Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The U.S. Secret Service has determined it has no new texts to provide Congress relevant to its Jan. 6 investigation, and that any other texts its agents exchanged around …

Trump wins proxy war with Hogan in Maryland primary — boosted by Democrats  —  Democrats and Republicans are shaping the future of their parties in Maryland Tuesday, as they choose their nominees for governor and for a pair of key congressional seats outside Washington.

White House begins the search for fresh communications team  —  Longtime Biden adviser Anita Dunn is interviewing candidates to replace departing top communications members.  —  The White House is considering a major overhaul of its press and communications shop in the coming weeks …

Trump Electors Targeted in Georgia Criminal Inquiry  —  A prosecutor in Atlanta is investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election, an inquiry that has engulfed Donald J. Trump and many of his allies.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Prosecutors in Atlanta …

Prosecutor: Steve Bannon thumbed his nose at the law  —  Outside court, the defendant denounced the House Jan. 6 committee and the case against him  —  Gift Article  —  Donald Trump confidant Stephen K. Bannon was “thumbing his nose” at Congress and the law when he refused to comply …

Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win  — Former President Donald Trump this month called Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and urged him to decertify President Joe Biden's 2020 election win in that state, Vos said.

Indiana mall hero Elisjsha Dicken returned fire just 15 seconds into mass shooting  —  The hero of the Indiana mall shooting returned fire and fatally struck gunman Jonathan Sapirman just 15 seconds after the carnage began — not 2 minutes, it was revealed on Tuesday.

Ocasio-Cortez, other House Democrats arrested in abortion rights protest at the Supreme Court  —  Police accused the group of participating in “illegal demonstration activity.”  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is detained after participating in a sit in with activists from Center …

Matt Hilburn, who fought to ‘Unsuck’ Metro, dies at 54  —  His social media accounts, called Unsuck DC Metro, were among the most tartly entertaining and avidly followed by competitors  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Matt Hilburn, a journalist and communications specialist best-known …

House passes bill protecting marriage equality, with 47 GOP members voting ‘yes’  —  The House passed a bill on Tuesday to protect marriage equality, a direct response to an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last month that called for reversing multiple decisions that enshrined LGBTQ rights.

De Blasio Gave Up on Running for Congress — But He Can Use Money He Raised to Pay Off His Old Debts  —  Owing hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawyers and taxpayers for past misdeeds, the city's former mayor can now redirect campaign funds to his creditors, say campaign finance experts.

Scoop: GOP's oil reserve amnesia  —  The Trump administration sold oil from the U.S. strategic reserves to China's largest oil producer in 2017, according to government data reviewed by Axios. … - Former President Trump and conservative media personalities have also criticized the sale …

Alan Dershowitz's Martha's Vineyard Cancellation  —  Recently, the emeritus Harvard law professor has felt shunned at his usual haunts.  Is it “cancel culture,” or something else?  —  Alan Dershowitz became one of the most famous lawyers in America by representing high-profile clients …

U.S. Himars Help to Hold Off Russian Advance, Ukraine Says  —  Long-range artillery is stabilizing the front line, Ukraine's military chief says, ahead of a planned counteroffensive in southern Ukraine  —  U.S.-supplied long-range artillery has helped stabilize the front line with Russia …

A Constitutional Crisis Is Brewing in Pennsylvania  —  To see the future of election subversion, look at Pennsylvania today.  More than a month after the most recent primary election was settled, three counties are still refusing to certify accurate results.

Georgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe  —  The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia said Tuesday that all 16 of the “fake electors” who participated in a plan to subvert …

Pediatric Gender Medicine and the Moral Panic Over Suicide  —  Hyperbolic rhetoric about suicide rates may do more to increase suicide than prevent it.  —  Writes Leor Sapir  · Subscribe  —  Reality's Last Stand is a reader-supported publication.

DA Alvin Bragg drops murder charge against bodega worker Jose Alba  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg finally dropped the controversial murder charge against bodega worker Jose Alba on Tuesday — with his office conceding there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute the case that sparked widespread outrage.

DeSantis Plays the Silicon Valley Money Machine  —  Ron (and Casey) DeSantis have been spending some time with the Thiels and Musks of the world as the tech industry rallies around a potential new 2024 favorite.  —  A great fiction about the 2024 election season is that it hasn't yet begun …