First on CNN: Former Trump National Security Council official will testify at Thursday's January 6 hearing  —  (CNN)Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump's National Security Council before resigning in the immediate aftermath of January 6, 2021, will testify publicly …

Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend funerals for any of the Uvalde shooting victims  —  Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend a single funeral for any of the 19 children or two teachers killed mass shooting at Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, according to his schedule …

Former GOP Donors Charged in Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Illegal Contributions  —  Two are accused of using foreign nationals' money to make political donations to gain access to then-President Trump and others  —  The Justice Department charged on Monday two former top Republican donors …

Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say  —  White House officials are scrambling to advance the president's environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III stalled  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  President Biden is considering declaring …

Good News for Democrats: Even Republicans Are Tiring of Trump  —  Democrats are worried that President Joe Biden is old, but the Jan. 6 hearings are showing that former president Donald Trump is stale.  —  And in a sea of negativity for Democrats, that's a potential bright spot ahead of November's midterm elections.

A clever plan to foil a 2024 coup attempt quietly advances  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  It may seem improbable, given adamant Republican opposition to legislation protecting voting rights, but a bipartisan group of senators is close to agreement on a separate, crucial way to protect our democracy …

Exclusive: Fake Accounts Fueled the ‘Snyder Cut’ Online Army  —  A WarnerMedia report reveals that bots and other inauthentic users bolstered the fan-led campaign for director Zack Snyder's Justice League do-over  —  Zack Snyder was becoming increasingly agitated.

FiveThirtyEight's anti-trans smear  —  A piece published last week relying on extraordinarily flimsy polling evidence serves a single, obvious purpose: to push Democrats to be more anti-trans.  —  Last week, Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight website published a piece from Natalie Jackson …

How media coverage drove Biden's political plunge  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The mainstream media has played a huge, underappreciated role in President Biden's declining support over the past year.  Its flawed coverage model of politics and government is bad for more than just Biden …

The USCP's Unlawful Entry Arrest on June 16, 2022  —  The United States Capitol Police (USCP) has been working with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia on the June 16, 2022, Unlawful Entry case that involved a group of nine people associated with The Late Show.

CNN Poll: Most Americans are discontented with Biden, the economy and the state of the country  —  (CNN)The summer of 2022 is a season of deepening and widespread discontent, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.  The survey finds the public's outlook on the state of the country …

C.I.A. Director Issues Warning After Possible Noose Is Found Near Facility  —  An object was discovered near a secret location in Virginia, in a building that houses businesses and other organizations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The C.I.A. director, William J. Burns …

Do States with Easier Access to Guns have More Suicide Deaths by Firearm?  —  Nearly half a million lives (480,622) were lost to suicide from 2010 to 2020.  During the same period, the suicide death rate increased by 12%, and as of 2009, the number of suicides outnumbered those caused by motor vehicle accidents.

Rand Paul lights into McConnell over ‘secret’ judicial deal  —  All is not well in Kentucky's Senate delegation.  —  Sen. Rand Paul unloaded on fellow Republican Mitch McConnell for the Senate GOP leader's handling of an anti-abortion judicial nomination, criticizing McConnell for refusing …

Pulitzer board rejects Trump's challenge to Post, Times Russia stories  —  After a complaint from the former president, the board took the unusual step of reviewing the stories — and deciding they were indeed worthy of their prizes  —  Listen  —  Gift Article

The Haves and the Have-Yachts  —  Luxury ships attract outrage and political scrutiny.  The ultra-rich are buying them in record numbers.  —  The yachting life style awes even the wealthy.  “Boats are the last place that I think you can get away with it,” an owner said.

Bannon trial set to open Tuesday as jury selection winds down  —  Opening arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday in the criminal trial of former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, after a federal judge selected 22 potential jurors to sit in the contempt-of-Congress case.

Yes, Things Are Really As Bad As You've Heard  —  A Leftist Schoolteacher Struggles To Say Aloud the Things He Regularly Witnesses That Are So Outlandish They Sound Made Up By Right-Wing Provocateurs … The summer program where I'm currently teaching enrolls about seventy students between the ages of six and twelve.

House set to vote on proposal that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law  —  The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that would enshrine into federal law the right to same-sex marriage, in what lawmakers say comes as a response to suggestions …

Blake Masters Is Peter Thiel's Dream Candidate—and a Total Nightmare for Democracy  —  The right-wing tech giant, who has said he believes freedom and democracy are incompatible, has poured millions into his protégé's Senate campaign.  —  Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter.

Sen. Joe Manchin and His Wife Directed Millions to the Wildlife Area Surrounding Vacation Condo … On Thursday, after months of negotiations, Sen. Joe Manchin said he would not support even a stripped-down version of the reconciliation package to invest billions of dollars in federal funds …

Secret Service likely broke the law by deleting texts  —  The United States Secret Service appears to have violated federal criminal law by destroying text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 after receiving a request for records related to the attack on the Capitol from the Department …

Carolyn Maloney Uses Personal Fortune in Primary Against Jerrold Nadler  —  The New York congresswoman lent her campaign $900,000, according to new filings released late Friday.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York holds …

Democrats embrace law enforcement to hit GOP on crime  —  Just two years after calls to defund the police erupted in the wake of George Floyd's murder, Democrats in states like Ohio, Georgia and Florida are spotlighting law enforcement to boost their credibility on fighting crime.

Fox News Posts Stunning Three Minute Montage of Trump Voters Ready to Ditch Him for DeSantis: He's ‘Too Polarizing’  —  Ahead of the rally former President Donald Trump was scheduled to have in Arizona (later postponed due to the death of Ivana Trump), the Fox News website posted …

Democrats Navigate Nuanced Views on Abortion Among Black Voters  —  Faced with a streak of conservatism about abortion among some Black Americans, a vital constituency for President Biden, Democrats are framing the issue as part of a broader civil rights struggle.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Roman Polanski's Lawyer Will Renew Effort to Resolve 45-Year-Old Rape Case … But the path to resolving the case is not at all straightforward.  Harland Braun, Polanski's lawyer, said in an interview that he first wants to get a new judge to handle it.  Braun stated that the current judge …

Ashley Parker named senior national political correspondent  —  Gift Article  —  Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker, and Senior Politics Editor Dan Eggen:  —  We are delighted to announce that Ashley Parker is moving into a new role …

How to prevent Republicans from worming out of questions about Trump  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  It has been 18 months since defeated former president Donald Trump instigated an insurrection against the United States.  Yet the average Republican still refuses to hold him accountable …