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 …

Democrats boosted a MAGA longshot in the Pa. gov's race.  Now he's got a real shot at winning.  —  MALVERN, Pa. — Jackie Kulback was just one of the Pennsylvania GOP leaders who was worried in May when Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican primary for governor.

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 …

Group Offering Bounties for Supreme Court Justice Locations Wants to ‘Shut Down’ Congressional Baseball Game: They 'Don't Deserve Peace'  —  Liberal activist group ShutDownDC is promising massive protests at the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game shortly after offering money bounties …

Nancy Pelosi's plan to visit Taiwan prompts outrage from China  —  Trip will be first in 25 years by a Speaker of the US House of Representatives  —  Nancy Pelosi plans to visit Taiwan next month to show support for Taipei as it comes under mounting pressure from China …

The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight  —  This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica.  —  On December 31, 2020, a 40-year-old man named Leon Casiquito walked into Kelly Liquors on Route 66 in Albuquerque and tried to shoplift a bottle of tequila.

Sen. Lindsey Graham agrees to accept subpoena in Trump election meddling case  — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will accept a subpoena for his testimony issued by a Georgia grand jury investigating possible election meddling in the 2020 presidential election by then-President Donald Trump.

Joe Manchin Is a Symptom, but It's the Senate That's Sick  —  Seventy-two percent of likely voters, according to the left-leaning polling group Data for Progress, want the federal government to increase its tax incentives for solar, wind and other clean energy projects.

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of congressional race  —  Former Mayor Bill de Blasio says it is time for him to exit electoral politics  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for July 19  —  Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has dropped out of the race for New York's 10th …

‘Miss Frijoles’ attack roils Latino-heavy congressional race in Texas  —  A Texas blogger paid by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign is attacking Republican opponent Rep. Mayra Flores as “Miss Frijoles” and a “cotton-pickin' liar,” prompting a wave of denunciations by fellow Democrats.

UK breaks its record for highest temperature as heat builds  —  LONDON (AP) — Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seized swaths of Europe — and the national weather forecaster predicted it would get hotter still in a country ill prepared for such extremes.

AOC among several Democrats arrested outside Supreme Court during Roe protest  —  Several House Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), were arrested by Capitol Police Tuesday at a protest on the House steps against the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn the federal right to abortion.

Facebook Shifts Resources From News to Focus on Creator Economy  —  Senior executive tells employees that News tab and Bulletin newsletter platform will be put on the back burner  —  Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook META 5.11%▲ is reallocating resources from its Facebook News tab …

8 Top Experts on Strength of Dominion Suing Trump for Defamation, If It Wants To  —  Among many significant revelations coming out of the hearings of the January 6 select committee is information concerning Dominion Voting Systems.  Former senior U.S. officials testified …

GOP faces conscience vote on marriage equality  —  House Republican leadership isn't telling their members how to vote on a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition for same-sex and interracial marriages but is instead advising them to vote their conscience, a senior GOP aide told Axios.

Man arrested near Jill Biden's motorcade  —  A man was arrested after allegedly interfering with first lady Jill Biden's motorcade and then tussling with Secret Service officers, authorities said Tuesday.  —  The incident happened at 5:02 p.m. EDT on Monday when the suspect …

Place Where Biden Face-Planted Off Bike Is Named ‘Brandon Falls’ On Google Maps  —  Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,  —  The place where Joe Biden face planted into the concrete falling off his bike last month has been named as ‘Brandon Falls’ on Google Maps.

Donald Trump tells golfers to join LIV Golf and ‘take the money now’ despite pressure from 9/11 families  —  (CNN)Former US President Donald Trump told golfers that they should join the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series and “take the money now,” as the breakaway series prepares …

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 …

18 Republicans — including MTG, Matt Gaetz, and Lauren Boebert — voted against Sweden and Finland joining NATO  — Eighteen Republican lawmakers in a Monday vote opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO.  — The vote passed easily, but “nay” voters included several far-right GOP members.