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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump's Boxes and Clinton's Sock Drawer  —  A president chooses what records to return or keep and the National Archives can't do anything about it.  —  Although the indictment against Donald Trump doesn't cite the Presidential Records Act, the charges are predicated on the law.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Geneva Vote Targets Richest 1% With $475 Million of New Taxes  —  For a few thousand millionaires in Geneva, a regional vote in the next few days could have a lasting impact on their wallets.  —  The June 18 ballot will ask citizens in the affluent lakeside city-canton whether to slap an extra …

After Brinkmanship Over Debt, House GOP Tees Up Potentially $1 Trillion In Tax Cuts  —  House committee approves bills to extend parts of the temporary tax cuts approved in 2017.  —  Less than two weeks after the end of the debt limit fight that Republicans said they started because they worried …

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 …

AMA strengthens its policy on protecting access to gender-affirming care  —  Endocrine Society-proposed resolution passes with overwhelming support in House of Delegates  —  Newswise — CHICAGO—The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates today passed the Endocrine Society's resolution …

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.

Queering Jesus: How It's Going Mainstream at Progressive Churches and Top Divinity Schools  —  Vignettes from progressive Christianity today:  —  A Presbyterian church goes viral online for marking the Transgender Day of  Visibility with a public prayer to the “God of Pronouns.”

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 …

Against the Pride Flag  —  We already have a flag that includes everyone, that doesn't require constant ideological makeover, and that isn't an eyesore.  —  It's June, when one can be forgiven for thinking we live in the United States of LGBTQIA2S+.  —  Old Glory is, at best, supplemented with …

Nevada ‘fake electors’ appear before D.C. grand jury investigating Jan. 6  —  Even as Trump is set to appear in court in Miami in the classified documents probe, a grand jury investigation into the aftermath of the 2020 election is continuing in Washington, D.C.