‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict  —  It didn't matter what the verdict was — as one domestic violence survivor puts it, “this case is my worst fear playing out on a public stage”  —  Over the past few weeks, Meghan has been watching the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial with a sinking feeling.

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 …

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 …

Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds  —  After decades of shifting attitudes, some 57% of respondents say a woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason  —  WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of Americans want to uphold Roe v. Wade …

Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died  —  Eva Mireles's husband was an officer with the school district's Police Department.  But he was not allowed to enter the place where his wife and her students were under attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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.

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 …

Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved?  —  A backward, oligarchal, misogynist minority is trampling the rights and will of the majority—and it's only getting worse.  —  May was an awful month.  From the leak of the draft Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights …

Gov. Greg Abbott instructs school safety officials to conduct “unannounced, random intruder” audits of Texas public schools  —  Abbott has tasked the Texas School Safety Center with conducting in-person, unannounced audits of public schools to see how quickly staff can enter a building without being stopped and detect weak points.

House Republicans to unveil conservative roadmap on climate, energy  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to call for boosting domestic fossil fuel production and streamlining the permitting process for large infrastructure projects  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

Video: Law enforcement officials say journalists will be charged for being on Uvalde CISD property  —  Law enforcement officials in Uvalde have asked the media to leave the school district headquarters or they will be criminally charged with trespassing, according to a video posted on social media.

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 …

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 …

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.

There Is Way More Biden Can Do to Lower Prices  —  Lupe Lopez, a grocery store owner in my district in California, recently showed me how devastating inflation has been for her and her customers.  Milk cost $4.95 a gallon, an increase of 38 percent since 2019, and tortilla packets were $3.07, up by 24 percent.

Uvalde school shooting demands action  —  The only thing we cannot do about gun violence is nothing  —  Texas school shooting reaction: Sen. Chris Murphy delivers impassioned floor speech  —  When news started to trickle out about the horrific shooting in Uvalde, I was on my way to preside on the Senate floor.

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 …

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 G.O.P.'s Surprise Rescue Operation in an Orange County House Race  —  Just two years ago, Representative Young Kim was hailed as a new face of the Republican Party.  But now she is threatened by redrawn district lines and a challenger running to her right.

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 …

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.

Saudi Arabia ready to pump more oil if Russian output sinks under ban  —  Riyadh aware it must not ‘lose control’ of oil prices as energy sanctions hit Moscow  —  Saudi Arabia has indicated to western allies that it is prepared to raise oil production should Russia's output fall substantially under …

Postal Service sued for seizing Black Lives Matter masks during 2020 protests  —  WASHINGTON — A California screen printer is suing the U.S. Postal Service for seizing shipments of Black Lives Matter masks intended to protect demonstrators from Covid-19 during protests following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

U.S. defends supplying advanced rocket systems to Ukraine  —  It will take Ukrainian forces about three weeks to learn how to use High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, the Pentagon said  —  The Biden administration on Wednesday defended its decision to send advanced multiple-launch rocket systems …

Deadliest Mass Shootings Are Mostly by People 21 or Younger  —  Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the United States since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, a shift from earlier decades.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — The two young men accused …