Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Trump ‘chose not to act’ as mob attacked, committee says  —  The committee said he did nothing to stop the Capitol assault for 187 minutes.  —  The focus of the House Jan. 6 committee's second prime-time hearing is what it says was then-President Donald Trump's …

Service Service Asked to Stop Investigating Jan. 6 Texts Amid Criminal Inquiry  —  The Homeland Security Department's inspector general told the Secret Service to halt its internal investigation into how phone records from around Jan. 6 were purged.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild symptoms’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.

Rep. Lee Zeldin attacked at Perinton campaign stop  —  PERINTON, N.Y. (WROC) — Congressman Lee Zeldin was attacked at a campaign event in Perinton Thursday night.  Zeldin is the Republican candidate for governor in New York State.  —  Witnesses say Zeldin was giving a speech about bail reform …

Ron Johnson signals support for Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriage  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson signaled Thursday that he would vote for legislation to codify same-sex marriage into federal law.  —  That would be a key vote as Democrats try to move the legislation through Congress.

Kagan says questions of legitimacy risky for Supreme Court  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  BIG SKY, Mont. — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that it would be a “dangerous thing” for the court and for democracy if the justices stray too far from public sentiment and lose the confidence of Americans.

Unvaccinated Rockland County, N.Y. man diagnosed with polio  —  This is the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in an unvaccinated individual in Rockland County, N.Y., local and state health officials announced Thursday.

Supreme Court won't reinstate Biden policy limiting immigration arrests  —  The court said it will hear the merits of the case in December.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused the Biden administration's request to reinstate a policy limiting immigration arrests …

A Government Official Helped Them Register.  Now They've Been Charged With Voter Fraud.  —  Ten Florida men with felony convictions have been charged with voter fraud because prosecutors say they registered and voted illegally.  Critics say the punishments are unfair.

A Walgreens employee refused to sell condoms to a couple on religious grounds  —  A pair of shoppers at a Walgreens in Wisconsin said an employee refused to sell condoms to them on religious grounds — something Walgreens said is permitted under its policies.

Mississippi Education Board Removes Ban On Guns in K-12 Schools, Citing State Law  —  The Mississippi Board of Education voted today to remove a policy that barred individuals with permits from carrying guns in the state's elementary and secondary public schools, revising a 1990 policy …

Kevin McCarthy accidentally tells the truth about the GOP and Jan. 6  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  With the Jan. 6 House select committee about to deliver some of its biggest revelations about Donald Trump's coup attempt, it's fitting that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy just let slip …

No Wonder Biden Is Angry  —  President Joseph Biden lately has been ill-tempered about two intertwined storylines.  Lots of Democrats do not wish him to seek a second term, and longstanding speculation about whether he is showing age-related decline is increasingly at the center of his coverage.

S.F. Mayor Breed vetoes law to end single-family zoning, arguing it will actually hurt housing production  —  Mayor London Breed vetoed legislation that would have eliminated single-family zoning in San Francisco to allow fourplexes everywhere and six-unit homes on all corner lots …

A Jewish Republican group is denouncing Doug Mastriano's links to an extremist social-media site  —  Doug Mastriano is facing blistering criticism from Jewish leaders — both Democrats and Republicans — following the disclosure that he's using Gab, a social-media site favored by extremists and antisemites …

Pence seeks distance from Trump as he considers 2024 presidential run  —  As the Jan. 6 committee focuses on Pence's role in certifying Biden's win, the former vice president is making moves toward a campaign for the White House —  whether Trump runs or not.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article

Twitter says it bans using ‘groomer’ as an anti-LGTBQ slur—but its enforcement is lacking  —  'If Twitter had stepped in in March this wouldn't be this big a deal.'  —  Twitter said to the Daily Dot that it bans calling people “groomers” based on their gender identity.

The Jan. 6 committee's season finale  —  CLIFFHANGER — Tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern, the Jan. 6 select committee will conduct its final public hearing — a season finale of sorts as the panel adjourns for a brief hiatus.  —  The hearings that began early last month were supposed to be a limited series …

Miami-Dade School Board Rejects New Textbooks With Sex Education Curriculum  —  The school board had voted in April to approve the textbooks but reversed its decision after it was met with petitions from parents citing what opponents call Florida's “Don't Say Gay” law.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?  — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.02 70429  —  The public is convinced that beliefs in conspiracy theories are increasing, and many scholars, journalists, and policymakers agree.  Given the associations between conspiracy theories …