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.

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 …

My Latest Theory About The SCOTUS Leaker  —  Is it possible that even the Politico reporters who published the Dobbs draft don't know the identity of their source? … The Supreme Court Term is over.  The justices have scattered to the winds.  And by the end of this month …

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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

After court ruling, activists push prayer into schools  —  They say church and state are already too separate  —  A Michigan superintendent is pondering whether coaches should lead students in pre-game prayer.  A school board member in Florida wants her district to teach students about prayer and offer religious studies.

Top Senate Democratic candidates refuse to say whether men can get pregnant, or define the word ‘woman’  —  Several Democrats have started defending the notion that men have the ability to get pregnant  —  Sen. Hawley responds to viral moment with Berkeley professor regarding term ‘woman’

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.

Climate protesters will risk arrest at Congressional Baseball Game  —  They hope to shut it down, or at least cause disruption  —  As lawmakers squeeze in their last practices before Thursday night's Congressional Baseball Game, climate protesters are finalizing their own plans.

Biden Considers New Pause on Paying Back Student Loans, $10,000 Relief  —  President Joe Biden is considering extending a pause on student loan repayments for several more months, as well as forgiving $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower, according to people familiar with the matter …

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

‘We need insurgent media:’ Chris Cuomo to join NewsNation  —  (NewsNation) — Former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo took swipes at America's divided “binary” media and pledged to “try very hard to be fair” on his new prime-time talk show on NewsNation that will premiere in the fall.

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 …