Mike Pence Reads the Trump Indictment  —  He 'can't defend' the conduct but thinks the case is also political.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Tap For Sound  —  As Mike Pence walked into the Journal's New York conference room Tuesday afternoon, the cable-TV chyron was carrying news from South Florida …

In Jack Smith, Trump has a legal adversary unlike anyone he has encountered before.  —  Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case  —  Donald J. Trump, the first former president to be charged with federal crimes, left court in Miami after being arraigned on 37 counts related to his handling of classified documents.

White House Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Trans Model for Baring Breasts at White House Pride Event  —  “Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events,” a White House spokesperson tells The Messenger of the footage Rose Montoya posted to social media

Judge allows E. Jean Carroll to amend her defamation lawsuit to seek more damages against Trump  —  A federal judge will allow E. Jean Carroll to amend her original defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to include comments he made at a CNN town hall.

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89  —  “All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.  —  Cormac McCarthy, the formidable and reclusive writer of Appalachia …

The NCAA Has a ‘Hot Girl’ Problem  —  We're in the Cavinder Twins' apartment eight floors above the sun-dappled sprawl of South Florida.  A blender whirrs, mixing kiwi-yogurt-almond butter smoothies.  A photographer takes pictures.  A representative from the Twins' sports-marketing agency …

Trump Wanted Courthouse Protests but Instead Got MAGA Misfits  —  Trump has a 3 p.m. court date.  The theatrics started hours earlier—and protesters found a familiar boogeyman to blame for low attendance.  —  MIAMI, Florida—Protesters assembled outside the federal courthouse here on Tuesday …

Insider's top editor caught tearing down union posters in NYC as strike drags on  —  The top editor of the Insider news site was caught on video bicycling around Brooklyn and tearing down pro-union posters as a labor strike dragged into its second week.  —  In the video obtained by The Post …

Starbucks Denies Union Allegations of a Ban on Pride Decorations  —  Starbucks has banned Pride decorations in stores halfway through Pride Month, the company's workers union claimed Tuesday.  If true, it would be a stunning cave to far-right anti-LGBTQ fury—but the coffee chain denies that any such policy is in place.

Biden grins, chuckles when asked about alleged tapes of him getting bribed  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden acted amused Tuesday when asked about the alleged existence of audio recordings of himself and the Ukrainian businessman who allegedly bribed him while he was vice president.

House fails to override Biden veto on DC accountability bill  —  The House on Tuesday failed to override President Biden's veto of a resolution that would block Washington, D.C.'s police accountability bill from taking effect.  —  The chamber voted 233-197 to override Biden's veto, which was short of the two-thirds support needed.

L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price charged with embezzlement and perjury  —  Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price was charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a years-long parade of elected city officials …

Girl, 9, accused of being trans at Kelowna track meet  —  CHILD ACCOSTED AT TRACK MEET  —  Two Kelowna moms are speaking out after their 9-year-old daughter was verbally assaulted at a track and field event on Thursday at Kelowna's Apple Bowl.  —  The mothers, who choose not to identify their daughter …

House to consider resolution to censure Adam Schiff  —  The House is looking to consider a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week after a Republican lawmaker moved to force a vote on the measure.  —  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus …

EXCLUSIVE: The DeSantis Plan To Wage War on ‘Weaponized’ DOJ  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been working for months on plans to tear down and rebuild both the Department of Justice and the FBI, consulting with experts and members of Congress to develop a “Day One” strategy to end …

Judge imposes $58,000 in sanctions on Karamo, others for Detroit election suit  —  A Wayne County judge has imposed $58,459 in sanctions on Michigan Republican Party chairwoman Kristina Karamo, the state party's lawyer and others because of a lawsuit they filed last year that claimed …

Haley ‘inclined in favor’ of Trump pardon  —  Her remarks came after she called the former president ‘reckless.’  —  After calling Donald Trump “reckless,” Nikki Haley on Tuesday said she would still be “inclined” to pardon him if he is convicted of federal charges.

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Sent Back a Stunning ‘Postcard’  —  The Red Planet never looked so colorful.  —  Deputy Editor, Innovation & Tech  —  NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for more than a decade now—diligently traversing the unexplored landscape to collect soil …

Forget ‘small-town values.’ We need candidates with big-city values.  —  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum did not announce his bid for the GOP presidential nomination by grabbing a guitar and crooning out the chorus to John Mellencamp's “Small Town,” but he came awfully close.

A New Kind of Clean Energy Utility Is Born in Massachusetts  —  Heat pumps are cool.  Neighborhood geothermal might be cooler.  —  A landmark project with major implications for how Americans could cleanly heat and cool their homes broke ground in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Monday.