Mark Meadows Was Trump's “Matador” for His Fake Election Lies  —  Without the former President's fourth and final White House chief of staff, January 6th might never have happened.  —  When the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol begins its long-awaited hearings …

FBI seizes retired general's data related to Qatar lobbying  —  The FBI has seized the electronic data of a retired four-star general who authorities say made false statements and withheld “incriminating” documents about his role in an illegal foreign lobbying campaign on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar.

Chesa Boudin Recall Election Results  —  Live San Francisco election results for the recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin, including vote breakdown by district.  —  The S.F. Department of Elections is not yet reporting results for this election.  The department will start publishing data at around 8:45 p.m. on June 7.

Matthew McConaughey Knocks Down Common Talking Point Against Raising Age Requirement to Buy AR-15s  —  Matthew McConaughey joined Bret Baier on Tuesday's Special Report, just hours after delivering remarks at the White House press briefing.  —  The actor was born in Uvalde, Texas …

Tucker Carlson Revels in the WaPo Drama: ‘The Post Caved!’  —  Tucker Carlson absolutely reveled in the drama in the Washington Post newsroom that has been ongoing since Friday.  —  On Tuesday, the Fox News host addressed the controversy, which began with the retweet of a sexist joke by reporter Dave Weigel.

EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple  —  Apple (AAPL.O) must change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras in a world first.

Majority of Proud Boys indicted for sedition were U.S. military veterans  —  The majority of Proud Boys members indicted for sedition for violence during the Jan. 6 attack were U.S. military veterans, Military.com reports. … - The indicted members include an Army veteran with a Purple Heart, two marines and a sailor recruit.

As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’  —  Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City.  —  Mr. Flavelle reported this story from Utah …

House GOP candidate shares post claiming Buffalo, Uvalde shootings were false flag operations  —  A congressional candidate in New York endorsed by a member of House GOP leadership recently shared a Facebook post claiming the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, were false flag operations.

Manhattan landlords are rejecting single tenants who don't make over 160k  —  New York City's housing market has always been competitive, but renters are facing a particularly tough flat hunt now.  The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Manhattan reached $3,995 in April …

Op-Ed: It's not partisan for the media to expose the GOP's lies  —  When the Jan. 6 committee hearings begin on Thursday night, you'll notice one cable “news” station — Fox News — will not be broadcasting the proceedings.  The network will stay with regular programming with Tucker Carlson …

Reformer Wins Primary for Des Moines Prosecutor  —  In Iowa's most populous county, Kimberly Graham is vying to replace the retiring DA, who drew national attention last year for prosecuting a journalist who covered Black Lives Matter protests.  —  During the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020 …

Kara Swisher Leaves the New York Times to Return to Vox Media  —  Kara Swisher, the prominent tech reporter, commentator and Recode co-founder, is leaving her role as columnist and podcaster at the New York Times to return to Vox Media.  —  Swisher will host a new interview show …

First on CNN: House Democrats investigating whether foreign gifts to Trump went missing  —  Washington (CNN)House Democrats are investigating former President Donald Trump's “apparent failure to account for gifts from foreign government officials while in office” after learning there may be thousands …

Florida undercounted COVID cases and deaths, failed to get test results, state audit says  —  Florida's COVID-19 data was so inaccurate, incomplete and delayed during the first months of the pandemic that government officials and the public may not have had necessary information to determine …

What Kellyanne Conway Loves  —  In her new memoir, the pollster turned Trump adviser dings her former colleagues—and her husband.  —  KELLYANNE CONWAY, COUNSELOR TO US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SPEAKS TO THE PRESS AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON JANUARY 16, 2020.

How the Texans and a Spa Enabled Deshaun Watson's Troubling Behavior  —  Watson met at least 66 women for massages over a 17-month period, far more than previously known.  He had help from the Houston Texans, including nondisclosure agreements, in making appointments.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

AZ man spent 17 days in jail for crime he didn't commit.  He blames American Airlines  —  A man's life was changed after he spent 17 days in a New Mexico jail because American Airlines wrongfully accused and identified him to police as a shoplifter at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

New York City Is a Lot Safer Than Small-Town America  —  Since the summer of 2020 the United States has been experiencing a deadly wave of violence, and New York City has not been immune.  The number of homicides in the city shot up 47% in 2020, and rose another 4% last year.

Trump-appointed judge defends rulings unpopular with ‘cultural elites’  —  (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump argued jurists “must not be afraid of being booed” by issuing rulings unpopular with “cultural elites” and people who consider the U.S. Constitution “trash.”

Bannon subpoenas Pelosi and House January 6 committee members to fight contempt charges  —  Steve Bannon, set to go to trial next month for defying a congressional subpoena, has subpoenaed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection as he builds his defense.