Man with weapon arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's home, officials say  —  The man allegedly told police he wanted to kill the Supreme Court justice, according to people familiar with the investigation  —  A man with a weapon was detained by police early Wednesday morning near Brett M. Kavanaugh's Maryland home …

How Jared Kushner Washed His Hands of Donald Trump Before Jan. 6  —  Mr. Kushner's role in the final months of the Trump White House could come into sharp relief once the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol opens hearings.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

How San Francisco Became a Failed City  —  San Francisco was conquered by the United States in 1846, and two years later, the Americans discovered gold.  That's about when my ancestors came—my German great-great-great-grandfather worked at a butcher shop on Jackson Street.

In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Musk's demands for data  —  The billionaire is in a protracted battle with the company over information about spam and fake accounts  —  After a weeks-long impasse, Twitter's board plans to comply with Elon Musk's demands for internal data …

Biden's Approval Rating Sinks to New Low  —  Trump was markedly more popular at a similar point in his presidency  —  President Joe Biden's job approval rating has reached a new low, according to Morning Consult/Politico tracking, slipping below 40% for the first time since he entered office.

She Helped Create the Big Lie.  Records Suggest She Turned It Into a Big Grift.  —  Over the last two presidential election cycles, True the Vote has raised millions in donations with claims that it discovered tide-turning voter fraud.  It's promised to release its evidence.  It never has.

DeSantis spokeswoman belatedly registers as agent of foreign politician  —  Christina Pushaw's disclosure of work for Mikheil Saakashvili came after contact from the Justice Department, her attorney said  —  A spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week registered as a foreign agent …

Audio shows Trump-endorsed Arizona Senate candidate questioned whether January 6 attack was set up by FBI  —  (CNN)Blake Masters, the Republican Senate candidate from Arizona, met with conservative activists at a Phoenix IHOP this spring and was asked whether he would support investigating …

Brookings places retired general on leave amid FBI probe  —  The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen, on administrative leave Wednesday amid a federal investigation into Allen's foreign lobbying.  —  Brookings' announcement came …

Opinion Fox News's blackout of Jan. 6 points to a hidden crisis for Democrats  —  The not-so-shocking revelation that Fox News will not carry House committee hearings about the insurrection is yet another sign that right-wing media will go to extraordinary lengths to shield the GOP base from brutal truths about Jan. 6, 2021.

‘Great resignation’ reaches White House with staff turnover  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to a departing staffer in less than 24 hours when she quipped to reporters, “I promise we will have a press shop.”

“Clusterf—k”: Inside The Washington Post's Social Media Meltdown  —  A flurry of Twitter flare-ups and Slack spats involving Post journalists, along with a controversial suspension, have upended the newsroom and are presenting a major test for executive editor Sally Buzbee, who urged staff Tuesday to “be constructive and collegial.”

Colorado to Examine Lauren Boebert's Mileage Claims and Tax Liens  —  The state's attorney general has referred for review a fraud complaint from the group that targeted Representative Madison Cawthorn, in a sign of trouble for the first-term congresswoman.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

A Pizzagate in Every City  —  After threats made against Pride events by far-right actors in Idaho and Arizona over the past few weeks, a group whose leader calls herself a “Christian fascist” and others with ties to white nationalist groups targeted a Pride event in Dallas on Saturday.

Trump's Favorite House Republican Is Married to the Gun Industry  —  Elise Stefanik's husband is employed by a top firearms front group, in a setup an expert calls “legal but dubious”  —  Lots of Republicans are close with the gun lobby.  But for Elise Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House …

Mother says San Antonio police killed her 13-year-old son and it took them five days to tell her  —  “I really don't understand what the police are hiding,” she said.  “My son was 13 years old.  That's the key.  He was a little boy, and he did not deserve to get shot and killed by a police officer.”

The true believers in election lies running Georgia's elections  —  Across the state, election deniers are running elections right now.  —  Despite his fervent belief in election conspiracy theories, a Republican member of the Pickens County Board of Elections isn't even the most extreme election denier …

Amid border surge, Biden admin plans to send migrants to cities deeper inside U.S., starting with L.A., say internal documents  —  The Department of Homeland Security is planning to transport migrants from U.S. cities along the southern border further into the interior of the country …

Newly released memos show DOJ weighed prosecuting newspapers in Pentagon Papers case  —  (Reuters) - A newly released pair of legal memos from 1971 — written by lawyers from the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel as the Nixon administration scrambled to respond to the Pentagon Papers leak …