Claremont Institute Statement on Senior Fellow John Eastman  —  The Claremont Institute does not normally comment on the work of its scholars.  But a recent combined disinformation, de-platforming, and ostracism campaign requires us to make an exception.  Claremont Institute Senior Fellow John Eastman …

Jon Gruden Emailed Homophobic and Mysogynistic Comments  —  A trove of emails in a separate workplace misconduct case show Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirades.  —  When the vaunted N.F.L. coach Jon Gruden was confronted …

Dave Chappelle's Betrayal  —  Poet Saeed Jones used to consider himself a longtime fan of the comedian.  But Chappelle's new Netflix special “The Closer,” which fixates on gay and trans people, feels like a stab in the back.  —  You ever hear the one about the famous Black comedian …

Loudoun County Schools Tried To Conceal Sexual Assault Against Daughter In Bathroom, Father Says  —  On June 22, Scott Smith was arrested at a Loudoun County, Virginia, school board meeting, a meeting that was ultimately deemed an “unlawful assembly” after many attendees vocally opposed a policy on transgender students.

Monterey teen featured in new YouTube kids special with Vice President Kamala Harris  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox.  —  Your Email Address  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  A Monterey teen actor is featured …

Why Are Moms Like Me Being Called Domestic Terrorists?  —  Showing up to dress down school boards over their dereliction of duty isn't a crime.  It's good parenting and good citizenship.  —  I am a mother of four, a criminal defense attorney and a lifelong liberal who is deeply concerned …

'The president's decline is alarming': Biden trapped in coronavirus malaise  —  ATLANTA — In a focus group last week, Pennsylvania Democrats one after another articulated the issue vexing top White House aides, party operatives in Virginia and voters in Georgia: Why isn't President Joe Biden's diminished job rating rebounding?

Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of Steel  —  The new Superman, the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is concerned about the environment, does not shy away from politics and will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend.  —  Up, up and out of the closet!

That One Side Would Like to Utterly Destroy the Other Side Seems Significant, To Me  —  Democratic messaging debates are bizarre because one group has been empowered to terrorize those they disagree with  —  Ezra Klein interviews David Shor about his recent rise in visibility …

Outcry after federal agents kill eight wolf cubs adopted by Idaho school  —  US Department of Agriculture defends its agents' killing of the pups, part of a pack adopted by a high school in 2003  —  Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups …

How Tom Cotton and Mitch McConnell Plotted to Undermine Trump's Stolen Election Claims  —  Neither senator openly contradicted the former president when he began spreading election-fraud conspiracy theories, but both privately agonized over a potential bandwagon scenario, David M. Drucker writes in his new book, In Trump's Shadow.

Bannon's subpoena snub sets up big decision for Biden DOJ  —  Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon's choice to buck a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol could tee up a big decision for a Justice Department determined to strike an independent tone.

KGB archives show how Chrystia Freeland drew the ire (and respect) of Soviet intelligence services  —  The Soviet Union's secret police, the infamous KGB, praised her savvy and erudition, even as she frustrated their attempts to spy on her in Cold War Ukraine.  They tagged her with the code name Frida.

Why won't Sally Rooney allow her latest novel to be translated into Hebrew?  —  The young Irish writer Sally Rooney is a literary prodigy.  In 2018, she was nominated for the prestigious Man Booker Prize, and the TV series adapted from her first book became a global hit.

Texas Boogaloo Boy Admits In Court He Traveled to Minneapolis After George Floyd Died, Fired 13 Shots In Police Precinct Building to Sow Chaos  —  African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin  —  A Texas man pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 …

FBI raids home of Philadelphia Proud Boys' vice president to gather info about Capitol attack plans  —  The FBI raided the home of the vice president of the Proud Boys' Philadelphia chapter on Friday, seizing his computer, phone, and other electronics to gather information on the Jan. 6 attack …

Miami manager moves to fire police chief  —  City Manager Art Noriega moved to fire embattled Police Chief Art Acevedo Monday night, ending weeks of speculation and tumult at City Hall and after a pair of circus-like public hearings in which commissioners lashed out at the chief for everything …

If Polls Are Right, Dems Are Doomed.  If They're Wrong, It's Worse.  —  COMMENTARY  —  In less than three months, President Biden's approval rating has tumbled from a remarkable position in a polarized nation to the lowest of all but two presidents since 1945.

Kyrsten Sinema Is Confounding Her Own Party.  But ... Why?  —  Most Democrats in Congress are united around the Democratic agenda, but a small number of senators and representatives have so far been able to hold up its passage.  “I need 50 votes in the Senate.

Is Durham Circling Jake Sullivan?  The Special Counsel May Not Be Done With National Security Adviser  —  Last month Washington was rocked by the indictment of Michael Sussman, former counsel for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans vaccine mandates by “any entity” in the state  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday banning “any entity” in the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate.  Abbott had previously issued orders banning government officials and entities from instating mask mandates.

Biden 2020 win ‘tainted,’ 56% say it was a cheater's paradise  —  A growing number of likely voters believe that cheating tainted President Joe Biden's 2020 win over former President Donald Trump, and even more feel that a key Democratic election reform scheme will increase fraud.

Fiona Hill, a nobody to Trump and Putin, saw into them both  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vladimir Putin paid scant attention to Fiona Hill, a preeminent U.S. expert on Russia, when she was seated next to him at dinners.  Putin's people placed her there by design, choosing a “nondescript woman,” …

Biden's Proposal to Empower I.R.S. Rattles Banks and Their Customers  —  To help fund its new initiatives, the Biden administration wants banks to report more customer information.  Account holders aren't happy.  —  When the Biden administration looked for ways to pay for the president's …

Chuck Schumer, Chutzpah, and the Crybaby Republicans  —  After threatening to break the debt ceiling, GOP senators are whining.  Boo-hoo.  —  There are no longer any Jewish Republicans in the United States Senate.  But surely the Republican conference is familiar with chutzpah …

Paul McCartney Doesn't Really Want to Stop the Show  —  Half a century after the Beatles broke up, he's still correcting the record—and making new ones. … Early evening in late summer, the golden hour in the village of East Hampton.  The surf is rough and pounds its regular measure on the shore.

The New York Times Spreads Misinformation About COVID-19  —  The purported threat of social media has emerged once again as a top concern of senators, whistleblowers, and members of the press.  They are very, very worried about Facebook fanning the flames of hate, compromising U.S. democracy, and spreading COVID misinformation.