Retired general suspended after tweet critical of Jill Biden  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired three-star Army general has been suspended from his duties as an adviser to active-duty officers, an Army spokeswoman said Saturday.  The suspension followed reports that his social media account carried …

Jan. 6 Panel Questions Cipollone on Pardons and Trump's Election Claims  —  Pat A. Cipollone, the former White House counsel for President Donald J. Trump, appeared before the House committee investigating the Capitol attack for roughly eight hours on Friday.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Two long weeks: Inside Biden's struggle to respond to abortion ruling  —  Many Democrats were dismayed by the slow White House response but cheered his more forceful tone and actions  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Three days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade …

Why I'm going to Saudi Arabia  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Joe Biden is president of the United States.  —  Next week, I'll travel to the Middle East to start a new and more promising chapter of America's engagement there.  This trip comes at a vital time for the region, and it will advance important American interests.

At 79, Biden Is Testing the Boundaries of Age and the Presidency  —  President Biden has said he plans to run for a second term, but his age has become an uncomfortable issue for him and his party.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — When President Biden leaves Tuesday night …

Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests  —  Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed …

Fabricated tweet circulates after Shinzo Abe assassination  —  CLAIM: A screenshot shows that Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan who was assassinated on Friday, tweeted: “I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.”  —  AP'S ASSESSMENT: False.

Every president invites Henry Kissinger to the White House — except Biden  —  Henry Kissinger sits in his home office in Kent, Conn., surrounded by acres of books.  Though just one year shy of his 100th birthday, the Nobel Prize winner and former secretary of state said he feels the same awe …

Is a senator exempt from giving testimony in an election fraud probe?  —  Listen  —  Gift Article … Why is a local prosecutor dragging Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) into a Fulton County, Ga., grand jury?  —  On July 5, the judge overseeing a special grand jury approved a subpoena …

‘Disturbing’: weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples  —  CDC study finds glyphosate, controversial ingredient found in weedkillers including popular Roundup brand, present in samples  —  More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults …

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.

Gretchen Whitmer's abortion fight — from the porch with her daughters  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Sherry was asleep.  She was home from college for the summer.  It was barely 10 a.m. Her door swung open and light filled up the bedroom.  Then she saw her mother bounding in.  She groaned.

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecies of Clarence Thomas  —  For decades, Thomas has had a deeply pessimistic view of the country, rooted in his reading of the Fourteenth Amendment.  After the Supreme Court's recent opinions, his dystopia is becoming our reality.  —  On Friday, June 24th …

Security alert issued for Jewish community in San Antonio  —  Temple Beth-El cancels services Saturday due to safety concerns for Jewish synagogues  —  SAN ANTONIO - A security alert has been issued for the Jewish community in San Antonio.  —  The Jewish Federation of San Antonio posted …

Trump Lawyer Says He Will Be Reinstated as President if GOP Win Midterms  —  Christina Bobb, an attorney who has supported Donald Trump's legal challenge to overturn the 2020 election, has suggested a scenario in which the former president could be reinstated after the midterm elections in November.

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 …

Pete Buttigieg now calls Michigan home, plans to vote in midterms  —  U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who bought a house in the Traverse City area two years ago, is planning to vote in the midterm elections in the state this year, a spokesperson confirmed for the Free Press on Friday