Right-Wing Lawyer Pitched Trump on ‘Martial Law’ Plan to Subvert Election  —  The role of William J. Olson in advising the president in late 2020, which has not previously been disclosed, shows how fringe figures were influencing him at a critical time.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Biden Caters to Autocrats and Draws Battle Lines in the Middle East  —  The President rallied Israel and key Arab nations as diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program falters.  —  When Joe Biden took office, eighteen months ago, he intended to extricate the United States from two decades of messy wars …

Justice Department Steps Up Jan. 6 Probe of Those in Trump's Orbit  —  DOJ commits more resources to pursue evidence of criminal involvement as House hearings reveal activities of Trump and his circle before and during Capitol attack  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is adding prosecutors …

What Joe Manchin Cost Us  —  Over the last year and a half, I've dissected every remark I could find in the press from Senator Joe Manchin on climate change.  With the fate of our planet hanging in the balance, his every utterance was of global significance.

Juan Soto rejects $440 million offer; Nationals will entertain trade proposals: Sources  —  Juan Soto is available.  —  The All-Star outfielder recently turned down an offer from the Washington Nationals that would have made him the highest-paid player in baseball history …

NPR launches Disinformation Reporting team  —  In a note to newsroom staff, Terence Samuel, VP and Executive Editor and Nancy Barnes, SVP of News and Editorial Director announced the following update: … Lisa Hagen joins NPR from member station WABE in Atlanta.  Her first day is July 18th.

Senate GOP fundraising flop  —  Top Senate Republican candidates turned in poor fundraising numbers in key races from Arizona to New Hampshire. … And it's clear they don't like a lot of the Trumpy candidates. … - Republicans could be surfing a tidal wave of discontent about the country …

Confusion post-Roe spurs delays, denials for some lifesaving pregnancy care  —  Miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies and other common complications are now scrutinized, jeopardizing maternal health  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  A woman with a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy sought emergency care …

Former Pence aide: Testifying to Jan. 6 panel could set “very risky precedent”  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence testifying to the congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot could set a “very risky precedent,” Pence's former chief of staff told CBS news Friday.

Watchdog: Secret Service's January 6 text messages story has shifted several times  —  Explanation for how the messages from 5 and 6 January 2021 were deleted has gone from software upgrades to device replacements  —  The Secret Service's account about how text messages …

Transgender woman who impregnated 2 inmates removed from N.J.'s female prison  —  A transgender inmate who impregnated two women while incarcerated at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women has been moved to a new facility, according to the Department of Corrections.

Doctor in 10-year-old's abortion case faced 2020 kidnapping threat against daughter  —  Caitlin Bernard is herself listed as a ‘threat’ by an Indiana-based antiabortion group with ties to Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett  —  Listen  —  Gift Article

Dr. Birx Praises Herself While Revealing Ignorance, Treachery, and Deceit  —  The December 2020 resignation of Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator under Trump, revealed predictable hypocrisy.  Like so many other government officials around the world, she was caught violating her own stay-at-home order.

The World Economy Is Imperiled by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight  —  Well more than two years into the worst pandemic in a century, the accompanying economic shock continues to assault global fortunes.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  This past week brought home the magnitude …

Is Abortion Sacred?  —  Abortion is often talked about as a grave act.  But bringing a new life into the world can feel like the decision that more clearly risks being a moral mistake.  —  Twenty years ago, when I was thirteen, I wrote an entry in my journal about abortion, which began, “I have this huge thing weighing on me.”

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care  —  A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won't be forced to give birth to a rapist's baby.  An obstetrician delays inducing a miscarriage until a woman with severe pregnancy complications seems “sick enough.”