Proof: Trump Planned the Mob's March to the Capitol  —  The January 6th Committee just proved it was deliberate strategy.  —  Donald Trump's defenders can finally drop the idea that he just happened to extemporaneously order the mob that he knew was armed to march to the Capitol in the course of his speech on January 6, 2021.

1 big thing: Seismic shift … - Democrats are becoming the party of upscale voters concerned more about issues like gun control and abortion rights.  — Republicans are quietly building a multiracial coalition of working-class voters, with inflation as an accelerant.

U.S. Inflation Reached Highest Rate in Nearly 41 Years in June  —  Rising housing costs are putting pressure on prices, but lower gasoline costs and a glut of retail goods could be turning point in inflation surge  —  U.S. inflation reached 9.1% in June, its highest rate in nearly 41 years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

‘Unhinged’: The White House meeting that preceded Trump's ‘will be wild’ tweet  —  Gift Article  —  Late on a Friday night about six weeks after Donald Trump lost his reelection, a fistfight nearly broke out in the White House between the president's fired national security adviser and a top White House aide.

Exclusive: Watch Uvalde school shooting video obtained by Statesman showing response  —  Editor's note: The video footage, audio, and events described in this story are disturbing.  Discretion is advised.  This exclusive story and video are being made available free of charge as a public service.

House centrists mull Manchin counteroffer: No new taxes  —  Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) is gauging support among House centrists for a counteroffer to the emerging Senate reconciliation package, with one big clause: No new taxes. … That could deprive President Biden — and vulnerable lawmakers …

Charges: Man lit his camper on fire, defaced own garage to appear targeted due to Trump flag  —  MINNEAPOLIS - A Brooklyn Center man faces federal charges after he lit his own camper on fire to make it look like a politically-motivated crime, and then allegedly filed several fraudulent insurance claims.

Introducing the 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)  —  Now that all 50 states have finalized new lines for the 2022 elections, the Cook Political Report is pleased to introduce the 25th Anniversary edition of the Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠) …

Senate Democrats Must Shoot Down Biden's Anti-Abortion Court Nominee  —  It's bad policy and worse politics.  —  S. Chad Meredith, Kentucky solicitor general, speaks to members of the media at the state Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, June 10, 2021.  —  President Biden is reportedly bound …

Beware Wishful Thinking About Inflation and Recession  —  So long as underlying inflation is high, the Federal Reserve is not your friend  —  Inflation has peaked.  The Fed's tightening has accomplished its mission.  Strong labor market and consumer fundamentals will keep any recession mild.

What It Means to Raise an American Girl Now  —  One of the images that has stuck with me from the pandemic's early days is the doll hospital my daughters made from cardboard boxes.  Not long after their world was locked down, my children's American Girl dolls were afflicted with an unnamed illness and put to bed for weeks.

Allegations of Manosphere Pastor's Gay Past Roil Macho Men  —  Jesse Lee Peterson has emerged as one of the right's most vocal anti-gay figures, but his one-time friends now allege that the pastor has had many same-sex relationships.  —  In the hyper-masculine right-wing internet community known as the …

Whitmer's leads over GOP rivals raising doubts about red wave, poll finds  —  Lansing — Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has leads over all five of her potential GOP challengers less than four months before Election Day, raising doubts about whether a Republican wave will make landfall in Michigan.

Biden Adopts ‘No Handshake’ Covid Policy, but Not For Long  —  JERUSALEM — That didn't last very long.  —  President Biden avoided shaking hands upon landing in Israel on Wednesday, just as aides hinted he would, citing the rapidly spreading new coronavirus subvariant, and fist-bumped local leaders instead.

EXCLUSIVE: Cassidy Hutchinson Begged Senior Trump Officials For ‘Financial Assistance’ After Being Subpoenaed By J6 Committee  —  The Jan. 6 Committee's key witness, Cassidy Hutchinson, asked former Senior Trump officials for financial assistance and legal help in February after she was subpoenaed …

Fact Check-U.S. Supreme Court has not voted to overturn 2020 presidential election result  —  The U.S. Supreme Court has not voted to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, despite claims made online.  Legal professors told Reuters that no such decision was made …

A Former Mueller Prosecutor Takes Merrick Garland to Task  —  Few people know complex federal criminal investigations as well as Andrew Weissmann does.  —  Over the course of his career, Weissmann has worked as an assistant U.S. attorney in Brooklyn, as a deputy and eventually director …

The man who has Putin's ear — and may want his job  —  Russian security chief Nikolai Patrushev is one of the Russian president's few close advisers  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  When Russian President Vladimir Putin held the final meeting of his Security Council before launching …

Russia's War Against Ukraine Has Turned Into Terrorism  —  Red Cross packages are lined up along the sidewalk in Serhiivka, a small town in the southwestern corner of Ukraine.  A man is unloading plastic bags stamped World Central Kitchen from a truck whose front windshield has been completely shattered.

Trump hosts controversial Saudi-funded golf tournament as he mulls 2024 bid  —  Money.  Revenge.  Disruption.  International intrigue.  —  These hallmarks of Donald Trump's business brand are all colliding in his latest political controversy involving the world of professional golf.

Indiana Abortionist Dodges Questions about Story of Alleged Ten-Year-Old Rape Victim  —  Dr. Caitlin Bernard has repeatedly refused to answer media outlets' inquiries about key aspects of her claims.  —  A story about a ten-year-old rape victim who traveled from Ohio to Indiana for an abortion …

Mitt Romney Is Inventing Policies for a Fantasy G.O.P.  —  Last year, as an alternative to the temporary expansion of the child tax credit under President Biden's American Rescue Plan, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah introduced a plan to give every family a monthly benefit of up to $350 per child …

First look: GOP leaders drive record haul for House Republican campaign arm  —  House Republican leaders are plowing money into their national campaign arm, contributing to record-breaking fundraising hauls as the GOP tries to take the majority in November, Axios has learned.

Logs show 10 House Republicans attended White House meeting on pressuring Pence  —  Ten Republican members of Congress attended a Dec. 21 White House meeting focused on efforts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to help overturn the 2020 election, according to the Jan. 6 committee.