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.

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 …

Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as price pressures intensify  —  Shoppers paid sharply higher prices for a variety of goods in June as inflation kept its hold on a slowing U.S. economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

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.

‘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.

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 …

Biden to Visit a Saudi Arabia That Is Closer to Russia Than Ever  —  The oil-rich kingdom has rebuffed Washington's pleas for more oil to hold down global prices  —  DUBAI—As President Biden prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, the oil-rich kingdom is closer than ever to Russia and has no plans …

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.

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.

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.

Warnock raises more than $17M in three-month span  —  Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock set the latest in a string of fundraising records by collecting $17.2 million between April and June, ending the quarter with roughly $22.2 million in the bank for a race that could decide control of the Senate.

Global Oil-Supply Crisis Shows Signs of Easing, IEA Says  —  Lower demand and a stronger-than-expected Russian supply are helping to ease tightness, International Energy Agency says  —  The worst oil-supply crisis in decades is showing tentative signs of easing as flagging economic growth weighs …

Russia's War Against Ukraine Has Turned Into Terrorism  —  The Russian military isn't just bombing civilians.  It's also targeting the laws and values that protect human rights.  —  Red Cross packages are lined up along the sidewalk in Serhiivka, a small town in the southwestern corner of Ukraine.

Secret Service member returns to US following altercation in Israel  —  Washington (CNN)A member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team was detained by the Israeli national police in Jerusalem this week after he allegedly assaulted a woman outside of a bar, a source tells CNN …

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 …

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.