“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details  —  The most extensive account of the shooting to date says that after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge, better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill the leadership void.

Biden's ‘selfishness’ gaffe latest in long line after teleprompter blunder  —  President Joe Biden has made yet another awkward gaffe, this time during a speech in the Middle East.  —  The commander-in-chief made the unintentional slip-up while delivering remarks in Saudi Arabia on the final …

Sen. Ted Cruz says Supreme Court ‘clearly wrong’ in decision legalizing same-sex marriage  —  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Saturday that the Supreme Court was “clearly wrong” and “overreaching” when it legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges 2015 ruling.

No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The expanded use of drop boxes for mailed ballots during the 2020 election did not lead to any widespread problems, according to an Associated Press survey of state election officials across the U.S. that revealed …

‘He could be a good president’: is Tucker Carlson the next Donald Trump?  —  The Fox news host spoke at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa, a state that has first say in Republican presidential nominees  —  He entered to rapturous applause, flattered his hosts shamelessly …

Sanders says Manchin 'sabotaged the president's agenda'  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday blasted Sen. Joe Manchin for what he called “sabotaging” President Joe Biden's agenda by rejecting Democrats' party-line spending bill last week.  —  “He has sabotaged the president's agenda,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said on ABC's “This Week.”

When Ivana Trump Met Sarah Palin  —  Back in 1996, I went looking for Ivana Trump but discovered Sarah Palin.  I had no way of knowing that the political history of the 21st century was taking shape in a line outside a J.C. Penny store in Anchorage, Alaska.

Doug Ducey rebukes Trump-endorsed candidate for Arizona governor  —  Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Sunday blasted a Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate in his state who has claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen and suggested the 2022 gubernatorial election is about to be.

Gas prices may surge again ahead of midterm elections  —  As new sanctions threaten to choke global oil supply, the White House scrambles to contain potential fallout  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Drivers relieved by the recent dip in gas prices may be in for a shock when the summer winds down …

Before the killing of Shinzo Abe, Japan's last assassination was in 1960.  That killer Otoya Yamaguchi has become a favorite of the American far right.  — In 1960, Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated the head of Japan's Socialist Party.  — The killing, with a sword, was captured on live television and was widely condemned.

Founding father James Madison sidelined by woke history in his own home  —  The globalist billionaire who funded the woke transformation of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello paid for a similar overhaul of James Madison's house — where the author of the US Constitution has been shoved into a supporting role …

Khamenei adviser says Tehran ‘capable of building nuclear bomb’ -Al Jazeera  —  Tehran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Al Jazeera's Arabic service on Sunday.

Afghan Economy Crumbles Since Taliban Takeover  —  Businesses are struggling to import supplies or find customers who can pay amid crushing inflation and banking dysfunction, as the isolated government has driven away both foreign aid and investors  —  KABUL—Until a few months ago …

Iran plotting to kill Donald Trump in assassination plot, intelligence leak says  —  Iran is seeking to avenge the United States for the death of Major General Qassim Soleimani, a powerful Iranian commander, at the hands of a US drone strike two years ago  —  Iran is plotting to kill …