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.

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 …

Facing Tepid Support, Bill de Blasio Drops N.Y. House Bid  —  Polls showed Mr. de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City who also prematurely ended a 2020 presidential bid, trailing in a crowded Democratic primary.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City …

Steve Bannon thought he was ‘above the law,’ prosecutors say in contempt trial  —  “It wasn't optional.  It wasn't a request, and it wasn't an invitation.  It was mandatory,” a federal prosecutor said of the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena to Bannon during opening statements.

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.

AOC fakes being handcuffed after arrest at abortion rights protest  —  Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was roundly mocked on social media Tuesday after she put her arms behind her back to imitate being handcuffed following her arrest at a pro-abortion demonstration outside the Supreme Court.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

White House holds out hope for Manchin climate deal  —  The White House and some Senate Democrats aren't giving up on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) just yet — and are leaving the door open to pursuing climate legislation in a potential second reconciliation package, Axios has learned.

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.

Top spokeswoman for Nevada Republican Senate nominee marched on Jan. 6 with Oath Keepers, including one charged with sedition  —  Courtney Holland, sixth from left behind the man in the hat, can be seen walking toward the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.  —  (CNN)The new communications director …

Brett Kavanaugh's neighbors: For abortion rights but tired of protests  —  Weekly demonstrations on their street prompt increased noise complaints; police warn of possible arrests  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  On paper at least, Emily Strulson might seem a welcoming host …

Lia Thomas is not a woman and should not be honored as one  —  Years from now, people will look back at the left-wing elite that sought to dictate to everyone else that men can be women just by wanting to.  Unfortunately, we live in the present, in perilous times, when radical left-wing elitists …

Amid Campaign Revamp, Herschel Walker Stumps Without a Stumble  —  OCILLA, Ga. — Herschel Walker, Georgia's Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, gave a 10-minute stump speech on Tuesday in which he told no new whoppers, made no obvious mistakes and allowed reporters to witness the whole thing.