Prosecutors Sought Records on Trump's Foreign Business Deals Since 2017  —  The special counsel scrutinizing the former president's handling of classified documents issued a subpoena to the Trump Organization seeking records related to seven countries.  —  Federal prosecutors overseeing …

Free Advice for Ron DeSantis: Don't Run for President  —  The Florida governor is uncomfortable around regular people, hides from the media, and is too skittish to take on Trump.  What's the point in running at all? … I'm going to take a wild guess and say that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) …

E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages From Trump for Comments on CNN  —  The former president's repeated denials that he sexually abused Ms. Carroll “show the depth of his malice” and merit heavy damages, her lawyer wrote.  —  E. Jean Carroll, who this month won $5 million in damages …

Scoop: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin reconsiders 2024 bid  —  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is reconsidering a bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, after earlier taking himself out of the race as polls made former President Trump look increasingly formidable, top Republican sources tell Axios.

U-Haul driver faces multiple charges after crashing into a security barrier near White House in Lafayette Square, police say  —  The driver of a U-Haul who crashed into a security barrier in Lafayette Square near the White House Monday night was arrested on multiple charges …

How Much Does It Cost to Live Like This?  —  We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures.  Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.  —  You begin shopping for your future the moment you become an adult in New York City.  Rich and well-furnished lives are aggressively paraded about.

The Democrats Have Already Lost the Debt Ceiling Fight  —  Six months ago, Democrats were riding high.  They had just improbably overperformed in the midterm elections; if it wasn't for the meltdown of New York's Democratic Party, they likely would have held onto slim majorities in both chambers of Congress.

Before-and-after images of the destroyed Ukrainian city of Bakhmut  —  One year ago, the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, home to some 70,000 people, was known locally for its salt mines and sparkling wine.  Today, it is a symbol of Russia's brutal and relentless war.

Draft Tucker PAC ceases activities after legal threat from Carlson  —  A recently launched political action committee that sought to push former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to run for president has ceased activities after a legal threat from Carlson's lawyer.

Dodgers apologize and invite Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to Pride Night  —  Less than a week after removing the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their lineup, the Dodgers on Monday re-invited the organization to Pride Night amid backlash from LGBTQ+ and civil rights groups as well as local politicians and even Dodgers employees.

Sen. Tim Scott vows not to overturn the election if he loses  —  In a wide-ranging interview with NBC News, Scott — who announced his presidential bid on Monday — called the U.S. role in Ukraine “essential” and contrasted himself with former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

DeSantis's $13.5m police program lures officers with violent records to Florida  —  Governor's incentive scheme recruits officers with history of excessive violence or who have been arrested since signing up  —  Numerous police officers lured to new jobs in Florida with cash …

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female  —  Republican Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female — joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people.

Why the debt talks are McCarthy's second job interview  —  The speaker has to keep conservatives happy or risk a threat to his gavel, while avoiding alienation of his battleground-district members.  So far, it's working.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy's negotiations with President Joe Biden …

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 22, 2023  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Click here to access ISW's archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Texas Is Torturing Women Whose Pregnancies Fail  —  It's increasingly clear that it's not safe to be pregnant in states with total abortion bans.  Since the end of Roe v. Wade, there have been a barrage of gutting stories about women in prohibition states denied care for miscarriages or forced to continue nonviable pregnancies.

In Florida, reproductive care nightmares become tragically common  —  Ron DeSantis is ready to pitch a “Make America Florida” platform.  The public should be clear-eyed about what that would mean on abortion rights.  —  After the lopsided results in last month's state Supreme Court race in Wisconsin …

What It's Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs  —  Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray.  Lationna Halbert's is one of the first.  —  Lationna Halbert doesn't like pickles.  But one day, in July 2022, she was hit with an intense craving as she watched her boss eat one.

Nashville Parents Ask: Must a Mass Shooter's Writings Be Made Public?  —  The lack of information about what motivated a deadly attack on a Christian school has led to a protracted legal fight over releasing the shooter's handwritten journals.  —  Barely two months after an armed assailant …

How Pew Research Center will report on generations moving forward  —  Journalists, researchers and the public often look at society through the lens of generation, using terms like Millennial or Gen Z to describe groups of similarly aged people.  This approach can help readers see themselves …

GOP Rep. James Comer Implies Biden Family Probe Is Really About Helping Trump In 2024  —  Oops!  —  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Monday inadvertently implied that House Republicans' high-profile investigation into President Joe Biden's family members and their finances is actually about helping Donald Trump win the presidency in 2024.

My neighbor lived to be 109.  This is what I learned from him.  —  Early one August morning during a heat wave in Kansas City, Mo., I stepped outside to fetch the Sunday newspaper — and something stopped me in my tracks.  —  My new neighbor was washing a car.

Hunter Biden investigation: Second IRS whistleblower claims retaliation  —  A second IRS whistleblower has alleged retaliation for raising concerns that Justice Department leadership was “acting inappropriately” on the investigation into Hunter Biden, the Washington Examiner has learned.

Russian Deputy Minister Dies Suddenly After Slamming ‘Fascist Invasion’ of Ukraine  —  The Russian government offered its “deepest condolences” to his loved ones.  —  A senior Russian lawmaker who was reportedly critical of the invasion of Ukraine died over the weekend, the Russian government confirmed …

Russian Prime Minister Starts China Visit in Sign of Strong Ties  —  Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has kicked off a two-day visit to China, as Moscow seeks to deepen trade ties with Beijing amid growing international isolation over its war in Ukraine.