Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election  —  In a phone call in late 2020, President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state's presidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found …

Elena Kagan Has Had Enough  —  You have probably already heard about the Supreme Court's decision in Biden v. Nebraska, where a 6-to-3 majority of the court — split along partisan lines — struck down President Biden's student debt relief plan.  —  After blowing past an obvious problem of standing …

Trump supporters boo, call Lindsey Graham a ‘traitor’ at South Carolina rally  —  Supporters of former President Trump booed and called South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) a “traitor” at a rally in the senator's home state on Saturday.  —  “Thank y'all for coming.

A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke  —  Talks over a matchup between the two tech billionaires have progressed and the parameters of an event are taking shape.  —  Ryan Mac reports on Twitter and Mike Isaac covers Meta.  They have both vowed to work out more frequently in 2023.

Feds Say They Have 80,000 Pages of Evidence Against George Santos  —  LONG ARM OF THE LAW  —  The feds have amassed more than 80,000 pages of evidence in their fraud and money laundering case against truth-averse freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), prosecutors said in court on Friday.

Scoop: Hunter Biden's lawyer roasts IRS whistleblowers in message to GOP chair … - The letter comes after Chair Jason Smith last week released transcripts of interviews with two IRS agents who claimed that the investigation into Hunter Biden was improperly handled along with a purported WhatsApp message …

Moms for Liberty are fired up in Philadelphia  —  The mom vote could be key to the 2024 presidential election.  —  PHILADELPHIA — They call themselves joyful warriors — but this group of conservative moms are mad.  —  They're mad at their teachers, their principals, their president.

Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed.  No One Helped.  —  Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable.  —  Matina Stevis-Gridneff reported from Athens and Brussels.  Karam Shoumali reported from Berlin.

The RNC's debate plans have a major, largely unnoticed problem  —  You have to hit certain polling metrics to qualify.  But what happens if there aren't enough polls conducted?  —  Even if you're the longest of long-shot presidential candidates, it's pretty easy to register at 1 percent in a poll.

Why the Champions of Affirmative Action Had to Leave Asian Americans Behind  —  The original concept in pursuit of diversity was vital and righteous.  The way it was practiced was hard to defend.  —  Nearly a decade has passed since Students for Fair Admissions, or S.F.F.A. …

Supreme Court rulings scramble Congress seats in South for rising GOP stars  —  Decisions from this term look likely to add Democratic seats in the ‘Black Belt,’ but expect a fight from Republicans  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  A series of Supreme Court rulings gave Democrats …

Republican LGBTQ group blasts DeSantis over ‘homophobic’ campaign video  —  A Republican LGBTQ group has blasted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over an ad released by his presidential campaign that the organization called “homophobic.”  —  Log Cabin Republicans, the largest GOP organization …

How Putin Cannibalizes Russian Economy to Survive Personally  —  Nearly 18 months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine now, amidst last week's failed coup attempt, battlefield setbacks, and global diplomatic condemnation, Putin is coming under increasing strain to finance his increasingly-expensive war …

The East Coast's Smoke Could Last Until October  —  First it hit Chicago and Milwaukee.  Then Detroit, Cleveland, and Washington, D.C. Now it's back in New York.  —  Smoke from far-north wildfires returned to the United States and Canada this week, canceling concerts and summer camps …

Supreme court leaves intact Mississippi law disenfranchising Black voters  —  Court turns away case on law implemented over a century ago with explicit goal of preventing Black people from voting  —  The US supreme court turned away a case on Friday challenging Mississippi's rules around voting rights …

The ‘Unseen’ Students in the Affirmative Action Debate  —  Race-conscious admissions helped only a tiny fraction of Black and Hispanic students.  It could not address the many obstacles to a college degree.  —  For as long as she remembers, Dolly Ramos hoped to have “the college experience,” she said, and one day become a nurse.

Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as loved ones bury teen slain by police  —  President Emmanuel Macron scrapped an official trip to Germany on Saturday after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of a massive police deployment.

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Provide Debt Relief and Support for Student Loan Borrowers  —  No President has fought harder for student debt relief than President Biden, and he's not done yet.  President Biden and Vice President Harris will not let Republican elected officials succeed …

Proud Boys to pay church $1 million for destroyed ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign  —  D.C. judge ruled members of the Proud Boys vandalized ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign displayed on front lawn of a historic Black church in 2020  —  The Proud Boys organization must pay more than $1 million …

Supreme Court says 1st Amendment entitles web designer to refuse same-sex wedding work  —  In a major decision affecting LGBTQ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday carved out a significant exception to public accommodations laws—laws that in most states bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.