Hunter Biden flouts subpoena for closed-door testimony, demanding to testify publicly: ‘I am here’  —  President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden defied Republican investigators' subpoena for closed-door testimony, demanding to testify publicly Wednesday.  —  In his first public statement since …

Trump Said Too Much Too Soon  —  DONALD TRUMP HAS CHOSEN to make “dictator” his brand.  No one made him do it.  But the fact that he did, eleven months before the election, is a good thing.  —  Trump's plans to destroy our foundational checks and balances and rule as a king hadn't penetrated …

Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charged with breaking  —  The case calls into question prosecutors' handling of an Enron-era obstruction law to punish those who stormed Congress.  —  The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could derail hundreds …

Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot  —  Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when using Autopilot.

Supreme Court will decide access to key abortion drug mifepristone  —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will decide this term whether to limit access to a key abortion drug, returning the polarizing issue of reproductive rights to the high court for the first time since …

Contraception is a winning issue, conservative strategists tell GOP  —  Former Trump confidante Kellyanne Conway and other strategists are citing poll data showing strong demand among GOP voters for birth control after the fall of Roe.  —  Kellyanne Conway is going to Capitol Hill on Wednesday …

US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit  —  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.  —  The FCC said the decision impacting …

Playbook: A protest that should worry Biden and Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IT'S A WRAP — “Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can't quit oil,” by Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise, Zack Colman …

NASA rover unravels history of lake on Mars that grew up to 22 miles wide, 100 feet deep  —  NASA's Perseverance rover has learned new data about a major crater on Mars, teaching researchers and astronomers about how the structure was formed and when water was present on the planet.

André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions  — Mort Engelberg Dies …

Fed Holds Rates Steady and Sees Cuts Next Year  —  Officials don't rule out further hikes while penciling in three rate cuts in 2024  —  WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled inflation had improved more rapidly than anticipated, opening the door to rate cuts next year.

Monumental, Youngkin announce deal to move Caps, Wizards to Virginia  —  Renderings show a 20,000-seat arena, practice facilities for the Wizards and Capitals, expanded esports facilities, a performing arts venue, “fan plaza” and more  —  The owner of the Wizards and Capitals has reached …

Revealed: House speaker did little to fight toxic ‘burn pit’ his father campaigned against  —  Mike Johnson's creationist beliefs clash with climate facts in a district where many residents still hold deep concerns about pollution  —  Oliver Laughland in Shreveport, Louisiana and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington

We Were Told Biden Is Secretly Running the DOJ.  Why Is His Son Being Charged? … It has long been an article of faith on the right that Attorney General Merrick Garland is prosecuting Donald Trump because President Biden wants him to.  Even the Trump-skeptical corners …

Inside the Troll Army Waging Trump's Online Campaign  —  A team of meme-makers has been flooding social media with pro-Trump posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes.  Donald Trump is cheering them on.  —  The video, called “Let's Get Ready to Bumble,” is a slick mash …

‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon's partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses  —  Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues.  —  Ten Oregon Republican senators …

GOP Rep. Mike Garcia Secretly Sold Boeing Stock Ahead of Damning Report  —  A Republican lawmaker sold up to $50,000 of Boeing shares just before a committee he was on released a damning report about Boeing—and then he blew the deadline to report it.