January 6 committee focuses on phone calls among Trump's children and aides  —  Footage captured by documentary film-maker understood to show ex-president's children privately discussing election strategies  —  The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack …

Live Updates: At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead in San Antonio  —  Three people were detained in what appeared to be one of the worst episodes of migrant death in recent years on the southern border.  A heat wave in Texas has brought record temperatures and drought.

Frustration, anger rising among Democrats over caution on abortion  —  A growing number of Democrats are voicing anger at what they see as the passivity of Biden and other party leaders in the face of hard-hitting GOP tactics on abortion and other issues.  —  Just hours after the Supreme …

How Iowa Fell in Love With the Republican Party  —  Back in 2014, Iowa politics were at an inflection point, though it wasn't yet apparent at the time.  Back then, Iowa was still one of the quintessential purple states.  Barack Obama had won two years prior, but longtime Democratic Senator Tom Harkin …

GOP Rep. Boebert: 'I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk'  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who faces a primary election Tuesday, says she is “tired” of the U.S. separation of church and state, a long-standing concept stemming only from a “stinking letter” penned by one of the Founding Fathers.

Tears, confusion at abortion provider after ‘Heartbeat Bill’ becomes law  —  The parking lot of Dayton Women's Med Center in Kettering was busier than usual Monday as patients inside tried to understand their options now that abortions are banned in Ohio after the detection of a fetal heartbeat — about six weeks into pregnancy.

Samuel Alito: The 21st-Century Roger Taney  —  The author of ‘Dred Scott’ and the author of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization stripped fundamental rights from Blacks and women, respectively.  And sundered their nation in the process.  —  Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during …

Live Updates: Colombia Panel Will Issue Report on Decades-Long Civil War  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  A truth commission is set to publish the most comprehensive account yet of Colombia's war.  —  BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It was a 58-year-conflict, involved almost every sector …

G-7 leaders end summit pledging to hurt Russia economically  —  ELMAU, Germany (AP) — Leaders of the world's biggest developed economies said Tuesday they would explore far-reaching steps to cap Russia's income from oil sales that are financing its invasion of Ukraine and struck a united stance …

Biden aides seek to unlock Afghan reserves without enriching Taliban  —  After earthquake, aid groups warn of humanitarian crisis if the U.S. keeps Afghanistan cut off from the global economy  —  Senior Biden administration officials are working with Taliban leadership on a mechanism …

A supreme win for football, faith, and democracy  —  The secular Left's campaign to purge the public sphere of all religious practice suffered a major defeat Monday when the Supreme Court ruled that a public high school violated a coach's First Amendment right to exercise his religion when it fired him for praying after a football game.

Podcasters are organizing to support abortion rights after Roe is overturned  —  Plus, Howard Stern runs for president, Slate reminds people of life before Roe, and SCOTUS leaves libel law alone (for now)  —  I hope you all had a good weekend.  I certainly wasn't huddled in a ball of anxiety …

Historic West Virginia Catholic Church burned to ground by arsonist, police say  —  St. Colman Catholic Church is only the most recent church to face an arson attack  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 27  —  A historic Catholic Church in West Virginia burned to the ground this weekend …

Judge throws out NYC law allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections  —  A New York City law allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections was struck down Monday by a judge who said it violated both the state constitution and various provisions of state law.