Accounts of Trump angrily demanding to go to Capitol on January 6 circulated in Secret Service over past year  —  Ex-aide was backstage with Trump at his Jan. 6 rally.  Here's what she heard him say  —  (CNN)Then-President Donald Trump angrily demanded to go to the US Capitol on January 6 …

The Biden-McConnell Deal to Make an Anti-Abortion Advocate a Federal Judge Is Still On  —  President Joe Biden struck a deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to nominate Chad Meredith, a Republican anti-abortion advocate, to a federal judgeship on the Eastern District of Kentucky, Slate has confirmed.

President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden named seventeen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  —  The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals …

In Russia's Biggest Cities, Ukraine War Fades to Background Noise  —  Bars are packed out, film and jazz festivals are sold out and Moscow's police officers are busier handing out fines for public drinking than putting down dissent  —  MOSCOW—Dima Karmanovsky had just finished his second DJ set …

National Poll: Biden With Higher Approval Than US Congress & Supreme Court; Trump Leads GOP Nomination Contest  —  Home Blog National Poll: Biden With Higher Approval Than US Congress & Supreme Court; Trump Leads GOP Nomination Contest  —  The latest Emerson College Polling national survey …

America Is Headed For Disaster  —  Donald Trump is on course to reconquer the White House.  To save the republic, we need a radical change of direction. … Most of the time, politics is like a jumble of puzzle pieces.  On any given day, there are hundreds of news stories, some promising, others ominous.

Congress has let the Supreme Court run amok  —  Biden accuses Supreme Court of ‘outrageous behavior’ following Roe v. Wade reversal  —  The Supreme Court ended its term Thursday having produced a string of decisions that with casual brutality threatened Americans' privacy, health and well-being.

Lanhee Chen comes clean on Trump, abortion  —  Note: The newsletter will pause until Tuesday due to the Fourth of July holiday.  —  Lanhee Chen has a few confessions to make.  —  The Republican candidate for California state controller, who will face off against Democrat Malia Cohen …

Neo-Nazi publisher Andrew Anglin gives ‘forceful endorsement’ of Blake Masters' Senate bid  —  The move by The Daily Stormer publisher is a play to try to exert influence in a GOP moving to the right, experts in extremism contend  —  Andrew Anglin, the neo-Nazi publisher of The Daily Stormer …

'It's Scary': Students Fear Going to College in Red States After Roe  —  “Location has never before been more important to me,” said Ashley Huynh, 17, a rising high school senior in Montgomery County, Maryland.  —  NT  —  TORONTO, CA  —  AU  —  When Sasha Rosenfeld walked onto …

Facebook Asks Judge to ‘Crack the Whip’ in Attempt to Silence a Black Whistleblower  —  A lawyer representing Facebook's parent company Meta called on a judge to “crack the whip” against a Black South African whistleblower on Monday, requesting a gagging order to prevent him from speaking to the media.

Turning up the heat on July's agenda  —  Presented by The American Petroleum Institute (API)  —  SOME LIKE IT HOT — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is dialing up the pressure on Democrats, with an ultimatum about a key priority that was slated for action this month.

After Dobbs, What Comes Next for the Conservative Legal Project?  —  , NEWSWEEK OPINION EDITOR AND HOST, “THE JOSH HAMMER SHOW”  —  This past week and a half has been truly remarkable.  From a conservative perspective, and a legal conservative perspective more specifically …

McDonald's Dollar Drinks Deal Fades in the Face of Inflation  —  More restaurants remove any-size-soda-for-a-buck promotion as the company recommends keeping it to drive traffic  —  Inflation is coming for McDonald's MCD 1.51%▲ dollar drinks.  —  Some McDonald's Corp. locations …

Voter fraud claims are heating up a battle for political control in an oil-rich Texas county  —  Eleven people are registered to vote at an old farm in Loving County, Texas.  But the sheriff says no one lives there.  —  MENTONE, Texas — One of the worst-kept secrets in Loving County sits along …

Judge temporarily blocks Florida's 15-week ban on abortion  —  A Florida law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy was to take effect today but a judge has temporarily blocked it.  Judge John C. Cooper of the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Tallahassee handed down his ruling on Thursday.