Biden Appeal Opens a New Front in Battle Over Internet Speech  —  The Biden administration's battle with Republican-led states over free-speech limits escalated with its appeal of a judge's sweeping order barring federal officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies over postings they deem objectionable.

Tony Evers uses veto powers to extend annual increases for public schools for the next four centuries  —  Molly Beck Jessie OpoienMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, a former public school educator, used his broad partial veto authority this week to sign into law …

White House cocaine culprit unlikely to be found: Law enforcement official  —  Lines may have been snorted and crossed.  But it's possible we won't know by whom.  —  Law enforcement officials confirmed on Wednesday that cocaine was found at the White House over the weekend.

Josh Hawley rings in July 4 with fake quote with antisemitic, white nationalist roots  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD  —  Maybe it's time for Josh Hawley to get out of the history business.  —  Missouri's senior senator on Tuesday decided to celebrate July 4 with another bit of online trolling.

Exclusive: Ron DeSantis Explains Donald Trump ‘Pride’ Ad To Tomi Lahren  —  Florida Governor, and Republican presidential candidate, Ron DeSantis has been at the forefront of cultural issues facing America. … He's also helped protect Florida's children from unproven transgender surgeries.

MAGA Lawyer Lin Wood Calls It Quits Rather Than Face Disbarment  —  QUIT WHILE YOU'RE BEHIND  —  Conspiracy theorist attorney Lin Wood has asked the State Bar of Georgia to allow him to retire his law license after the bar mulled a disbarment for the pro-Trump lawyer.

Trump posted what he said was Obama's address, prosecutors say.  An armed man was soon arrested there.  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama on the same day that a man with guns …

Man charged in Philadelphia mass shooting that killed 5 … - Two boys, ages 2 and 13, were wounded, as well as a mother of twins who were struck by broken glass when the suspect opened fire on their vehicle. … - He had a psychology degree and was a talented artist obsessed with the “Creed” movies.

Justice Department had video of boxes being moved at Mar-a-Lago before FBI search, unredacted document shows  —  The Justice Department has made public more about the significant photographic and video evidence they collected last summer from Mar-a-Lago after the Trump presidency …

GQ pulls article slamming Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Zaslav after complaint  —  The writer said he asked to have his byline removed after GQ made extensive changes after publication.  The magazine removed the story instead.  —  In an unusual step, GQ magazine removed an article critical …

Former Arizona House speaker spoke with FBI in 2020 election probe  —  A former top Republican official in Arizona, who rejected pressure from Donald Trump and his allies following the former president's 2020 election defeat, told CNN Wednesday night that he has spoken with the FBI as part …

Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets  —  Days after requiring users to log in to view tweets, Twitter has silently removed these restrictions.  This means you can open Twitter links in a browser without an account.  —  We at TechCrunch noticed that tweet previews are unfurling in Slack and WhatsApp.

Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized  —  Once he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to a Boise suburb last year, Tim Kohl could finally express himself.  Kohl did what the couple never dared at their previous house outside Los Angeles …

Trump wanted his own personal mercenary army like Putin's Wagner force: Ex-Homeland Security aide  —  Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor is releasing his second book, “Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump” - and startling excerpts are already dropping.

Aubrey O'Day: I had sex with Donald Trump Jr. ‘in a gay club bathroom’  —  Aubrey O'Day claims her long-rumored affair with Donald Trump Jr. began “in a gay club bathroom.”  —  During a recent appearance on Michael Cohen's “Mea Culpa” podcast, the 39-year-old reflected on the first time …

Kidnapped Scholar Elizabeth Tsurkov Deserves America's Every Effort To Bring Her to Safety  —  Whereabouts of Princeton University graduate student kidnapped in Iraq remains unknown  —  Our last contact with Elizabeth Tsurkov was on March 19.  She told us she'd had enough of doing field research …

U.S. Prevents Iran from Seizing Two Merchant Tankers in Gulf of Oman  —  Story by NAVCENT Public Affairs  —  U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet  —  GULF OF OMAN - On July 5, U.S. forces prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by the Iranian Navy after the Iranians …

Iowa's Republican governor calls a special legislative session to revive abortion restrictions  —  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday called a special legislative session to pursue new abortion restrictions after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a 2018 ban after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Are Separating  —  Mr. de Blasio's marriage helped fuel his campaign for mayor of New York, and his intense personal and political bond with his wife drew admiration and scrutiny.  —  About two months ago, after another stale Saturday night …

Trump pulled in more than $35 million in the second quarter  —  The figure nearly doubled what he raised in Q1 and suggests the indictments are helping with fundraising.  —  Donald Trump nearly doubled his fundraising during the second quarter of 2023 — an indication that his legal troubles are propelling his campaign financially.

Boy left unclothed after Burgess Hill sexual assault by two women  —  A teenage boy who was sexually assaulted by two women woke up with his clothes removed and injuries to his head and body, Sussex Police have said.  —  The 15-year-old was walking along Cants Lane in Burgess Hill …

Bill Ackman explains why he embraced RFK Jr.'s skepticism on Covid vaccines  — Bill Ackman, one of the most influential investors on Wall Street, has stunned his Wall Street peers by amplifying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism.  — “I listened to RFK on several podcasts …

Statement from Governor Shapiro on Budget Negotiations  —  Harrisburg, PA — This afternoon, Governor Josh Shapiro released the following statement ongoing budget negotiations:  —  “Pennsylvania is the only state in the nation with a full-time, divided legislature — meaning nothing gets done unless …

Nevada Republicans Challenge Law Protecting Election Officials From Harassment  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, June 29, Sigal Chattah — a prominent Nevada Republican with “significant ties” to the conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election — filed a lawsuit on behalf …

Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary  —  Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago.

Nancy Yao out as Smithsonian women's history museum boss  —  The former New York museum director was beset by criticism of her handling of sexual harassment allegations  —  Nancy Yao, who had been criticized for her handling of sexual harassment allegations at a New York museum …

‘Start reading some of those quotes’: Republican defends Hitler's and Stalin's writings  —  North Carolina Republican Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, a far-right Christian nationalist who is running to be the state's next governor, defended the writings of a slew of authoritarian dictators at the recent Moms for Liberty convention.

Recent Supreme Court rulings alienate the left but are hardly unpopular  —  Polls suggest the new decisions aren't out of step with the American public, despite Democrats' attempts to lump them in with last year's loss of abortion rights  —  After a series of key setbacks for their side …

‘Double agents’: fossil-fuel lobbyists work for US groups trying to fight climate crisis  —  Exclusive: new database shows 1,500 US lobbyists working for fossil-fuel firms while representing universities and green groups  —  More than 1,500 lobbyists in the US are working on behalf …

Biden's DOJ Is Pressuring Journalists to Help Build Its Case Against Assange  —  The prosecution of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is already a threat to a free media — the justice department's campaign to get me and other journalists to testify only makes matters worse

Poll Workers' Lawyers Bill Rudy Giuliani $89k for Missing Evidence  —  FAFO  —  Faced with a potentially costly defamation lawsuit for spreading conspiracy theories about two Georgia poll workers following the 2020 election, Donald Trump's former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani …