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 …

Arredondo calls it quits on city  —  Pete Arredondo told the Uvalde Leader-News on Friday that he is resigning from his seat on the Uvalde City Council.  —  Arredondo, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District police chief, was elected to the District 3 council position on May 7 …

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

Supreme Court asks Maryland officials to stop people picketing at justices' houses  —  WASHINGTON — Gail Curley, the Supreme Court's marshal, has written to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and the top official in Montgomery County, just outside Washington, asking them both to enforce state …

Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says  —  The ruling Friday night exposes abortion providers to fines and lawsuits even before the state's trigger law goes into effect.  —  Copy link  —  Texas can enforce its abortion ban from 1925, the state Supreme Court ruled late Friday evening …

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 …

NEW POLL: Whopping 68% of Fox News Viewers Blame Jan. 6 on ‘Left-Wing Protesters Trying To Make Trump Look Bad’  —  A whopping 68% of Fox News viewers blame the Jan. 6 attack on “Left-wing protesters trying to make Trump look bad,” the most of any viewership group by almost double.

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 …

Boston mayor condemns ‘white supremacist’ march through city  —  A group of about 100 marchers identifying themselves by flyers as belonging to the white nationalist group the Patriot Front, cut through the heart of downtown Saturday sparking a confrontation.

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.

White House email: Biden planned to nominate anti-abortion GOP judge the day of Roe ruling  —  Joe Sonka Andrew Wolfson Joey GarrisonLouisville Courier Journal  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A White House email to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sent the afternoon of June 23 announced that President Joe Biden planned …

Indiana police set as state handgun permit requirement ends  —  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The repeal of Indiana's requirement for a permit to carry a handgun in public has forced police agencies to change how they handle encounters with armed people.  —  Republicans pushed the repeal …

Hunter Biden's laptop had contacts for Google execs, US officials for China policy  —  Hunter Biden's hard drive contained an enviable lineup of contacts for top US officials tasked with overseeing the US-China relationship, and at least 10 senior Google executives — raising new questions …