Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books  —  For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation's highest court.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville relents and says white nationalists are racist  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), facing a barrage of criticism over a Monday night television interview in which he refused to say white nationalists are racists, relented Tuesday afternoon, acknowledging to reporters on Capitol Hill that they in fact are.

The Ballad of Gal Luft: Whistleblower, Grifter, Soldier, Spy  —  Strap in for the story of the century from the Hunter Biden story's star (missing) witness.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. This Guy  —  Here is a thing we often say around here: “It's always the ones you most expect.”  —  Let's talk about Gal Luft.

Trump Lawyers Seek Indefinite Postponement of Documents Trial  —  The former president's legal team argued in a court filing that no trial date should be set until all ‘substantive motions’ in the case are resolved, setting up an early key decision by Judge Aileen Cannon.

Texas A&M recruited a UT professor to revive its journalism program, then watered down the offer after “DEI hysteria”  —  The university celebrated its decision to hire Kathleen McElroy to revive its journalism program.  She says she's staying at UT after she felt judged because of her gender.

A Glass House for Elon Musk Sparks Internal Tesla Probe  —  Plans for Tesla's secret ‘Project 42’ called for an unusual-looking glass structure in the Austin, Texas, area  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Inside Tesla , it was known as “Project 42,” and the plans called for a dramatic glass-walled building …

More people actually moved out of Florida than New York or California in 2021  — While out-of-staters were flocking into Florida in 2021, 674,740 residents moved out.  — That's more than the total number of people that left California or New York that year.

Owner bans some LGBTQ customers from Michigan hair salon over pronouns.  ‘Not welcome’  —  The owner of a Michigan hair salon said she is refusing service to some members of the LGBTQ+ community.  —  Christine Geiger, who owns Studio 8 Hair Lab in Traverse City, said in a Facebook post …

MyPillow is auctioning off equipment after retailers pull its products  —  CEO Mike Lindell says annual sales fell $100 million after several big-box retailers cut ties following his election claims.  —  MyPillow is auctioning off hundreds of pieces of equipment and subleasing manufacturing space …

Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, released from California prison  —  Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving 53 years of a life sentence for her participation in two infamous murders.

Trump probe: Grand jurors likely to weigh charges against former president selected  —  X  —  ‘It is a public service’  —  Fulton County court officials selected two grand juries Tuesday, one of which is expected to decide whether to hand up an indictment against former President Donald Trump …

Farmers Insurance is leaving Florida in latest blow to homeowners  —  The decision was “necessary to effectively manage risk exposure,” the company said.  —  By Alex HarrisMiami Herald  —  Another insurer is leaving Florida, where homeowners are paying more than ever for insurance …

Georgia Democrat defects to GOP after she says Dems ‘crucified’ and ‘abandoned’ her  —  Democrats have ‘gotten away with using and abusing the black community,’ Mesha Mainor told Fox News Digital  —  FIRST ON FOX: A Peach State lawmaker who angered her Democratic colleagues in the Georgia state House …

DOJ no longer believes Trump should have immunity from E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit  —  The Justice Department has reversed course and said it no longer believes that Donald Trump should be entitled to immunity for his response to E. Jean Carroll's accusation of sexual assault …

Vilnius Summit Communiqué  —  Issued by NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Vilnius 11 July 2023  —  The NATO Invitee associates itself with this Communiqué.  —  1. We, the Heads of State and Government …

How DeSantis's own lawyers accidentally exposed his anti-woke deceit  —  In recent weeks, plaintiffs who are suing to invalidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's “Stop Woke Act” have been confronting its defenders with a seemingly loaded question: Would the law, which restricts school discussion of race …

Court Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Championed by Sen. Joe Manchin  —  A provision in the debt-ceiling law limited opponents' right to sue and mandated pipeline's completion  —  A federal court in Virginia has ordered a pause on construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline …

State GOP party has just $53 in the bank with $334,000 in debt: FEC filing  —  Minnesota has not voted Republican in a presidential contest in over 50 years — the longest any state in the entire country has gone without doing so.  But the GOP has still managed to elect a number …

Conspiracy Theorists (and Elon Musk) Falsely Accuse Student of Being ‘Fed’ Posing as Neo-Nazi  —  An innocent 22-year-old student became the center of a vast internet conspiracy theory that was so intense he and his family were forced to leave their home.  —  It was halfway through …

Trump Lashes Out at Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa  —  The former president snubbed one influential Iowa leader and attacked another, testing his immunity to traditional political pitfalls in a crucial state.  —  Iowa may be the most important state on Donald J. Trump's early 2024 political calendar …

Montana GOP Senate candidate's old Facebook includes lewd photos of women, racist costumes, and homoerotic jokes  — Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy's old Facebook profile is full of questionable photos.  — They include lewd photos of women, a caricature of Middle Eastern people, and homoerotic jokes.

Megan Rapinoe blames Dave Chappelle for ‘violence’ against trans people  —  Megan Rapinoe has no problem placing blame when it comes to the debate on transgender athletes.  —  In a wide-ranging feature for TIME Magazine prior to the upcoming Women's World Cup, Rapinoe said she had a problem …

Joe Biden Is an Asshole  —  Always has been, always will be.  —  There is a moment in Back to the Future Part III in which Marty McFly steps outside of the unfamiliar mores of the 19th-century American West and says of Buford Tannen, the man who has challenged him to a duel, “He's an asshole!”

Republican women learn the hard way: Complicity will not protect you  —  The Freedom Caucus ousts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ron DeSantis ends alimony for older, mostly conservative women  —  There's no rhyme or reason to the given reasons for why the House Freedom Caucus ousted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., last week.

Back  —  The devastation and flooding we're experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic.  Floodwaters continue to rise in some places, like our capital city, and have surpassed the levels seen during Tropical Storm Irene.  The good news is the rain has stopped in some areas …

CFPB Takes Action Against Bank of America for Illegally Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Credit Card Rewards, and Opening Fake Accounts  —  Bank of America will pay more than $100 million to harmed consumers, and $150 million in penalties to CFPB and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Former lawmakers plan new group to stop No Labels presidential bid  —  The bipartisan effort is aimed at stopping a third-party push that many Democrats fear would hurt Biden and help Trump  —  Former House Democratic leader Richard A. Gephardt is planning to launch a new bipartisan group next week …

Justice Clarence Thomas' Florida Trips Dredged Up Amid Ethics Questions  —  Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Anthony Kennedy testify before the House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on Capitol Hill March 13, 2008 in Washington, DC.

Florida ocean temperatures at ‘downright shocking’ levels  —  The extreme heat around Florida is further intensifying the state's ongoing heat wave and could make hurricanes worse  —  Not only is Florida sizzling in record-crushing heat, but the ocean waters that surround it are scorching, as well.

Biden Gets Popped by Another Megadonor  —  President Joe Biden's student debt relief proposal is very popular; roughly 3 in 5 Americans support it.  The Supreme Court is very unpopular; according to one new survey, only 3 in 10 registered voters approve of it.

Teacher Accused of Mailing Afro Wig, White Face Paint to Mixed-Race 2nd-Grader  —  The seven-year-old, mixed-race student was left so humiliated and scared that he had to change schools, his parents said.  —  A New Jersey family has filed a racial harassment complaint against a school district …