Trump Tells His Lawyers: Get ‘My’ Top Secret Documents Back  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ex-president is desperate to recover the classified trove taken from Mar-a-Lago — and is pushing his legal team on a long-shot maneuver to return them  —  IN THE WEEKS after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid …

White House eyes up to $20,000 in debt relief for Pell Grant recipients  —  White House officials are considering canceling up to $20,000 in student debt for recipients of Pell Grants as part of their broader announcement on Wednesday of student debt forgiveness, four people familiar with the matter said.

A Mich. library refused to remove an LGBTQ book.  The town defunded it.  —  JAMESTOWN, Mich. — Two librarians had quit since the trouble began, and Kaitlin McLaughlin didn't want to be the third.  —  But the same term kept coming up in board meetings and on yard signs, making her feel awkward and wrongly accused: grooming.

Rep. Jerry Nadler knocks off Carolyn Maloney in NY-12 battle of House Dems  —  Want some cheese with that whine, Carolyn?  —  After Rep. Jerry Nadler cruised to victory over Rep. Carolyn Maloney in Tuesday's contentious Democratic primary to represent New York's 12th Congressional District …

Democrats gain momentum: 5 takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022  —  A New York special election seen as the last, best test of the electorate's midterm leanings confirmed what Democrats hoped and Republicans feared: Predictions of a red wave may be overblown.  —  To be sure, Donald Trump had a winning night.

Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A hail of shrapnel from kamikaze drones ripped through the tent where off-duty Ukrainian border guards were sleeping near a crossing with Belarus, three hours north of Ukraine's capital.

Rep. Scott Perry suing to block DOJ access to his cell phone  —  Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from reviewing the contents of his cell phone, which was recently seized as part of an apparent investigation into the Pennsylvania Republican's connections …

Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations  —  WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors of the group behind …

Despite ‘concerning’ transgender study, UW kept quiet because of positive coverage  —  A University of Washington study, in partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital, claimed gender-affirming care via puberty blockers leads to positive mental health outcomes for transgender teen patients.

DeSantis fighter jet ad conjures 1988 Dukakis tank debacle  —  Clearly, what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going for was a comparison to Tom Cruise.  —  Hence the “Top Gov” label at the beginning of his latest political ad, which resembles that of Cruise's “Top Gun” movies …

Live Updates: Nadler Routs Maloney in New York; Upstate Voters Send Abortion Message  —  Representative Jerrold Nadler ousted Carolyn B. Maloney in Manhattan, while Hudson Valley voters picked a Democrat in a special House election centered on abortion.  Daniel Goldman won in a newly drawn district in New York City.

‘Donald kept our secret’: Mar-a-Lago stay saved Giuliani from drink and depression, book says  —  Former New York mayor's ex-wife describes breakdown Trump helped hide, years before mutual White House drama  —  Depressed and drinking to excess after the failure of his run …

Pedophiles Are Proliferating in Our Schools  —  10% of our nation's students are victims of sexual abuse by educators.  —  In the social hierarchy of prison inmates, mob bosses, bank robbers, and cop killers tend to get respect.  But “short eyes,” those convicts who have committed crimes against children …

De Blasio, Red Sox Lover, Heads to Harvard  —  The former mayor will serve as a visiting fellow at institutes focused on health and politics at the university this fall.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City who made no secret of being a fan of the Boston Red Sox …

Socialist left swamps Democratic centrist challengers in NY state Senate primaries  —  Score one for AOC over Mayor Eric Adams.  —  The political far left emerged victorious Tuesday night in four high-profile state Senate primaries despite efforts by Hizzoner and his allies to counter its growing power in Democratic-dominated Albany.

Biden's Plan to “Commercialize” Covid Care Will Have Terrible Consequences  —  Last week, at an event held by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said that the Biden administration would begin shifting procurement of coronavirus tests …

U.S. hits Iranian-linked targets in Syria in response to drone attacks  —  BAGHDAD — The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, targeting infrastructure used by groups with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.  —  The airstrikes, in the eastern province …

Democrat Pat Ryan wins bellwether special election in New York's Hudson Valley  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Democrat Pat Ryan won a special election Tuesday in a swing district in New York's Hudson Valley, a significant victory for his party in a seat which has been closely watched as the country's best bellwether this summer.

The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs  —  People losing jobs are rapidly landing interviews, multiple job offers and higher pay, holding down unemployment totals  —  Can the U.S. Keep Creating Jobs?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Jan. 6 panel investigators traveled to Copenhagen to view Stone footage  —  Aides to the Jan. 6 select committee traveled to Copenhagen last week to review documentary footage related to Donald Trump ally and pardon recipient Roger Stone, according to two people familiar with the trip.

We should expect more — and worse — pandemics to come  —  The fundamentals are bad  —  Madeleine Speed recently wrote a fascinating story for the FT Magazine about a new strain of avian flu that is devastating bird populations globally.  As of May, roughly 36 million chickens and turkeys …