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.

Acting police chief on day of Uvalde mass shooting placed on administrative leave  —  An investigative report that is being described as a preliminary report was released Sunday in Uvalde, Texas.  The subject was the response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24.

Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.

Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor  —  In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.The state senator from south-central Pennsylvania …

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 …

U.K. braces for record temperatures as ‘heat apocalypse’ hits Europe  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  PARIS — Britain on Monday braced for what could become its hottest day on record, as French authorities warned of a “heat apocalypse” and emergency services across Europe confronted spreading wildfires and rising death tolls.

Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid's politicization behind him  —  The most famous scientist in America is facing retirement.  —  After more than five decades of federal service under seven presidents, Anthony Fauci says he's leaving by the end of President Joe Biden's term.

GOP May Nominate a Pro-Secession Christian Nationalist for Maryland Attorney General  —  Michael Peroutka believes public education is a communist plot, abortion and gay marriage violate God's law, and the concept of separation of church and state is a “great lie.”  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US

Pence endorses Robson for Arizona governor, colliding with Trump in key primary  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is endorsing Republican Karrin Taylor Robson in the Arizona governor's race, pitting himself against Donald Trump in a primary that is emerging as a proxy fight between …

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

A criminal probe of Trump could complicate Jan. 6 cases  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland is under pressure to investigate Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but a move against the former president could complicate many of the hundreds of other criminal cases related to the storming of the Capitol.

For Monkeypox Patients, Excruciating Symptoms and a Struggle for Care  —  As New York City and the federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms.  —  Although he was covered with lesions …

Kim Reynolds' lead widens over Deidre DeJear in governor's race, Iowa Poll shows  —  Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds leads Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear by 17 percentage points with less than four months until November's election.  —  A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll finds 48% …

The Impossible, Inevitable Survival of the Trump Tax Cuts  —  How Democrats went from unanimous opposition to an unpopular policy to doing nothing about it in the five years since it became law.  —  President Donald Trump shakes hands with then-House Speaker Paul Ryan during an event …

Upheaval in the San Francisco DA's Office After Brooke Jenkins Appointment … A week after she was sworn in as San Francisco's interim district attorney, Brooke Jenkins fired 15 people, many of them hired by her predecessor, Chesa Boudin.  Jenkins quit her job in the DA's office in 2021 …

Just 3 Weeks Post-Roe, The Stories Emerging Are Worse Than Anyone Imagined  —  We knew it would be awful.  We knew women's lives would be threatened.  We didn't know it would all happen so fast.  —  Reproductive rights advocates have long warned that women would die if abortion were banned again …

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 …

The billionaires buying the midterm elections  —  Are the 2022 midterm elections for sale?  A handful of billionaires are trying to find out.  —  Two primary super PACs seek to establish Republican majorities in the Senate and House — the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) and the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF).

Abortion fight moves to terrain least favorable to Republicans  —  Gift Article  —  Good Monday morning, where we're hoping you're finding ways to beat the heat.  Send your coolest tips to rachel.roubein@washpost.com.  —  Today's edition: The Senate parliamentarian is expected to hold …

Anthropologists Call for an End to Classifying Human Remains by Gender and Ancestry  —  There is an interesting controversy brewing in anthropology departments where professors have called for researchers to stop identifying ancient human remains by biological gender because they cannot gauge how a person identified at that the time.

Betsy DeVos calls for abolition of federal Education Department she once led  —  Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, appointed by former president Donald Trump, told conservative activists in Tampa Saturday that the federal Education Department should be abolished, leaving education decisions to state and local boards.