Oath Keepers lawyer says Stewart Rhodes wanted her Trump contacts before Jan. 6 Capitol attack  —  The Jan. 6 Committee will explore links between the Trump White House and right-wing militia groups on Tuesday.  They've spoken to Kellye SoRelle, who might be a key.

Biden's Approval Hits 33 Percent; Democrats Want 2024 Options, Poll Shows  —  With the country gripped by a pervasive sense of pessimism, the president is hemorrhaging support.  —  President Biden is facing an alarming level of doubt from inside his own party, with 64 percent …

Trump lawyer interviewed with FBI about Bannon contempt case  —  Former President Donald Trump's attorney Justin Clark interviewed with federal investigators two weeks ago, the Justice Department revealed in a court filing early Monday morning, a significant development that could reverberate …

State-level abortion laws threaten to split Republicans and boost Democrats  —  The opposition to abortion that unified Republicans for a generation is poised to disintegrate, with internecine battles arising over how far the party should go with laws affecting when a woman could terminate her pregnancy.

Team Normal Is Doing It Again  —  When it feels icky they'll dish out another anonymous quote.  —  Herschel Walker is, by any measure, a flawed candidate.  It's a fact readily observable to anyone with a basic familiarity with his confessed history of self-harm, acts of violence against others …

Ron DeSantis Would Kill Democracy Slowly and Methodically … During the Donald Trump era, democracy itself has become the preeminent question of American politics.  Yet Trump himself has played a paradoxical role in this development.  While his overtly authoritarian personality brought …

From the editor: Guest column about Proud Boys did not meet our standards  —  To our readers:  —  The Herald-Tribune erred Sunday in publishing a guest column on our opinion page and website with the headline “Attacking Proud Boys does disservice to caring parents.”

The Uber whistleblower: I'm exposing a system that sold people a lie  —  Exclusive: Mark MacGann says he has decided to speak out about firm to ‘right some fundamental wrongs’  —  ark MacGann, a career lobbyist who led Uber's efforts to win over governments across Europe, the Middle East and Africa …

New York's Top Judge Is Moving On: 'I've Made My Contribution'  —  Judge Janet DiFiore, after more than six years on the court, and whose legacy includes a sweeping opinion on gerrymandering, will leave her post at the end of August.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The Independent State Legislature Doctrine and Election Subversion: Avoiding Misunderstanding  —  Dan linked to Jessica Levinson's MSNBC's opinion piece with the unfortunate title How the Supreme Court could make it legal to steal the next presidential election.

Justice Department Is Investigating PGA Tour Over Potential Antitrust Violations in LIV Golf Battle  —  The probe shows that the DOJ is watching the PGA Tour's fight to retain players in the face of new competition from the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit  —  The Department of Justice …

Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS  —  The FRC, a staunch opponent of abortion and LGBTQ rights, joins a growing list of activist groups seeking church status, which allows organizations to shield themselves from financial scrutiny.

Democrats Schedule Votes on Abortion Access, but Lack a Legislative Path  —  Under pressure to act, Democrats have scheduled votes on bills to preserve abortion access.  But with Republicans and at least one Democrat opposed, they lack the support to succeed.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Are We Looking At Another Civil War?  —  Consider the logic of the left and it's no wonder that many people are considering the unspeakable - whether America will devolve into actual violent conflict.  But I dare speak about it at length in my brand-new book We'll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America …

How Americans Became Convinced Divorce Is Bad for Kids  —  Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health.  Follow us on Twitter.  —  Many Americans think it's a shame that only 70 percent of children in the U.S. live …

Affordable housing in one of NYC's most expensive neighborhoods becomes litmus test in competitive congressional race  —  The idea seemed like a pipe dream.  —  But in the highly competitive race for the open 10th Congressional District seat, a grassroots advocacy campaign calling …

MAGA Preacher Sean Feucht Scored Millions From His Trump-Loving Flock  —  He's also pulling in millions for his ministry — and recently bought houses in Southern California and Montana  —  As the Supreme Court was handing down its decision to end a constitutional right to abortion …

Paul Ryan was ‘sobbing’ as he watched the US Capitol attack unfold, new book says  —  Washington (CNN)Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol unfold on television, a new book reports.  —  Ryan, who has criticized former President Donald Trump …

Democrat Tim Ryan chases after Fox News viewers in Ohio Senate race  —  Rep. Tim Ryan — a Democrat angling to flip what many believed would be a safe Republican Senate seat in increasingly red Ohio — is unsubtly ratcheting up his efforts to woo GOP voters.