Uvalde mayor recounts frantic attempt to call shooter during massacre  —  In an interview, Mayor Don McLaughlin (R) calls for compromise on measures like background checks  —  UVALDE, Tex. — As a massacre unfolded inside an elementary school here last week, a would-be negotiator deployed …

‘Pro-Choice’ Identification Rises to Near Record High in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Gallup poll conducted mostly after the draft of a Supreme Court decision addressing abortion rights was leaked finds a marked shift in public attitudes over the past year.

Retire These Gun Myths  —  Too often the case against common-sense gun reforms rests on outdated claims and mistaken arguments.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, the Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde.

Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say  —  Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said.  —  The assailant, who was armed with a rifle …

The Real Lesson of the Disastrous Outcome in the Depp-Heard Trial  —  For the last seven weeks, actors and celebrity exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have transfixed millions of people with their competing narratives in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom.  Each claimed to have been defamed by the other, and on Wednesday, the jury agreed.

Exclusive: White House to begin paying interns  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is lifting a longtime barrier of entry to many young Americans as it announces it will pay its interns starting this fall.  —  “President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing the launch …

The New MAGA Establishment  —  Trumpism will outlast Trump.  Possibly for a very long time.  —  A couple of weeks ago, looking at the Republican primaries so far this year, Tim Miller discerned the rise of “the new MAGA establishment”: … Since Miller wrote those words …

Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview  —  The Jan. 6 select committee received materials this week from Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano — and with them, perhaps, a new dilemma.  —  Mastriano's previously unreported cooperation …

How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party  —  It was once Jeb Bush's base of power.  But an influx of far-right activists and the radicalization of other members brought turmoil.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  MIAMI — At the iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach …

Israel, Saudi Arabia agree: Security arrangements in Straits of Tiran for flyover rights  —  Only Israeli flights to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain can fly over Saudi Arabia.  —  Israel agreed to new security arrangements allowing Egypt to transfer control of two islands in the Straits …

Google's plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’  —  The rising Hindu nationalist movement that has spread from India through the diaspora has arrived inside Google, according to employees.  —  In April, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the founder and executive director of Equality Labs …

These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $13 million to anti-gay politicians since 2021  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  June is Pride Month, and this year's celebration has particular resonance.  Over the last year, anti-LGBTQ politicians have relentlessly targeted …

Opec agrees to accelerate oil production following US pressure  —  Deal comes amid easing of tensions between White House and Saudi leadership  —  Opec and its allies on Thursday agreed to accelerate oil production in July and August, as the cartel's linchpin Saudi Arabia bowed to US pressure …

Student, 16, arrested on suspicion of mass shooting, bomb plot at BHS  —  Police say they seized “explosives and assault rifles, several knives” and other concerning materials at the boy's Berkeley home.  —  A 16-year-old Berkeley High student turned himself in to police this week following …

Could Los Angeles Elect a (Relatively) Conservative Mayor?  —  On the menu today: Los Angeles is days way from a mayoral primary that is likely to send a signal about how much the political center of gravity has shifted in recent years; the local media out there are fuming that no criticism seems to stick to billionaire Rick Caruso.

Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have a Warning for Progressives  —  Bill Clinton and Tony Blair no longer have power, but they still have advice.  They perceive plenty of people in need of it.  —  The needy include progressives in the United Kingdom, where the Labour Party has not had power in a long while …

Biden's fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings  —  “A dozen CEOs of America's largest utility companies told me earlier this year that my plan would reduce the average family's annual utility bills by $500 and accelerate our transition from energy produced by autocrats.”

Scoop: Blockbuster witness for Jan. 6 hearings  —  J. Michael Luttig, a former federal judge and lawyer who advised former Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to testify in the Jan. 6 select committee's public hearings this month, Axios has learned.

James Craig loses bid to appear on primary ballot after Michigan court denies appeal  —  Arpan Lobo Clara HendricksonDetroit Free Press  —  James Craig, former Detroit police chief and the once-presumed front-runner to be the Republican Party's nominee for governor this fall …

Primer on the Hearings of the January 6th Select Committee  —  Nearly 11 months into its inquiry, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol already represents among the most complex and sprawling investigations in congressional history.

POLITICO Playbook: SCOOP: Biden gets squeezed on potential MBS meeting  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — “Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview,” by Betsy Woodruff Swan.

Biden Hikes Medicare Prices And Funnels Profits to Private Insurers  —  The largest-ever Medicare premium increase will pad the pockets of insurance executives who donated millions to the president's election campaign.  —  Last week, the Biden administration quietly reaffirmed its decision …