PGA Tour agrees to merge with Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf  — The PGA Tour agreed to merge with rival LIV Golf, which is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, an entity controlled by the Saudi crown prince.  — The proposed merger comes after the PGA Tour and LIV Golf …

Grand Jury in Florida Hints at Unknown Complexities in Trump Documents Inquiry  —  Prosecutors have started calling witnesses to a federal grand jury in Miami after months in which activity in the investigation was centered on a separate grand jury in Washington.

Mark Meadows Testified to Grand Jury in Special Counsel Investigation of Trump  —  Mr. Meadows, the final White House chief of staff under Donald Trump, is seen as a potentially key witness in the documents and Jan. 6 inquiries.  —  Mark Meadows, the final White House chief …

Russia-Ukraine War  —  Crucial Dam Destroyed on Southern Ukraine's Front Lines  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky blamed Russia and convened the National Security Council.  The damage threatened the safety of a nearby nuclear plant and forced the evacuation of thousands.

These academics studied falsehoods spread by Trump.  Now the GOP wants answers.  —  Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding emails and meetings with leading disinformation researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, subpoenas and lawsuits that academics say have become a means of harassment.

U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline  —  The CIA learned last June, via a European spy agency, that a six-person team of Ukrainian special operations forces intended to blow up the Russia-to-Germany natural gas project

Hard-right Republicans, still angry over debt ceiling, foil McCarthy on GOP vote  —  Hard-right Republicans, still angry with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's handling of the debt ceiling bill last week, sunk a GOP procedural vote on Tuesday in a show of strength in a razor-thin majority.

The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes  —  The Never-Trump lane is looking pretty empty as candidates serve up MAGA red meat and culture-war cruelty to the crowds in Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Trumpism is about destruction, about burning it all down …

Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis flights to Martha's Vineyard  —  Sheriff recommends charges over flights arranged by Florida governor to deport 49 South American migrants to wealthy town  —  A Texas sheriff's office has recommended criminal charges over flights that the Florida governor …

Get Phones Out of Schools Now  —  They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging.  They should be banned.  —  In may 2019, I was invited to give a lecture at my old high school in Scarsdale, New York.  Before the talk, I met with the principal and his top administrators.

Elliot Page reveals chilling transphobic attack outside LA hotel: 'I'm going to f-king gay bash you, fa—t'  —  Actor Elliot Page has shared he was verbally attacked and threatened by a crazed transphobic man — who shouted that he was the reason “I need a gun” in Los Angeles last year.

BREAKING: Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Parental Rights Groups to ‘Hate Map’  —  The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that …

Judge grants request for George Santos's bond sponsors to be unsealed  —  A federal judge Tuesday granted media organizations' requests to unseal the names of the people who cosigned Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) $500,000 bond in his criminal fraud case.  —  The order is a blow to Santos …

US Judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’  —  Saying gender identity is real, a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of a new Florida law that bans transgender minors from receiving puberty blockers, ruling Tuesday that the state …

Clarence Thomas' Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell  —  Despite being caught in a swirling corruption scandal, the Supreme Court continues to rule on cases and issue far-reaching decisions that shatter years of precedent to rewrite the country's laws.

Republicans Urge Immigrants to Stay in Florida, Fearing New Law's Impact  —  A handful of Florida Republicans have implored immigrants to stay in the state in the wake of recent laws signed by Governor Ron DeSantis.  —  Last month, Florida enacted a new bill, SB 1718, that is set …

DeSantis Critic, Professor Tossed From New College After Inviting Black Historian Marvin Dunn to Campus  —  Richard Corcoran speaks at the end of a special legislative session, flanked by Rick Scott (right) and Joe Negron (left), on June 9, 2017. … On May 12, New College …

Black woman in Florida shot dead through front door by white neighbor  —  Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens killed after allegedly trying to retrieve iPad taken from her child, while shooter has not been arrested or charged  —  A Black mother of four in Florida was killed by a white neighbor who shot …

Uninsurable America: Climate change hits the insurance industry … - It is also bedeviling regulators. … - State Farm said in late May it was done accepting new applications for California property insurance — including homes and commercial property — “due to historic increases …

Oregon breakaway effort is down to just 8 votes, deepening urban-rural divide  —  The Greater Idaho movement aims to redraw Idaho's map to include 14 conservative Oregon counties, but opponents say it's only worsening political tensions.  —  ENTERPRISE, Ore. — A grassroots movement …

Fort Wayne man charged with felony in harassment of Congressman Banks  —  (Photo courtesy of congressional office)  —  Allen County prosecutors charged a Fort Wayne man with intimidation and harassment of Congressman Jim Banks after he allegedly threatened the elected representative and his family.

Maine election officials say No Labels may be misleading voters in its third-party push  —  After receiving complaints, Maine's secretary of state is trying to make sure voters are aware they switched their registration to the centrist party.  —  LINCOLNVILLE, Maine …

Biden back on the attack — hits GOP for threatening Social Security  —  The White House has begun warning anew that Republicans are coming after those social insurance programs, in what seems destined to be an oft-repeated line between now and November 2024.

Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment  —  As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.

Companies That Embraced Social Issues Have Second Thoughts  —  Executives rethink if and when to weigh in on potentially divisive issues, fearing backlash from all sides, and develop crisis plans in case things go wrong  —  In May, clothing company The North Face released a video for Pride Month featuring drag performer Pattie Gonia.

D.C.-area carjackings have soared.  Here's where they're happening.  —  The number of carjackings in the D.C. region surged during the pandemic, baffling authorities and rattling communities  —  Nate Fleming had pulled up at a gas station in Northeast Washington on his way home …