The Jan. 6 committee bet big with Cassidy Hutchinson.  Did it pay off?  —  The decision to accelerate her testimony has led to second-guessing but also produced some of the most memorable hearing moments to date  —  For months, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 …

Trump Eyes Early 2024 Announcement as Jan. 6 Scrutiny Intensifies  —  Donald Trump has accelerated his campaign planning, hoping a White House bid will blunt a series of damaging revelations.  Some Republicans are worried.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Jon Stewart says ‘the Supreme Court is now the Fox News of justice’ after the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade  — Comedian Jon Stewart on Thursday said the Supreme Court is the “Fox News of justice.”  — Speaking on his TV show, Stewart said the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was not …

As Ohio restricts abortions, 10-year-old girl travels to Indiana for procedure  —  On Monday three days after the Supreme Court issued its groundbreaking decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, took a call from a colleague, a child abuse doctor in Ohio.

Inside the Extreme Effort to Punish Women for Abortion  —  Abortion “abolitionists” are the outer edge of the anti-abortion movement.  They're looking to gain followers after the decision to overturn Roe, unsettling mainstream anti-abortion groups.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Why Republicans should be nervous about their candidates for governor  —  Swing state contests could shift the party balance and give the GOP more power, but election deniers could be the face of the party in some key races  —  Thanks to the Supreme Court, the battle for control of the House …

Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis  —  On abortion, climate change, guns and much more, two Americas — one liberal, one conservative — are moving in opposite directions.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Pressed by Supreme Court decisions diminishing rights …

In trainings, Florida tells teachers that religion belongs in public life  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — New civics training for Florida public school teachers comes with a dose of Christian dogma, some teachers say, and they worry that it also sanitizes history and promotes inaccuracies.

These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud  —  When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp overwhelmingly won the Republican primary in Georgia on May 24, his chief opponent former Sen. David Perdue was quick to admit it was over.  —  “Everything I said about Brian Kemp was true …

Solveig Gold Is Proud to Be the Wife of a ‘Canceled’ Princeton Professor  —  But she also wants to be known as more.  At dinner with the aspiring public intellectual and her “cabal.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Solveig Lucia Gold was setting the table in her backyard …

Suspected road-rage shooter killed man near Philadelphia for driving too slow, police say  —  Man killed in road-rage shooting near Philadelphia  —  A man killed in an apparent road-rage shooting near Philadelphia on Wednesday was fatally shot by someone who thought he was driving too slow, police said.

Senate Democrats are edging closer to a deal with Manchin to resurrect Biden's economic agenda.  They'll face Sinema next.  — Senate Democrats must soon clear their reconciliation bill with Senator Kyrsten Sinema.  — Manchin and Sinema have resisted Democratic efforts to enact President Biden's economic agenda.

N.Y. Lawmakers Respond on Guns and Abortion After Supreme Court Rulings  —  Lawmakers passed measures that would prohibit concealed weapons in many public places, as well as an amendment that would initiate the process of enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.

Fifty-year mortgages that you pass on to your children - the new plan to boost home ownership  —  Japanese-style proposals being considered by Boris Johnson would allow first-time buyers to borrow more over a longer period  —  Homeowners could take out Japanese-style 50-year mortgages …

Youngkin appoints Trump EPA chief to new post after failed Cabinet bid  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week created a new office designed to slash state regulations and put it under the direction of Andrew Wheeler, the former Trump administration official rejected earlier this year for the Virginia governor's Cabinet.

Ukraine Has Exposed Russia as a Not-So-Great Power  —  In times of peace, much of what anyone says about national power is guesswork.  Different claims can be based on hopes, prejudices, or even simple self-interest.  Analysts and experts can speak confidently about how some states …