texas — Miah Cerrillo is a true survivor.

Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale  —  U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Lesko speaking with attendees at an event in Peoria, Arizona, in March 2022.  —  Arizona Republican Congresswoman Debbie Lesko, who represents the state's 8th Congressional District …