How media coverage drove Biden's political plunge  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The mainstream media has played a huge, underappreciated role in President Biden's declining support over the past year.  Its flawed coverage model of politics and government is bad for more than just Biden …

“A clever plan to foil a 2024 coup attempt quietly advances”  —  Greg Sargent of the Washington Post praises what he hopes and expects, based on he hears from two sources, will be in the Senate's bipartisan Electoral Count Act reform bill.  Assuming he's correct about the bill's content …

Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman  —  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.

Confused about 2022?  You should be  —  ANALYSIS — I've seen more than a few election cycles, but I'm not certain I have seen many that are more confusing than the one we are now in.  —  Which “rules” of handicapping still hold in the current environment, and which fell by the wayside …

Anthony Fauci wants to put Covid's politicization behind him  —  The most famous scientist in America is facing retirement.  —  After more than five decades of federal service under seven presidents, Anthony Fauci says he's leaving by the end of President Joe Biden's term.

For Monkeypox Patients, Excruciating Symptoms and a Struggle for Care  —  As New York City and the federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms.  —  Although he was covered with lesions …

Carolyn Maloney Uses Personal Fortune in Primary Against Jerrold Nadler  —  The New York congresswoman lent her campaign $900,000, according to new filings released late Friday.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Representative Carolyn Maloney of New York holds …

Christian Nationalism Drove These People Out of Their Churches  —  Christians from around the country who spoke to VICE News said they've witnessed their congregations lose focus and slide into Christian nationalism.  —  TO  —  Pastor Ron Tucker took the stage one weekend in early July …

U.K. braces for record temperatures as ‘heat apocalypse’ hits Europe  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  PARIS — Britain on Monday braced for what could become its hottest day on record, as French authorities warned of a “heat apocalypse” and emergency services across Europe confronted spreading wildfires and rising death tolls.

Jordan Peterson's Pro-Putin Punditry  —  The Canadian pop-psychologist's descent into tired and predictable right-wing rhetoric continues apace.  —  Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychologist and “anti-woke” crusader who has stirred controversy and garnered praise, opprobrium …

Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor  —  In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.The state senator from south-central Pennsylvania …

Man drew gun after women didn't thank him for holding door in Hamden, police say  —  HAMDEN — Police arrested a New Haven man after they say he was reported to have drawn a gun Saturday over two women not thanking him for holding a door open for them.  —  Hamden police said 25-year-old Joshua Murray …

Exclusive: Russia's Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control  —  Russia's Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of ‘extraordinary’ circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination in incident at Fleming's steakhouse in La Jolla  —  A server at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in La Jolla is being sued on allegations of racial discrimination after an exchange with a Black patron at the restaurant in May. The business also is a defendant in the case.

Harris, Newsom engage with donors as possible 2024 bids loom if Biden doesn't run  — Vice President Kamala Harris and Govs. Gavin Newsom and Jared Polis are among a group of Democrats who are making moves their associates say appear to be steps to prepare for a White House run if Joe Biden opts not to seek a second term.

GOP May Nominate a Pro-Secession Christian Nationalist for Maryland Attorney General  —  Michael Peroutka believes public education is a communist plot, abortion and gay marriage violate God's law, and the concept of separation of church and state is a “great lie.”  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US

Gender activists push to bar anthropologists from identifying human remains as ‘male’ or ‘female’  —  Argue scientists cannot know how an ancient individual identified themselves  —  As soon as ancient human remains are excavated, archaeologists begin the work of determining a number of traits …

Media Confidence Ratings at Record Lows  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' confidence in two facets of the news media — newspapers and television news — has fallen to all-time low points.  Just 16% of U.S. adults now say they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in newspapers and 11% in television news.

House set to vote on proposal that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law  —  The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that would enshrine into federal law the right to same-sex marriage, in what lawmakers say comes as a response to suggestions …

Former Trump COVID Honcho Birx Admits to Deceiving the White House and Just Making Stuff up to Push Her Personal Agenda  —  Dr. Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator for President Trump, launched her book about her one-person attack on our form of government and our economy under …

Rusty Bowers was a star Jan. 6 committee witness.  He says it'll take ‘a miracle’ to win his next election.  —  MESA, Ariz. — Curtis Ruhl doesn't care much for politicians.  He doesn't consider himself to be a Republican or a Democrat and is not planning to vote in Arizona's high-stakes primary next month.

Georgia congressman fights subpoena from Fulton grand jury  —  U.S. Rep. Jody Hice on Monday became the second member of Congress to challenge a subpoena issued by the Fulton County special grand jury examining Georgia's 2020 elections.  —  But unlike U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. …

Who IS Penny Mordaunt?  —  She could soon be our next Prime Minister.  And that should worry the Tories.  —  The Conservative Party is in freefall.  It is getting smashed in the polls.  Labour is averaging a 10 point lead —not far off what it needs for a majority.

Abortion fight moves to terrain least favorable to Republicans  —  Gift Article  —  Good Monday morning, where we're hoping you're finding ways to beat the heat.  Send your coolest tips to rachel.roubein@washpost.com.  —  Today's edition: The Senate parliamentarian is expected to hold …