Trump Had More Than 300 Classified Documents at Mar-a-Lago  —  The National Archives found more than 150 sensitive documents when it got a first batch of material from the former president in January, helping to explain the Justice Department's urgent response.

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

Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers  —  Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump's 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.

White House leaning toward canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who make less than $125,000  —  . CNN's Blake Essig reports.  —  ' data-duration="02:56" data-source="CNN" data-affiliate-source-link="https:// www.cnn.com/" data-show-name="" data-show-url="" class="video-playlist__item" >

Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer.  Here's How.  —  In a first, the measure legally defines greenhouse gases as pollution.  That'll make new regulations much tougher to challenge in court.  —  When the Supreme Court restricted the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency …

Is This a List of ‘Banned Books in Florida Schools and Libraries’? … Amid a push by U.S. Republican legislators to limit children's access to books in schools and libraries about sensitive topics, some social media users in August 2022 posted a list that allegedly contained titles of …

Trump's Legacy Is Convincing Idiots That They Should Run for Office  —  I get the appeal of having “outsiders” come in and “shake up the system.”  But MAGA candidates are proving the folly of the know-nothing candidate. … Donald Trump has left his mark on the American body politic in myriad ways.

A Majority of Americans Say the Border Crisis Is an ‘Invasion,’ Poll Says  —  Results come as news outlets attempt to sanitize border crisis language  —  More than half of all Americans believe the United States is facing an invasion at the southern border, according to a recent survey from NPR.

Matt Gaetz Fraudster Gets Five Years for $25 Million Scheme  —  ALFORD PLEA  —  A federal judge on Monday sentenced Florida man Stephen M. Alford to 63 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release for his role in a scheme to defraud the family of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

The biggest special election since Dobbs: What to watch on Tuesday's primary day  —  Some of the biggest elections of the summer are happening Tuesday, including a closely watched New York special election that's also an opportunity to gauge the nation's political environment ahead of November.

In Ukraine, a Nuclear Plant Held Hostage  —  Five months after Russian forces took over the Zaporizhzhia plant, all that stands between the world and nuclear disaster are dedicated Ukrainian operators working at gunpoint.  —  KYIV, Ukraine — In the winter darkness, tracer rounds …

Youngkin plans midterm campaign stops — including a 2024 early state  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is set to make a campaign stop next month in Nevada, his first appearance in early 2024 nominating state and part of a broader midterm push that's coming amid speculation he's weighing a presidential bid.

Hakeem Jeffries again challenges the left, on the eve of the primary  —  He thinks voters have rebuked progressives at the ballot box after President Joe Biden was elected.  —  Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou has positioned herself as the most progressive candidate in the Aug. 23 primary.

Pentagon again denies Bowser request for National Guard help for migrants  —  The Defense Department on Monday again said it will not help the District deal with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona, upholding the department's previous denial …

Colorado GOP Sen. Kevin Priola switches party affiliation to Democrat, citing election conspiracies and climate denialism  —  Colorado Sen. Kevin Priola, a Henderson Republican, announced Monday morning that he is changing his party affiliation to Democrat.  —  Priola, considered …

Despite Newsom's veto, S.F. might push ahead with supervised drug consumption sites anyway  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed pilot programs where people could use drugs under the supervision of trained staff in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles …

California congressman becomes latest Republican to invoke Nazis to defend Trump, bash Biden  —  Rep. Mike Garcia, a Republican who faces one of the most competitive House races in the country, likened the Biden administration to the Nazi regime during an interview on a conservative podcast last week.

ICE officials under Trump told to wipe phones when leaving agency  —  The phones of several top Trump-era Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials were deactivated when they left their positions and the data contained on them likely wiped, a court filing released late last week shows.

State Department advises U.S. citizens to leave Ukraine now, says Russia is ‘stepping up efforts’ against civilians  —  Russia is “stepping up efforts” to strike civilian infrastructure “in the coming days,” the State Department said in an alert late Monday, marking the first time the U.S …

U.S. Warns of Potential Attacks by Russia on Civilian Targets … The U.S. warns that civilians face a heightened threat of Russian strikes in coming days.  —  American intelligence agencies believe Russia is likely to step up its efforts to attack civilian infrastructure and government buildings …

David Kay, weapons inspector who helped disprove Iraqi WMDs, dies at 82  —  He concluded that no weapons of mass destruction existed in Iraq and that intelligence agencies had badly misjudged the available evidence  —  David A. Kay, the weapons proliferation expert who led a CIA-run operation …