Exclusive: Georgia prosecutors have messages showing Trump's team is behind voting system breach  —  Atlanta-area prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia are in possession of text messages and emails directly connecting members of Donald Trump's legal team …

In a small Kansas town, a brazen attack on press freedom  —  “These are Hitler tactics, and something has to be done.”  —  Those were the words of 98-year-old Joan Meyer, the co-owner of the Marion County Record, after her home and office were raided by the City of Marion's entire five-person police department on Friday.

RFK Jr. says he'd sign a federal ban on abortions after three months of pregnancy  —  The stance puts Kennedy — who's mounting long shot bid to unseat President Joe Biden as the Democratic standard bearer in 2024 — out of step with most of his party.  —  DES MOINES, IOWA …

Newsom vs. DeSantis debate stalling over Fox News audience  —  The California Democrat and Florida Republican agreed to the debate, but hit a stalemate over the network hosting a live studio audience.  —  Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis have reached an impasse in their Fox News debate planned for November …

Louis DeJoy: From Trump villain to Biden's clean energy buddy  —  The postmaster general has struck up an unexpected partnership with the president's green guru, John Podesta.  —  During the summer of 2020, there were few bigger Democratic super villains than Louis DeJoy.

Why Are So Many of Trump's Alleged Co-Conspirators Lawyers?  —  Deborah Pearlstein is a professor of constitutional law.  —  The second federal indictment of Donald Trump describes conduct that posed a profound threat to our constitutional democracy — conduct that deserves serious punishment if proven.

Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year.  Now every public-school student is going to get free lunch.  — Massachusetts passed a 4% tax on people who make more than $1 million a year.  — Revenue from the new income tax is being used to give kids lunch and breakfast at school.

Rep. Greg Steube introduces impeachment articles against President Joe Biden  —  A Florida Congressman has introduced impeachment articles against President Joe Biden, coming as the first member of his Republican party colleagues to jump-start the process.  —  Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) …

PEPFAR and the death knell of bipartisan cooperation  —  Fighting HIV is now a front in the culture war, showing how the GOP has degraded since the Bush era.  —  ∙ Paid … By Lisa Needham  —  George W. Bush didn't do a lot right in his presidency.

White House steps up judicial confirmation efforts after slowdown  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  Our thoughts continue to be with the people of Maui.  Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) offered one small sign of hope over the weekend.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.

2 eject from vintage Soviet jet before crash at Michigan air show  —  No injuries were reported when the MiG-23, flying at Thunder Over Michigan, plummeted and hit vehicles in a parking lot in Belleville, authorities said.  —  Two people in a vintage fighter jet ejected dramatically …

Christie says no one has given him a loyalty pledge to sign  —  The RNC's loyalty pledge is a hot issue in advance of the first GOP debate.  —  Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday he has yet to sign the party's loyalty pledge because no one has given it to him.