Chicago shooting person of interest left online trail of violent imagery  —  Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, the person of interest identified by police after Monday's shooting in a Chicago suburb left 6 dead and 38 hurt, left a long trail of tributes to mass shootings and public killings …

After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demands  —  Debra Messing was fed up.  The former “Will & Grace” star was among dozens of celebrity Democratic supporters and activists who joined a call with White House aides …

New Jan. 6 Trump documentary footage revealed  —  POLITICO has exclusively obtained a trailer for Alex Holder's “Unprecedented,” the British filmmaker's upcoming Discovery+ docuseries about the Trump family.  —  The two-minute-plus trailer was included among the hours of footage that Holder turned …

Doug Mastriano's Election-Takeover Plan  —  Stop the Steal is only a pretense for seizing control.  —  By now, political junkies are familiar with the rucksack of election-denying baggage that Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano schleps around: He organized …

The Supreme Court is poised to cut the heart out of majority rule  —  The Supreme Court's extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters' right to pick leaders of their choice.  —  On Thursday, the court announced that it will hear Moore vs. Harper …

On Conservative Radio, Misleading Message Is Clear: ‘Democrats Cheat’  —  Election fraud claims from 2020 are widespread on talk radio, contributing to the belief that the midterm results cannot be trusted.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Stuart Thompson writes about online information flows.

'I'm terrified': Brittney Griner sends Biden handwritten letter amid trial in Russia  —  WNBA star Brittney Griner asked President Joe Biden to bring her home from detention in Russia, where she is being tried on drug smuggling charges, telling the president in a handwritten letter: “I'm terrified.”

More Americans Struggling; Inflation, Gas Prices Top Family Concerns  —  Majority say federal government actions are hurting them  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The number of Americans who are financially struggling has increased by double digits in the past year as inflation and gas prices top …

Christian Nationalists Are Excited About What Comes Next  —  Ms. Stewart has reported on the religious right for more than a decade.  She is the author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.”  —  The shape of the Christian nationalist movement …

Republican states are trying to use federal covid aid to cut taxes  —  In Florida and elsewhere, GOP leaders have sued to tap pandemic funds for tax cuts, defying the Biden administration  —  As gas prices climbed toward record highs this May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) …

Romney 2.0: Glenn Youngkin explores 2024 presidential run  —  Glenn Youngkin, the former Carlyle Group co-CEO turned Virginia governor, is kicking tires on a 2024 presidential bid, as first reported by the Washington Post. … - Consider that the stuff of nightmares for Carlyle, and for private equity more broadly.

Confidence in U.S. Institutions Down; Average at New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions than they were a year ago, with significant declines for 11 of the 16 institutions tested and no improvements for any.  The largest declines in confidence …

EXC: Top New Biden Staffer Defended Underage, Gay Prostitution Website Raided By Feds in Jaw-Dropping 2015 Article.  —  A recent, high-level hire at the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy defended a controversial gay prostitution website with a track record of allowing children …

Russians Fear Commanders Are Selling Their Own Troops' Locations for Cash  —  An intercepted phone call reveals that Russians believe their own commanders are selling out troops for cash, according to the Ukrainian intelligence agencies.  —  A Russian colonel was accused of selling information …

Joe Rogan reveals if he will ever host Donald Trump on his podcast  —  He claims he'll never pull the Trump card.  —  Despite hosting a smorgasbord of polarizing figures on his show, pot-stirring podcaster Joe Rogan claimed there's one person that'll never appear on his podcast: Former US president Donald Trump.

Crypto collapse reverberates widely among black American investors  —  Higher exposure to digital assets leaves owners vulnerable to downturn  —  The widespread losses caused by the cryptocurrency crash are even broader among black investors.  —  A quarter of black American investors owned cryptocurrencies …

American Factories Are Making Stuff Again as CEOs Take Production Out of China  —  There has been a sense in financial circles that the fever among American executives to shorten supply lines and bring production back home would prove short-lived.  As soon as the pandemic started to fade, so too would the fad, the thinking went.

Former Trump chief of staff: Republicans should pay attention to Jan. 6 hearings  —  The significance of last week's Congressional Jan. 6 committee hearings cannot be overstated.  —  For the first time, evidence was presented that former President Trump knew some of the protesters were armed …

In Louisiana, a dark turn in the post-Roe wars signals danger ahead  —  Barely moments after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, jubilant activists excitedly turned to the next step: criminalizing abortion to the maximal extent possible.  This includes blocking women …

“You're NOT A WOMAN Just Because You Got Surgery!”  Macy Gray on Transgender Identity  —  American R&B and soul singer Macy Gray joins Piers Morgan Uncensored to discuss issues on racial inequality, transgender identity and even the advice success...

Abortion fight strains Democratic alliance with Gen Z  —  A debate is raging inside the Democratic Party about whether it's giving its base — especially those under 30, the generation that most strongly supports abortion rights — enough motivation to keep voting for the party …

After Roe, architect of Texas abortion law sets sights on gay marriage and more  —  Jonathan Mitchell, the former solicitor general who helped write Senate Bill 8, has opened a private law firm in Texas to go after decades of high-court rulings.  —  If Jonathan Mitchell were a comic book character …