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

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.

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  —  White House officials have been weighing — and leaning toward — the cancellation of up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower tied to an income threshold, CNN has learned.

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 …

Pete Buttigieg's Feeble Policy on Flight Cancellations  —  The transportation secretary could be doing far more with his existing authority.  The new DOT rule could make matters worse for consumers.  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg testifies before the House Transportation …

The Problem With Right-Wing ‘Regime’ Talk  —  What the new paranoid buzzword reveals about the New Right.  —  In the right-wing commentariat's reaction to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, a new buzzword dropped.  —  “The regime's decision to take out Trump Banana Republic-style was woefully miscalculated.”

The Trump Warrant Had No Legal Basis  —  A former president's rights under the Presidential Records Act trump the statutes the FBI cited to justify the Mar-a-Lago raid.  —  WSJ Opinion: After Mar-a-Lago, Let Voters Decide Trump's Future  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

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.

Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine  —  Event: The Department of State has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.  Russian strikes in Ukraine pose a continued threat to civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Op-Ed: Why CNN's efforts to appease democracy's enemies will backfire  —  Since 2016, MAGA propagandists like Kayleigh McEnany, Jason Miller, Jeffrey Lord, Rick Santorum, Ben Ferguson, Steve Cortes, Corey Lewandowski have at one time or another been on the CNN payroll.

Momentum grows as more Republican leaders back Mark Kelly's campaign  —  Republican and Independent leaders from across Arizona continue to throw their support behind Senator Kelly … — Mark Kelly  —  What these leaders have to say about Mark:  —  Paul Hickman, President & CEO …

Philly FOP picked problematic doctors for police ‘injured on duty’ benefit  —  Jay Glickman traveled from Philadelphia in the spring of 2012 to the neon lights of Las Vegas, the city that assures visitors that the decisions they make there won't follow them home.Glickman, a physician, wasn't alone.

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 …

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 …

A Belated Vindication for School Reopeners  —  The Stolen Year: How COVID Changed Children's Lives, and Where We Go Now, by Anya Kamenetz, PublicAffairs, 352 pages, $17.99  —  Twelve years after he was acquitted of murder, O.J. Simpson and a ghostwriter penned a book called If I Did It.

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 …

White House launches new war on secrecy  —  The government keeps way too many secrets, the Biden administration asserts.  The sprawling spy community — made up of 18 separate intelligence agencies — sees it quite differently.  —  But despite differing worldviews, the White House …

‘The Future We Deserve’: This Florida Gen Z Candidate Thinks He Can Chart a New Path For the Youth  —  ORLANDO — Tucked in a small strip of offices downtown, Maxwell Frost's campaign headquarters shows all the frenzied signs of a primary Election Day rapidly approaching …

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.