I Teach at an Elite College.  Here's a Look Inside the Racial Gaming of Admissions.  —  Dr. Harper is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College.  —  When I was in graduate school several years ago, I spent my summers getting paid to help Asian American kids seem less Asian.

Republican candidate Chris Christie: ‘Trump wants to be Putin in America’  —  The former New Jersey governor on his mission to stop the ex-president returning to power  —  I arrive a quarter of an hour early at the Tick Tock Diner to discover that Chris Christie is already there.

Former Trump campaign official cooperating with special counsel in 2020 election interference probe  —  Former Donald Trump campaign official Mike Roman is cooperating with prosecutors from special counsel Jack Smith's team in the ongoing criminal probe related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election …

Man with Jan. 6 warrant and weapons arrested after running toward Obamas' D.C. home  —  A man with weapons and an active Jan. 6-related warrant was arrested by law enforcement in former President Barack Obama's Washington, D.C., neighborhood, two sources briefed on the matter tell CBS News.

Ron DeSantis faces one setback after another in battle against LGBTQ rights  —  Multiple federal court decisions have frozen key portions of Ron DeSantis' campaign against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in recent weeks, complicating the Florida governor's efforts to present himself …

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Discrimination Of Same-Sex Couple  —  The court's conservatives used a dubious case to greatly expand the right of business owners to discriminate against same-sex couples.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday greatly expanded the rights of people who want to discriminate …

Alan Arkin, Oscar Winner for ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ Dies at 89  —  Alan Arkin, an Oscar-winning actor for “Little Miss Sunshine” with a body of work that spans seven decades of stage and screen acting, died June 29 at his home in Carlsbad, Calif, Variety has confirmed.  He was 89.

The right's shameless Hunter Biden obsession  —  They won't let a lack of evidence get in the way of trying to minimize Trump's corruption.  —  ∙ Paid … Last week, Hunter Biden reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.  After a five-year investigation, the president's son admitted to failing to pay taxes for two years.

Biden's Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say  —  Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security clearance was suspended earlier …

Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, wants shells, planes and patience  —  KYIV, Ukraine — For Ukraine's counteroffensive to progress faster, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the top officer in Ukraine's armed forces, says he needs more — of every weapon.  And he is telling anyone who will listen …

It's Time to End Legacy Admissions  —  The Supreme Court's decision in the UNC and Harvard cases was received, as most news is these days, in two quite different ways on the two sides of our political aisle.  But one theme seemed to resonate with both supporters and opponents of affirmative action …

Member Of White Supremacist Group Charged for Allegedly Defacing Synagogue With Neo-Nazi Symbols  —  For Immediate Release  —  A Michigan man was indicted for conspiring with others and allegedly defacing Temple Jacob - a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan.

Top Trump campaign aide Susie Wiles met numerous times with special counsel investigators in documents probe  —  A senior campaign official for Donald Trump was allegedly shown a classified map by the former president during a meeting at his New Jersey golf club after Trump left office, according to a source familiar with the matter.

‘Off the charts’: Earth's vital signs are going haywire  —  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In my 3 decade-long career being a weather forecaster, and now Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist, I have never observed so many of Earth's vital signs blinking red.  Meteorologists and climate scientists …

Mayor Compares Housing Activist, Whose Family Fled Holocaust, to Plantation Owner  —  Mayor Eric Adams criticized the woman, whose family left Germany in the 1930s, after she questioned him about back-to-back rent increases.  —  The first question at a community conversation with Mayor Eric Adams …

Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson Spar Over Affirmative Action Ruling  —  Even as Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared to agree over the policy's aim, they harshly criticized each other's conclusions on what to do.  —  Reporting from Washington

Ethics Official Owned Meta Stock While Recommending FTC Chair Recuse Herself From Meta Case  —  Federal Trade Commission's designated ethics official says she acted properly, but faces questions from watchdog group  —  WASHINGTON—An ethics official owned Meta Platforms stock when she recommended …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful  —  Before Covid, Gabe Whitney, a 41-year-old from West Bath, Maine, didn't think much about vaccines.  He wasn't very political — he didn't vote in 2020, he said, because he thought Donald Trump was a “psycho” and Joe Biden was “corrupt.”

Ron DeSantis the 'Worst Candidate I've Ever Seen'—Former GOP Strategist  —  A veteran GOP political strategist has described Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the “worst” presidential candidate he has ever seen.  —  Jeff Timmer, a senior adviser at the Lincoln Project …

Key document may be fake in LGBTQ+ rights case before US supreme court  —  Christian website designer says she received email request from same-sex couple but ‘author’ says he did not send it - and is not gay  —  The veracity of a key document in a major LGBTQ+ rights case before the US supreme court …