Liz Cheney: Jan. 6 “conspiracy” was “extremely broad ... well-organized”  —  This Thursday night, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold its first public hearing in nearly a year, asking us to relive, and reckon with, a day that some would rather have us forget.

Three dead, at least 11 wounded in mass shooting on South Street, Philadelphia police say  —  What you need to know Follow live updates on Sunday, June 5.  Three people have died and at least 11 wounded in a shooting around Second and South streets late Saturday evening.An officer fired …

How the White House lost Joe Manchin, and its plan to transform America  —  A breakthrough seemed close.  It was mid-December, and President Biden had been negotiating for months with Sen. Joseph Manchin III over Biden's sweeping plan to reconfigure the American economy.

Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption.  Then came Trump.  —  Perspective by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein  —  President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile.  “Cunning, ambitious …

Trump on the brink?  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump is bored at Mar-a-Lago and anxious to get back in the political arena — as a candidate, not a kingmaker — but advisers are divided over whether he should launch a third bid for the presidency as early as this summer.

How Rick Caruso Became L.A.'s Biggest Star  —  Los Angeles is one of the bluest metro areas in the country, but the mayor's race this year increasingly feels like Rick Caruso's to lose.  The billionaire real estate developer is running what amounts to a law and order campaign …

California's Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes  —  Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation's housing crisis.  That doesn't mean she's giving up her two-decade fight against 20 condos.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

A House Democrat plans to introduce a bill that would hit AR-15's with a 1,000% tax — and it could pass Congress without GOP votes  — A recent string of mass shootings is causing Rep. Don Beyer to seek an aggressive tax on AR-15 style weapons.  — Beyer said his bill is a “creative pathway” …

A pro-Herschel Walker gas giveaway fuels Democratic outrage  —  A long line of cars formed at a Chevron gas station south of downtown Atlanta as word spread a political action committee was handing out $25 vouchers.  Now the pro-Herschel Walker group's giveaway is fueling a different sort …

Opinion Democrats should be clear: A radical GOP is holding the country back  —  Washington is broken.  Politicians can't get anything done.  They don't listen to voters.  —  Voters have been making these complaints for decades, but never have they been truer than they are today.

DeSantis beats Trump in 2024 straw poll a second time at Colorado conservative summit  —  Alabama gubernatorial candidate Sarah Sanders and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard also spoke at the summit.  —  Jimmy Explains Why Governor DeSantis Is So Popular On ‘Gutfeld’

Buttigieg sees ‘insanity’ in reaction to gun violence  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday criticized those who blame America's gun violence on factors other than guns.  —  “The idea that us, being the only developed country where this happens routinely …

We Can't Be Ukraine Hawks Forever  —  Sure, it works in practice, but does it work in theory?  Over the years I've heard this parody of academic pomposity put in the lips of various targets, from French intellectuals to University of Chicago economists.  Lately, though, I've begun thinking it myself …

Your Kids Are Not Doomed  —  Over the past few years, I've been asked one question more than any other.  It comes up at speeches, at dinners, in conversation.  It's the most popular query when I open my podcast to suggestions, time and again.  It comes in two forms.

Boris Johnson's allies concede Tory rebels close to triggering no-confidence vote  —  Leading critic of UK prime minister says there is a 55% chance of ballot this week on his future as leader  —  Boris Johnson's key allies are preparing to defend him in a challenge to his leadership …

Sen. Chris Murphy ‘more confident than ever’ Congress can reach deal on gun laws but anxious about failure  —  Senator gives update on negotiations with Republicans over new gun laws 03:16  —  (CNN)Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator in bipartisan talks on gun control legislation …

New York Attorneys Accused of Firebombing Police Car Given Generous Plea Deal  —  We previously discussed the cases of attorneys Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, who were accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into an occupied police vehicle in New York.  They were facing domestic terrorism charges …

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles; Putin warns West on arms  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine's government with early Sunday airstrikes in Kyiv that it said destroyed tanks donated from abroad, a claim denied by a Ukrainian official.