Trump charged in probe of Jan. 6, efforts to overturn 2020 election  —  A grand jury indicted former president Donald Trump Tuesday for a raft of alleged crimes in his brazen efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the latest legal and political aftershock stemming from the riot …

Biden and Trump Are Tied in a Possible 2024 Rematch, Poll Finds  —  A Times/Siena poll suggests a slight Biden edge among voters who don't like either candidate.  —  After Democrats fared well against MAGA candidates in the midterms last year, it might have been reasonable to think that President Biden …

Michigan Republicans charged in connection with 2020 voting machine tampering  —  A Michigan prosecutor charged a former state lawmaker and a losing candidate for state attorney general Monday as part of an investigation into the improper acquisition of voting machines.

Another GOP ‘bombshell’ fails to detonate  —  House Republicans are having a hard time selling the idea that Devon Archer's testimony was important  —  “Every day this bribery scandal becomes more credible,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night.

Meet the “scholars” who created Florida's new Black history curriculum  —  To comply with the Stop WOKE Act, a 2022 law championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), the state needed to create a new curriculum for Black history.  The law required the curriculum to “celebrate …

Former Lizzo dancers were weight-shamed and pressured while at strip club, lawsuit says  —  Three former dancers have filed a suit against Lizzo, accusing the singer of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.  —  LOS ANGELES — Three of Lizzo's former dancers have accused …

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies unexpectedly after undisclosed medical issue  —  Oliver had been serving as acting governor while Phil Murphy was out of state.  —  New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver died Tuesday, one day after she was rushed to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue.

Revealed: The criteria for the second Republican primary debate  —  Things are about to get harder for the field.  —  The Republican National Committee is upping the thresholds significantly for presidential candidates seeking to qualify for the party's second sanctioned debate next month …

Biden Allies Spread Photoshopped Pictures of the President to ‘Prove’ He's Fit for Second Term  —  As a growing number of Americans believe President Biden is too old for a second term in office, White House allies are employing a desperate strategy to convince voters that the President is fit enough to serve:

New York attorney general's Trump lawsuit “ready for trial,” her office says  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James' office says it is ready to proceed with a trial stemming from its $250 million lawsuit claiming former President Donald Trump, two of his children and his company engaged in widespread fraud.

Fitch downgrades U.S. long-term ratings to AA+ from AAA  — Fitch Ratings cut the United States' long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to AA+ from AAA.  — The agency had placed the country's rating on negative watch in May, citing the debt ceiling fight in Washington.

Idaho AG can't prosecute providers for abortion referrals, federal judge orders in injunction  —  A federal judge in Idaho has granted a preliminary injunction barring Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador from taking legal action against medical providers who refer patients across state lines …

The new Democrat line: Hunter was selling an “illusion” of access  —  A week or two ago I wrote about the “limited hangout” strategy of dealing with a crisis.  It is a strategy used by intelligence agencies that have been caught doing something illegal and/or embarrassing, made famous during the Watergate scandal.