“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.

9/11 Families Call on Trump to Cancel Saudi-Backed Golf Event  —  The LIV Golf tournament is set for the end of July at Donald Trump's Bedminster course in New Jersey.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Relatives of people killed on Sept. 11 are urging former President Donald J. Trump …

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 …

4 Killed in Indiana Mall Shooting, Officials Say  —  The attack unfolded at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Ind., on Sunday before another armed individual fatally shot the assailant, the city's mayor said.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Three people were killed at a mall …

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 …

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of L.G.B.T.Q. Protections  —  The ruling sided with 20 state attorneys general who sued the Biden administration over guidelines on rights for gay and transgender workers and students.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Trump Tells Team He Needs to Be President Again to Save Himself from Criminal Probes  —  The former president is planning on running for the White House — and away from the law  —  When Donald Trump formally declares his 2024 candidacy, he won't just be running for another term in the White House.

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 …

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.

Alabama Wants To Use $400 Million In Covid Funds To Build New Prisons  —  A portion of monthly subscriptions goes to groups supporting our unhoused friends and neighbors.  Please consider subscribing.  —  The state of Alabama is trying to use Covid relief funds to construct new prisons …

DC homeless shelters are filling up with migrants from Arizona and Texas Mayor Muriel Bowser claims as she hits back at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for shipping migrants to nation's capital rather than their final destinations  — Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed Texas and Arizona's governors …

Focus groups: Wisconsin swing voters say Trump guilty for Jan. 6  —  The House select committee's Jan. 6 hearings are cementing the views of some voters who once backed former Predident Trump and now believe he should face criminal prosecution, according to our latest Axios Engagious/Schlesinger focus groups.

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.

Workers are picking up extra jobs just to pay for gas and food  —  Prices are rising faster than wages, and more Americans than ever are working two full-time jobs simultaneously  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Albert Elliott has been fueling up his Kia Soul in increments of $15 …

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.”