Special Counsel's Jan. 6 Target Letter to Trump Mentions Conspiracy, Tampering  —  The letter does not mention statutes relating to insurrection or sedition, a source tells Rolling Stone … Special counsel Jack Smith sent the letter to Trump on Sunday, informing him he was a target of the Justice Department.

Michigan attorney general charges ‘false electors’ over efforts to overturn the 2020 election  —  Sixteen people forged documents and claimed to be “duly elected and qualified electors” for the state of Michigan, Attorney General Dana Nessel said.  —  Michigan attorney general announces charges against ‘false electors’

‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come  —  James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier’  —  The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years …

Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik ‘in Talks’ With Jack Smith's Team, Lawyer Says  —  ‘NOTHING TO HIDE’  —  Former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik is in talks to be interviewed by special counsel Jack Smith's team investigating efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election …

Robert Kennedy Jr's racist, antisemitic and xenophobic views go back decades, report says  —  Democratic candidate's recent false claim that Covid could have been ‘ethnically targeted’ is not an aberration but fits long pattern  —  Robert Kennedy Jr, a long shot Democratic candidate for US president …

Travis King: US soldier got in fights, damaged police car before dash to North Korea  —  Months before he fled into North Korea, U.S. soldier Travis King faced two assault allegations and was fined by a South Korean court for damaging a police car, according to a court ruling and a lawyer who represented him.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Mysterious $1 Million Prize  —  'With all of the Left's wailing about transparency, this is the antithesis'  —  When the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg accepted a $1 million prize from a liberal billionaire's foundation, she pledged to pass the money to a list of designated charities.

Huckabee Sanders' 2024 neutrality frustrates Trump  —  Tensions between Donald Trump and his former press secretary, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have grown over her neutrality in the 2024 presidential race, people familiar with the relationship tell Axios.

Israeli Antiquities Are Stranded at Trump's Florida Estate as Authorities Fail to Retrieve Them  —  Israeli clay lamps, intended for a brief exhibition in Washington D.C. in 2019, got stranded in the U.S. due to the pandemic.  Recently, they were found at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida

IRS agent ‘Whistleblower X’ opening statement revealed: ‘The American people deserve to know the truth’  —  One IRS agent referred to as “Whistleblower X,” will have their identity revealed for the first time during the hearing  —  Two whistleblowers who alleged the Justice Department politically interfered …

Donald Trump Loses Bid For New Trial In E. Jean Carroll Case  —  A federal judge said the jury did not reach a “seriously erroneous result,” and the May 9 verdict was not a “miscarriage of justice.”  —  A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's request for a new trial …

Senators to Propose Ban on U.S. Lawmakers, Executive Branch Members Owning Stock  —  Kirsten Gillibrand and Josh Hawley to unveil bill as new poll shows strong public support for stock ban  —  WASHINGTON—Two U.S. senators are set this week to introduce bipartisan legislation to bar members …

Ron DeSantis allies press for a campaign shake-up  —  There's particular scrutiny around campaign manager Generra Peck and whether she'll hang on to her position.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The long knives are out for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign manager amid a cash crunch and flagging poll numbers.

Woman who directed Jan. 6 rioters with bullhorn convicted on federal charges  —  A Pennsylvania woman accused of directed Jan. 6 rioters into the Capitol building with a bullhorn was found guilty on federal charges.  —  Rachel Marie Powell, 41, was convicted of all charges brought against her …

Tommy Tuberville pledged to ‘donate every dime’ to veterans.  He hasn't.  —  The Fact Checker … As senator, Tuberville has made veterans one of his key issues.  The former football coach serves on both the Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee.

Louisiana lawmakers overturn governor's veto on gender-affirming care ban for trans minors  —  Louisiana will join 20 other states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for minors.  —  BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana's Republican-dominated Legislature overturned Democratic …