Tucker Carlson Calls Journalists ‘Animals.’ He's Also Their Best Source.  —  His platform on Fox News made him a big player in Donald Trump's circle.  Off camera, he shapes the coverage of Trump's world and Fox's own internal politics.  —  Last month, I texted Tucker Carlson to ask …

QAnon Supporters Dismayed at Donald Trump's December Tour With Bill O'Reilly  —  QAnon supporters have acted with dismay and confusion after Donald Trump announced the December dates of his upcoming speaking tour with Bill O'Reilly, which coincides with when he is meant to have already been reinstated as president.

Graham to Biden: 'If you want an infrastructure deal of a trillion dollars, it's there for the taking'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged President Joe Biden to support his bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, but said it could be jeopardized if Democrats signal that they intend …

Three Countries Ask Israel for COVID Vaccines if Palestinians Nix Deal, Source Says  —  The Palestinian Health Ministry has said that it intends to resume negotiations with Israel and Pfizer about ‘safe vaccines that meet our standards’  —  Israel is holding talks with three other countries …

“It's a Long Tradition in RI,” Whitehouse Defends Family's Membership in All-White Club  —  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse continues to defend his family's membership in the all-white private Bailey's Beach Club in Newport.  —  GoLocal interviewed Whitehouse on Friday in Pawtucket …

Taliban Enter Key Cities in Afghanistan's North After Swift Offensive  —  The setbacks come at a harrowing moment for Afghanistan, just as American and international troops are set to leave the country in coming weeks.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban entered two provincial capitals …

In Rift With Biden, a Dramatic Show of Force by a Conservative Catholic Movement  —  A vote by the U.S. bishops was the most dramatic example of the conservative Catholic movement's reach since Joseph R. Biden was elected.  But the contingent had been gaining strength throughout the Trump era.

Trump dashed dreams of reform in Iran.  The country's new hardline president is living proof  —  Iranian presidential candidates ask for voting extension  —  (CNN)It should have been a spring day most Iranians could look forward to.  The trees that lined Tehran's boulevards glistened …

U.S. Preparing More Sanctions Against Russia, Sullivan Says  —  The national security adviser raised the issue of more penalties in the poisoning of Aleksei A. Navalny days after President Biden met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's national security adviser …

‘What threat did I pose?’:  Heartbroken dad blames NY State Police trooper for ramming his SUV and causing crash that killed his 11-year-old Brooklyn daughter  —  Handcuffed in the back seat of a New York State Trooper's car, Tristin Goods could only seethe quietly and watch helplessly …

'We don't want you here': Sen. Ron Johnson is booed at Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration  —  Sen. Ron Johnson was booed at Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, with some members of the crowd yelling at the Wisconsin Republican: “We don't want you here.”

Hong Kong's Apple Daily to Decide Monday on Shutting Down Paper  — Company has no access to bank accounts, top adviser says  — National security police arrested top editors last week  —  The board of Next Digital Ltd., which publishes Hong Kong's Apple Daily …

Joe Biden is better on the world stage than any president since George H.W. Bush  —  Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump all came into office with little or no international affairs experience.  And it showed.  —  Joe Biden has had more foreign policy experience than any other president in U.S. history.

Tight Labor Market Returns the Upper Hand to American Workers  —  Employers competing for low-wage workers are offering signing bonuses and other perks  —  Low-wage workers found something unexpected in the economy's recovery from the pandemic: leverage.  —  Ballooning job openings …

Saudi seeks religious reset as clerical power wanes  —  Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on mosque loudspeakers is among contentious reforms seeking to shake off the Muslim kingdom's austere image.

Liz Cheney's Unlikely Journey From G.O.P. Royalty to Republican Outcast  —  Dick Cheney always saw doomsday threats from America's enemies.  His daughter is in a lonely battle against what both see as a danger to American democracy: Donald J. Trump.  —  CASPER, Wyo. — Representative Liz Cheney …

Column: Why Republicans are suddenly reluctant to condemn political violence  —  The Republican Party has a problem with political violence: It's not sure whether it's for it or against it.  —  In the first days after a mob loyal to former President Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 to try …

Crash that killed 1 at Wilton Manors LGBTQ Pride parade was an accident, police say  —  FORT LAUDERDALE — A truck plowed through a crowd at an LGBTQ Pride parade Saturday night, killing one person and injuring another — but the 77-year-old man behind the wheel did not intend to hurt a soul, police say.

How Republicans Became the ‘Barstool’ Party  —  Earlier this year, when Echelon Insights released its way-too-early poll of voters' preferences for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, political wonks could be forgiven for having to Google the name at the bottom of the list next to Sen. Josh Hawley …