Roger Stone Promoted Violence, Then Sought Pardon After Jan. 6, Evidence Shows  —  WASHINGTON — Shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, as authorities began arresting people across the country in connection with the violence, the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. started texting …

McConnell Endorses Electoral Count Overhaul, Lifting Chances of Enactment  —  The Republican leader's backing enhanced prospects for legislation drafted to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6 assault, when rioters tried to pressure the vice president to overturn the election.

Gadsden County commissioner appointed by Gov. DeSantis resigns after KKK costume photo emerges  —  Jeffery Moore, a Havana resident and former Department of Revenue employee, abruptly resigned from the post in Florida's only predominantly Black county after the photo began circulating.

Biden Says Social Security Is on ‘Chopping Block’ if Republicans Win Congress  —  The fate of America's social safety net programs has re-emerged as a campaign issue ahead of November's midterm elections.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden warned on Tuesday that Republicans posed a threat …

Newest addition to Trump's legal team sidelined in Mar-a-Lago search case  —  The newest addition to former President Donald Trump's legal team, Chris Kise, has been sidelined from the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation less than a month after he was brought on to represent Trump in the matter …

C.I.A. warned European governments of potential attacks on undersea pipelines.  —  The C.I.A. issued a vague warning in June to a number of European nations, including Germany, that the two Nord Stream gas pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia could be targeted in forthcoming attacks …

Hurricane Ian gets nasty quickly, turbocharged by warm water  —  Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day.

Trump Saw Staffers of Color at White House, Assumed They Were Waiters, Book Says  —  When Democratic leaders brought a racially diverse group of staffers to a meeting, the former president assumed they were there to serve food  —  IT WAS JANUARY of 2017, and a newly inaugurated President Donald Trump held …

Biden has called three Florida mayors — but not Gov. Ron DeSantis — to talk about Hurricane Ian  — Hurricane Ian is a category 3 storm headed toward Florida's west coast, threatening major flooding.  — The federal government is providing aid, but Biden hasn't called DeSantis.

Ukraine's New Offensive Threatens Moscow's Control of Lands It Seeks to Annex  —  Wrecked Russian armor and corpses of Russian troops line the roads in northern Donetsk as Ukraine pushes deeper into Donbas  —  RUBTSY, Ukraine—The Ukrainian military offensive that ousted Russian troops …

Solomon Islands refusing to sign 11-point declaration at historic Pacific-US meeting … Solomon Islands has signalled it won't sign on to an 11-point declaration between the United States and Pacific Island nations this week, dealing a blow to the White House ahead of a high-profile presidential summit …

From American sectionalism grows American fascism  —  All fascisms are native-born.  —  Monday's post was about two definitions of “politics.”  The first was war by other means.  That's what the Republicans do.  The other was solving our collective problems.  That's what the Democrats do.

CBP Document Details Mass Release of Illegal Aliens under Biden  —  More than 1.3 million so far, plus hundreds of thousands of gotaways  —  While you must dig to find it, CBP discloses the number of illegal migrants it has apprehended and released at the Southwest border in FY 2022 on a webpage captioned …

Ted Cruz booed by Texas crowd for saying more police needed to make schools safer  —  Sen. Ted Cruz spoke out against the passage of gun reform measures during a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Saturday and the audience was not having it.  The junior senator was met with boos …

The Last, Painful Days of Anthony Bourdain  —  A new, unauthorized biography reveals intimate, often raw, details of the TV star's life, including his tumultuous relationship with the Italian actor Asia Argento.  And it's drawing criticism from many of his friends and family.

Truss learns the hard way that Britain isn't America  —  Reaganism is a good idea, but Reaganism without the dollar isn't  —  Into Brideshead Revisited, near the middle, Evelyn Waugh crowbars a scene on a cruise ship for the express purpose of mocking Americans.  There is a character named “Senator Stuyvesant-Oglander”.

In 2019, Doug Mastriano said women who violated proposed abortion ban should be charged with murder  —  In 2019, state Sen. Doug Mastriano sponsored legislation barring abortions at around six weeks.  Asked if women who broke that law should be charged with murder, he said, “Yes.”

From DeSantis to McCarthy to Trump, a week that defined the GOP-Democrat divide in 2022  —  I left the Republican Party because I was worried it had fundamentally lost its way.  Looking back, I have never been more convinced I was right.  —  I don't think I've recently experienced a span …

Rape and incest are deeply tragic.  They do not justify killing a child.  —  As protestors were marching in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices and a would-be assassin turned himself in from Justice Brett Kavanaugh's backyard, it seemed impossible that the public debate over abortion could become more acrimonious.

Appeals court blocks California ban on for-profit prisons  —  California Attorney General Rob Bonta had asked the larger appellate panel to reconsider a ruling.  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A larger panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday again blocked California's …

Taken Under Fascism, Spain's ‘Stolen Babies’ Are Learning the Truth  —  Under Francisco Franco's rule, thousands of newborns were secretly taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families.  Now they are beginning to uncover their own histories.  —  To hear more audio stories …

Midterm Polls Look Better for Republicans Than We've Been Led to Believe  —  On the menu today: As the midterm elections get closer, it's worth keeping some key lessons in mind while perusing the latest polls.  First, a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll buried the lead …

No, Elon Musk's Starlink Probably Won't Fix Iranian Internet Censorship … Elon Musk is once again suggesting his business interests can solve a high-profile crisis: This time, the SpaceX CEO says Starlink satellite internet can alleviate Iran's digital crackdown against ongoing anti-government protests.