Police arrest county official in reporter's stabbing death  —  Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles was arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday evening in the fatal stabbing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, whose investigation of the politician contributed to his primary election loss in June.

Scoop: Dems' accidental GOP data mine  —  A slip-up by social media giant Snap allowed leading Democratic campaigns and party committees to unwittingly tap into a vast repository of Republican voter data to hone their midterm ads, Axios has learned. … But the blunder underscores …

Trump Told White House Team He Needed to Protect ‘Russiagate’ Documents  —  The former president, who left the White House with a trove of sensitive material, believes there are documents that would expose a Deep State plot against him — and told confidants he needed to protect them from the next administration

Fetterman to POLITICO: I will debate Oz  —  PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman said he is committing to attending one debate with his Republican opponent, Mehmet Oz, in the closely watched battle for the Senate in Pennsylvania, but his campaign is still discussing accommodations for his auditory processing problems.

Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months.  Keeping It Secret Took 6 Years.  —  Sharon Sprung, an instructor at the Art Students League of New York, is a realist painter of the old school.  —  When Sharon Sprung was chosen to paint Michelle Obama's official portrait for the White House …

Anne Garrels, long time foreign correspondent for NPR, dies at 71  —  Anne Garrels, long time foreign correspondent for NPR, died on Wednesday of lung cancer.  She was 71 years old.  —  At NPR, Garrels was known as a passionate reporter willing to go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice if the story required it.

A personal note about my Substack...  (I'm rebranding it.)  —  So, I'm doing a rebranding.  —  When I left Mother Jones last year, I was heartbroken.  I was totally screwed up in the head.  All of my friends worked there and I had been untouchable for so long because of my successes …

F.B.I. Sought Interview With Trump Aide  —  Agents investigating the events leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol tried to question William Russell, who served as a special assistant to the former president.  —  The F.B.I. sought to interview a personal aide to former President Donald J. Trump …

The PrEP decision is bad — but the question now is whether any judges will stop it  —  Far-right US District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that requiring employers with religious objections to include the HIV-prevention drug in their insurance plans violates federal law.

Oath Keepers members list includes military, law enforcement, politicians … - The events of Jan. 6 also highlighted fresh concerns about domestic extremism in the military, after several former and current military members were charged for their involvement in the Capitol riot.

Abortion Foes Target Their Next Supreme Court Fight  —  The right is now trying to use a Rhode Island case to get the high court to create a federal abortion ban.  —  When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to limit reproductive rights in its June ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health …

Prospects for running a military campaign in 2023: Ukraine's perspective  —  How long the war could last and how can Ukraine win it  —  As understood by the absolute majority of military experts and analysts today, the large-scale war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine on February 24 …

Pregnant women held for months in one Alabama jail to protect fetuses from drugs  —  Police arrested Ashley Banks on May 25 with an unregistered gun and a small amount of marijuana.  —  Under normal circumstances, the 23-year-old from Gadsden would have been able to post bond and leave jail until her criminal trial.

UK, the West mustn't succumb to Ukraine war fatigue  —  Lubov Chernukhin is a former investment banker born in the USSR and the largest female political donor in British history, having donated over £2 million to the Conservative Party.  —  The international humanitarian response …

“I Really Hope That We Don't Both-Sides Democracy”: Where Is CNN Headed?  —  The abrupt exits of Brian Stelter and John Harwood have unnerved staffers, who want clarity from newish CEO Chris Licht, and rattled viewers, who fear CNN is veering right.  The network, however, vows to “stand up for democracy and call out lies.”

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session  —  The evening before Michigan's state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers - warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging …

Schumer announces same-sex marriage vote  —  Chuck Schumer said the Senate would vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage in the coming weeks, forcing Republicans to take a stance ahead of the midterm elections.  —  “A vote on marriage equality will happen on the Senate floor in the coming weeks …

A Better Conservative Media and a Better Politics  —  Why I joined The Dispatch.  —  Hello,  —  I'm Nick Catoggio, formerly known as Allahpundit and currently known as the newest staff writer at The Dispatch.  I've spent almost 20 years as a writer in conservative media and many years more than that as a reader of it.

We Need to Know Trump's Motive For Taking Classified Documents  —  It's well past time for the Justice Department to stop coddling the rogue ex-president, and get to the bottom of his assault on U.S. national security. … The more we learn about former president Donald Trump's apparent theft …

AOC's Fight for the Future  —  Almost four years after her improbable arrival in Washington, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become the political voice of a generation—and a cultural star whose power transcends politics.  Now, as the country hurtles toward the midterm elections …

Democrats Fret as Stacey Abrams Struggles in Georgia Governor's Race  —  She has been trailing her Republican rival, Gov. Brian Kemp, alarming Democrats who have celebrated her as the master strategist behind the state's Democratic shift.  —  NEWNAN, Ga. — Georgia Democrats …

The right-wing grift machine blows up in Steve Bannon's face  —  Political commentators often ask whether the ideology of Trumpism will outlast Donald Trump.  We don't yet know the answer to that, but we already can say this: If there's one legacy of Trumpism that will endure long after Trump himself, it's Trumpist grift.

Georgia's biggest county can't find a top elections official  —  Amid relentless scrutiny, disinformation campaigns, harassment and a state review, Georgia's most populous county has had trouble hiring a director of elections  —  ATLANTA — It is in many ways an ideal job for a public servant …