D.C. gun seizures are soaring — but charges aren't sticking  —  Police say there are legal hurdles to securing convictions even when they recover a weapon.  Defense attorneys say they are bringing weak cases.  —  A D.C. police officer pulled over the driver of a Pontiac Bonneville …

US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command  —  In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had “conducted a series of operations” in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden: What America Will and Will Not Do in Ukraine  —  The invasion Vladimir Putin thought would last days is now in its fourth month.  The Ukrainian people surprised Russia and inspired the world with their sacrifice, grit and battlefield success.

'It's going to be an army': Tapes reveal GOP plan to contest elections  —  Video recordings of Republican Party operatives meeting with grassroots activists provide an inside look at a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts …

The Humiliation of John Durham  —  Hired by Bill Barr to investigate the Trump investigators, the prosecutor had little to show for his work even before his defeat in court yesterday.  —  John Durham, the special counsel appointed days before the 2020 election by Donald Trump's attorney general William Barr …

Texas school police chief hasn't responded for days to state investigators about Uvalde shooting  —  Police response to Uvalde school shooting under review, as funeral services begin  —  A local police chief in Uvalde, Texas, hasn't responded for a follow-up interview in a state investigation …

Trafalgar poll: Biden's “Putin's tax” spin on inflation is a flop  —  Even the Biden White House seems to have figured this out, but far too late to matter.  Joe Biden has tried to blame Vladimir Putin for rising gas prices and inflation ever since the invasion of Ukraine …

Anatomy of a fake  —  What a viral fake news story about “race-based grading” tells us about our media ecosystem  —  This is the tale of a fake news story, widely shared by a lot of smart people who so badly wanted for it to be true that they didn't care that it wasn't.

Here's The DOJ Report Finding That Obama Officials Didn't Improperly Unmask Gen. Flynn  —  A Justice Department probe found that members of the Obama administration did not seek to reveal the identity of General Michael Flynn “for political purposes or other inappropriate reasons,” a newly disclosed report reveals.

Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms  —  The law, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, prohibits big technology companies like Facebook and Twitter from removing posts based on the views they express.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Same-Sex Marriage Support Inches Up to New High of 71%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-one percent of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, which exceeds the previous high of 70% recorded in 2021 by one percentage point.  —  These data are from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 2-22.

Scoop: GOP plots '23 probes  —  Top Republican congressional aides huddled this month with conservative think-tank leaders on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hone tactics and messaging for Biden administration probes, Axios has learned. … Republicans plan to draw on investigative power from allies across Washington.

Biden's ex daughter-in-law opens up about marriage to Hunter  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of President Joe Biden's son Hunter, says she has “total control over my life now,” five years after her divorce, as she opens up about her marriage in a new memoir.

Negev Summit countries to reconvene in Bahrain next month  —  The delegates will discuss regional cooperation and security, health, education, tourism, food and water security, and energy.  —  Senior officials from countries represented at this year's Negev Summit plan to hold …

Dems sweat GOP surge in South Texas special election  —  Democrats already had a South Texas problem — and it's on the verge of getting worse.  —  Republicans are well-positioned to flip former Rep. Filemon Vela's (D-Texas) seat in a special election this summer, a victory …

Peter Navarro subpoena suggests DoJ may be investigating Trump  —  Justice department seeks former aide's communications with ex-president and his attorneys  —  Peter Navarro, a top White House adviser to Donald Trump, is being commanded by a federal grand jury subpoena to turn …

Hackers linked to Iran targeted Boston Children's Hospital, FBI director says  —  Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted to conduct a “despicable” cyber attack against Boston Children's Hospital, but the FBI acted quickly to help the hospital thwart the planned intrusion …

Opinion MBS stands on the verge of getting what he wants  —  The dictionary defines “realpolitik” as “policy based on power rather than ideals or principles.”  We are about to see a version of this in action when President Biden visits Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia.

Covid-19 Can Leave You Infectious After Five or Even 10 Days  —  CDC recommends at least five days of isolation, but some people are testing positive well past that  —  Seeing that bright red line appear on an at-home Covid-19 test can feel inevitable during a surge like the one under way now.

The RNC's Ground Game of Inches  —  Inside the secretive, dubious, and extremely offline attempt to convert minorities into Republicans … In some sense, it was predictable that my search for any information about one of the Republican National Committee's two dozen community centers would lead me back to Facebook.