Jan. 6 Hearings Will Put Trump at the Center of Plot That Resulted in Capitol Riot  —  The House panel investigating the attack will lead off its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president, and footage revealing the role of the Proud Boys.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

President Joe Biden Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live  —  President Joe Biden talks about the 27 school shootings in America in 2022, why he believes nothing has been done so far about gun violence, an overwhelming ...

Bernie to Dems: Change course before you nosedive in November  —  Bernie Sanders has something to get off his chest: Without a course correction, he sees the Democratic Party on track to get shellacked this fall.  —  As the progressive Vermonter, not one to mince words, put it in an interview on Tuesday …

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: Gun Violence in the United States, June 2022  —  More Americans Prioritize Controlling Gun Violence Over Gun Rights... Voters Reach Consensus on Many Gun Reforms... Biden Approval Rating at Lowest Point  —  With nearly four in ten Americans saying …

Bipartisan Senate group eyes deal ‘this week’ on bill to prevent future coups  —  WASHINGTON — As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 plot prepares to kick off its first public hearing, a bipartisan group of senators huddled Wednesday in the Capitol to negotiate new laws to prevent future candidates from stealing elections.

Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them  —  The company discloses little information about how it enforces its prohibition of firearm sales on the site, leaving its punishment system shrouded in secrecy  —  Facebook prohibits gun sales on its service.

The Washington Post's Twitter Fragility  —  A recent and bizarrely evolving Twitter scandal has placed D.C.'s leading media institution in the middle of the political, or at least office politics, conversation. … The paper, which Bezos had acquired in 2013, was then at an inflection point.

Exclusive: CEOs call on Senate to pass gun legislation  —  CEOs of more than 220 U.S. companies on Thursday will release a letter calling on the Senate to “take immediate action” to reduce gun violence, Axios has learned exclusively. … - The companies employ workers in all 50 states …

How would GOP Senate candidates fare against Evan McMullin in Utah?  New poll reveals answers  —  A large chunk of undecided voters will have a loud voice in a competitive race come November  —  This month's Republican primary election will determine which of three candidates …

More families of trans teens sue to stop Texas child abuse investigations  —  The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families.  —  Copy link

Most Americans expect inflation to get worse, Post-Schar School poll finds  —  Rising prices are leading many to adjust their behavior by bargain-hunting, cutting back on entertainment or putting off planned purchases  —  Most Americans expect inflation to get worse in the next year …

Vaccine orders for kids under 5 underway as approval process moves forward  —  There were 5 million doses available for initial orders.  —  With the approval process underway for young children's COVID-19 vaccines, the White House is preparing a rollout to doctors' offices, pharmacies and children's hospitals across the country.

Nikki Haley battles Trump in House primary turf war  —  As former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley crisscrosses the country ahead of an anticipated 2024 presidential bid, she is also fixated on defending her home turf — from an incursion led by her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.

Praise for Uvalde shooter and call for copycats is growing online, Homeland Security warns  —  The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday that people in online forums known for hosting violent extremist content are lauding the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas—and are pushing others to commit further attacks.

DC Launches Ad Campaign To Combat Anti-Trans Hate on Public Transportation.  There's Been One Incident in the Past Two Years.  —  A single incident of anti-transgender harassment on the Washington, D.C., metro in the past two years has prompted an ad campaign to fight such hate across the city.

Top general details plan to train Ukrainians on rocket artillery  —  The U.S. military has devised a plan to train a platoon of Ukrainian soldiers at a time on how to use sophisticated multiple-launch rocket artillery, the Pentagon's top general said Wednesday, raising the likelihood that more of the weapons could be sent to Ukraine.