A radical plan for Trump's second term … The impact could go well beyond typical conservative targets such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service.  Trump allies are working on plans that would potentially strip layers at the Justice Department …

What the Hell Is Going On at the Secret Service?  —  It sure doesn't look good  —  I am reflexively averse to conspiracy theories.  —  The reflex comes from a deeply ingrained habit of attempting to apply skepticism judiciously—to ideas resting on faith, but also to those hatched by overactive reasoning …

After Roe, Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Gay and Transgender Rights  —  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, anti-gay rhetoric and calls to roll back L.G.B.T.Q. rights have grown bolder among Republican elected officials and candidates.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Alleged Lee Zeldin attempted attacker charged with felony, immediately released just as congressman predicted  —  Rep. Zeldin took to Twitter to say be believed his suspected attacker would be 'instantly released under NY's laws'  —  Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at campaign rally

Reforms to the Electoral Count Act Miss the Mark  —  Let's begin with the obvious.  The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) is outdated and needs reform.  It is an archaic law that sets the rules for how presidential electors are certified and counted by Congress.

Five takeaways from the eighth hearing of the Jan. 6 committee.  —  At the eighth in a series of public hearings held by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, the panel accused former President Donald J. Trump of dereliction of duty for failing to act to stop the assault on the Capitol that was carried out in his name.

Georgia Governors Race Shifts From Toss Up To Lean Republican  —  At the outset of the 2022 cycle, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp looked like the most vulnerable Republican incumbent on the map.  He was staring down a bruising primary challenge, egged on by former President Donald Trump …

Inside the Woke Meltdown at One Domestic Violence Organization  —  Women Against Abuse discouraged black domestic abuse victims from calling the police.  Yes, you read that right.  —  It was just two months after the death of George Floyd that one of the largest domestic violence nonprofits …

Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment  —  Home Polls Midterm Ballot Tightens As Abortion Access Motivates Voters; Plurality of Voters Disapprove of Biden's Handling of Brittney Griner Detainment

GOP Support Among Seniors, a Key Trump Base, Drops Dramatically: Poll  —  The Republican Party has suffered a heavy loss of support from senior voters in recent months, a key demographic for the party in November's midterms and for Donald Trump's presidential ambitions, according to polls.

White House clash with Pelosi over Taiwan spills into the open  —  The Biden administration's dispute with Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her planned trip to Taiwan next month spilled into public view this week when the president himself asserted that the military “thinks it's not a good idea right now.”

Amazon Joins The Medicare Privatization Spree  —  The retail behemoth has acquired One Medical, which is in the Medicare privatization business.  —  Amazon, the $1.25 trillion company founded and led by Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, has announced that it is acquiring One Medical …

Texan politicians won't say this, but solar is saving their tushies right now  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Solar power is saving Texan tushies right now.  German ones, too.  And perhaps, one day, tushies 'round the world.  —  The heat waves searing the United States and Europe …

Prohibit DEI Statements for College Faculty  —  Universities must not set speech codes in the name of tolerance.  —  At least one out of five job candidates in academia are formally evaluated based on their commitment to “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI).

Trees Dedicated to Holocaust Victims Are Destroyed at Buchenwald  —  Seven trees near the former concentration camp in Germany were chopped down in what the International Committee of Buchenwald Dora said was a “horrible act of vandalism.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Biden Administration Holds Off on Sending Long-Range Armed Drones to Ukraine  —  Arms transfer has been delayed over concerns about training, escalation and the potential that advanced technology could fall into Russian hands  —  Watch: Ukrainian First Lady Asks for More Weapons in Address to Congress

California Gov. Gavin Newsom goes after Abbott in Texas on guns and abortion  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running full-page ads in Texas newspapers Friday trolling Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to highlight a new California gun law modeled on the Lone Star State's restrictive abortion law.

S.F. Mayor Breed vetoes law to end single-family zoning, arguing it will actually hurt housing production  —  Mayor London Breed vetoed legislation that would have eliminated single-family zoning in San Francisco to allow fourplexes everywhere and six-unit homes on all corner lots …