Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting  —  In an extraordinary move brokered with Illinois Gov. Pritzker, dozens of Texas House Democrats move to deny quorum as the GOP is set to draw new maps.  —  CHICAGO — In an extraordinary move …

Trump adviser defends labor official's firing, deflects on how data was ‘rigged’  —  Kevin Hassett pointed to the scale of hiring data revisions when asked for evidence to support Trump's claims that a jobs report was politically rigged.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump's decision …

Harvard President Garber Tells Faculty He Is Not Considering a $500 Million Deal With Trump  —  Harvard President Alan M. Garber '76 has told faculty that a deal with the Trump administration is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement …

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine  —  How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.  —  The digital deluge is a familiar annoyance for anyone on a Democratic fundraising list.

Applebaum on Autocracy … Anne Applebaum has spent decades chronicling the rise of authoritarianism and the collapse of democratic norms around the world.  In her latest piece for The Atlantic, appearing on this week's cover, she turned her attention to Sudan, where a brutal civil war has displaced millions of people.

White House backs away from IVF coverage mandate despite Trump's campaign pledge, Washington Post reports  —  The White House has no current plans to mandate insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign promise to expand access to fertility treatments …

Trump Is Very Mad at Charlamagne Tha God for Talking About Epstein  —  “I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back,” the radio host said on Lara Trump's Fox News show  —  Donald Trump is angry and lashing out at radio host …

ICE crackdown imperils Afghans who aided U.S. war effort, lawyers say  —  Two former Afghan interpreters for U.S. forces face deportation despite following immigration processes, according to attorneys for the men.  —  One former interpreter for U.S. forces in Afghanistan was detained …

UK pornography taskforce to propose banning ‘barely legal’ content after Channel 4 documentary airs  —  Programme about performer Bonnie Blue condemned for ‘glamorising and normalising’ extreme pornography  —  The new pornography taskforce will propose legislation this autumn aimed at banning a type of …

DNC chair says Democrats will start process of setting 2028 primary calendar this month  —  Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that the party will begin deliberating the 2028 primary calendar later this month at a meeting in Minneapolis.

McCloskeys win back AR-15 rifle 5 years after Black Lives Matter protest confrontation  —  The St. Louis couple who went viral in 2020 for wielding guns as Black Lives Matter protesters marched outside their property have regained possession of their semiautomatic rifle.

The rise of AI tools that write about you when you die  —  Families and funeral directors are using AI obituary generators to more efficiently memorialize the dead.  What happens when they get it wrong?  —  Two days after Jeff Fargo's mother died, he lay in bed, crying, at home in Nevada and opened his laptop to ChatGPT.

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia's Internet  —  The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.  —  Russia is escalating its efforts to curtail online freedom, taking new steps toward a draconian state-controlled internet.

China welcomes 183 Brazil coffee sellers in wake of US tariffs  —  China has approved 183 new Brazilian coffee companies to export products to the Chinese market, according to a social media post of the Chinese embassy in Brazil on Saturday.  —  The measure, a boon to local exporters …

Puzder confirmed as US ambassador to EU  —  Andrew Puzder, a former fast-food chain CEO, was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday as the U.S. ambassador to the European Union (EU).  —  Puzder's confirmation went through in a 53-44 vote, with New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan (D) and Jeanne Shaheen …