‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy  —  Trump's efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system's weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation  —  They promised the January 6 hearings would “blow the roof off the house” …

After Recent Turmoil, the Race for Texas Governor Is Tightening  —  A series of tragedies and challenges have soured the mood of Texans and made the governor's race perhaps the most competitive since the 1990s.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  SUGAR LAND, Texas — One of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers  —  Former Vice President Al Gore compared “climate deniers” to those law enforcement officials who waited more than an hour to attack the gunman in Uvalde, Texas, who killed 21 students and teachers.

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Women Who Support Abortion Rights Are Too Ugly to Need Them  —  “Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb,” the sitting U.S. congressman and accused sex trafficker told students at a conference on Saturday.  —  Alerts  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) …

Liz Cheney: Protecting U.S. democracy is bigger than keeping House seat  —  Ensuring that Americans know the truth about former President Donald Trump and protecting American democracy is a higher priority than maintaining a seat in the House, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday.

England's New Conservative Superstar  —  Kemi Badenoch used to work at McDonalds.  Now she's become the breakout star of the Tory Party.  —  At a small dinner party earlier this year—months before Boris Johnson resigned and she threw her hat in the ring to become prime minister …

Inside the GOP Freakout Over J.D. Vance's Senate Campaign  —  Republicans are increasingly concerned that the author-turned-MAGA crusader is “running the worst campaign you can possibly run,” as one talk radio host put it.  —  When J.D. Vance stepped onstage at a conservative conference last week …

On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence  —  In both swing states and safe seats, GOP candidates say that liberals hate them personally and may turn rioters or a police state on people who disobey them  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Days before Maryland's July 19 primary …

Fairport Man Arrested, Charged With Attacking A Congressman Using A Dangerous Weapon  —  PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that David G. Jakubonis, 43, of Fairport, NY, was arrested and charged …

Oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, under FBI probe, stripped of Ukraine citizenship  —  In a stunning rebuke of one of Ukraine's most powerful figures, oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky was stripped of his citizenship in a bold step that could remove protections for the oligarch if he's charged for his alleged role …

Trump booed as he announces endorsement at Arizona rally: ‘But you like me, right?’  —  ‘But you like me, right?’ says Trump awkwardly as crowd voices displeasure at former president's congressional primary pick  —  Trump booed at Arizona rally over his new endorsement

A Taste for Cannibalism?  —  A spate of recent stomach-churning books, TV shows and films suggests we've never looked so delicious — to one another.  —  An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick work with a corkscrew and his liver served Tuscan style, on toast.

Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point USA rally  —  Former President Trump, in remarks prepared for delivery in Florida on Saturday evening, plans to tout his “Schedule F” executive order — and call on Congress to give the president more power to fire federal employees, according to excerpts obtained by Axios.