Jan. 6 panel fumes over ‘unauthorized’ interview by former adviser  —  Jan. 6 select committee leaders are furious that a onetime adviser to the panel, former Rep. Denver Riggleman, divulged private details about their work in what they say was an “unauthorized” CNN interview.

McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign Friday night as he acknowledged …

Pence Staff Feared for His Safety Amid Trump's Pressure Campaign Before Jan. 6  —  New details flesh out how the pressure campaign by Donald J. Trump and his allies to block certification of the 2020 election left the vice president's staff fearing for his safety.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

N.Y. Republican Drops Re-Election Bid After Bucking His Party on Guns  —  Representative Chris Jacobs, whose district includes Buffalo suburbs, abandoned his campaign after his support for a federal assault weapons ban caused a G.O.P. backlash.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

BREAKING: Militia member believed to have shot and killed a former judge in Juneau County; sources say suspect hit list included Governor Evers  —  MAUSTON- An apparent politically motivated hit carried out at the home of a former Judge in Juneau County.  —  Dozens of law enforcement vehicles descended …

The Mainstream Media Lost the Depp-Heard Trial  —  And the lifestyle influencers turned court correspondents won.  —  The latest era for the elite mainstream media — that is the heavily paywalled, rule-bound, college-educated-reader-focused American news media — has been marked …

No Radio, Old Tactics: How the Police Response in Uvalde Broke Down  —  The commander at the scene arrived without a police radio, and decided in the first minutes on an approach that would delay a confrontation.  —  UVALDE, Texas — Two minutes after a gunman burst through an unlocked door …

USCP Arrests Man with Fake Badge, Body Armor & High Capacity Magazines  —  A Michigan man was arrested outside of the U.S. Capitol this morning after he was found with a fake badge, a BB gun, body armor, high capacity magazines and other ammunition.  —  Just before 5:00 am …

Time Has Proved the Slow-Riot Theory of Mass Shootings  —  We don't actually know how to solve the crisis. … We'll begin with two scenarios and explore which one is worse.  In the first scenario, we know there's a crisis, and we know there's a solution to the crisis, yet we lack the political will to solve it.

Earth's carbon dioxide levels hit record high  —  The level of carbon dioxide, a long-lived gas that warms the planet, in Earth's atmosphere hit a new official record this spring and is now more than 50% higher compared to preindustrial times, new data released Friday shows.

Two Reuters journalists injured, driver killed in east Ukraine  —  Two Reuters journalists were injured and a driver killed on Friday after the vehicle they were in came under fire while heading to the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, the latest battle line in Russia's assault on its neighbour.

It's time to face facts: Elon Musk is a terrible boss  —  On Friday morning, we learned that Elon Musk has plans to lay off 10 percent of his Tesla workforce because, as he put it an email reviewed by Reuters, he has a “super bad feeling” about the economy.

Exclusive: New Latino media startup launches with historic $80M raise  —  Latina activists and entrepreneurs Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia have raised $80 million to launch a new Hispanic media company called the Latino Media Network. … - “It's pretty audacious for people …

Estonian government collapses as prime minister hits out at coalition partner  —  Kaja Kallas accuses the Centre party of working against nation's ‘core values’ amid tensions over Russia  —  Estonia's government collapsed after the Baltic country's prime minister launched a blistering attack …

Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war  —  When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the country.  But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Moscow seemed increasingly unwilling to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war.

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse says the GOP ‘wants a strongman daddy figure’ and ‘exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks’  — GOP Sen. Ben Sasse gave a speech on Thursday that included heavy criticism of his own party.

How Harmful Is Social Media?  —  There's a general sense that it's bad for society—which may be right.  But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers.  —  In April, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published an essay in The Atlantic in which he sought to explain, as the piece's title had it …

DeSantis blocks state money for Tampa Bay Rays training facility after team tweets against gun violence  —  (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked state funding for a new Tampa Bay Rays training facility partly because the baseball team spoke out against gun violence in the wake …

Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012-20?  —  After succeeding last weekend in his half-decade-long quest to engineer a “takeover” of the Libertarian Party, Michael Heise, founder and chair of the L.P.'s now-dominant Mises Caucus, crowed on Twitter …

INCIDENT Two French fighter jets were scrambled over France after a A330's captain apparently fell asleep  —  Two fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the plane and urgent messages sent between Paris and Rome when the captain failed to respond for 10 minutes.