Former Pence chief of staff appeared before grand jury probing Jan. 6: Sources  —  Marc Short appeared under subpoena, sources tell ABC News.  —  The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence appeared last week before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol …

Why the right-wing media is fracturing in its defense of Trump  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The Jan. 6 House select committee's revelations have grown so overwhelmingly powerful that even some right-wing media figures have begun acknowledging their seriousness.

GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage  —  The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday.  A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.  —  A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son's wedding …

Kushner Says He Was Treated for Thyroid Cancer While in White House  —  In a memoir to be published next month, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law wrote that he wanted the diagnosis and treatment kept quiet.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Samantha Bee's ‘Full Frontal’ Canceled in Latest Late-Night Cutback … “As we continue to shape our new programming strategy, we've made some difficult, business-based decisions,” TBS said in a statement.  “We are proud to have been the home to “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” and thank Sam …

As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark  —  The federal government adopted a wait-and-see response to the monkeypox outbreak, calling for more vaccines to be delivered only after cases were growing exponentially.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The deadliest road in America  —  Being a pedestrian in the US was already dangerous.  It's getting even worse.  —  Part of the July 2022 issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world.  —  Drive along this part of US-19, a stretch of highway in Pasco County …

JD Vance Suggests People in ‘Violent’ Marriages Shouldn't Get Divorced  —  The Ohio Republican Senate nominee claimed people “shift spouses like they change their underwear,” and that it had damaged a generation of children.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US

Lisa Murkowski Experiences a Rarity for Senators: A Mid-Campaign Approval Bump  —  Alaskan's net approval rating is up 22 points during Biden's presidency  — 46% of Alaska voters approve and 39% disapprove of Sen. Lisa Murkowski's job performance ahead of her Aug. 16 primary.

Josh Hawley's Humiliation by Jan. 6 Committee ‘Unconstitutional’—Mark Levin  —  Is it unconstitutional to embarrass a politician simply by presenting evidence of their own contradictory behavior?  That is what Fox News host Mark Levin is claiming, accusing the Jan. 6 committee of violating Article 1 …

Pawnbrokers: How FPL secretly took over a Florida news site and used it to bash critics  —  ORDER REPRINT →  —  When Florida Power & Light faced a spate of bad publicity and political blowback, a small but ambitious news website called the Capitolist sprang to the public utility's defense.

Press Release SEC Charges Former Indiana Congressman with Insider Trading  —  Stephen Buyer allegedly used inside information to buy $1.5 million in stocks  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against Stephen Buyer, a former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th Congressional District.

Judge blocks Fulton DA from questioning GOP senator in Trump probe  —  Another office will be appointed to handle inquiry into lieutenant gov. nominee Burt Jones  —  A Fulton County judge is disqualifying District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from questioning state Sen. Burt Jones …

Kamala Harris Is Stuck  —  Just months after being sworn in as president in 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower gave an unusual task to his vice president, Richard Nixon.  —  Years earlier, when Eisenhower was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in World War II, he had been distressed …

Study: Millennials didn't stray far from where they grew up  —  Growing up in mid-sized Virginia Beach, Andrew Waldholtz wanted to live in a big city so he moved to the District of Columbia for college.  After four years in the comparatively expensive city, he realized he wanted a place to live that was more affordable.

Boris Johnson tells friend: I don't want to resign and will stay on if Tory members back me  —  Premier would ‘wipe away everything that stops me being PM in a second’ as he says unequivocally that he wishes to carry on  —  Boris Johnson has told a former treasurer campaigning to keep him in office that he …

U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan  —  The Biden administration is watching for any moves by China to close off the Taiwan Strait, and they would prefer that Nancy Pelosi cancel her planned trip.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

News09:22 Ukraine Government issues blacklist of ‘Russian propagandists’  —  The list includes a number of prominent Western intellectuals  —  The Government of Ukraine has issued a blacklist of individuals who they judge to be “promoting Russian propaganda” — including a number of prominent Western intellectuals.

What's the Downside for Humoring Him . . . Until He Dies?  —  Republicans have their strategy all set.  —  We are all, by now, familiar with the most appalling, “boy did that age poorly” anonymous quote in the history of American politics, published by the Washington Post less than two months …

I used to be optimistic about America's future.  Not anymore.  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  Near the end of last week's Jan. 6 House committee hearing, former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger, a perpetually cheerful former Marine, said the attack on the Capitol …

Paul Sorvino, Master of the Mild-Mannered Mobster, Dies at 83  —  A would-be singing star, he found success in Hollywood playing a variety of roles, but they were often quiet, dangerous men, like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas.”  —  Paul Sorvino, the tough-guy actor — and operatic tenor …

Hunter Biden evidence wrongly labeled disinformation by FBI: Whistleblower  —  The FBI's investigation into Hunter Biden wrongly labeled verified evidence as “disinformation,” agency whistleblower s claimed.  —  Agents investigating President Joe Biden's son “opened an assessment which was used …

AP-NORC poll: 2 in 3 in US favor term limits for justices  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — About 2 in 3 Americans say they favor term limits or a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to a new poll that finds a sharp increase in the percentage of Americans saying they have “hardly any” confidence in the court.

Lavrov says Russian goal to oust Ukraine's president  —  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia's top diplomat said Moscow's overarching goal in Ukraine is to topple President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government, expressing the Kremlin's war aims in some of the bluntest terms yet as its forces pummel …

The quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dump  —  James Howells is known as the man who accidentally threw away 8,000 bitcoins.  Now he has an $11 million master plan to get them back. … James Howells' life changed when he threw out a hard drive about the size of an iPhone 6.

Woman Shot After Opening Fire Inside Dallas Love Field Airport; Flight Ops Resume  —  What to Know  — Gunfire was reported inside Dallas Love Field Airport just after 11 a.m.  — A woman was transported from the scene by Dallas Fire-Rescue after police say she fired several rounds inside the airport.

Senate candidate Blake Masters doesn't just want to ‘build the wall.’ He's building a dystopia  —  The Trump-endorsed Senate candidate Blake Masters wants you to believe he's a nationalist.  This Arizonan wants you to think he's trying to “Make America Great Again.”  —  But he's not a nationalist.

Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press  —  “I just don't see the point,” said an adviser to a GOP presidential aspirant.  —  When Fox News host Tucker Carlson appeared last week at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa — an annual cattle call for Republican would-be presidential contenders …

The country has a major microchip problem — and the Senate has a $52 billion solution  —  The commerce secretary said the U.S. must spur development of the crucial chips.  —  LIVE  —  Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during a news conference, June 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C.