The inside story of how John Roberts failed to save abortion rights  —  (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts privately lobbied fellow conservatives to save the constitutional right to abortion down to the bitter end, but May's unprecedented leak of a draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade made the effort …

Former Missouri governor's bid for Senate sinking amid domestic abuse ads  —  National and state Republicans have spent a year hoping someone — anyone — would prevent disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens from becoming the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri.

Trump Returns to D.C. and His Minions Can't Wait to Knife Each Other  —  THE MORE THINGS CHANGE...  “It's a mile wide and an inch deep,” a Trump adviser told The Daily Beast of the nonprofit where Trump will speak on Tuesday.  —  Former President Donald Trump's first return to Washington …

Ex-VP Chief Marc Short: ‘There Would Have Been A Massacre In The Capitol That Day’ If Rioters Had Gotten Closer to Pence  —  Former VP Chief of Staff Marc Short said if rioters had gotten any closer to then-Vice President Mike Pence on Jan. 6 “there would have been a massacre that day in the Capitol.”

U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan  —  The Biden administration is watching for any moves by China to close off the Taiwan Strait, and they would prefer that Nancy Pelosi cancel her planned trip.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Russia to withdraw from International Space Station  —  Russia on Tuesday announced it will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024, signaling an end of an era in one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States.

Democrats boost right-wing challenger to GOP Trump foe … National Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost a far-right, Trump-endorsed conspiracy theorist in one of the most closely watched House races in the country — further endangering one of the 10 House Republicans …

Because of Texas abortion law, her wanted pregnancy became a medical nightmare  —  New, untested abortion bans have made doctors unsure about treating some pregnancy complications, which has led to life-threatening delays and trapped families in a limbo of grief and helplessness.

GOP lawmaker attended gay son's wedding 3 days after voting against same-sex marriage  —  The gay son of Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., got married on Friday.  A few days earlier, his father voted against the Respect for Marriage Act.  —  A Republican lawmaker attended his gay son's wedding …

Trump Says LIV Golf Has Been Worth ‘Billions of Dollars’ in Publicity for Saudi Arabia  —  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal before his Bedminster course hosts the Saudi-backed circuit, the former president said LIV Golf has been a ‘great thing’ for the kingdom's image

Someone gave our daughter a White doll.  How do we, um, ‘disappear’ it?  —  We still don't know how it got into our house.  Maybe it was a present from my mother-in-law.  (She regularly sneaks toys and snacks to our kids like they're prisoners and Cheetos gets them phone card minutes.)

Student loan servicers told not to contact borrowers as payment pause deadline nears  —  WASHINGTON — A little more than a month before the student debt moratorium is scheduled to end, the federal government has told loan servicers not to contact borrowers about resuming payments, a trade group official said Monday.

What in the World Happened to Elise Stefanik?  —  There was a time in 2016 when Elise Stefanik, now the third-ranking Republican in the House, was so disgusted by Donald Trump, she would barely mention his name.  Today he proudly refers to her as “one of my killers.”  —  She proved that again last month.

First on CNN: Jill Biden's press secretary leaving White House  —  (CNN)Michael LaRosa, the press secretary for first lady Dr. Jill Biden, is departing the White House, a White House official told CNN.  —  LaRosa began serving as Biden's spokesperson in 2019 during the presidential campaign …

Now is decision time if we are to save the Iran nuclear deal  —  A restored agreement will show balanced international accords are possible in turbulent times  —  The author is EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy  —  Seven years ago, the five permanent members …

District attorney behind charges in Zeldin incident scrutinized for campaign ties  —  Also: State data shows charged offense in case of candidate's would-be attacker was rare, only filed once in Monroe County in 2021  —  Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate

FACT SHEET: Department of Energy Releases New Notice of Sale as Gasoline Prices Continue to Fall  —  Treasury Department Estimates that Strategic Petroleum Reserve Releases by President Biden and International Partners Reduced the Price of Gasoline by up to 40 Cents Per Gallon

My Amy Wax Problem  —  Jonathan Zimmerman writes that academic freedom protects Amy Wax's right to speak her mind—but not her reported discriminatory behavior toward students and colleagues.  —  (University of Pennsylvania)  —  “Jonathan, you may know by now that Penn has begun …

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley alleges widespread effort in FBI, Justice Dept to downplay negative information about Hunter Biden  —  “Highly credible” whistleblowers have come forward to a senior Senate Republican alleging a widespread effort within the FBI to downplay or discredit negative information …

Abolish State Senates  —  What the country needs is 50 majority-rule unicameral state legislatures. … At first glance, California state Sen. Richard Richards might have seemed an exceptionally powerful lawmaker in 1960.  The just-completed census revealed that Los Angeles County …

Sandy Hook Parents to Testify Against Alex Jones, and a Culture of Lies  —  The families of 10 victims have waited years to hold the Infowars conspiracist and the political environment that enabled him to account.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  AUSTIN, Texas …

Thousands Of Cattle Reportedly Dumped Into Kansas Landfill After Dying From Extreme Heat  —  Thousands of cattle killed by excessive heat were dumped into a landfill this week by beef companies, Reuters reported Tuesday, where the decaying carcasses were flattened and mixed with household trash …

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to Florida Club Fed featuring yoga, wellness  —  The all-female jail is located just five hours from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion  —  Socialite sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred to a cushy Florida club fed prison to serve her 20-year prison sentence.

Why Democrats' Midterm Chances Don't Hinge On Biden's Approval Rating  —  Earlier this month, FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver noted an interesting disconnect between two pieces of information most commonly used to predict the upcoming midterms: the president's approval rating …

Selling the mansions: It's a very good start  —  It seemed to fly under the radar of both secular and most Catholic media, but recently some heartening news came out of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, when Bishop Michael McGovern announced that he would be selling the 13-bedroom manor …