Harris plots her next, more aggressive, volley in the abortion fights  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and her team plan to hit the campaign and fundraising circuit in an aggressive bid to elevate Democratic state legislators and governors on the abortion rights frontlines.

The Collins-Manchin Election Bill Is a Deal Democrats Should Grab  —  Last week's announcement by a bipartisan group of senators proposing reforms to the poorly written 1887 law that governs Congress' counting of the Electoral College votes is a good half-loaf measure against election subversion.

Coachella's parent company is donating major cash to an anti-abortion political organization  —  This story is being published in partnership with Rolling Stone.  Subscribe to get its biggest stories on music, culture, politics, and entertainment.  —  June 24, the day the Supreme Court …

Jerome Powell's Fed Pursues a Painful and Ineffective Inflation Cure  —  More aggressive interest-rate hikes will cost millions of jobs and won't address the causes of high prices.  —  1x  —  Even as the pandemic continues to take its toll, the U.S. has experienced a surprisingly strong economic recovery.

LAPD seeks suspects after 2 killed, 5 injured in shooting at crowded San Pedro park  —  Police were searching for suspects aftet two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting Sunday afternoon at a crowded San Pedro oark  —  Police said there were approximately 500 people at Peck Park …

Tom Nelson drops out of Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate primary, throws support to Mandela Barnes  —  Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson's long run for the U.S. Senate is over.  —  Nelson announced Monday that he was ending his Democratic primary campaign and throwing his support to Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.

Op/Ed: IU's silence regarding Dr. Caitlin Bernard hasn't gone unnoticed  —  Indiana and Indiana University are in the news, thanks to the courage and professionalism of Dr. Caitlin Bernard and the outrageous behavior of right-wing Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita.

Keith Olbermann Tries His Hand at Podcasting  —  ‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann,’ on iHeartMedia, to include mix of political and sports commentary  —  Keith Olbermann is launching a daily podcast next month in partnership with iHeartMedia that the outspoken commentator said he hopes …

AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have “hardly any” confidence in the court.

“I am not a traitor”: Reality Winner explains why she leaked a classified document  —  A story about someone named Reality Winner has got to start with the name.  Her father, playing on the family name, explained he wanted “a real winner.”  And so, Reality.

College alumni groups spread nationally to counter ‘cancel culture’  —  Independent groups are forming to promote free speech on some university campuses  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Alumni groups pressing free-speech issues are popping up at colleges in many states …

Myanmar junta executes four pro-democracy activists  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Myanmar's military junta has executed four pro-democracy activists, state media and the U.S. Embassy in Yangon reported, carrying out its first executions in more than three decades and defying international appeals for restraint.

University of Michigan Medical Students Walk Out on Pro-Life Speaker at Initiation Ceremony  —  Incoming University of Michigan Medical School students staged a walkout of the school's White Coat Ceremony Sunday to protest the choice of a pro-life doctor as the ceremony's keynote speaker.

Dems fume at Disney's Hulu for blocking ads on abortion, guns, Jan. 6  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The Disney-backed streaming service Hulu is refusing to run political ads on central themes of Democratic midterm campaigns, including abortion, guns and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …

2020 Election Deniers Seek Out Powerful Allies: County Sheriffs  —  Conservative activists are working to recruit the law enforcement officers to their cause.  Several sheriffs have already clashed with election officials.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

‘The stakes could not be higher’: Kansas abortion vote set for Aug. 2  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — At a recent gathering of abortion rights canvassers in a strip-mall office in this Kansas City suburb, a hand-lettered sign on the wall summed up the confusion …

How Did Maryland Republicans Nominate Two Extremist Screwballs for Statewide Office? … Last Tuesday, Republican primary voters in Maryland picked two radical extremists as their nominees in November's race for governor and attorney general.  In electing Dan Cox as their gubernatorial candidate …

Trump returns to D.C. this week.  These former advisers are plotting the comeback.  —  At the beginning of 2020, a small group of President Donald Trump's top advisers huddled at the White House to craft a second-term policy agenda for the next administration.

Under attack by AIPAC, Jewish congressman turns to progressive allies  —  AIPAC's Super PAC, United Democracy Project, has spent $3.3 million against Rep. Andy Levin in recent weeks  —  Andy Levin, a two-term Jewish congressman from Detroit, is getting help from his progressive allies …

The Gun Industry Created a New Consumer.  Now It's Killing Us.  —  Americans are rightly anguished by gun violence and the question of what's motivating the young men who have committed a succession of horrific mass murders.  We seem to be fumbling around for answers: Is it racism and radicalization …