6/15/22 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM. … SCHIFF HAS ALSO BEEN CONDUCTING MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TO HEAR WHAT THEY THINK THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE PARTY'S LEADERSHIP SHOULD LOOK LIKE.  —  WE REPORTED IN APRIL THAT SCHIFF WAS EYEING A RUN FOR LEADERSHIP IN A POST-NANCY PELOSI WORLD.

Herschel Walker, Critic of Absentee Fathers, Has a Second Son He Doesn't See  —  Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for Senate from Georgia, who has often spoken out against absentee fathers, particularly in Black households, on Tuesday publicly acknowledged having fathered a second son with whom he is not in contact.

Far-Right Republicans Press Closer to Power Over Future Elections  —  Midway through primary season, the party has nominated several candidates who deny the 2020 outcome for posts that will have significant sway over the 2024 presidential election.  —  The potential for far-right Republicans …

Publix heiress paid Kimberly Guilfoyle's $60,000 speaking fee on Jan. 6  —  The funds were directed to Donald Trump Jr.'s fiancee through Turning Point Action, a nonprofit run by Charlie Kirk  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, a fundraiser for former president Donald Trump and the fiancee of his eldest son …

Republicans flip a Democratic-held House seat in South Texas, at least for now.  —  A U.S. House district in South Texas will send a Republican to Congress for the first time in its 10-year history.  —  Mayra Flores, a Republican and respiratory-care health aide, scored a significant victory …

GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote  —  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.

Leave Joe Biden Alone  —  This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.  Sign up for it here.  —  Every administration has its ups and downs …

Democrats Fetterman, Shapiro show early leads in USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll  —  A USA Today Network/Suffolk University poll in Pennsylvania released this week suggests a clear U.S. Senate frontrunner — with a tighter race for governor.  —  According to the Suffolk University …

Scoop: Keisha Lance Bottoms to join White House  —  President Biden is tapping former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to replace Cedric Richmond as one of his most senior aides, bringing a Democratic rising star and former VP contender into the White House at a critical juncture, Axios has learned.

Florida abortion ban violates Jews' religious freedom, lawsuit says  —  Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the religious freedom of Jews because Jewish law requires the procedure in some cases, a Boynton Beach synagogue said in a lawsuit.

Biden warns Big Oil over gas output  —  President Biden will warn CEOs of the nation's largest oil companies on Wednesday that he's considering invoking emergency powers to boost U.S. refinery output, according to a letter obtained by Axios. … - The letter, which calls on the companies to boost output …

Long-Term Decline in US Abortions Reverses, Showing Rising Need for Abortion as Supreme Court Is Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade  —  The time is now.  Will you stand up for reproductive health and rights?  —  The long-term decline in abortions in the United States that started 30 years ago has reversed …

The Democrats should be forced to live with Kamala Harris  —  Tucker Carlson rips Harris, sarcastically endorsing her for the 2024 Democratic nomination for president  —  Tucker Carlson: Biden is the single most destructive force in US history  —  We do not want to deliver another depressing show, and we won't.

Five Blunt Truths About the War in Ukraine  —  Five sentences sum up the war in Ukraine as it stands now.  —  The Russians are running out of precision-guided weapons.  The Ukrainians are running out of Soviet-era munitions.  The world is running out of patience for the war.

Next stop on Trump's primary warpath: Michigan  —  The next battle along former President Donald Trump's impeachment revenge warpath is a GOP primary contest in western Michigan featuring a lopsided fundraising contest that favors one of his biggest congressional enemies — Rep. Peter Meijer.

Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online.  His parents are fed up  —  The fatal shooting of a young Democratic Party aide named Seth Rich early in the morning of July 10, 2016, brought incalculable loss to his parents.  —  Within days, Joel and Mary Rich then had to endure an unimaginable …

Markets and households lose faith that Fed can handle inflation  —  The Fed missed the biggest run-up in 40 years, in part because the lessons learned from the last recession weren't a match for the covid crisis  —  The Federal Reserve's missteps in waiting too long to tackle the greatest run …