‘It was bravado’: Trump says he wasn't holding up classified documents in 2021 meeting  —  The News  —  Former President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that he was not showing off classified documents in an audio clip first published by CNN in which he referred to “highly confidential” …

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 — Rising Conservative Influencer Pedro Gonzalez Regularly Espoused Racist and Anti-Semitic Sentiments in Private Messages  —  Pedro Gonzalez, a rising conservative influencer and politics editor of Chronicles magazine, regularly in 2019 and 2020 sent racist and antisemitic messages …

Russian General Knew About Mercenary Chief's Rebellion Plans, U.S. Officials Say  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, may have believed he had support in Russia's military.  —  Reporting from Washington  —  A senior Russian general had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plans …

Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute  —  Exclusive: Walt Nauta remains without a Florida lawyer after the person abruptly hiked their fees just before the arraignment  —  Donald Trump's valet charged in the classified documents case had his arraignment …

Exclusive: Rudy Giuliani interviewed in special counsel's 2020 election interference probe  —  Former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has been interviewed by federal investigators as part of the special counsel's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN.

Alabama to receive $1.4B for broadband access  —  The state will receive $1.4 billion to boost ongoing efforts to expand broadband access to unserved areas, Gov. Kay Ivey announced today.  —  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration today released the state allocations …

'We're Coming For Your Children' chant at NYC Drag March elicits outrage, but activists say it's taken out of context  —  Organizers say the NYC Drag March is meant to be lighthearted and to poke fun at anti-LGBTQ sentiment.  —  Over the weekend, a short video circulated widely on social media …

Competing Accounts of Justice Dept.'s Handling of Hunter Biden Case  —  An I.R.S. investigator's testimony describing strains over the inquiry into President Biden's son is at odds with the version laid out by Attorney General Merrick Garland.  —  At a Senate hearing in March …

Most countries express confidence in Biden, US: poll  —  Most people around the world in a new survey have largely positive views of the U.S. and President Biden, according to data from the Pew Research Center.  —  The poll, released Tuesday, found that 59 percent of people surveyed globally view …

No Labels' signature-gathering firm has ties to Ron DeSantis  —  The bipartisan group contracted with a Republican firm for its work to qualify for the ballot in Colorado.  —  As part of its push for a unity ticket presidential bid, the bipartisan group No Labels quietly employed a firm …

RFK Jr. Claims ‘Vaccine Research’ Likely Responsible for HIV and the Spanish Flu  —  The 2024 presidential hopeful hosted a panel with some of the loudest vaccine skeptics in the nation … During the unfiltered conversation, he falsely suggested that millions of deaths in the Great Influenza …

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.

The Great Grift: More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says  —  More than $200 billion may have been stolen from two large COVID-19 relief initiatives, according to new estimates from a federal watchdog investigating federally funded programs …

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 …

DeSantis's Pitch to New Hampshire Is All About a State 1,000 Miles South  —  Focusing heavily on Florida at his first town-hall event in the Granite State, Ron DeSantis drew a reception that was sometimes warm, sometimes more skeptical — especially on the issue of abortion.