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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Manhattan DA Drops Murder Charge Against Jose Alba.  It Never Should Have Been Filed.  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has dropped a murder charge against a bodega worker who stabbed a customer during a highly publicized altercation that reinvigorated a debate around self-defense and victimization.

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 …

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 …

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.

McConnell: Trump will face ‘crowded’ GOP field if he runs for president  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says former President Trump will face a lot of competition in a Republican primary if he runs for president in 2024.  —  McConnell, who usually avoids commenting …

Why the January 6 hearings could be a game changer  —  Former AG Barr slams Trump's election fraud claims  —  Katherine Clayton is a PhD candidate in political science at Stanford University.  Her research focuses on public opinion about democracy in the US and abroad.

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 …

Elon's doomed-to-succeed Twitter buy … In May, the world's richest troll questioned Twitter's reporting on spambot numbers and generally poo-pooed his potential investment, declaring that his takeover of the company was “temporarily on hold.”  Whether he wants to scrap the deal entirely …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …