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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

“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

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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nearly 3 Out Of 4 Support Raising Legal Age To Buy Any Gun, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Assault Weapons Ban Hits A Low  — mail_outline  —  Americans support 74 - 24 percent raising the minimum legal age to buy any gun to 21 years old nationwide …

Abbott Received Former Employee's Warnings on Baby-Formula Plant Earlier Than Previously Known  —  A complaint raising issues about the plant was sent to OSHA in Feb. 2021; Abbott has restarted production of some formulas at Sturgis, Mich., plant  —  STURGIS, Mich.—Abbott Laboratories ABT -1.99%▼ …

Facebook's 2018 algorithm change boosted local GOP groups, research finds  —  A change to Facebook's recommendation system likely accounted for a disproportionate boost in visibility and engagement to conservative political groups on the social media platform starting in 2018, according to research published Wednesday.

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 …

The Fight to Survive Russia's Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine  —  The war has become, as one Ukrainian soldier put it, a game of “artillery Ping-Pong.”  —  Russia's war in Ukraine is not the same conflict that it was earlier this spring.  The Russian Army's initial campaign, in February and March …