Elon's Out  —  Programming note: Ugh, here we are again, huh?  —  Oh Elon  —  I think it is helpful to start with the big picture.  Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, and, like many other rich people, he has some unusual and expensive hobbies.

Hubris and Mismanagement Led Sri Lanka Into Economic Collapse  —  The request came as protesters entered his residence and office, and thousands more descended on the capital to register their fury over his government's inability to address a crippling economic crisis.

Jan. 6 panel didn't specifically ask Cipollone about Hutchinson's testimony on legal consequences of going to Capitol during riot, sources say  —  Two people familiar with former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone's testimony Friday told CNN that the House select committee investigating January 6 …

POLITICO Playbook: Leibo book off embargo, Morton's gets grilled  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OFF EMBARGO — Our copy of MARK LEIBOVICH's “Thank You for Your Servitude” arrived from Penguin Press on Friday, and we've been devouring it ever since.

Pregnant woman says her fetus should count as a passenger in HOV lanes.  She got a ticket  —  The overturning of the Roe v. Wade ruling has one driver questioning HOV lane laws requiring two passengers in a car.  —  In economics, they call it the law of unintended consequences.

Boris Johnson pushed for woman to get City Hall job during ‘abuse of power’ relationship … Boris Johnson lobbied for a job for a young woman who claims he abused his power to have a sexual relationship with her.  —  The then London mayor and MP for Henley advocated for her to get a job …

Covid learning loss has been a global disaster  —  Millions of children are still out of school.  The costs are stacking up  —  MANILA, MUMBAI AND TUXTLA  —  King norvic tarroyo lives with his parents and five siblings in a slum near the sea wall in Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

Retired three-star general suspended from Army contract after tweet that appeared to mock Jill Biden … WASHINGTON - A retired three-star general has been suspended from a $92-an-hour contract consulting the Army and is under investigation after posting a tweet that appeared to mock …

Shinzo Abe's Death Highlights Fringe Japan Political Party That Criticized Him  —  The assassination of Shinzo Abe has drawn attention to a fringe political party that had criticized him ahead of Sunday's upper house election for alleged connections to religious groups.

Ukraine Foreign Ministry blasts Rep. Victoria Spartz's ‘cynical’ allegations  —  Ukraine's Foreign Ministry released a blistering statement Saturday accusing the first and only Ukraine-born U.S. lawmaker of playing politics over Russia's war.  —  The extraordinary statement comes after Rep. Victoria Spartz …

A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral  —  Listen  —  Gift Article … — President Biden, remarks during signing of executive order on abortion access, July 8  —  This is the account of a one-source story that quickly went viral around the world — and into the talking points of the president.

The nation that laughed itself stupid  —  Boris Johnson has exposed the costs of Britain's addiction to humour  —  To the silk looms and chamber pots of Dennis Severs' House in Spitalfields.  Severs was a Californian whose gripes with the 20th century drove him to turn a London address into a portal to the 18th and 19th.

Over 300 Virginia state employees resign in wake of Gov. Youngkin's telework policy  —  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — More than 300 employees from five state agencies have resigned since Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Virginia's new telework policy in early May, according to records obtained by 8News.

Liz Cheney's Latest Fans: Democratic Donors  —  Despite policy disagreements, donors like Jeffrey Katzenberg are backing the Wyoming Republican because of her role on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Political Violence Is The New American Normal  —  Hours after Roe's demise, a truck driver rammed a group of women protesting in Iowa and highlighted an urgent national crisis: Violence is now a feature of American civic life.  —  On June 24, mere hours after the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade …

Georgia's Abrams raises $22M in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp  —  Gift Article  —  ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams' fundraising continues to accelerate, swamping Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and pushing close to $50 million raised in the seven months since the Georgia Democrat announced her campaign in December.