Trump campaign calls Hunter Biden verdict a ‘distraction’ from ‘real crimes’ of Biden family  —  Other Republicans were all over the map, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who called it “kinda dumb tbh.”  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign cast Hunter Biden's guilty verdict …

Alito's Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone  —  A secret tape has exposed what Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's wife, Martha-Ann, really thinks behind closed doors—and the truth isn't pretty.  In the span of just a few minutes, Alito promised revenge on the media …

Unfounded attacks on the Justice Department must end  —  Conspiracy theories, falsehoods and threats of violence against DOJ personnel are not normal.  —  Merrick Garland is attorney general of the United States.  —  Last week, a California man was convicted of threatening to bomb …

Sinclair injects deceptive attacks on Biden's age into dozens of local broadcasts  —  This is a special joint edition of Public Notice and Judd Legum's Popular Information.  You can subscribe to Popular Information here.  —  Two outlets controlled by right-wing media tycoons are working …

Gaza Chief's Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas  —  Yahya Sinwar's correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel

Manhattan DA Bragg, who secured Trump conviction, to testify before GOP-led Judiciary Committee  —  Bragg and prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will testify before the House Judiciary panel, led by Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, on July 12.  —  WASHINGTON — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …

A group of House Democrats steps up to try to stop Project 2025 and a Trump White House  —  Warning about the far-right Project 2025 agenda for a Donald Trump White House, a group of House Democrats has launched a task force to start fighting the proposal and stop it from taking hold if the Republican former president returns to power.

“False gospel”: The new GOP attack on Dolly Parton is a tactic borrowed from the Christian right  —  Fundamentalists disparage mainstream culture as “demonic” — Republicans just substitute the word “woke”  —  It was inevitable that Republicans would go after Dolly Parton.

No lawmakers have lost primaries yet.  Will the streak end tonight?  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  We're wishing Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) a rapid recovery after he suffered a bruised shoulder in a car crash on Sunday.  Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com.  Thanks for waking up with us.

Is Donald Trump okay?  —  His story about hypothetically being electrocuted is another glimpse into a mind that is unwell.  —  It is irresponsible to obsess over President Biden's tendency to mangle a couple of words in a speech while Donald Trump is out there sounding detached from reality.

Stop Saying Florida Isn't Safe for Gay People.  It's Fine.  —  My local haunt in Pensacola lets you smoke inside.  Gay bars in New York will charge you 18 bucks for a gin and tonic.  That's real oppression.  —  Last weekend I got drunk at my local gay bar in Pensacola, Florida.

The Biggest Lie Trump-Biden 2024 Rematch Voters Are Telling Themselves  —  Most would-be dictators run for office downplaying or sugarcoating their intentions, trying to lure voters with a vanilla appeal.  But once elected, the autocratic elements take over, either immediately or gradually …

Playbook: The ugly war over a Trump snub  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  A FRATERNAL GLOBAL BRAID — “Under siege, 3 world leaders say: Bring it on,” John F. Harris and Alexander Burns: “The calculations of [JOE BIDEN …

Why the Words ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’ Bother Trump So Much  —  TOUCHY MUCH?  —  Fury over ad highlighting comments about fallen U.S. soldiers shows Trump and his campaign can dish out his favorite insults but hate taking them in return.  —  Donald Trump has always been comfortable hurling insults.

Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites ‘hopeful sign’  —  Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the U.S. Secretary of State called “a hopeful sign”.

In Trump's orbit, some muse about mandatory military service  —  Only 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the armed forces.  Some in the former president's camp say it's time more young adults put “some skin in the game.”  —  TEXARKANA, Tex. — Kyra Rousseau remembers feeling trapped …

Marjorie Taylor Greene creates headaches for House GOP as leaders weigh how much attention to give the Trump loyalist  —  GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a team player and a reliable Republican leadership ally for nine months under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy …

Canada's Big Worry: A US Civil War  —  Justin Trudeau probably won't ask Joe Biden if the U.S. is headed for a war between the states.  But a report from within his government says it's time for Canada to get ready.  —  When Justin Trudeau meets Joe Biden at the G7 summit in Italy this week …

Virginia NAACP sues Shenandoah school board over reinstating Confederate names stripped after George Floyd killing  —  Virginia's NAACP is suing Shenandoah County's school board for reinstating Confederate names to two public schools.  —  “The Virginia NAACP is bringing this lawsuit on behalf …