Rick Scott's ill-timed Italian vacation  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is spending part of his congressional recess on a luxury yacht in Italy with his family after criticizing President Biden for vacationing in Delaware, Axios has learned. … - Scott is already under fire for his management of the committee.

Biden to Announce Decision on Student Loan Debt, Affecting Millions of Borrowers  —  The decision, expected Wednesday, will cap months of deliberations over fairness and the potential to exacerbate an inflation rate that has reached a 40-year high.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will announce …

Oz campaign on John Fetterman: If he had ‘ever eaten a vegetable in his life,’ he wouldn't have ‘had a stroke’  — Dr. Oz, the Republican Senate candidate, went viral after complaining about the price of “crudité.”  — The recent ‘veggie wars’ in the Oz-Fetterman race have attracted plenty of attention.

Judge orders Trump to give details about Mar-a-Lago search warrant lawsuit  — A federal judge appointed by former President Donald Trump ordered him to answer several key questions about his new lawsuit related to the FBI raid on his Florida home, including why her court should be the one hearing …

Jury convicts Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Tresa Baldas Arpan LoboDetroit Free Press  —  GRAND RAPIDS — In a do-over for the government, a federal jury Tuesday convicted two men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer out of anger over her handling of the pandemic …

Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’  —  In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges the company misled regulators about lax security and spam

Perry Hooper Jr., former Alabama lawmaker, charged with sex abuse in Montgomery  —  A former state legislator is facing a felony sex charge.  —  Perry Oliver Hooper Jr., 67, is charged with first-degree sex abuse, Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed Tuesday.

Abortion Rises in Importance as a Voting Issue, Driven by Democrats  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote  —  Biden job approval remains low; a declining share of voters say he will be a factor in their midterm vote

New poll indicates a Liz Cheney presidential run would hurt Biden more than Trump  —  46th Vice President of the United States  —  President of the United States since 2021  —  Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has vowed to do “whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office” …

Ex-Detective Admits Misleading Judge Who Approved Breonna Taylor Raid  —  Kelly Goodlett, the former detective, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy.  She is the first officer to be convicted in the fatal police operation.  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former police detective admitted …

Finnish PM Sanna Marin sorry for topless guest photo at official residence  —  Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for a topless photo of guests at her official residence.  —  It comes days after she deflected accusations of having an excessive party lifestyle, by voluntarily taking a drug test - which came back clean.

Tennessee State Representative & Former Chief of Staff Indicted In Bribery & Kickback Conspiracy  —  NASHVILLE -Tennessee State Representative Glen Casada, 63, of Franklin, Tennessee, and his former Chief of Staff Cade Cothren, 35, of Nashville, were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday …

McConnell dismisses threats to U.S. democracy, calling it ‘solid.’  —  Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, dismissed concerns on Monday that American democracy was facing a grave threat.  —  Speaking at a chamber of commerce luncheon in Scott County, Ky. …

Iran's President Orders The Killings of Americans On US Soil.  In September, American Taxpayers Will Pay To Protect Him On US Soil.  —  Biden must designate senior leaders of Iran's government as ineligible to enter the United States, but that should be the first of many steps to punish the Iranian government for its malign behavior.

Wood abandons independent bid for Missouri's US Senate seat  —  JEFFERSON CITY — John Wood, a former investigator for the Jan. 6 committee who launched an independent bid for U.S. Senate in Missouri, said Tuesday he was withdrawing from the race.  —  Wood, who positioned himself …

My husband Capt. David Dorn was murdered in 2020 riots.  His killer had help dividing America.  —  Many helped divide America during 2020 riots.  Man who murdered my husband Capt. David Dorn was finally convicted.  —  Widow of David Dorn, slain St. Louis police captain, slams ‘woke corporations’

The Koch network and other Trump allies are quietly backing his biggest GOP critic: Rep. Liz Cheney  — Two PACs backing Liz Cheney hired i360, a data and technology company financed by billionaire Charles Koch, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

Exclusive: Yelp to flag listings for crisis pregnancy centers  —  Yelp is adding a prominent consumer notice to crisis pregnancy center listings to more clearly distinguish them from clinics that provide abortion services, in a policy change shared first with Axios.

Katy ISD police ‘investigated’ a library book after complaint alleged it was ‘harmful to minors’  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate  —  A Katy ISD police officer temporarily removed a copy of a book from a high school library last month as part of an investigation after a woman filed …

Conservative activists want to ban 400 books from a library — but they aren't even on shelves  —  After nine months on the job, the library director is quitting.  “Nothing in my background could have prepared me for the political atmosphere of extremism,” she said.

US to send $3 billion in aid to Ukraine as war hits 6 months  —  As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce …

Nancy Pelosi's Husband Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty To DUI  —  Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest.  —  According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI.

I'm a doctor.  Here's why my kids won't wear masks this school year. … For the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, my family and I were extremely cautious.  I gave birth in April 2020, shortly after covid-19 hit.  To protect the baby, my husband and I pulled our then-2-year-old son out of preschool.

Racial Disparities in Performance Evaluations at The New York Times  —  The New York Times's performance review system has for years given significantly lower ratings to employees of color, an analysis by Times journalists in the NewsGuild shows.  —  The analysis, which relied on data provided …