The Jolt: Herschel Walker claimed to be in law enforcement when he wasn't.  —  U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker regularly praises police officers.  But was Walker in law enforcement himself?  In at least three speeches delivered before he entered politics, Walker claimed he was, the AJC's Shannon McCaffrey reports.

Taking Aim at DeSantis, Spooked Trump Considers Launching 2024 Bid in Florida  —  Sources tell Rolling Stone that the former president has been asking if anyone has venues near the governor's mansion in Tallahassee  —  Donald Trump in recent months has been telling confidants that he may launch …

The January 6 Committee and Me  —  Why I'm testifying before Congress today.  —  In America, we once thought of political courage as being willing to do something at one's own expense.  —  At the pointy end of that consideration are instances when people risk their lives or freedom to do the right thing.

Arron Banks loses libel action against reporter Carole Cadwalladr  —  Guardian journalist was being sued for defamation over Brexit backer's ‘covert relationship’ with Russia  —  The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against the Observer …

Ukraine Fears Defeat in East Without Surge in Military Aid  —  Russia advances in Donbas region as U.S., allies prepare to discuss new heavy-weapons supplies for Kyiv  —  The war in Ukraine has turned into a grinding artillery contest where Russia is steadily gaining ground thanks to its overwhelming advantage in firepower.

Two bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, Brazilian embassy says  —  Aide to Brazil's ambassador to UK tells family bodies discovered tied to a tree, but police appear to deny ambassador's remarks  —  Bodies feared to be those of the British journalist Dom Phillips …

How Bolsonaro Is Using the Military to Challenge Brazil's Election  —  Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil's electoral process.  Now the military is expressing similar concerns.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

A High School Football Coach, His Covenant and the Separation of Church and State  —  The Supreme Court is expected to side with a public school football coach who prayed on the field.  Many fear the decision will erode a bedrock of American democracy.  —  The shriek of a whistle sounded an end and a beginning.

Steve Bannon Digs Into Roger Clemens' Playbook to Try to Beat Congress  —  Steve Bannon is subpoenaing members of the Jan. 6 committee.  But he might not just be trolling.  —  Steve Bannon is trying to lose the battle but win the war.  —  Faced with a criminal prosecution for the rare charge …

To Fight Inflation, The Fed Declares War On Workers  —  By leaving the problem of rising prices to the central bank, Democrats are accepting an attack on labor power.  —  New inflation data released Friday offered dismal news: Historic price increases aren't showing any signs of abating, and in fact may be accelerating.

Inside Biden's frustration with soaring prices  —  Biden vented to aides after an ethanol announcement designed to ease gas prices, questioning the policy's effectiveness  —  President Biden seemed upbeat when he visited an Iowa biofuels plant in April to talk about bringing down gas prices …

The Editorial Board  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  In New York State's Democratic primary election for governor on June 28 …

In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde  —  The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has revived interest in preventing such senseless violence — and in Texas, that impulse is translating into a rush of new supporters and volunteers for the state's Moms Demand Action chapter.

House Democrats probe PR industry's role in advertising for Big Oil  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Today we're worried about a shortage of Sriracha because of extreme droughts in Mexico, where the hot-sauce company sources its chile peppers.  One could say it's a climate-change-fueled condiment conundrum.