Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump  —  Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries.  —  Mark Meadows, the final White House chief …

Conservatives surprise McCarthy with floor rebellion over debt deal anger  —  A band of House conservatives derailed a bill that takes aim at gas stove regulation.  It could be just the beginning of moves to undercut the speaker.  —  A band of House conservatives mounted an extraordinary rebellion …

DeSantis Stays Silent on Whether Florida Arranged Migrant Flights to California  —  The silence from Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican running for president, on such a high-profile incident is unusual.  —  Reporting from Miami  —  In his first public appearance since officials in California accused …

7 people shot following high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia: Police  —  Six people were also injured in the aftermath of the shooting, police said.  —  Seven people were shot following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.

These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump.  Now the GOP wants answers.  —  Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding emails and meetings with leading disinformation researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, subpoenas and lawsuits that academics say have become a means of harassment.

The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes  —  The Never-Trump lane is looking pretty empty as candidates serve up MAGA red meat and culture-war cruelty to the crowds in Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Trumpism is about destruction, about burning it all down …

Far-right ‘Moms for Liberty’ listed as a hate group for first time  —  Moms for Liberty, the far-right parental group known for protesting at school board meetings, has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a “hate group” for the first time ever.

U.S. eyes Russia in destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam  —  Preliminary U.S. intelligence suggests Russia blew a major piece of Ukrainian critical infrastructure.  —  The U.S. government “has intelligence that is leaning toward Russia as the culprit” behind the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam …

PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf  — The PGA Tour agreed to merge with rival LIV Golf, which is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince.  — The proposed merger comes after the PGA Tour and LIV Golf …

Florida ban on trans care for minors is likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules  —  “The elephant in the room should be noted at the outset.  Gender identity is real,” U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote, telling Florida to “put up or shut up.”  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday morning …

Family calls for arrest of White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor  —  Calls are growing for an arrest to be made in Florida after a Black mother of four was shot and killed by her White neighbor through the neighbor's door — apparently over a dispute involving the victim's children.

Get Phones Out of Schools Now  —  They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging.  They should be banned.  —  In may 2019, I was invited to give a lecture at my old high school in Scarsdale, New York.  Before the talk, I met with the principal and his top administrators.

Where wildfire smoke is hitting the U.S. the hardest — and when it will end  —  The smoke, emanating from Canada, is causing gray skies and poor air quality  —  The smoky scenes and threat of fast-moving fires — so common in California during recent summers — are now paying …

Coinbase Is Facing a ‘Life or Death’ Battle With the SEC  —  Coinbase Global Inc. knew all along that it could be courting trouble with regulators.  —  More than two years ago, when the crypto exchange filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to start publicly trading its shares …

Fox News is trying to keep Jeanine Pirro away from conservative events  —  Fox News is keeping one of its most visible figures on a tight leash as she promotes her new book, infuriating her publisher and some Christian conservative activists.  —  Over the last several weeks …

PGA TOUR, DP World Tour and PIF announce newly formed commercial entity to unify golf  —  Agreement establishes common goal to promote and grow the game globally for the benefit of all stakeholders, ends litigation

Elliot Page reveals chilling transphobic attack outside LA hotel: 'I'm going to f-king gay bash you, fa—t'  —  Actor Elliot Page has shared he was verbally attacked and threatened by a crazed transphobic man — who shouted that he was the reason “I need a gun” in Los Angeles last year.

D-Day dawns for Ukraine  —  It was bracing that Ukraine launched its counteroffensive against Russian invaders as we celebrate the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings this week.  This assault could turn the tide of the battle for Ukraine, just as the Allied assault on the Normandy beaches altered the trajectory of World War II.

Appeals court weighs nationwide freeze of Obamacare's coverage mandate  —  Coverage of HIV prevention drugs and other preventive services hangs in the balance.  —  A federal appeals court panel appeared skeptical on Tuesday of calls to impose a nationwide freeze on Obamacare's rules …

U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline  —  The CIA learned last June, via a European spy agency, that a six-person team of Ukrainian special operations forces intended to blow up the Russia-to-Germany natural gas project

Arctic Summer Could Be Practically Sea-Ice-Free by the 2030s  —  In a new study, scientists found that the climate milestone could come about a decade sooner than anticipated, even if planet-warming emissions are gradually reduced.  —  The first summer on record that melts practically …

Drone attack in Moscow may have targeted homes of Russian intelligence officials, multiple U.S. officials say  —  The drones appeared to target suspected homes of officers with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR.  A Ukrainian official said Ukraine was not “directly” involved.