The Real Lesson of the Disastrous Outcome in the Depp-Heard Trial  —  For the last seven weeks, actors and celebrity exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have transfixed millions of people with their competing narratives in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom.  Each claimed to have been defamed by the other, and on Wednesday, the jury agreed.

Four People, Including Gunman, Are Killed in Attack at Tulsa Medical Building, Police Say  —  Multiple people were shot and four people, including the gunman, were killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, Okla., the Tulsa police said.  —  The assailant, who was armed with a rifle …

How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party  —  It was once Jeb Bush's base of power.  But an influx of far-right activists and the radicalization of other members brought turmoil.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  MIAMI — At the iconic Fontainebleau hotel in Miami Beach …

Upholding Roe v. Wade Is Supported by Most Americans, WSJ Poll Finds  —  After decades of shifting attitudes, some 57% of respondents say a woman should be able to get an abortion for any reason  —  WASHINGTON—More than two-thirds of Americans want to uphold Roe v. Wade …

Could Los Angeles Elect a (Relatively) Conservative Mayor?  —  On the menu today: Los Angeles is days way from a mayoral primary that is likely to send a signal about how much the political center of gravity has shifted in recent years; the local media out there are fuming that no criticism seems to stick to billionaire Rick Caruso.

Exclusive: White House to begin paying interns  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is lifting a longtime barrier of entry to many young Americans as it announces it will pay its interns starting this fall.  —  “President Biden and Vice President Harris are announcing the launch …

Talk Me Down Here: Can This Country Be Saved?  —  A backward, oligarchal, misogynist minority is trampling the rights and will of the majority—and it's only getting worse.  —  May was an awful month.  From the leak of the draft Supreme Court ruling striking down abortion rights …

Pa. GOP gubernatorial nominee shares documents with Jan. 6 panel, agrees to interview  —  The Jan. 6 select committee received materials this week from Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano — and with them, perhaps, a new dilemma.  —  Mastriano's previously unreported cooperation …

Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died  —  Eva Mireles's husband was an officer with the school district's Police Department.  But he was not allowed to enter the place where his wife and her students were under attack.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

What's missing from the House gun package  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  What's black and blue, and white all over?  This newsletter!  Thanks for waking up with us.  Tips: earlytips@washpost.com.  —  In today's edition ... Poll Watch: What the nation thinks about inflation …

Uvalde mayor recounts frantic attempt to call shooter during massacre  —  In an interview, Mayor Don McLaughlin (R) calls for compromise on measures like background checks  —  UVALDE, Tex. — As a massacre unfolded inside an elementary school here last week, a would-be negotiator deployed …

Google's plan to talk about caste bias led to ‘division and rancor’  —  The rising Hindu nationalist movement that has spread from India through the diaspora has arrived inside Google, according to employees.  —  In April, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, the founder and executive director of Equality Labs …

The New MAGA Establishment  —  Trumpism will outlast Trump.  Possibly for a very long time.  —  A couple of weeks ago, looking at the Republican primaries so far this year, Tim Miller discerned the rise of “the new MAGA establishment”: … Since Miller wrote those words …

The Biggest Threat to the Second Amendment?  RINOs  —  Americans are craving genuine leadership.  They won't get that with weak-kneed Republicans who are looking for openings to compromise with the Democrats on our constitutional rights.  —  Americans witnessed an unspeakable tragedy last week.

Video: Law enforcement officials say journalists will be charged for being on Uvalde CISD property  —  Law enforcement officials in Uvalde have asked the media to leave the school district headquarters or they will be criminally charged with trespassing, according to a video posted on social media.

Scoop: Blockbuster witness for Jan. 6 hearings  —  J. Michael Luttig, a former federal judge and lawyer who advised former Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to testify in the Jan. 6 select committee's public hearings this month, Axios has learned.

Uvalde school shooting demands action  —  The only thing we cannot do about gun violence is nothing  —  Texas school shooting reaction: Sen. Chris Murphy delivers impassioned floor speech  —  When news started to trickle out about the horrific shooting in Uvalde, I was on my way to preside on the Senate floor.

There Is Way More Biden Can Do to Lower Prices  —  Lupe Lopez, a grocery store owner in my district in California, recently showed me how devastating inflation has been for her and her customers.  Milk cost $4.95 a gallon, an increase of 38 percent since 2019, and tortilla packets were $3.07, up by 24 percent.

The G.O.P.'s Surprise Rescue Operation in an Orange County House Race  —  Just two years ago, Representative Young Kim was hailed as a new face of the Republican Party.  But now she is threatened by redrawn district lines and a challenger running to her right.

Biden Hikes Medicare Prices And Funnels Profits to Private Insurers  —  The largest-ever Medicare premium increase will pad the pockets of insurance executives who donated millions to the president's election campaign.  —  Last week, the Biden administration quietly reaffirmed its decision …

Retire These Gun Myths  —  Too often the case against common-sense gun reforms rests on outdated claims and mistaken arguments.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  The aftermath of a horrific mass shooting is not the time one would usually turn to a humor site, and yet, the Onion had an insightful take on Uvalde.

These 25 rainbow-flag waving companies donated $13 million to anti-gay politicians since 2021  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  June is Pride Month, and this year's celebration has particular resonance.  Over the last year, anti-LGBTQ politicians have relentlessly targeted …

Postal Service sued for seizing Black Lives Matter masks during 2020 protests  —  WASHINGTON — A California screen printer is suing the U.S. Postal Service for seizing shipments of Black Lives Matter masks intended to protect demonstrators from Covid-19 during protests following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

Where are the men of courage?  They're gone thanks to ‘toxic masculinity’  —  So.  We vilify action men, brand chivalry and valor “toxic masculinity,” stamp on the manly virtues that made civilization possible.  —  Then we are shocked when armed cops stand around outside a classroom …

Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Have a Warning for Progressives  —  Bill Clinton and Tony Blair no longer have power, but they still have advice.  They perceive plenty of people in need of it.  —  The needy include progressives in the United Kingdom, where the Labour Party has not had power in a long while …

Deadliest Mass Shootings Are Mostly by People 21 or Younger  —  Six of the nine deadliest mass shootings in the United States since 2018 were by people who were 21 or younger, a shift from earlier decades.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — The two young men accused …