A Supreme Blow to Intimidation  —  Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy about Thursday's ruling.  That's a good sign.  —  Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is unhappy with Thursday's Supreme Court ruling that reins in his ability to harass political opponents.  Perhaps he and his fellow intimidators should have been less brazen.

Biden aide charges “sabotage” of Harris  —  Top White House officials are mobilizing to defend Vice President Kamala Harris amid a gusher of leaks about dysfunction and infighting in her office.  —  Driving the news: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Axios in a statement …

Weisselberg indictment creates new questions about Trump kids' hidden compensation: John Heilemann  —  During a panel discussion on MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” regular contributor John Heilemann suggested that investigators might want to investigate if Trump Organization CFO Alan Weisselberg …

US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S. officials said Friday.

U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as labor market showed renewed strength  —  Hiring surged heading into the second half of the year.  —  The U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as the pace of the recovery surged — quieting simmering fears, at least temporarily, of more lasting harm from labor and supply shortages.

Capitol rioter accompanied members of Congress on trip to US-Mexico border  —  (CNN)A conservative YouTuber who participated in the January 6 riot accompanied Republican members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday night, serving as a translator at times.

DeSantis fires back after California bans state travel to Florida  —  Florida is one of 17 states on California's state-funded travel ban, due to the Sunshine State's laws involving LGBTQ people.  —  By News Service of Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis' office fired back this week …

Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald's Shameless Marriage of Convenience  —  Last week, in an appearance on a Mediaite podcast, the journalist Glenn Greenwald came to the defense once again of Fox News's chief hatemonger, Tucker Carlson.  While he rightly accused Carlson of “deliberately inflaming …

'Boston's Jewish Community Is Angry, Living In Fear': ADL Calls For Hate Crime Investigation After Rabbi Stabbed  —  BOSTON (CBS) — The Anti-Defamation League of New England is calling for a hate crime investigation into the stabbing of Rabbi Shlomo Noginski, saying there are indicators …

A former police officer arrested after the Jan. 6 riot was told to stay away from guns.  He bought 34, feds say.  —  In January, a federal judge agreed to release Thomas Robertson, a former Rocky Mount, Va., police officer facing multiple charges over his alleged participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Did Biden Really Win California?  —  The November 3, 2020, Presidential election data from California sets off alarm bells.  —  Election data generated by the natural voting process will closely match Benford's Law predictions.  (Benford's Law, or the rule of leading digits, is used as an indicator of fraud in numerical data.)

Ohio Is Now Fully Trumpified  —  In another lifetime, Representative Anthony Gonzalez was the Ohio Republican Party's dream candidate.  Many of his future suburban-Cleveland constituents cheered for him at Byers Field when he was a high-school-football standout at St. Ignatius …

First on CNN: Biden unveils unprecedented government-wide strategy to encourage US citizenship  —  (CNN)The Biden administration is introducing an unprecedented effort to encourage eligible immigrants to apply for US citizenship, according to a US Citizenship and Immigration Services official.

Washington lawmaker apologizes for wearing Star of David to protest Covid mandates … WASHINGTON — A Washington state lawmaker apologized Thursday for wearing a yellow Star of David on his shirt during an event last weekend where he spoke to conservative activists.

Concern over crime is growing — but Americans don't just want more police, Post-ABC poll shows  —  Concern over crime has reached the highest point in four years amid a spike in killings in big cities and an uptick in violent crime, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday …

Attorney General Merrick Garland orders pause of federal executions  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a temporary stop Thursday to scheduling further federal executions.  —  In a memo to senior officials, he said serious concerns have arisen about the arbitrariness of capital punishment …

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports  —  The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said.  Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now.  —  The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is effective against the highly contagious Delta variant …

Pelosi cancels the Fourth of July  —  During an average year, the U.S. Capitol welcomes 2.5 million visitors, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has refused to reopen the Capitol to visitors — school groups, families, or anyone hoping to see the legislative branch in action.

White House senior adviser Anita Dunn to step down shortly from her temporary role  —  White House senior adviser Anita Dunn will leave her temporary position “very shortly,” she told POLITICO's Ryan Lizza in a Friday interview.  —  Dunn was involved in President Joe Biden's campaign …

The NFL's investigation was just like Daniel Snyder's workplace culture: Rotten  —  The so-called investigative report on the nasty skirt-clutching culture inside the Washington Football Team has vanished like invisible ink.  And somehow the NFL thinks it can make it all right by handing Tanya Snyder the mop and broom.

Politics Shouldn't Be Just About Fighting  —  What's so special about a Florida sit-down between a Democratic president and a Republican governor?  It bucked a depressing trend.  —  President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Thursday to comfort survivors of the condo collapse in Surfside …