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.

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.”

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.

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.”

Chuck Grassley holds 8-point lead over Mike Franken in US Senate race, Iowa Poll finds  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley leads Democrat Mike Franken by 8 percentage points among likely Iowa voters, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll — a first look at what could be Grassley's …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Homeless man on parole suspected of stabbing NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, to death at California gas station is killed in SWAT RAID  — NASCAR star Bobby East, 37, died after being stabbed at a California gas station  — Police were looking for Trent William Millsap, 27 …

The Wall Street Journal's editorial shame  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  When is an editor's note like a comb-over?  When it's trying to hide what the editor would rather not own up to.  —  On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal published an editorial declaring “fanciful” and “unlikely” …

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.