D.C. gun seizures are soaring — but charges aren't sticking  —  Police say there are legal hurdles to securing convictions even when they recover a weapon.  Defense attorneys say they are bringing weak cases.  —  A D.C. police officer pulled over the driver of a Pontiac Bonneville …

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.

'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections  —  Video recordings of Republican Party operatives meeting with grassroots activists provide an inside look at a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts …

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 …

US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command  —  In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had “conducted a series of operations” in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Humiliation of John Durham  —  Hired by Bill Barr to investigate the Trump investigators, the prosecutor had little to show for his work even before his defeat in court yesterday.  —  John Durham, the special counsel appointed days before the 2020 election by Donald Trump's attorney general William Barr …

Anatomy of a fake  —  What a viral fake news story about “race-based grading” tells us about our media ecosystem  —  This is the tale of a fake news story, widely shared by a lot of smart people who so badly wanted for it to be true that they didn't care that it wasn't.

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

Same-Sex Marriage Support Inches Up to New High of 71%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-one percent of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, which exceeds the previous high of 70% recorded in 2021 by one percentage point.  —  These data are from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 2-22.

Scoop: GOP plots '23 probes  —  Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned. … Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from allies across Washington.

The White House has one problem that rules them all: Gas prices  —  For the past several months, a White House-led team of economic specialists has marked each day in the same way: With a painstaking, state-by-state examination of gasoline prices and the intricate market forces pushing them relentlessly upward.

Biden's ex daughter-in-law opens up about marriage to Hunter  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of President Joe Biden's son Hunter, says she has “total control over my life now,” five years after her divorce, as she opens up about her marriage in a new memoir.

Dems sweat GOP surge in South Texas special election  —  Democrats already had a South Texas problem — and it's on the verge of getting worse.  —  Republicans are well-positioned to flip former Rep. Filemon Vela's (D-Texas) seat in a special election this summer, a victory …

Opinion MBS stands on the verge of getting what he wants  —  The dictionary defines “realpolitik” as “policy based on power rather than ideals or principles.”  We are about to see a version of this in action when President Biden visits Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.

Joe Biden Is Too Old to Be President  —  On the menu today: As President Biden continues to misstate his own policies, it is a painful sign that the next president must be someone who has enough youth and energy to handle the pressures of the job.  —  The Wrong Man for a Tough Job

Trump has few followers as election claims grow more preposterous: The Note  —  It should no longer be a surprise that Trump amplifies false fraud claims.  —  Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Casper, Wyo., May 28, 2022.  —  The claims have gotten more outlandish.

Trial Diary: A Journalist Sits on a Baltimore Jury  —  Could 12 strangers agree on justice in Baltimore, a city riddled with killings and distrust of the police, in a shooting case where the victim was an actor on the legendary drama “The Wire”? … By the end of our first afternoon …

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.

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 …