Kansas Votes to Preserve Abortion Rights Protections in Its Constitution  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas voters resoundingly decided against removing the right to abortion from the State Constitution, according to The Associated Press, a major victory for the abortion rights movement in one of America's reliably conservative states.

Election-denier Mark Finchem wins Arizona GOP secretary of state primary, NBC News projects  —  Mark Finchem, a prominent 2020 election denier and an Arizona state legislator, has won the Republican secretary of state primary, NBC News projects.  —  With 99% percent of the expected vote in …

First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials  —  (CNN)The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to events surrounding the January 6 …

Pelosi's Taiwan trip a culmination of decades of challenging China  —  Over several administrations, the congresswoman often held an opinion unpopular among Democratic colleagues, and her posture at times was viewed as unhelpful in U.S.-China relations  —  In 1991, Rep. Nancy Pelosi stood …

Ex-White House counsel subpoenaed by federal grand jury investigating Jan. 6 attack  —  Pat Cipollone spoke to the House Jan. 6 Select Committee last month.  —  A federal grand jury has subpoenaed former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone in its investigation into the Jan. 6 assault …

Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’  —  Politicians involved in Donald Trump's effort to put forth electors to falsely claim he had won Arizona said doing so without first filing a legal challenge could look like a crime.  —  Two Arizona Republicans recruited …

Zawahiri appeared on his balcony.  The CIA was watching — and ready to kill him.  —  After eluding U.S. intelligence agencies for two decades, the al-Qaeda leader showed up on the balcony of a house in downtown Kabul  —  Ayman al-Zawahiri, the 71-year-old leader of al-Qaeda …

First look: Former Treasury secretaries push Manchin bill  —  Five former Treasury secretaries — including Hank Paulson, who served under President George W. Bush — signed a statement strongly backing the “Inflation Reduction Act” brokered by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.).

Senate passes veterans health bill after Republicans cave to pressure  —  The $280 billion package will provide health care benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits.  It passed after days of protests from former service members and comedian Jon Stewart.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate …

Scoop: 2024 GOP hopefuls back Trump's plan to purge civil servants  —  Several possible 2024 Republican presidential candidates tell Axios they support former President Trump's plan to make it easier for the president to purge federal workers. … Democrats, increasingly concerned, are scrambling to block that possibility.

Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created ‘living hell’  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fighting back tears and finally given the chance to confront conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the parents of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting described being put through a …

Paul Pelosi allegedly slurred speech, had drug in system and handed over police privilege card during DUI bust  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 28  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for August 2  —  Paul Pelosi, the multimillionaire husband …

People with ‘extreme hatred of Britain’ could be deradicalised under Prevent scheme  —  Rishi Sunak says he plans to widen the definition of extremism to include people who vilify the country  —  People who vilify Britain will be treated as extremists and referred to the Government's …

Two top House Democrats decline to say Biden should run in 2024  —  NEW YORK — Two powerful House Democrats from New York each declined Tuesday to say that President Joe Biden should run for the White House again in 2024.  —  Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, two of the party's establishment liberals …