We Can't Afford Not to Prosecute Trump  —  We all learn from failure.  —  Our mistakes become the bridge to our successes, teaching us what works and what doesn't, so that the next time we muster the will to try, we'll succeed.  —  But nefarious actors can also learn from failure.

“I am not a traitor”: Reality Winner explains why she leaked a classified document  —  A story about someone named Reality Winner has got to start with the name.  Her father, playing on the family name, explained he wanted “a real winner.”  And so, Reality.

Our Running Coach Analyzes Senator Josh Hawley's January 6 Sprint … Zoë Rom … At a  —  Capitol Hill hearing  —  last night, the January 6th committee prompted a dramatic audience reaction when they played video of  —  (R-Missouri) fleeing insurrectionists.

The Claremont Institute triumphed in the Trump years.  Then came Jan. 6.  —  After Trump helped revolutionize Claremont from a minor academic outfit to a key Washington player, the think tank is facing blowback for standing by lawyer John Eastman after he counseled Trump on overturning the 2020 election.

Don't Blame Dostoyevsky  —  I understand why people hate all things Russian right now.  But our literature did not put Putin in power or cause this war.  —  About the author: Mikhail Shishkin is a Russian-Swiss writer and the author of more than a dozen books, of which the novels Maidenhair …

January 6 committee could subpoena Ginni Thomas  —  Cheney says committee is considering issuing subpoena to Ginni Thomas  —  (CNN)The committee investigating the events surrounding the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol will “contemplate a subpoena” for Virginia “Ginni” Thomas …

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.

Myanmar junta executes four democracy activists  —  Myanmar's military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts”, state media said on Monday, the Southeast Asian nation's first executions in decades.  —  Sentenced to death in January …

Mississippi Fires Lawyer Trying to Recoup Misused Welfare Funds  —  The lawyer had issued a subpoena that could reveal details about the involvement of a former governor and a football star in the scandal.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  ATLANTA — A lawyer working …

Claim that sex ed ‘grooms’ kids jolted Nebraska politics a year before it swept the nation  —  The unsubstantiated claim led to a backlash against sex ed that helped topple local Republican Party leaders and propelled a wave of far-right candidates for local and statewide school board  —  Listen

Elon Musk's Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair  —  Tesla chief's liaison with Google co-founder's wife led to couple's divorce filing  —  Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier …

Trump booed as he announces endorsement at Arizona rally: ‘But you like me, right?’  —  ‘But you like me, right?’ says Trump awkwardly as crowd voices displeasure at former president's congressional primary pick  —  Trump booed at Arizona rally over his new endorsement

Break up the Secret Service and send its people to jail for the Jan. 6 cover-up  —  Sometimes the irony of America in the 2020s is just too much.  Consider the case of James Murray, the current head of the U.S. Secret Service and a 27-year veteran of the force best known for protecting presidents and their families.

Congo to Auction Off Oil and Gas Blocks In a Step Back for Climate Change  —  Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon.  Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they're being auctioned off for drilling.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

On U.S. Foreign Policy, the New Boss Acts a Lot Like the Old One  —  The Biden administration has charted the same course as the Trump administration on strategic priorities like China, the Middle East and U.S. military deployments.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

An ‘imposter Christianity’ is threatening American democracy  —  (CNN)Three men, eyes closed and heads bowed, pray before a rough-hewn wooden cross.  Another man wraps his arms around a massive Bible pressed against his chest like a shield.  All throughout the crowd, people wave “Jesus Saves” …

Across the nation, a grim preview of what could happen if abortion is outlawed in Pa.  —  It didn't take long for fallout from the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade to become a harbinger of what could happen in Pennsylvania if Doug Mastriano is elected governor.A 10-year-old incest victim …

Al Gore compares ‘climate deniers’ to Uvalde police officers  —  Former Vice President Al Gore compared “climate deniers” to those law enforcement officials who waited more than an hour to attack the gunman in Uvalde, Texas, who killed 21 students and teachers.