Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe  —  People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president's conversations and have seized phone records of top aides  —  The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump's actions …

The Jan. 6 hearings are breaking through in key battleground states.  Partisan rifts remain.  —  More than a dozen voters interviewed by NBC News say they're paying attention.  Few say it's going to have an impact on their vote in November.  —  PITTSBURGH — The House Jan. 6 committee hearings appear …

‘Night of terror’: Female inmates raped when male detainees bribed guard, lawsuit says  —  Female inmates at an Indiana jail were subjected to a “night of terror” when male detainees gained access to their cells, the women allege in a lawsuit.  —  The lawsuit was filed Friday, July 22 …

‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit  —  Barbed warnings of “Nazi” rhetoric went flying Tuesday as the controversy over Viktor Orbán's “mixed race” remarks breached rare territory — the Hungarian prime minister's own circle.

China threat: Military 'won't sit idly by' if Pelosi visits Taiwan  —  China has threatened to initiate an “extremely serious” standoff with the U.S. military over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) prospective trip to Taiwan.  —  “The U.S. ...  must not arrange for Pelosi to visit the Taiwan region …

Exclusive: In Private, Cassidy Hutchinson Joked About Riot, Called J6 Committee ‘Phony,’ Praised Trump Before Changing Story  —  Hutchinson commiserated with other targets of the probe about how little information she had about any wrongdoing on Jan. 6.  —  Nearly 18 months of private chats …

As Trump speaks in Washington, his allies prepare for a second term  —  A constellation of think tanks, political committees and other Trump supporters are already working on a government-in-waiting if he wins reelection in 2024  —  Former president Donald Trump returned to Washington Tuesday …

The Sad, Quiet Vanishing of Josh Hawley  —  The eight hearings held by the January 6 committee this summer have been many things—often enlightening, sometimes terrifying, they have provided the clearest portrait yet of what led to rioters storming the U.S. Capitol last year.  They have, however, seldom been funny.

Exclusive: Neo-Nazi Marine Plotted Mass Murder, Rape Campaigns with Group, Feds Say  —  While tasked with protecting the nation, Matthew Belanger was plotting a killing spree against minorities and to rape “white women to increase the production of white children,” according to federal prosecutors

CNN Poll: 75% of Democratic voters want someone other than Biden in 2024  —  A new CNN poll finds 75% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters want the party to nominate someone other than President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, a sharp increase from earlier this year.

Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster  —  Raphael Warnock wants to debate Herschel Walker.  Republicans smell a trap.  —  As Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) sees it, Democrats are pushing for the former NFL star to debate their incumbent in Georgia's hotly contested Senate race because …

Man's 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot  —  A man who attacked police officers with poles during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions.

Parents of Sandy Hook Victim at Alex Jones Trial Seek $150 Million in Damages  —  The figure represents the first time the family of a victim has put a dollar amount on the suffering Mr. Jones caused by spreading lies about the 2012 school shooting.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

White House braces for grim news on economy  —  The White House is scrambling behind the scenes and in public to get ahead of a potentially brutal economic punch to the face that could give Republicans the chance to declare that the “Biden recession” is under way.

NYC teen seen punching cop in wild video was sprung without bail in robbery case days earlier  —  The 16-year-old boy who allegedly punched a cop in a Manhattan subway station was free to strike after being sprung without bail in a violent robbery case just a few days earlier.

Eric Schmitt Filmed Ad at Kirkwood Restaurant Without Permission  —  Spencer's Grill owner says lookalike posed as a restaurant employee after he refused to participate … A Kirkwood breakfast and lunch mainstay is speaking out on social media this morning after what they say was Senate …

Turning Point USA issues cease and desist to ABC News over ‘defamatory statements’ on ‘The View’  —  Turning Point USA objects to comments made by Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg  —  TPUSA Summit puts focus on stopping the ‘educational cartel’: Turning Point USA founder

Schumer Tells Donors Tech Antitrust Measure Is Unlikely to Pass  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group of donors that he doesn't believe that there are enough votes in the Senate to pass a piece of antitrust legislation intended to pare back the power of the largest technology companies …

TikTok Owner ByteDance Used A News App On Millions Of Phones To Push Pro-China Messages, Ex-Employees Say  —  Former employees claim the company placed pieces of pro-China content in its now-defunct US news app, TopBuzz, and censored negative stories about the Chinese government.

Climate protesters will risk arrest at Congressional Baseball Game  —  As lawmakers squeeze in their last practices before Thursday night's Congressional Baseball Game, climate protesters are finalizing their own plans.  —  “We refuse to watch politicians literally play games while the world burns …