Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group  —  The cash from Mr. Mellon, a reclusive billionaire who has also been a major donor to a super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is among the largest single disclosed gifts ever.  —  Timothy Mellon …

FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao  —  Federal agents raided the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday morning in a probe that included searches of three properties connected to a politically influential family that runs the city's curbside recycling program.

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Investigators for 9/11 families examine video taken by man with ties to Saudi intelligence referencing a “plan”  —  For more than two decades, the U.S. position has been that al Qaeda acted alone on September 11th, but a newly public video has raised questions about whether …

GOP Michigan rep and gun-rights supporter Neil Friske accused of chasing a stripper while firing a gun  —  LANSING, Mich. — Neil Friske apparently lives up to his name: The Michigan state representative was arrested early Thursday after Lansing police responded to a report of gunshots …

“I can't stay quiet”: Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever POTUS endorsement … - French Gates said earlier this year that she was resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates. … - Biden's emphasis on protecting reproductive rights …

Scoop: Trump has big fundraising plans for VP … - Clicking with Trump, and skill on TV, remain essential prerequisites.  — And although the campaign has received waves of donations since Trump was convicted, money is still a priority. … - The Trump-controlled Republican National Committee …

Judge in Trump Documents Case Rejected Suggestions to Step Aside  —  Two federal judges in South Florida privately urged Aileen M. Cannon to decline the case when it was assigned to her last year, according to two people briefed on the matter.  She chose to keep it.

Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protesters  —  Of the 46 people arrested in connection with the occupation of the university's Hamilton Hall, 31 had their charges dismissed.  —  Nearly all of the people who were arrested inside Columbia University's Hamilton Hall …

Appeals court denies Bannon bid to stave off July 1 jail sentence  —  A divided three-judge panel ruled Bannon's argument was unlikely to gain traction at the Supreme Court.  —  A federal appeals court has denied a last-minute bid by Steve Bannon, a longtime Donald Trump adviser …

Putin Threatens to Arm North Korea, Escalating Tension With West Over Ukraine  —  The Russian leader issued the warning at the end of a trip to Asia, during which he signed a mutual defense pact with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un.  —  President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia directly warned …

Supreme Court rules for ex-council member in Texas arrested after criticizing city official  —  Sylvia Gonzalez alleged she was arrested for criticizing the city manager of Castle Hills, Texas, and organizing a petition to remove him from office.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Jamaal Bowman's got the youth vote at least  —  NEW YORK MINUTE: With ten days to go before the city budget is due, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams hasn't reached a deal with the mayor on preschool funding.  —  Members of her Budget Negotiating Team are rallying before the council meeting today with UFT …

Inside Democrats' Plans to Repeal the Comstock Act  —  Democratic lawmakers decided to move forward with a bill to change the Comstock Act despite internal debate over whether it could actually boost conservative claims that it could be used for a nationwide abortion ban.  — Copy

Macron's Approval Matches Record Low a Week Before Voting Starts  — French voters head to the polls June 30 in the first round  — Support for Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally is rising  —  French President Emmanuel Macron's approval rating fell six points to match a historic low on Friday …

How to design a tech regulation (permalink)  —  It's not your imagination: tech really is underregulated.  There are plenty of avoidable harms that tech visits upon the world, and while some of these harms are mere negligence, others are self-serving, creating shareholder value and widespread public destruction.

How Marco Rubio Could Cost Biden the Election  —  Pennsylvania has been political ground zero in presidential elections for nearly a quarter-century, and 2024 will be no different.  Joe Biden carried his birth state by almost 82,000 votes in 2020, and will need to win it again this year.

CBP Releases May 2024 Monthly Update  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for May 2024.  CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP's Stats and Summaries webpage.  —  “In close coordination with U.S. and foreign partners …