There's a Time Bomb in Progressives' Big Supreme Court Voting Case Win  —  This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate's coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June.  We're working to change the way the media covers the Supreme Court.  Sign up for the pop-up newsletter …

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

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 …

Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog  —  The Justice Department's watchdog said Tuesday that a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City …

America's Family Secret  —  More than 100 U.S. leaders - lawmakers, presidents, governors and justices - have slaveholding ancestors, a Reuters examination found.  Few are willing to talk about their ties to America's “original sin”  —  WASHINGTON  —  A chiseled block of sandstone …

Ryan Seacrest Named New Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’  —  The game show has demonstrated remarkable durability even as traditional television has declined in the wake of streaming entertainment.  —  Ryan Seacrest, the dexterous Hollywood master of ceremonies, will be named the next host of …

Court Throws Out New York's Civil Case Against Ivanka Trump  —  The decision could mean that claims against Donald J. Trump and his company might also be limited.  —  A New York appeals court on Tuesday dismissed the New York attorney general's civil case against Donald J. Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump …

Supreme Court says a conviction for online threats violated 1st Amendment  —  Prosecutors must show that a person responsible for threats understood the threatening nature of that speech, justices say  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed the conviction of a man who made extensive online threats …

New York City drivers will pay extra tolls as part of the effort to reduce congestion  —  New York has received a critical federal approval for its first-in-the-nation plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, part of an effort to reduce traffic …

'We're electing idiots': Liz Cheney pinpoints the biggest problem in American politics  —  Outspoken Donald Trump critic and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) summed up the problem with U.S. politics Monday night: “We're electing idiots.”  —  The ex-Jan.6 committee Vice Chair and daughter …

The Con Artists Who Blame Ukraine Aid for America's Social Problems  —  A scene of squalor unfolds as the camera moves along a city street lined with apparent drug addicts to the soundtrack of Childish Gambino's “This Is America.”  A caption reads, “While American citizens live on the streets …

Magic Mushrooms.  LSD.  Ketamine.  The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley.  —  Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a drug movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs  —  Elon Musk takes ketamine.

Artificial Intelligence Is Making The Housing Crisis Worse  —  Landlords are using AI to screen their tenants, heightening errors and discrimination.  —  When Chris Robinson applied to move into a California senior living community five years ago, the property manager ran his name through …

Democratic lawmakers seek Supreme Court investigation into Clarence Thomas  —  The letter, led by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., criticizes Chief Justice John Roberts and asks for institutional reforms at the high court.  —  A group of 18 House Democrats wrote a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts …

Senate panel finds more pre-Jan. 6 intelligence failures by FBI, DHS  —  Committee report cites striking FBI shortcomings, says DHS analysts were hesitant in the wake of criticism from handling of George Floyd protests  —  A new Senate committee report sharply criticizes the FBI and Department …

Miami Mayor Frances Suarez On His Bid To Be The GOP's 2024 Nominee  —  Miami Mayor Frances Suarez joined me this morning to discuss his bid for the 2024 GOP nomination for president:  —  Audio:  —  06-27hhs-suarez  —  Transcript:  —  HH: I am joined by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez …

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

At battery plant fueled by EV incentives, Kemp slams federal green energy perks  —  Gov. Brian Kemp picked an unusual spot to deliver his sharpest remarks yet against President Joe Biden's green energy initiatives: an electric battery supplier that is directly benefiting from a surge of federal spending championed by the White House.

GOP candidate Suarez asks interviewer 'what's a Uyghur?'  —  The foreign policy gaffe was especially striking given the increasingly outsize role China plays in U.S. foreign policy calculations.  —  Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez was caught unaware Tuesday morning …

Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people  —  Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed walk hand in hand at a Pride parade in the college town of Missoula, Montana, wearing smiles as sunny as the day is rainy.  Adoring fans cheer them along the route.

Rioter Who Wrote ‘WE BREACHED THE CAPITOL OMG’ Admits She Breached the Capitol  —  SELF-OWNED  —  A Florida woman who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6—then boasted about it on Parler and Facebook—pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of civil disorder.

LGBTQ Celebrities & Allies Call on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to Stop the Flow of Anti-Trans Hate & Malicious Disinformation About Trans Healthcare  —  “True allies do not profit from anti-LGBTQ hate.”  —  To:  —  Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms, Inc.

Every Supreme Court Justice Should Be Matched With a Billionaire Buddy  —  The Supreme Court ethics crisis continues, not with Clarence Thomas but with his right-wing comrade, Justice Samuel Alito.  —  In 2008, according to a recent ProPublica investigation, Justice Alito took a trip …

The New M&A Rules That Would Delay Million-Dollar Deals  —  The US antitrust agencies are requiring firms to turn over much more information about their transactions than before in an overhaul to merger rules that could delay deals by months.  —  The revamp of the so-called Hart-Scott-Rodino filing process …

Spring Creek fire in Western Colorado explodes overnight, grows to 3,000 acres  —  A wildfire in western Colorado exploded overnight and was burning more than 3,000 acres south of Parachute as of Tuesday morning.  —  More than 300 firefighters worked to extinguish the Spring Creek fire …