Trump scrambles to find lawyer before first federal court appearance  —  In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump's case, people familiar with the matter say  —  Donald Trump spent the day before his historic appearance …

'Trump can't win': Koch network releases ads targeting ex-president  — The political arm of the network backed by billionaire Charles Koch is releasing a slate of digital ads in key states aimed at former President Donald Trump.  — The ads argue a Trump nomination in 2024 would effectively give President Joe Biden a second term.

DeSantis-world bemoans crowded GOP field  —  The News  —  Ron DeSantis' supporters are grumbling that the larger GOP field is complicating their path in South Carolina, where two of the early primary state's highest profile politicians, Senator Tim Scott and former governor Nikki Haley, are in the race.

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 …

Inflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May, the lowest in 2 years  —  WATCH NOW  —  The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in about two years, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.  —  The consumer price index, which measures changes in a multitude of goods and services …

Grassley: Burisma executive who allegedly paid Biden has audio recordings of conversations with Joe, Hunter  —  Biden was allegedly paid $5M by a high-level Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday that the Burisma executive who allegedly paid Joe Biden …

Exclusive: Westfield giving up S.F. mall in wake of Nordstrom closure, plunging sales and foot traffic  —  Westfield is giving up its namesake San Francisco mall in the wake of Nordstrom's planned closure, surrendering the city's biggest shopping center to its lender after foot traffic and sales plunged during the pandemic.

Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise  —  Locations in at least five states were evacuated this weekend, and no explosives were discovered  —  Target stores in at least five states were evacuated this weekend after receiving bomb threats.

Trump is calling for support for his court appearance.  The far right may stay away  —  When former President Donald Trump posted to his Truth Social platform on Friday, “SEE YOU IN MIAMI ON TUESDAY!!!,” the call eerily echoed the tweets with which he summoned his supporters to Washington, D.C., in the lead-up to Jan. 6, 2021.

No Labels likely to back off third party bid if DeSantis emerges as GOP nominee  —  The centrist group considers under what conditions it would back out.  —  CHICAGO — The centrist political organization No Labels has defended its third-party presidential bid by insisting there's …

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher pleads guilty to using marijuana while having a firearm  —  The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law.

Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly.  They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations.  —  The trouble between Philadelphia and the state of Rhode Island began in early March.That's when two Rhode Island officials came to tour Bok, the former South Philly vocational school …

N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Keechant Sewell to Resign  —  Ms. Sewell, who was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams in 2022, announced her decision on Monday.  She did not provide a reason for her departure.  —  Keechant Sewell, commissioner of the New York Police Department, said Monday she would resign …

At least 9 injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police say, soon after Nuggets' NBA title win  —  At least nine people were injured in a mass shooting in downtown Denver, police said, as crowds gathered to celebrate the Nuggets' first NBA championship.

White House press secretary violated Hatch Act, government watchdog says  —  Karine Jean-Pierre violated a law designed to limit how officials engage in politics when she referred to “MAGA Republicans” ahead of the midterm elections, the agency said.  —  White House press secretary Karine …

U.S. Set to Approve Depleted-Uranium Tank Rounds for Ukraine  —  The armor-piercing ammunition has raised concerns over health and environmental effects  —  The Biden administration is expected to provide Ukraine with depleted-uranium rounds following weeks of internal debate about how to equip …

Biden's Banana Republic  —  Fact?  Hillary Clinton broke the law in handling her emails.  No indictment.  —  President Joe Biden (The White House)  —  It was amazing to see Attorney General Merrick Garland's appointed special counsel, Jack Smith, step in front of the cameras …