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 …

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 …

House Dems try to sink pro-impeachment Republican in primary  —  Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, was already facing a brutal primary next Tuesday — and now Democrats are trying to twist the knife.

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

Biden tears into Trump over violence against police hours before ex-president returns to D.C. for campaign-style speech  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden slammed former President Donald Trump Monday for lacking “the courage to act” as police defending the Capitol suffered through …

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 …

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

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.

Student Loan Servicers Told to Hold Off on Sending Billing Statements  —  Move spurs industry speculation that Biden administration will further extend the pandemic pause on debt payments that ends Aug. 31  —  Student Loans Are Their Most Expensive in Years.  Here's Why.  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Coinbase Faces SEC Investigation Over Cryptocurrency Listings  —  Coinbase Global Inc. is facing a US probe into whether it improperly let Americans trade digital assets that should have been registered as securities, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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 …

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

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Time is not on Democrats' side  —  Within two weeks, Chuck Schumer is trying to finish microchip and veterans benefits legislation, admit two countries to NATO and pass a party-line health care bill.  And his members are contracting Covid.  —  After 18 months trying to eke out progress …

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.

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 …

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 …