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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

White House postpones Biden trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel  —  The White House never publicly confirmed a June visit to either country.  Sources told NBC News a broader trip to the Middle East is now planned for July.  —  President Joe Biden's planned visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel later …

Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out ‘suspected’ transgender female athletes through genital inspection  —  Ohio GOP passes bill aiming to root out suspected transgender female athletes through genital inspection  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — House Republican lawmakers in Ohio passed a bill …

Pressure builds for Durham to ditch Russia probe  —  The acquittal of the defendant in the highest-profile case brought by special counsel John Durham intensified calls for him to wrap up his investigation into the origins of the FBI's probe into Donald Trump's Russia ties …