Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation crimes in Trump inquiry  —  Exclusive: Fulton county DA has identified multiple state election crimes in the 2020 election investigation, sources say  —  The Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump's efforts to overturn …

DeSantis involved in ‘car accident’ on drive to Chattanooga; Florida governor unhurt  —  Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a “car accident” in Tennessee on Tuesday, his spokesman says.  —  “This morning, the governor was in a car accident …

Obama's chef ID'd as paddleboarder who drowned near former president's Martha's Vineyard estate  —  Barack and Michelle Obama were not present at the home at the time of the accident, authorities said  —  A paddleboarder who drowned near former President Barack Obama's Martha's Vineyard estate …

Exclusive: Hunter Biden's gallery sold his art to a Democratic donor ‘friend’ who Joe Biden named to a prestigious commission  — Insider has learned the identities of two Hunter Biden “friends” who were also buyers of his art: Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali and Kevin Morris.

Arkansas Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach  —  Defendant Beat Police Officer with a Flagpole  —  WASHINGTON - An Arkansas man was sentenced today on a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Twitter rival Mastodon rife with child-abuse material, study finds  —  Happy Monday!  Send news tips and summer podcast recommendations to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com.  —  Below: The Microsoft-Activision deal is back in the hands of the U.K.'s antitrust watchdog, and a key OpenAI employee departs.

Justice Department sues Texas after Gov. Abbott refuses to remove floating barrier  —  The Department of Justice has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott following the governor's refusal to remove a stretch of inflatable buoys on the Rio Grande, which sits between his state and Mexico.

Donors, Don't Fund a Trump Plurality  —  As in 2016, Republican candidates won't drop out soon enough.  Here's how to give them a push.  —  Despite Donald Trump's apparent inevitability, a baker's dozen Republicans are hoping to become the party's 2024 nominee for president.

Jury Decides Ammon Bundy Must Pay More Than $50M for Defaming Hospital  —  The anti-government leader waged a crusade over treatment of an ally's grandson, known as Baby Cyrus.  —  Anti-government agitator Ammon Bundy must pay an Idaho hospital more than $50 million for defaming it and targeting …

Democrats move to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Frank O'Hara died 57 years ago today.  He was only 40.  Carve out a minute today to read his perfect poem about Lana Turner collapsing.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.  —  Reading this online?

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  —  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts have observed directional anti-personnel mines on the periphery of the site of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.

McCarthy: Biden probes ‘rising to the level of impeachment inquiry’  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said that he expects the House GOP's investigations into the foreign business activities of President Biden's family to rise to the level of an impeachment inquiry

Jason Aldean, Decrying ‘Cancel Culture,’ Has a No. 2 Hit  —  “Try That in a Small Town” went from overlooked to almost topping the charts after a week of controversy.  —  In May, the country star Jason Aldean released a single, “Try That in a Small Town,” with lyrics that paint contemporary urban life …

UPDATE #2-MSP Divers, Environmental Police Recover Body of Paddle Boarder from Edgartown Great Pond  —  UPDATE #2—Shortly before 10 AM the body of the missing paddle boarder was recovered from Edgartown Great Pond by Massachusetts State Police divers.  MSP Underwater Recovery Unit divers …

Former Anti-Abortion Leader and Aide to Alabama Lt. Gov. Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges  —  Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth once called Cole Wagner “a whiz-kid” and a “bright, young guy”  —  AS THE CHAIR of Alliance for a Pro-Life Alabama in 2018, Cole Wagner helped muscle into the Alabama Constitution …