Months of distrust inside Trump legal team led to top lawyer's departure  —  Exclusive: Two Trump lawyers considered a ‘murder-suicide pact’ where one would resign if the other was fired  —  Donald Trump's legal team for months has weathered deep distrust and interpersonal conflict …

Did Washington underestimate Kevin McCarthy?  —  The News  —  Kevin McCarthy's allies say it's finally time for him to get a little respect.  —  After some last-minute procedural drama on Wednesday, House lawmakers passed the new bill to lift the debt ceiling negotiated by the speaker …

In a deep red Florida county, a student-teacher revolt shames the right  —  By now, it's obvious that the reactionary culture warriors who want to reshape American education are inspiring a serious liberal counter-mobilization in response.  Remarkably, this backlash to the backlash …

Dee-Santis or Deh-Santis?  His team won't say  —  Some presidential candidates struggle to nail their message.  Ron DeSantis is struggling to nail his NAME. … - The video announcing his presidential campaign.  — A radio interview in South Carolina, in which he told listeners to go to “RonDee-Santis.com.”

Republicans are spending millions on turnout operations that are deeply flawed, insiders say  —  “That's why we're losing elections,” one Republican field veteran said of the conservative canvassing apparatus.  “Nobody wants to admit it.”  —  A few weeks before last fall's midterm elections …

There's Unsettling New Evidence About William Rehnquist's Views on Segregation  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Join us!

Kaine introduces amendment to strip Manchin-backed pipeline from debt ceiling bill  —  Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Thursday added an amendment to the House-passed debt-ceiling bill that seeks to strip approval for a controversial pipeline backed by fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.).

Could Hunter Biden be the next poster child for Second Amendment rights?  —  The president's son is under investigation for potentially breaking the law banning drug users from owning guns - but the law's constitutionality faces growing challenges.  —  Hunter Biden could soon find himself …

John Durham Fabricated His Basis to Criminalize Oppo Research  —  I'd like to talk about Durham's treatment of what he calls the “Clinton Plan” in his report, an attempt to criminalize Hillary's effort to hold Trump politically accountable for his coziness with Russia.

SpaceX's Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine  —  SpaceX's Starlink, the satellite communications service started by billionaire Elon Musk, now has a Department of Defense contract to buy those satellite services for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Drag Show At Air Force Base Canceled After Pentagon Leadership Intervenes  —  The event was set to take place at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada on Thursday, the first day of Pride month.  —  The Pentagon has blocked a U.S. Air Force base in Nevada from hosting a drag show this week, according to multiple news reports.

Millennials Are Not an Exception.  They've Moved to the Right.  —  Fifteen years ago, a new generation of young voters propelled Barack Obama to a decisive victory that augured a new era of Democratic dominance.  —  Fifteen years later, those once young voters aren't so young — and aren't quite so Democratic.

‘Trump Bucks’ websites taken down after buyers fall for fake currency  —  Victims of con invested thousands of dollars in fake bills plastered with Trump's face they believed would make them rich  —  Websites launched by companies selling “Trump Bucks” to some of the former president's most ardent supporters have been taken down.

Elizabeth Warren, J.D. Vance team up on bank CEO crackdown  —  Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Vance, an Ohio Republican, worked hand-in-hand to craft the latest iteration of the bill and assemble key co-sponsors.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's push to hit the executives of failed banks …

FBI director will let top Republican LOOK at Biden ‘criminal scheme’ document: Chris Wray offers compromise on ‘$5million bribery’ memo to avoid contempt charges  — The internal unclassified FD-1023 form apparently details an ‘arrangement’ for an exchange of money for policy decisions, the Republicans have said

City Jails No Longer Announcing Deaths Behind Bars Angering Watchdogs  —  The Department of Correction says that the de Blasio-era practice of notifying the press when someone dies in a detention facility is over.  Advocacy groups and a federal monitor say it's part of a broader effort to hide wrongdoing.

Inside the disturbing investigation of Mika Westwolf's death  —  In the early hours of March 31, Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman, was fatally struck by a Cadillac Escalade while walking on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 93 in Montana.  The driver of the vehicle was Sunny White …

American life expectancy is dropping — and it's not all covid's fault  —  Steven H. Woolf is a professor of family medicine and population health at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Laudan Aron is a senior fellow in the Health Policy Center at the Urban Institute in D.C.

‘Fastest girl in Connecticut’ Chelsea Mitchell suing state after losing to trans athletes  —  “At the end of the day, this is just about fairness,” Chelsea Mitchell told The Post.  “This is about biology.”  —  The 20-year-old is fighting for the integrity of women's sports after she lost …

US sanctions Iranian officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad including against Bolton and Pompeo  —  The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad, including …

Ron DeSantis loses his temper with a reporter: ‘Are you blind?’  —  The Florida governor became agitated when a reporter asked him why he wasn't taking questions from New Hampshire voters.  —  LACONIA, N.H. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at a reporter — twice barking “Are you blind?”

Poisoned Water: How a Navy Ship Dumped Fuel and Sickened Its Own Crew  —  Barely clothed Marines huddled exhausted next to their coffin-style bunks stacked to the ceiling below deck on the USS Boxer after midnight in March 2016.  They were extremely tired after a long day resupplying their ship …

Biden Proclaims June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Denounces Oppression … On the last day of May, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation Wednesday from the White House declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month.  It comes amid a wave of conservative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.

LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival  —  Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during Gay Days, a decades-long tradition.

Iran plans to escalate attacks against U.S. troops in Syria, documents show  —  Covert plan to kill Americans is seen as part of a larger Russian-backed strategy to oust the United States from Syria  —  Iran is arming militants in Syria for a new phase of lethal attacks against U.S. troops in the country …

EXCLUSIVE: Trans-Identified Male Seen Injuring Female Player During Women's League Game  —  Reduxx has learned that a male who identifies as transgender reportedly injured a female player while participating in a women's league in New South Wales, Australia.

Lori Lightfoot to teach public health course at Harvard after losing reelection  —  Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is heading away from politics and into the academic field at Harvard University, four months after she was ousted as mayor.  —  Lightfoot said in a statement …

ABC News suspends relationship with Christie ahead of expected campaign launch  —  ABC News has suspended its relationship with contributor Chris Christie ahead of the former New Jersey governor's expected entrance into the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.

Kari Lake Is Appealing Her Election Loss Again  —  ‘NEVER BACK DOWN’  —  Pathological election denier Kari Lake on Wednesday announced that she is once again mounting a legal challenge against her loss in 2022's Arizona gubernatorial elections.  Speaking ahead of her “Defend America” …