Chuck Todd to leave NBC's ‘Meet the Press’; Welker will become host  —  The transition will happen in September, a major change at one of broadcast television oldest institutions  —  Chuck Todd, who has served as moderator of NBC's Sunday-morning talk show “Meet the Press” since 2014 …

Kamala Harris is a Biden fall away from being in the Oval Office  —  It was alarming to watch Joe Biden take a tumble Thursday at the Air Force Academy commencement.  —  But the really scary thought is that if he had landed head-first, Kamala Harris would be sitting in the Oval Office.

Grand jury in Trump classified documents case expected to meet this coming week after hiatus  —  A grand jury that has been hearing evidence in the case against former President Donald Trump is expected to meet this coming week in Washington after a lull.  —  The federal grand jury …

Mystery private jet of migrants arrives in Sacramento, prompting investigation  —  California officials launched an investigation after more than a dozen migrants were flown to Sacramento on a mystery private jet on Saturday and “dumped on the doorstep of a local church without any advance warning.”

What Republicans and Democrats are missing about threats to democracy  —  Political scientists are finally getting a better handle on how modern democratic systems can break down.  But the best research doesn't support the self-serving account the Western establishment has been offering since the Brexit and Donald Trump shocks of 2016.

'It's like watching a snuff film': Media elites shocked by The Atlantic's surgical dismantling of CNN boss Chris Licht  — Holy moly did CNN boss Chris Licht get smoked by The Atlantic.  — I was at a conference with other media bosses when the story dropped.  I asked them what they thought. - “He needs a handler — fast.”

Trump-appointed judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague  —  Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.  The law is both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad” and encouraged …

Trans Lawmaker Targets Ron DeSantis in His Own Backyard  —  Transgender Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr and her fiancee, trans activist and journalist Erin Reed, said if Governor Ron DeSantis and fellow Republican lawmakers continue to push “hateful and discriminatory” laws, they'll end up “footnotes” in history.

Who were the IDF soldiers killed at the Egyptian border?  —  Three IDF soldiers were killed by an Egyptian police officer at the Israeli-Egyptian border on Saturday.  —  The three IDF soldiers who were killed at the Israeli-Egyptian border on Saturday were identified as Sgt. Lia Ben Nun …

NATO-trained units will serve as tip of spear in Ukraine's counteroffensive  —  When Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive finally begins, the fight will be led by brigades armed not only with Western weapons but also Western know-how, gleaned from months of training aimed …

New Hampshire Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Kill U.S. Senator  —  In a voice mail message, the man told the senator was that he was “a dead man walking,” according to federal court documents.  He was angry about the blocking of military promotions, prosecutors said.

DNA Test Proves Ex-Wrestler Not Lauren Boebert's Father  —  Stan Lane has been dogged by accusations that he got the congresswoman's mother pregnant during a brief affair. … For years, Rep. Lauren Boebert's mother has maintained that a retired professional wrestler named Stan Lane …

Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer  —  A dozen people came down with mpox in Chicago around early May, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to warn doctors of a potential mpox resurgence.  —  To those that were watching mpox closely, the increase in U.S. cases wasn't a surprise.

DeSantis Relied Heavily on Big Donors in Initial Money Haul  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida made a splash when he announced that he had raised a record $8.2 million in his first 24 hours as a presidential candidate.  New figures disclosed by the campaign reveal that he relied heavily on larger contributors to set that record.

DeSantis suggests Trump doesn't understand the ‘woke’ threat to America  —  2024 Republican presidential nomination showdown: Trump and DeSantis trade verbal fire over the term ‘woke’  —  DES MOINES, IOWA - The current top two contenders for the Republican presidential nomination are trading verbal fire over the term “woke.”