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 Shores Up Democratic Support, but Faces Tight Race Against Trump  —  A New York Times/Siena College poll found that President Biden is on stronger footing than he was a year ago — but he is neck-and-neck in a possible rematch against Donald Trump.  —  President Biden is heading …

Trump's indictments are having diminishing returns for his political fundraising  —  The second indictment was not as powerful as the first.  —  Donald Trump's legal troubles have created windfalls for his political fundraising in the past.  And his team has not been shy about using various investigations …

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.

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.

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 …

Transgender People Face Further Erasure With Oklahoma Executive Order  —  The Republican governor ordered state agencies to use narrow definitions of “male” and “female” in their operations.  —  Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Tuesday directed state agencies to use narrow definitions of …

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.

What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban  —  New York CNN —  America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality.  Well, mostly.  —  A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year …

Ray Epps' Attorney Fires Back at Joe Rogan's Jan. 6 False Flag ‘Absurdity’  —  If Rogan is “truly interested in focusing on who instigated” the Jan. 6 riots, Epps' lawyer said, “he would find more truth in looking at the mirror.” … Ray Epps, the former Trump acolyte at the center …

‘Am I wrong?’:  Ohio officer who released police dog on Black man defends himself on bodycam video  —  “He wasn't complying.  I mean, am I wrong?”  Circleville Police Officer Ryan Speakman can be heard saying after he unleashed a police dog on Jadarrius Rose.

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 …