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.

Biden Seeks to Block New Offshore Drilling in Atlantic, Pacific  —  Five-year drilling plan could allow limited leasing off Alaska and in Gulf of Mexico; oil industry sought greater expansion  —  WASHINGTON—The Biden administration plans to block new offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic …

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 …

Prison doesn't give me many views of the sun  —  PRETRIAL DETENTION CENTER 5, Moscow — June is my favorite month in Moscow.  Summer has finally arrived, but the heat is not as overwhelming as it can be in July or August.  The days are long.  And the Boulevard Ring …

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 …

Justice Dept. subpoenas two Arizona state senators in Jan. 6 probe  —  The Justice Department has subpoenaed two Republican Arizona state senators for information tied to possible correspondence with President Donald Trump's attorneys as attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election were underway.

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 …

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.

New York City ends its coronavirus alert system as cases hit high levels.  —  Mayor Eric Adams quietly removed the color-coded system that warned New Yorkers when they were at greater risk of catching the virus.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  New York City suddenly removed …

Texas education board rejects proposal to call slavery ‘involuntary relocation’  —  A group of educators in Texas proposed referring to slavery as “involuntary relocation” in second-grade classes — before being rebuffed by the State Board of Education.  —  The nine educators …

Gun permit process in NY could include social media check  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would require people applying for a handgun license to turn over a list of their social media accounts so officials could verify their “character and conduct” under a bill being considered Friday by the state Legislature.

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.

Ohio state representative says she would consider banning birth control following abortion outlaw  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — State Rep. Jean Schmidt, a Clermont County Republican, said during a radio interview this week that she would entertain a debate about outlawing birth control in the wake …

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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 …

Special Report: Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions  —  As Russia's military continues to pound Ukraine with missiles and other lethal weapons, Western nations have responded in part by targeting Russia's defense industry with sanctions.