Trump pushed ‘big lie’ despite being told election fraud claims were false, aides testify … The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection opened its second hearing Monday with assertions that the Capitol attack was the direct result of Donald Trump's repeated baseless claims …

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.

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.

Andrew Giuliani's Vaccination Status Will Bar Him From Debate Studio  —  The Republican candidate for governor of New York is unvaccinated and says he has “natural immunity” to the coronavirus.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  ALBANY — With the first Republican debate …

We can't let Ukraine lose.  It needs a lot more aid, starting with artillery.  —  The battle of Donbas — with momentous implications for the future of Ukraine and the entire postwar world — is poised on a knife edge.  —  The Ukrainians are resisting bravely, but they are suffering terrible casualties and slowly losing ground.

The End of the Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy  —  Sign up for Derek's newsletter here.  —  Several weeks ago, I needed a ride home after some late-night drinks about two miles from my place in Washington, D.C. I pulled up the Uber app and entered my address.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Liz Cheney for President?  —  Is she the person America will need? … Friends,  —  I trust Joe Biden's steadiness and judgment, and if he runs again, I'll probably back him in 2024.  But today I want to suggest someone who isn't even a Democrat, and whose positions on many issues I …

American gerontocracy  —  The likeliest matchup for the 2024 election pits President Biden, who'll be 81, against former President Trump, who'll be 78. … That can leave geriatric leadership of government out of step with everyday life in America — and disconnected from the voters who give them power.

Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed Because It Could Expose Law Enforcement ‘Weakness’  —  The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage in response to a public records request from Motherboard.

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 …

Patriot Front and the Next Stage of the Culture War  —  The militias have a plan.  —  The 20 million people who tuned in to the prime-time January 6 Committee hearing last week saw proof that right-wing extremist groups played an essential role in planning and executing the attack …