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 …

Supreme Court Dismisses Bid by G.O.P.-Led States to Defend Trump Immigration Plan  —  The case concerned revisions to the “public charge” rule that made it harder for immigrants who had relied on public assistance to gain permanent legal status.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

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 …

Notes on the State of the Primaries: June 15, 2022  —  Dear Readers: Tuesday night saw primaries in 4 states, as well as a closely-watched (but lightly-voted) U.S. House special election in Texas.  In the aftermath of these contests, we're making 4 rating changes, although 2 of them are in states that didn't have elections on Tuesday.

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.

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.

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.

Under the Banner of Hulu  —  Give this to Under the Banner of Heaven, the buzzy true-crime miniseries that recently concluded its run on FX and Hulu: It wastes little time in getting to the point.  Minutes into the first episode, Detective Jeb Pyre is interviewing Allen Lafferty in a Utah jail cell.

Biden blasts oil refiners for record high gasoline prices, profits  —  U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday demanded oil refining companies explain why they are not putting more gasoline on the market, sharply escalating his rhetoric against industry as he faces pressure over rising prices.

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 Battle Over Gender Therapy  —  More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

A ‘Trojan Horse’ in the Los Angeles D.A.'s Office  —  On May 31, 2018, Desiree Andrade was scrolling through Facebook when she saw a local news report about the body of an unidentified man found at the base of a canyon in the forest north of Los Angeles.  Andrade's son, Julian, who was 20, had disappeared two days earlier.

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 …

Self-Driving and Driver-Assist Technology Linked to Hundreds of Crashes, U.S. Data Shows  —  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data on 10 months of crashes involving systems like Tesla's Autopilot.  A handful of accidents turned deadly.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Is Twitter-Famous Princeton Historian Kevin Kruse a Plagiarist?  —  When former Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke intimated in early 2017 that he would be joining Donald Trump's nascent administration, CNN obtained a copy of Clarke's master's thesis from the Naval Postgraduate School and revealed …

South Florida synagogue sues over Florida's new 15-week abortion ban  —  BY JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA  —  A South Florida Jewish congregation has challenged a new state law that blocks abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, contending the measure violates privacy and religious-freedom rights.

Facebook and Anti-Abortion Clinics Are Collecting Highly Sensitive Info on Would-Be Patients  —  This story is a collaboration with The Markup.  —  Facebook is collecting ultra-sensitive personal data about abortion seekers and enabling anti-abortion organizations to use that data as a tool …

Romney, Burr, Daines Announce Family Security Act 2.0  —  Pro-family, pro-life, and pro-marriage plan would streamline existing policies for working families into a monthly cash benefit  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Steve Daines (R-MT) …

Jan. 6 committee scrutinizes Capitol tour led by Republican Rep. Loudermilk day before riot  —  The committee has not issues a subpoena for Rep. Barry Loudermilk  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 15  —  The House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6 renewed its calls for information …

Conservatives Reveal What They Mean When They Say “Parents' Rights”  —  Post-liberal conservatism is real.  —  1. The Free State of Florida  —  Do you remember being lectured by Conservatism Inc. about how the Florida “Don't Say Gay” law wasn't really about preventing kids from telling classmates …

Moorish Sovereign arrested, despite ‘police status’ in new republic  —  Police stopped to help stranded motorists and came face-to-face with a family of Moorish Sovereign Citizens, some of whom fought with officers, according to a probable cause affidavit.  —  Moorish Sovereigns …

Texts reveal Hunter Biden's meltdown over discarded gun incident  —  EXCLUSIVE — Hunter Biden berated his sister-in-law Hallie Biden and accused her of ruining his life after he learned she had thrown his gun in the trash near a Delaware high school in October 2018, newly revealed texts from a copy of his abandoned laptop show.

No Way to Build a Railroad  —  On January 26, Maryland's Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced some good news—and some bad news.  The good news was that the Purple Line, a 16-mile light rail project to connect working-class Black and Latino suburbs immediately northeast of Washington …

Sweeping Legislation Aims to Ban the Sale of Location Data  —  The Health and Location Data Protection Act comes after Motherboard reported that brokers were selling location data on people visiting abortion clinics.  The bill would give the FTC and individual people power to curb some of the worst abuses of such data