Exclusive: CNN obtains the tape of Trump's 2021 conversation about classified documents  —  CNN has exclusively obtained the audio recording of the 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify.  —  Hear the conversation

Samuel Alito's Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While the Justice Fought the EPA  —  A year ago this month, Martha Ann Bomgardner Alito decided to see if a 160-acre plot of land in Grady County, Oklahoma, would produce.  In a lease filed with the Grady County clerk …

Dunedin man fired 30 AR-15 rounds at pool cleaner he thought was intruder, sheriff says  —  Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Florida's Stand Your Ground Law is applicable to the situation and the man who fired won't face charges.  —  A Dunedin man will not face charges …

Russia-Ukraine War  —  A Visibly Angry Putin Stresses Failure of Wagner Revolt  —  The Russian president made brief public remarks on Monday, his first since the end of the Wagner mercenaries' brief rebellion.  —  Here's what to know.  —  With palpable anger, President Vladimir V. Putin …

Ron DeSantis says he'll end birthright citizenship as president  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system and ramp up border enforcement, vowing to end birthright citizenship, “repel the invasion” at the U.S. southern border and use the …

Top Trump Adviser Pushed for Drone Strikes on Migrants, New Book Claims  —  Stephen Miller denies the account, and a person present has “no recollection” of the alleged conversation, but the book accuses the top Trump adviser of suggesting an atrocity

Justice Dept. asks about election fraud claims as well as fake electors  —  The Justice Department's investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his advisers to overturn the 2020 election results is barreling forward on multiple tracks, according to people familiar with the matter …

Five or six Secret Service agents have testified before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say  —  It is not known what the agents' proximity to Trump was on Jan. 6 or what information they may have provided to the grand jury.  —  About half a dozen Secret Service agents have testified before the grand jury …

Why Pedestrian Deaths Are Skyrocketing in America  —  The number of people killed while driving in America has ticked up since the beginning of the pandemic, but is still in line with totals from ten years ago — and significantly down from the 1990s and earlier.

Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor's sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State  —  The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.

Locally Acquired Malaria Cases Identified in the United States  —  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to share information and notify clinicians, public health authorities, and the public about—

The Timing of Alito's Private Jet Scandal Couldn't Be More Damning  —  Cast in light of a recent ruling, the justice's self-serving duplicity looks even worse. … It's not always simple to contrast what happens on the Supreme Court's docket with the justices' own lives, but an unusually clear double standard is emerging this month.

The First MAGA Democrat  —  This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday.  Sign up for it here.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech is warbling, crackling, scratchy—sort of like Marge Simpson's.

Officials say they can't win a murder case in shooting death of Florida mother who came to neighbor's door  —  Susan Lorincz will be prosecuted for manslaughter in the slaying of Ajike “AJ” Owens, who officials say was killed amid a feud over her kids playing in a nearby field.

Voter Discrepancies Found In The Arizona 2022 General Election  — Following reports from other states regarding vote discrepancies, an analysis was conducted of the total number of ballots counted in the 2022 Arizona general election compared to the number of registered voters.

Freedom Caucus takes key vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's future  —  It's not yet clear whether the conservative group will formally eject her, but people familiar with the matter pointed to a consensus against her.  —  House Freedom Caucus members took a momentous vote Friday …

Jan. 6 defendant, representing himself, questions son who turned him into the FBI  —  The trial of Brian Mock, who the government says was captured on video assaulting officers on Jan. 6, turned into a family therapy session.  —  WASHINGTON — The trial of a Jan. 6 defendant turned into a kind …

Greg Abbott's anti-woke tirade mocked after he shares spoof Garth Brooks story  —  Texas governor duped by satirical article about country star being booed by ‘patriots’ at made-up city in Abbott's own state  —  Governor Greg Abbott of Texas drew online ridicule after sharing a fake article …

Fox News announces new primetime lineup with Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld  —  ‘[New lineup] will ensure our viewers have access to unrivaled coverage from our best-in-class team for years to come,’ CEO Suzanne Scott said  —  Fox News Channel will debut …

The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax … The Supreme Court took up a case on Monday that could make it nearly impossible for Congress to pass a federal wealth tax, giving the justices an opportunity to torpedo a major Democratic policy proposal before it can be enacted.

Woman Sues Anti-Abortion ‘Pregnancy Center’ After Her Ectopic Pregnancy Ruptured  —  The woman claims the Massachusetts facility failed to diagnose her pregnancy as ectopic and, as a result, she lost a fallopian tube during emergency surgery.  —  A Massachusetts woman claims …

'It's absolutely guaranteed': the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise  —  Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise  —  Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by  —  Not only is dangerous sea level rise …

White House touts economic success of ‘Bidenomics’  —  Advisers to President Joe Biden point out the contrast with failed policies that claim to improve the economy from ‘the top down.’  —  According to the HuffPost, White House advisers on Monday released a memo touting economic progress …

White House Condemns Harassment of WSJ Reporter for Questioning Modi About Rights  —  Biden spokesman says harassment of journalist is unacceptable after attacks by officials from Indian prime minister's party  —  The White House is condemning the harassment of a Wall Street Journal reporter …

Bill Maher Gives Anti-Vaxxer RFK Jr. Another Big Boost  —  The HBO host praised Robert F. Kennedy for sticking to his beliefs after a recent New York Times article.  —  Add Bill Maher to the list of podcasters sympathetic to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fledgling campaign—anti-vaccine sentiments be damned.

Tim Scott's standing on the rise among GOP voters, poll finds  —  A new NBC News poll found a sharp uptick in voters picking GOP Sen. Tim Scott as their second-favorite candidate in the Republican primary.  —  South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is getting the attention of Republican primary voters.

Major research lost after custodian flips switch on lab freezer, lawsuit claims  —  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alleges it lost decades of scientific work because worker sought to stop “annoying alarms” coming from lab that contained super-cold freezer.

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wants To Physically Fight Committee Witness  —  The feisty internet poster and freshman U.S. senator wants an MMA match with Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien.  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Monday challenged a labor union president to a physical fight in response to some mean tweets.

Richard Ravitch, Rescuer of the Subways and New York's Finances, Dies at 89  —  He helped New York City avoid bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, ran the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and later served as lieutenant governor.  —  Richard Ravitch, a politically savvy, civic-minded developer …

Energy system struggles in face of geopolitical and environmental crises  — After seven decades with bp, EI Statistical Review sheds light on a tumultuous 2022  — Pandemic demand crisis gave way to supply crisis in war-affected global energy system  — Global energy-related emissions …