“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 fist bump with MBS was a crass betrayal  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  President Biden just fist-bumped a man who has my friend and colleague's blood on his hands.  —  It's not a stretch to say that when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman began his ascent to power in 2015, he made his mark through fear and repression.

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 …

Jan. 6 committee expects Secret Service to meet Tuesday deadline on text messages  —  WASHINGTON - Members of the House's Jan. 6 committee said Sunday that they expect the Secret Service to meet the Tuesday deadline for providing to the panel the reportedly deleted text messages that agents sent around the Capitol riot.

Moms for Liberty's conservative activists are planning their next move: Taking over school boards  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Eighteen months after a pair of former school board members in Florida founded Moms for Liberty, the group's first national gathering drew 500 people, including major Republican figures …

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 ruling in 2015.

The God Gap Helps Explain a ‘Seismic Shift’ in American Politics  —  The most important religious divide isn't between right and left, but between left and left  —  There's talk of realignment in the air.  If you think all the way back to 2012, you might remember a certain phrase—the coalition of the ascendant.

‘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 …

Gottlieb says window for containing monkeypox ‘probably has closed’  —  Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Sunday he wouldn't be surprised if there are thousands of monkeypox cases in the United States, warning that the window to get control of the virus may be closed.

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.

For Wyoming Democrats, voting for Cheney is another chance to vote against Trump … Tanner Ewalt and his friends have a saying.  —  “We all have to vote for Liz Cheney.  I'm so sorry.”  —  Ewalt is a 20-year-old University of Wyoming student from Casper majoring in political science.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is under fire from Arizona Republicans hoping to defeat his Trump-backed protégé Blake Masters in Senate primary  — Blake Masters has surged in the Arizona GOP Senate primary after securing Trump's endorsement.  — His main opponent, Jim Lamon …

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.

Trump won't blunt January 6 inquiry by entering 2024 race, panel member says  —  ‘No one is above the law,’ says Elaine Luria in response to whether Trump could shield himself from threat of prosecution by simply announcing run  —  Donald Trump won't blunt the investigation …

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 …