Senators strike bipartisan gun deal, heralding potential breakthrough  —  A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators is set to announce Sunday that it reached a tentative agreement on legislation that would pair modest new gun restrictions with significant new mental health and school security investments …

31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event  —  Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.  —  The men were standing inside …

GOP governor says Trump is ‘politically, morally responsible’ for Jan. 6  —  Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said former President Trump is “politically, morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 riot last year and called for Republicans to do some “soul-searching” after the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The town crier  —  Deepening suspicions.  A parallel voting system.  Dumpster diving for documents.  In northwest Georgia, a woman known as ‘Burnitdown’ portends what the Trump movement is becoming.  —  In ROME, Ga.  —  The dumpster was at the end of a parking lot alongside the county election office.

Palin, Begich, Gross and Peltola are early frontrunners in Alaska's special U.S. House primary  —  Early results in Alaska's 48-candidate special primary election for U.S. House Saturday showed Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III taking the lead, followed by independent Al Gross.

How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet  —  An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  It's soft.  It's vegan.

DeSantis raises another $10.2 million in May, bringing total to $124 million  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis's fundraising continued at a torrid pace in May, allowing the governor to put more distance between himself and his Democratic rivals.  —  DeSantis raised another $10.2 million …

The Secret Pentagon Photos of the First Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — For 20 years, the United States military has tightly controlled what the world can see of the detainees at Guantánamo Bay.  —  No images of prisoners struggling with guards.

Ocasio-Cortez won't commit to backing Biden in 2024: 'We'll cross that bridge when we get to it'  —  Washington (CNN)New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday would not commit to backing President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election, saying instead that “we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.”