Mike Johnson's Wife Runs Counseling Service That Compares Being Gay To Bestiality, Incest  —  The newly elected Republican House speaker and his wife, Kelly, have long intertwined their political and business lives.  —  LOADING  —  The wife of newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson …

US Freezes Gun Exports, Reviews Backing of Firearm Industry  — Commerce wants to ensure it's not undermining policy interests  — Action follows Bloomberg investigation documenting federal aid  —  The Commerce Department is halting exports of most US-made firearms for 90 days …

State rep. pays tribute to men acquitted in governor kidnap plot  —  ALLEGAN, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan state legislator paid tribute Friday to two men acquitted in the failed plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, with Rep. Rachelle Smit saying she was doing so on behalf of the state.

Chemical crisis: The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide  —  An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they're already facing.  —  Plastic pollution in the oceans …

Faced with abortion bans, doctors beg hospitals for help with key decisions  —  Vague state laws, and a lack of guidance on how to interpret them, have led to some patients being denied care until they are critically ill  —  Amelia Huntsberger pulled up a list of the top administrators …

Stephen King on Mass Shootings: We're Out of Things to Say  —  There is no solution to the gun problem, and little more to write, because Americans are addicted to firearms.  —  Representative Jared Golden, from Maine's Second Congressional District, has reversed course …

Sweeping new Biden order aims to alter the AI landscape  —  The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order  —  President Joe Biden will deploy numerous federal agencies to monitor the risks …

Misinformation is flowing ahead of Ohio abortion vote.  Some is coming from a legislative website  —  The inflammatory language targeting a reproductive rights measure on Ohio's fall ballot is the type of messaging that is common in the closing weeks of a highly contested initiative campaign …

Gaza's Tunnels Loom Large for Israel's Ground Forces  —  Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers.  —  Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had struck a tunnel that allowed Hamas to “infiltrate Israel through the sea.”

Ivanka Trump to testify Friday in the NY civil fraud trial - here's how she can hurt her father and brothers  — On Friday, Trump's NY fraud-trial judge ruled Ivanka Trump must testify next week.  — She had tried to quash her subpoena, saying it was overly broad and improperly served.

Johnson's speakership win fails to end House GOP infighting  —  The centrist vs. conservative spending fight is rearing its head again.  New York Republicans are pushing to expel George Santos.  Matt Gaetz is still openly taking aim at Kevin McCarthy and others.

Bill Barr knocks Trump for having verbal skills that ‘are limited’  —  Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr knocked former President Trump's verbal skills in Friday comments.  —  “His verbal skills are limited,” Barr said at an event at The University of Chicago's Institute of Politics.

Democrat lawmaker launches presidential campaign against Biden, blasts border policies: ‘Not secure’ … CONCORD, N.H. - As he formally launched a long-shot Democratic primary challenge against President Biden on Friday, Rep. Dean Phillips criticized the president's border policies.

The Aftermath of a Massacre Is Always the Time to Push for Gun Legislation  —  Axios: … Since no other civilized country on the planet has massacres like this, Johnson is implicitly arguing that the problem isn't the human heart, but the American heart.  —  Or, maybe the problem is the fact …