Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies  —  In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee  —  (CNN)The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral …

Saudi Arabia Looks Forward to Welcoming President Biden  —  Upon the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. of the United States of America will be conducting an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on July 15-16.

Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History  —  Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing.  But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …

More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims  —  A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries  —  J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”

Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us  —  Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies.  Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.”  Her crime?  She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.

Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021.  —  His experience over the next 17 months …

Most Americans oppose trans athletes in female sports, poll finds  —  Even as an increasing share of Americans report familiarity with and tolerance for transgender people, most oppose allowing transgender female athletes to compete against other women at the professional, college and high school level …

Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to ‘panic’  —  The witness seemed to embrace the moment, offering answers with gusto.  —  Who won the November 2020 U.S. presidential elections?  That was the question California lawmaker Zoe Lofgren asked Monday …

The untold story of Ginni Thomas's anti-cult activism — after she was ‘deprogrammed’  —  Ginni Thomas became an anti-cult activist after being pulled out of a self-help program in the 1980s, she said in a video obtained by NBC News.  Several people who knew her then are surprised …

A message from Coinbase CEO and Cofounder, Brian Armstrong  —  Earlier today, I shared the following note with all Coinbase employees.  —  Team,  —  Today I am making the difficult decision to reduce the size of our team by about 18%, to ensure we stay healthy during this economic downturn.

Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6  —  Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election  —  Three days before Congress was slated to certify …

Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week  — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman.  — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …

DCCC designates four more members for special protection  —  Now that redistricting and recent primaries have given shape to the battlefield for the nation's competitive House races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is adding four incumbents to its Frontline incumbent-protection program.

Inflation Isn't Going to Bring Back the 1970s  —  We had another bad inflation report last week.  —  Inflation over the past 12 months exceeded 8 percent, a level that evokes memories of America's Great Inflation of the 1960s and '70s.  From the beginning of 1966 through 1981 …

McConnell says House's Supreme Court security bill can't pass Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned late Monday afternoon that a House bill to provide protection to Supreme Court justices and their staffs will not pass the Senate, ratcheting up a standoff with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Georgia investigators seek testimony from former Kanye West publicist who approached election worker  —  Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker …

As Southern Baptists gather, right-wing faction sounds alarms  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Southern Baptists filled a cavernous hotel ballroom Sunday to hear a warning: Don't cooperate or compromise with the Devil.  And this week, as their huge denomination gathers for its annual meeting and to elect …