Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers  —  “They heard the screams, they heard the gunshots, and nobody stepped forward,” he said of law enforcement at the Texas school shooting.  —  Former Vice President Al Gore compared “climate deniers” to those law enforcement officials …

‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy  —  Trump's efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system's weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation  —  They promised the January 6 hearings would “blow the roof off the house” …

Fairport Man Arrested, Charged With Attacking A Congressman Using A Dangerous Weapon  —  PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that David G. Jakubonis, 43, of Fairport, NY, was arrested and charged …

After Recent Turmoil, the Race for Texas Governor Is Tightening  —  A series of tragedies and challenges have soured the mood of Texans and made the governor's race perhaps the most competitive since the 1990s.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  SUGAR LAND, Texas — One of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.

Trump to tout Schedule F at Turning Point USA rally  —  Former President Trump, in remarks prepared for delivery in Florida on Saturday evening, plans to tout his “Schedule F” executive order — and call on Congress to give the president more power to fire federal employees, according to excerpts obtained by Axios.

A Taste for Cannibalism?  —  A spate of recent stomach-churning books, TV shows and films suggests we've never looked so delicious — to one another.  —  An image came to Chelsea G. Summers: a boyfriend, accidentally on purpose hit by a car, some quick work with a corkscrew and his liver served Tuscan style, on toast.

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Women Who Support Abortion Rights Are Too Ugly to Need Them  —  “Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb,” the sitting U.S. congressman and accused sex trafficker told students at a conference on Saturday.  —  Alerts  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fl.) …

England's New Conservative Superstar  —  Kemi Badenoch used to work at McDonalds.  Now she's become the breakout star of the Tory Party.  —  At a small dinner party earlier this year—months before Boris Johnson resigned and she threw her hat in the ring to become prime minister …

On the campaign trail, many Republicans talk of violence  —  In both swing states and safe seats, GOP candidates say that liberals hate them personally and may turn rioters or a police state on people who disobey them  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Days before Maryland's July 19 primary …

In the Mafia's Shadow, a Son Honors His Father  —  “We had to be home for dinner at 6 P.M.,” Christopher Colombo, the son of Joe Colombo, Sr., a former Mob boss, recalled.  —  Christopher Colombo was nine years old when his father, Joseph Colombo, Sr., was shot at a rally in Columbus Circle, in 1971.

Inside the GOP Freakout Over J.D. Vance's Senate Campaign  —  Republicans are increasingly concerned that the author-turned-MAGA crusader is “running the worst campaign you can possibly run,” as one talk radio host put it.  —  When J.D. Vance stepped onstage at a conservative conference last week …