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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Trump's basement campaign  —  Former President Trump is not campaigning at the pace of previous cycles, preferring to spend most of his days at Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster rather than grip-and-grinning in Iowa and other early primary states.  —  The big picture: Trump …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war's endgame  —  During meetings in Kyiv, William Burns was told of Ukraine's ambitious goal to retake territory and push Moscow into talks by the end of the year  —  During a secret visit to Ukraine by CIA Director William J. Burns earlier …

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.

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 …

Neil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truth  —  Gorsuch hands a victory to the Christian right by making false claims about an important First Amendment case.  —  On Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch released a 26-page opinion venting outrage about a legal dispute that does not exist, involving websites that do not exist.

Moms for Liberty blasted as ‘Klanned Karenhood’ by protesters in Philadelphia  —  Moms for Liberty, the far-right group seeking to control school boards and school curricula across the country, gathered in Philadelphia on Friday for a convention featuring former President Donald Trump …

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 …

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.

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 …

The East Coast's Smoke Could Last Until October  —  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.  —  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 …

Maine becomes first state to decriminalize selling sex  —  Buying sex will remain illegal in the state, as communities nationally reconsider how best to legislate prostitution  —  The state of Maine is embarking on a controversial experiment by partially decriminalizing prostitution …

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 …

CBP Moves Forward on RGV Barrier and Yuma Andrade and El Centro Calexico Fence Replacement Projects to Mitigate Immediate Life, Safety and Operational Risks  —  WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) …

Jan. 6 suspect arrested near Obama's Washington home had guns, machete in his van, feds say  —  A man arrested near former President Barack Obama's Washington home on charges in the U.S. Capitol riot had two guns, 400 rounds of ammunition as well as a machete in his van, a federal prosecutor said Friday.

Trump Ambassador Gordon Sondland Named in Illegal Donations Scheme  —  OUT OF HIS GOURD  —  The Federal Election Commission slapped a $28,000 fine on the hotel company belonging to Trump's former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, for illegal corporate reimbursements totaling …

What it means: Biden's new student debt relief plan after Supreme Court ruling  —  The News  —  Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the White House's student debt relief program Friday, President Biden announced that he's taking a pair of steps to provide student debt relief for millions of borrowers.