How House Dems went from angry at to rallying around the Biden White House  —  After venting in private and public about what they saw as a one-sided negotiation, Democrats embraced the final debt compromise and gave even more votes than Republicans  —  Congressional bureau chief

Trump Loses NHGOP Rep's Endorsement to DeSantis Over Treatment of Fox News Host  —  Donald Trump's treatment of his former spokesperson, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany, has cost him the support of a New Hampshire GOP state representative.  And, NHGOP insiders say, the repercussions …

AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test  —  The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said “it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective.”  —  An AI-enabled drone killed its human operator …

Trump says he told Hannity not to joke about Biden's cognitive ability  —  Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that he previously reached out to Fox News host Sean Hannity to suggest he stop joking about President Biden's cognitive abilities.  —  Trump participated in a town hall event …

Recording of Trump Underscores Growing Evidence in Documents Case  —  A conversation in which the former president is said to have acknowledged that he could not declassify a sensitive document could undercut a defense he has offered.  —  The revelation that federal prosecutors have a recording …

Twitter's head of trust safety Ella Irwin has resigned, Slack account is deactivated, according to sources  —  Ella Irwin, Twitter's head of trust and safety and one of Elon Musk's top lieutenants, is no longer in Twitter's internal Slack, according to a source familiar and a screenshot of her deactivated account viewed by Fortune.

Ron DeSantis praised Anthony Fauci for Covid response in spring 2020 for ‘really doing a good job’  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for “turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020” but DeSantis was praising …

Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles  —  In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there's not enough groundwater for projects already approved.  —  Christopher Flavelle reported from Washington and Jack Healy from Phoenix.

New details of Jeffrey Epstein's death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP  —  Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn't stop running.

Death in Custody of 8-Year-Old in Harlingen, Texas  —  CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) continues to investigate the tragic death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. Border Patrol custody, which occurred on May 17 in Harlingen, Texas.  Consistent with agency policy and CBP's commitment …

Candidate charged with shooting at Democrats' homes after election loss  —  A failed New Mexico political candidate has been indicted for allegedly organizing and carrying out a plan to shoot at the houses of Democrats and officials who certified his losing election.

Former Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey weighs U.S. Senate bid  —  Former Los Angeles Dodgers icon Steve Garvey is considering running for the open U.S. Senate seat in California as a Republican, a move that would immediately upend the 2024 race, according to several GOP state party insiders …

Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a victory to business interests in a labor dispute, but the win was more of a whimper than a roar.  —  By an 8-to-1 vote, the high court ruled against unionized truck drivers …

Journalists at country's largest newspaper chain will walk off the job  —  Hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers across seven states are protesting their company's leadership and job cuts  —  Journalists for the largest newspaper chain in the country will walk off the job next week …

J6 Unmasked: Security footage shows Pelosi evacuating Hollywood-style from Capitol as daughter films  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has described having to evacuate a riotous Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as traumatic.  But Capitol Police security footage obtained by Just the News shows …

Is Joe Manchin's Pipeline a Big Deal?  —  If there's one climate policy you're likely to hear about in the debt ceiling deal, it's the Mountain Valley Pipeline.  —  The 304-mile pipeline, which will link West Virginia's booming gas fields to the East Coast and Texas, essentially received automatic approval under the bipartisan deal.

When the Neighbors Don't Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves ‘Transformers’ Statues)  —  A professor decorated a sidewalk in Georgetown with 10-foot sculptures of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime.  The well-heeled locals were not pleased.  —  Reporting from Georgetown in Washington, D.C.

Most Americans Oppose Transgender Agenda  —  By a 3-to-1 margin, Americans believe there are only two genders, and a majority support laws against transgender treatment for minors.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 71% of American Adults agree …

With Hannah Gadsby's 'It's Pablo-matic,' the Joke's on the Brooklyn Museum  —  The Australian comedian turns curator in a show about Picasso's complicated legacy.  But it's women artists the exhibition really shortchanges.  —  If you studied art history or another of the humanities in the 1990s or 2000s …

How the D.C. area managed to clinch one of its nicest Mays in memory  —  Cooler-than-normal months have become a rarity in the D.C. area, but we managed to notch one during May, and it was delightful.  —  The cool, dry weather, filled with sunshine, delivered arguably one of the nicest Mays in recent memory for spending time outside.

Russia says thousands of iPhones were hacked, blames U.S. and Apple  —  Apple denied the charge and Russia cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said it did not have enough data to blame any government  —  Russia's Federal Security Service said Monday that several thousand iPhones in the country …