Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress  —  (CNN)A federal grand jury has indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate in the House January 6 committee's investigation.

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

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

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 …

Fetterman says he ‘almost died’ for ignoring a heart condition diagnosed in 2017  —  Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee in that state's Senate contest, said Friday that he “almost died” after suffering a stroke last month, in a statement revealing that his condition …

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 …

Putin thinks West will blink first in war of attrition, Russian elites say  —  The Kremlin is seeking to ramp up economic pressure to erode foreign support for Ukraine  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin is digging in for a long war of attrition over Ukraine and will be relentless in trying …

YouTubers say WaPo's Taylor Lorenz falsely claimed she reached out for comment in story about Depp-Heard trial  —  The Washington Post stealth-edited its report after Lorenz was called out on social media  —  Washington Post publishes identity of ‘Libs of TikTok’ creator

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 …

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.

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 …

Biden barges in  —  BIDEN BARGES IN.  There's something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.  Compared to years past, the argument on Capitol Hill is somewhat muted.  Yes, members of the House of Representatives are yelling at each other, but that's nothing unusual.

Teacher, father of mass-shooting victim looking to sue gunmaker over rifle sold to Uvalde gunman  —  A Robb Elementary School teacher and the father of a student killed in the May 24 mass shooting at the school both have signaled their intent to sue the manufacturer of the assault-style rifle the gunman used in the massacre.

Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History  —  Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year.  It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.  —  The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere broke a record in May …

Another Proud Boy who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty  —  WASHINGTON — A Proud Boys member and former D.C. bartender who was caught on video joining a mob pursuing police officers and smashing a sign inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count …

Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012-20?  —  After winning its two highest-ever presidential vote percentages in 2016 and 2020, the Libertarian Party was taken over by activists embarrassed by those campaigns.  Will they attract more votes?

How New York's Redistricting Became a Civil War for Democrats  —  “It was mass hysteria.  Everyone assumed the whole thing was a plot.”  —  Bill de Blasio was having lunch at Caffè Reggio in the West Village on the third Monday in May, sinking in to what he assumed would be a post-mayoral life …

When Cars Kill  —  On the afternoon of October 8, 2013, in the last moments of his life, twelve-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, of Park Slope, Brooklyn, was walking to after-school soccer practice near his apartment on Prospect Park West when he lost control of his ball.

Williams recommended to be next Army Europe commander  —  The Army has recommended that the White House appoint Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams the next commander of U.S. Army Europe/Africa, two U.S. officials said, filling a critical job as the U.S. considers shifting ground forces along NATO's Eastern front with Russia.

My Friend, Donald Trump  —  What it's like being so special to the former president that he constantly reaches out to you for help.  —  Donald Trump writes to me often, usually several times a day.  The president, as he calls himself—none of that “former” business—wants me to know how much he values me as a “trusted ally.”

Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?  —  Earlier this spring, Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill authorizing construction of a canal that would siphon water from neighboring Colorado, igniting a war of words between the two states' leaders.

David McCormick isn't winning the recount against Mehmet Oz — and he's running out of options  —  The recount isn't saving David McCormick.At least not by itself.Days of work reviewing and re-tabulating votes in Pennsylvania's incredibly tight Republican Senate primary have produced little change …