Trump Tells His Lawyers: Get ‘My’ Top Secret Documents Back  —  EXCLUSIVE: The ex-president is desperate to recover the classified trove taken from Mar-a-Lago — and is pushing his legal team on a long-shot maneuver to return them  —  IN THE WEEKS after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid …

Democrats gain momentum: 5 takeaways from the last big primary night of 2022  —  A New York special election seen as the last, best test of the electorate's midterm leanings confirmed what Democrats hoped and Republicans feared: Predictions of a red wave may be overblown.  —  To be sure, Donald Trump had a winning night.

Rep. Jerry Nadler knocks off Carolyn Maloney in NY-12 battle of House Dems  —  Want some cheese with that whine, Carolyn?  —  After Rep. Jerry Nadler cruised to victory over Rep. Carolyn Maloney in Tuesday's contentious Democratic primary to represent New York's 12th Congressional District …

Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay  —  President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan.

Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital  —  KYIV, Ukraine — A hail of shrapnel from kamikaze drones ripped through the tent where off-duty Ukrainian border guards were sleeping near a crossing with Belarus, three hours north of Ukraine's capital.

Price of Power: McCain accepts ex-Swift Boaters' donations  —  WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain, who four years ago condemned independent ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's military record, has accepted nearly $70,000 for his presidential campaign from the top donors of the group behind …

Despite ‘concerning’ transgender study, UW kept quiet because of positive coverage  —  A University of Washington study, in partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital, claimed gender-affirming care via puberty blockers leads to positive mental health outcomes for transgender teen patients.

DeSantis fighter jet ad conjures 1988 Dukakis tank debacle  —  Clearly, what Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going for was a comparison to Tom Cruise.  —  Hence the “Top Gov” label at the beginning of his latest political ad, which resembles that of Cruise's “Top Gun” movies …

A Mich. library refused to remove an LGBTQ book.  The town defunded it.  —  JAMESTOWN, Mich. — Two librarians had quit since the trouble began, and Kaitlin McLaughlin didn't want to be the third.  —  But the same term kept coming up in board meetings and on yard signs, making her feel awkward and wrongly accused: grooming.

‘Donald kept our secret’: Mar-a-Lago stay saved Giuliani from drink and depression, book says  —  Former New York mayor's ex-wife describes breakdown Trump helped hide, years before mutual White House drama  —  Depressed and drinking to excess after the failure of his run …

Rep. Scott Perry suing to block DOJ access to his cell phone  —  The 16-page suit, filed last week in Washington D.C. federal court, was not publicly docketed until late Tuesday.  —  Rep. Scott Perry is suing to block the Justice Department from reviewing the contents of his cell phone …

Pedophiles Are Proliferating in Our Schools  —  10% of our nation's students are victims of sexual abuse by educators.  —  In the social hierarchy of prison inmates, mob bosses, bank robbers, and cop killers tend to get respect.  But “short eyes,” those convicts who have committed crimes against children …

Jan. 6 panel investigators traveled to Copenhagen to view Stone footage  —  Aides to the Jan. 6 select committee traveled to Copenhagen last week to review documentary footage related to Donald Trump ally and pardon recipient Roger Stone, according to two people familiar with the trip.

We should expect more — and worse — pandemics to come  —  The fundamentals are bad  —  Madeleine Speed recently wrote a fascinating story for the FT Magazine about a new strain of avian flu that is devastating bird populations globally.  As of May, roughly 36 million chickens and turkeys …

Statement from President Biden on Ukraine Independence Day  —  On behalf of all Americans, I congratulate the people of Ukraine on their Independence Day.  Over the past six months, Ukrainians have inspired the world with their extraordinary courage and dedication to freedom.

U.S. hits Iranian-linked targets in Syria in response to drone attacks  —  BAGHDAD — The U.S. military said it conducted airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday, targeting infrastructure used by groups with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.  —  The airstrikes, in the eastern province …

De Blasio, Red Sox Lover, Heads to Harvard  —  The former mayor will serve as a visiting fellow at institutes focused on health and politics at the university this fall.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City who made no secret of being a fan of the Boston Red Sox …

The Surprise in a Faltering Economy: Laid-Off Workers Quickly Find Jobs  —  People losing jobs are rapidly landing interviews, multiple job offers and higher pay, holding down unemployment totals  —  Can the U.S. Keep Creating Jobs?  —  Skip Ad  —  in 15  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Socialist left swamps Democratic centrist challengers in NY state Senate primaries  —  Score one for AOC over Mayor Eric Adams.  —  The political far left emerged victorious Tuesday night in four high-profile state Senate primaries despite efforts by Hizzoner and his allies to counter its growing power in Democratic-dominated Albany.

Langworthy declared victor over Paladino  —  Langworthy eked out a win thanks to a strong showing in the rural corners of a district that stretched from Erie County and through parts of the Southern Tier.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — State GOP Chair Nick Langworthy declared victory Tuesday …

Uvalde families, survivors suing for $27 billion in class-action lawsuit  —  The suit will go after multiple law enforcement agencies involved in the botched response to the May shooting at Robb Elementary.  The gun's manufacturer and a local store will also be named.

Maxwell Frost, one of the first Gen Z candidates for Congress, has won his primary  —  Progressive activist Maxwell Frost, one of the first members of Generation Z to run for Congress, has won his Democratic primary, according to a race call by The Associated Press.