Trump Campaign Chief to Headline Jan. 6 Hearing on Election Lies  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol plans to use the testimony of former President Donald J. Trump's own campaign manager against him on Monday as it lays out evidence …

Trump wants to ‘assert his dominance’ over DeSantis by launching 2024 bid in Florida: report  —  Former President Donald Trump is itching to announce his 2024 bid for the White House, and sources tell Rolling Stone he wants to do it in Florida as a way to “assert his dominance” over potential rival Ron DeSantis.

The Jolt: Herschel Walker claimed to be in law enforcement when he wasn't.  —  U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker regularly praises police officers.  But was Walker in law enforcement himself?  In at least three speeches delivered before he entered politics, Walker claimed he was, the AJC's Shannon McCaffrey reports.

How Bolsonaro Is Using the Military to Challenge Brazil's Election  —  Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil's electoral process.  Now the military is expressing similar concerns.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Ukraine Fears Defeat in East Without Surge in Military Aid  —  Russia advances in Donbas region as U.S., allies prepare to discuss new heavy-weapons supplies for Kyiv  —  The war in Ukraine has turned into a grinding artillery contest where Russia is steadily gaining ground thanks to its overwhelming advantage in firepower.

The January 6 Committee and Me  —  Why I'm testifying before Congress today.  —  In America, we once thought of political courage as being willing to do something at one's own expense.  —  At the pointy end of that consideration are instances when people risk their lives or freedom to do the right thing.

Arron Banks loses libel action against reporter Carole Cadwalladr  —  Guardian journalist was being sued for defamation over Brexit backer's ‘covert relationship’ with Russia  —  The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against the Observer …

Inside Biden's frustration with soaring prices  —  Biden vented to aides after an ethanol announcement designed to ease gas prices, questioning the policy's effectiveness  —  President Biden seemed upbeat when he visited an Iowa biofuels plant in April to talk about bringing down gas prices …

House Democrats probe PR industry's role in advertising for Big Oil  —  Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202!  Today we're worried about a shortage of Sriracha because of extreme droughts in Mexico, where the hot-sauce company sources its chile peppers.  One could say it's a climate-change-fueled condiment conundrum.

Many baby formula plants weren't inspected because of COVID  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020, according to federal records reviewed by The Associated Press.

In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde  —  The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, has revived interest in preventing such senseless violence — and in Texas, that impulse is translating into a rush of new supporters and volunteers for the state's Moms Demand Action chapter.

'They're Wiping Us From Earth': Evading Russian Artillery With a Ukrainian Military Unit  —  A trip to the front lines reveal Putin's ‘scorched earth’ strategy and the Ukrainian troops trying to hold on  —  NEAR LYMAN, Ukraine — Crossing the final checkpoint into a battle zone feels like a consecration.