Jack Smith Changed My Mind On Prosecuting Trump  —  Since at least the first impeachment proceeding against him in 2019, and accelerating after January 6, 2021, the country has been considering whether Donald Trump ought to be prosecuted for various misdeeds.

Grand jury indicts Daniel Penny in chokehold death of Jordan Neely  —  Neely's death was ruled a homicide, according to the medical examiner.  —  A grand jury has indicted former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny in connection with the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a subway train, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Fox News Chyron Calls Biden a ‘Wannabe Dictator’  —  The onscreen text appeared Tuesday beneath split-screen footage of President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump, who had been charged with federal crimes hours earlier.  —  A Fox News chyron appeared to refer to President Biden as a …

Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial.  —  Michael S. Schmidt reported from New York, and Charlie Savage reported from Washington.

White Starbucks Manager Fired Amid Furor Over Racism Wins $25 Million  —  The company fired a former regional manager because of her race amid the fallout from the arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store, a federal jury found.  —  The episode plunged one of America's most ubiquitous brands into crisis.

Remembering Robert Gottlieb, Editor Extraordinaire  —  At Knopf and The New Yorker, Gottlieb was an editor of unexampled accomplishment—someone who seemed to have read everything worth reading and to have published a fair amount of it, too.  —  Early this year, Film Forum …

Broader Support for Abortion Rights Continues Post-Dobbs  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rising to new heights last year, Americans' support for legal abortion remains elevated in several long-term Gallup trends.  — A record-high 69% say abortion should generally be legal in the first three months of pregnancy.

F-22 Raptors Demonstrate Air Superiority in CENTCOM  —  TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors deployed to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as part of a multifaceted show of U.S. support and capability in the wake of increasingly unsafe and unprofessional behavior by Russian aircraft in the region.

Community outrage after Burlington, MA Middle School students counter-program Pride celebration  —  I guess it's taken as a given now that Middle Schoolers should be encouraged to celebrate Pride month.  That's certainly the case in Burlington, Massachusetts where on June 2 the school encouraged students …

Tesla's “Self-Driving” System Never Should Have Been Allowed on the Road  —  Elon Musk's automatic driving technology seems to be roughly an order of magnitude more deadly than human drivers.  —  Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen during a meeting with France's Finance Minister Bruno Lemaire outside Paris, France, on May 15, 2023.

Garland defends special counsel, Trump classified-documents probe  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday afternoon defended the Justice Department's classified-documents investigation of former president Donald Trump, who has been calling Jack Smith, the special counsel in charge of the probe, a “thug” and a “lunatic.”

The Gross Spectacle of Murder Fandom  —  After four University of Idaho students were killed, TikTok and Reddit sleuths swarmed the campus.  The community is still struggling with the wreckage they left behind.  —  The reporters arrived in news vans and satellite trucks that trundled …

Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez jumps into presidential race  —  He is the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination.  —  Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez filed federal paperwork Wednesday to join the crowded Republican field for president, becoming the third candidate from Florida running for the GOP nomination.

The bitter strike at Insider — longest ever in digital media — is over  —  The 13-day labor struggle prompted managers to write their own stories and the editor in chief to tear down union fliers  —  Even casual followers of Insider — the fast-paced publication that has become …

U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges For Attempting To Assist ISIS To Conduct Deadly Ambush On U.S. Troops  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York  —  U.S. Army Private First Class Cole Bridges Provided Tactical Guidance in Attempt …

No Labels Is Helping a Firm that Raises Money for Right-Wing Extremists  —  The self-proclaimed centrist group is using a vendor that assists election deniers, MAGA Republicans, and the radical Trump right.  —  No Labels is a political outfit that hails political centrism, calls for bipartisanship …

House blocks resolution to censure Adam Schiff  —  The House on Wednesday effectively killed a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), voting for a Democratic-led motion to table the measure.  —  The chamber voted 225-196-7 to table the resolution.

Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market  —  A group of people stole and sold off human remains from Harvard Medical School's morgue, federal prosecutors say, with a grand jury indicting the morgue's manager and his wife, among others.

Mar-A-Lago Sought 380 Foreign Workers During Time Trump Had Access To Classified Documents  —  Mar-a-Lago looked to employ 380 short-term foreign workers from 2017 to 2022, when Trump had access to classified documents, initially as president and ultimately as a former official living at the club.

Michigan city votes against allowing Pride flags on public property after contentious council meeting  —  The city council in Hamtramck, Michigan, says Pride flag ban is about respecting religious rights of its citizens  —  A Michigan city near Detroit has decided against allowing Pride flags …

Ex-Chief of Staff John Kelly Claims Trump Is Absolutely Terrified of Documents Indictment: 'He's Scared Sh*tless'  —  Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff assessed that the ex-president's blustery defiance throughout his arraignment day was a facade designed to mask his serious fear of the legal danger he faces.

How much did Congress lose by defunding the IRS?  Way more than we thought.  —  The White House and Congress recently agreed to claw back more than $20 billion earmarked for the Internal Revenue Service.  This deal was, ostensibly, part of a grand bargain to reduce budget deficits.

Ron DeSantis, open fascist  —  Luckily this guy has as much chance of being the GOP nominee as I have of displacing Nikola Jokic as Denver's starting center next season.  Still this is a chilling reminder of which way the wind is blowng: … Disciplined coherent fascism is to some extent …

The U.S. Is Paying Billions to Russia's Nuclear Agency.  Here's Why.  —  Nuclear power companies rely on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia.  That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.  —  Reporting from Piketon, Ohio; Kemmerer, Wyo.; and Washington.

Report: J.D. Vance Watered Down His Rail Safety Bill  —  In his brief tenure, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) has touted a signature piece of legislation to show his New Right bonafides: The Railway Safety Act of 2023.  A bipartisan bill, co-authored with fellow Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown …

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a modest pace.  Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low.  Inflation remains elevated.  —  The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient.

White House flew controversial new transgender flag that troubles some critics in the gay community  —  ‘Progress Pride Flag’ hung from White House portico between American flags for Pride Month ceremony  —  A mysterious and divisive new symbol of pride had a coming-out party at the White House on Saturday.