Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe  —  People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president's conversations and have seized phone records of top aides  —  The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump's actions …

House Dems berate campaign arm over ‘very dangerous’ GOP primary scheme  —  A growing number of House Democrats are seething at their own campaign arm for meddling in a GOP primary to promote a pro-Trump election conspiracy theorist — after months of warning that such candidates were a threat to democracy.

AJC poll: Kemp, Warnock slightly ahead in Georgia's top races  —  U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is slightly ahead of Republican Herschel Walker in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of a race that could decide control of the Senate, while Gov. Brian Kemp has an apparent lead …

Trump's Jan. 6th National Guard Lie Crumbles  —  Christopher Miller, Trump's acting defense secretary, gave a different story under oath than he did to Sean Hannity.  —  One of the biggest lies that former President Trump and his allies have perpetuated about January 6th is that Trump ordered the National Guard to secure the Capitol.

DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw makes sure reporters feel the burn  —  Known for her aggressive Twitter comments and brusque treatment of the media, the Florida governor's press secretary has used taunts to solidify a tough image  —  When Florida Republicans held their annual conference last week …

Without Media Accountability, Republicans Will Govern Like a One-Party State  —  Last week, the Florida Republican Party held its annual Sunshine Summit, which was marked by a new policy: The mainstream media was not permitted to cover the event.  Instead, the only “news” would be transmitted through conservative-approved sources.

Doug Mastriano is unfit for office  —  When you think of distinguished leaders from Pennsylvania, you think of Benjamin Franklin, William Penn, and Gouverneur Morris, to name a few.  It would be a tragedy if State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican candidate for governor, were to succeed them.

Turning Point USA issues cease and desist to ABC News over ‘defamatory statements’ on ‘The View’  —  Turning Point USA objects to comments made by Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg  —  TPUSA Summit puts focus on stopping the ‘educational cartel’: Turning Point USA founder

Pelosi has invited senior lawmakers to join Taiwan trip, top Republican says  —  Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Pelosi extended invites to him and committee Chair Gregory Meeks.  McCaul had to decline.  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

‘Feeling great,’ Biden says his Covid recovery shows nation's Pandemic progress  —  President Joe Biden said Wednesday that his own quick recovery from a Covid diagnosis last week was proof of the strides his White House has made in combating the virus, touting the tests …

What Archie Bunker Would Have Thought of Donald Trump and Jan. 6  —  Well, I made it.  I am 100 years old today.  I wake up every morning grateful to be alive.  —  Reaching my own personal centennial is cause for a bit of reflection on my first century — and on what the next century will bring for the people and country I love.

Dr. Oz's Turkish Nationalist Pals Living in His Secret N.J. Condo  —  Dr. Oz failed to report his ownership of a Garden State apartment, home to friends tied to groups involved in Armenian genocide denial. … Dr. Mehmet Oz owns an undisclosed apartment in New Jersey that houses close associates …

Sources: Alex Lasry will withdraw from Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Senate primary, solidifying Mandela Barnes' front-runner status  —  Bill Glauber Daniel BiceMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  In a stunning move with less than two weeks before the primary, Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry …

Dark power: How FPL, other utilities neutralize opponents, grow profits  —  The CEO of the biggest power company in the U.S. had a problem.  A Democratic state senator was proposing a law that could cut into Florida Power & Light's profits.  Landlords would be able to sell cheap rooftop solar power directly …

Caribbean nations are trapped between the global financial system and a looming climate disaster.  One country's leaders have been fighting to find a way out.  —  The Barbados Rebellion  —  By Abrahm Lustgarten Photographs by Erika Larsen  —  Late on May 31, 2018, five days after she was sworn …

Rep. Johnson Introduces Supreme Court Justice Term Limit Measure to Restore Balance, Legitimacy for SCOTUS  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an effort to restore legitimacy and independence to the nation's highest court, today Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment …

Eric Greitens' lost chapter: Inside his disappearance from public life before Senate run  —  Around 20 minutes before Eric Greitens officially became the former governor of Missouri, he put out a 1,485 word list of his gubernatorial accomplishments.  —  It served as a resume of sorts …

Top gun CEOs testifying on Capitol Hill in wake of mass shootings  —  The committee chair told ABC News it should be a “wakeup call” for Congress.  —  Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney speaks during the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing with victims' family members and survivors of the Buffalo …

Wuhan Locks Down 1 Million Residents in Echo of Pandemic's Start  —  A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020, underscoring how far the country is from post-pandemic normalcy.

Californians and other Americans are flooding Mexico City.  Some locals want them to go home  —  Fernando Bustos Gorozpe was sitting with friends in a cafe here when he realized that — once again — they were outnumbered.  —  “We're the only brown people,” said Bustos, a 38-year-old writer and university professor.

Democrats launch ad against Tudor Dixon in final days of GOP primary race  —  Lansing — A group backed by the Democratic Governors Association is launching a TV ad attacking Republican Tudor Dixon seven days ahead of the GOP primary election on Aug. 2.  —  Put Michigan First purchased …

The Jan. 6 Hearings Hurt Trump With Independents.  Will It Cost the GOP in November?  —  Unaffiliated voters have grown more likely to blame Trump for Capitol riot and to indicate support for Democrats in November  —  The summer slate of hearings by the House committee probing …

OAN, a Dependable Trump Promoter, Faces a ‘Death Blow’  —  After Verizon drops the network at the end of this week, OAN's cable TV audience will shrink dramatically.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The future of One America News, which established itself as a powerful voice …

Exclusive: Hulu to begin accepting political issue ads  —  Disney on Wednesday confirmed to Axios that it would allow political issue ads — in addition to candidate ads — on Hulu's streaming service, effective immediately, bringing Hulu's ad policies to parity with Disney's cable networks.