Dutch Government Collapses Over Plan to Further Limit Immigration  —  The country's prime minister wanted to limit entry for children of war refugees already in the country, among other things.  The proposal went too far for some members of the coalition government.

Trump Asked About I.R.S. Inquiry of F.B.I. Officials, Ex-Aide Says Under Oath  —  In a court filing, John Kelly, who was a chief of staff under Donald Trump, said the former president had asked about having the tax agency look into Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

Oklahoma superintendent of schools says Tulsa Race Massacre wasn't due to color of anyone's skin  —  It's OK to teach Oklahoma schoolchildren about the Tulsa Race Massacre, just don't tell them it was motivated by the color of anyone's skin, the state superintendent of schools said at a July 6 forum.

Disciplinary panel calls for Rudy Giuliani's disbarment  —  His ultimate disbarment or other penalty would be decided by the D.C. Court of Appeals.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7, 2023  —  Dear Friends and Supporters Across America:  —  Nothing matters to me more in the 2024 cycle than winning a blowout victory for the party of democracy and freedom.  —  We Democrats may not be perfect but we fight hard every day for the Constitution and the common good of the people.

White House officials worried Trump showed reporters classified material while in office, new book recounts  —  Former Trump aide Miles Taylor details an episode in which White House staff discussed a 2018 Oval Office incident.  —  WASHINGTON — A forthcoming book by an ex-Trump administration aide describes …

CNN Exclusive: Biden says sending cluster munitions to Ukraine was ‘difficult decision,’ but ‘they needed them’  —  Watch the full interview with President Joe Biden at 10 a.m. ET Sunday on “Fareed Zakaria GPS.”  —  CNN —  President Joe Biden told CNN's Fareed Zakaria Friday that it was a …

How Twitter lost its place as the global town square  —  A series of disastrous missteps over the past year has robbed Twitter of its relevance  —  Alex Pearlman, a stand-up comedian in Philadelphia, woke up one morning in June and turned on the local news.  A portion of Interstate 95 had collapsed.

Ocasio-Cortez endorses Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong signal of Democratic unity  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden's reelection campaign, sending a strong sign of Democratic unity from one of the party's most liberal members.

Former Trump Cabinet member tells him to ‘kiss’ his ‘butt’  —  Trump's former HHS secretary bashes ex-president for his ‘narcissism’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price told Fox News Digital there's “no way” he will support former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential bid.

Poolside ‘Karen’ Who Spewed Racist Bile Is ID'd as Feng Shui Consultant  —  “You don't even know what Hermès is,” she screamed at one point in the viral tirade at a Colorado apartment complex.  —  A Colorado white woman who specializes in Feng Shui interior decorating has gone viral …

GOP declares war on ... Barbie  —  Warner Bros. said there were no geopolitics intended in “Barbie.”  —  In a Barbie world, who controls the South China Sea?  —  That's the question a handful of Republican lawmakers — not to mention much of Southeast Asia — is asking thanks …

DC Bar panel recommends Giuliani be disbarred  —  A preliminary report from the D.C. Bar Association recommends that former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani be disbarred over his efforts to challenge the 2020 election.  —  The report, released Friday by a committee assembled to review his conduct …

The bizarre contradiction in the GOP's view of America  —  Candidates running against a sitting president will always argue that the incumbent has botched just about everything and spread misery throughout the land.  But as the 2024 Republican contenders maneuver for position and respond …

Step Aside, Joe Biden  —  The president has no business running for office at age 80.  —  I am deeply grateful to Joe Biden.  By defeating Donald Trump in 2020, he rescued this country from the continuing misrule of a dangerous grifter and serial liar, a man gripped by vindictiveness, lawlessness, and egomania.

America is moving on from COVID.  That's not good for Ron DeSantis.  —  Mask mandates are finished, even in hospitals.  The federal COVID emergency ended two months ago, along with the last federal vaccine requirements.  And last week, for the first time since Gallup began asking Americans …

FBI investigates Biden Iran envoy over classified information  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Rob Malley, who until recently served as President Biden's special envoy for Iran, over the handling of classified information, according to a source briefed on the matter within the State Department.

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty  —  The Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist 2019 attack at a Walmart has returned to federal court for sentencing.  Patrick Crusius is facing multiple life sentences after pleading guilty …

Arizona governor approves over-the-counter contraceptive medications at pharmacies  —  PHOENIX — Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor's prescription under a governor's order announced Thursday.

Sound of Freedom: the QAnon-adjacent thriller seducing America  —  Jim Caviezel stars as a hero trying to stop child traffickers in a paranoid new movie turning into a surprise box-office hit  —  ype the words “sound of freedom” into Twitter (decent people who wish to live good …

The MTV generation's unemployment problem  —  The Labor Department reported Friday morning that the U.S. job market added a net 209,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.6 percent.  —  The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes haven't knocked the labor market to the pavement.

RFK Jr. touted bitcoin, but said he wasn't an investor.  Financial records show otherwise  — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lists on his June 30 financial disclosure report a brokerage account that held between $100,001 and $250,000 worth of bitcoin.  — Kennedy, who is running for president …

North Carolina's GOP front-runner for governor has a history of racist and antisemitic diatribes  —  Previously unreported social media posts by Mark Robinson are part of a well-documented pattern of inflammatory pronouncements in which he has invoked antisemitic stereotypes …

The Rich Are Crazy for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a crank.  His views are a mishmash of right-wing fantasies mixed with remnants of the progressive he once was: Bitcoin boosterism, anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, assertions that Prozac causes mass shootings …

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten will be paroled, lawyer says, after Gov. Newsom drops effort to block her freedom  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has repeatedly blocked efforts for Van Houten to be paroled, said Friday he would not challenge her release on parole at the State Supreme Court.

Threads backtracks flagging right-wing users for spreading disinformation  —  Regardless, right-wing Twitter users already hate Threads. … If you regularly spread “false information” online, Threads already knows.  The platform apparently flagged those accounts on launch …

Robert Jenrick has cartoon murals painted over at children's asylum centre  —  Paintings were considered too welcoming at Kent centre for lone children arriving in UK  —  Murals of cartoon characters including Mickey Mouse and Baloo from The Jungle Book painted on the walls …

Inside the Secretive Russian Security Force That Targets Americans  —  FSB unit that took Evan Gershkovich is also believed responsible for incidents blurring the lines between spycraft and harassment, including the mysterious death of a diplomat's dog  —  For years, a small group …

Freedom Caucus can't get Marjorie Taylor Greene to call them back  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has not responded to calls by top members of the House Freedom Caucus aimed at notifying her that she has been ousted from the influential conservative group, two lawmakers familiar with the situation told Axios.

Why MAGA elites are facing a fresh set of disasters  —  In the elite world of right-wing lawyers, an intriguing split screen effect has taken hold.  On one side, longtime conservative legal causes are prevailing, most recently with the Supreme Court invalidating affirmative action programs …

About half of U.S. pet owners say their pets are as much a part of their family as a human member  —  How we did this  —  Families come in all shapes and sizes.  And for a majority of Americans, family includes their pets.  —  Most Americans (62%) own a pet, including about a third (35%) who have more than one.

Raskin passes on Senate bid  —  Sen. Ben Cardin's (D-Md.) retirement announcement in May immediately fueled speculation that Raskin would run.  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) officially passed Friday on a bid for a Senate seat in deep-blue Maryland.  —  The Maryland lawmaker has become …