Justice Dept. investigating Trump's actions in Jan. 6 criminal probe  —  People familiar with the probe said investigators are examining the former president's conversations and have seized phone records of top aides  —  The Justice Department is investigating President Donald Trump's actions …

House Dems berate campaign arm over ‘very dangerous’ GOP primary scheme  —  A growing number of House Democrats are seething at their own campaign arm for meddling in a GOP primary to promote a pro-Trump election conspiracy theorist — after months of warning that such candidates were a threat to democracy.

Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster  —  Raphael Warnock wants to debate Herschel Walker.  Republicans smell a trap.  —  As Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) sees it, Democrats are pushing for the former NFL star to debate their incumbent in Georgia's hotly contested Senate race because …

Trump's Jan. 6th National Guard Lie Crumbles  —  Christopher Miller, Trump's acting defense secretary, gave a different story under oath than he did to Sean Hannity.  —  One of the biggest lies that former President Trump and his allies have perpetuated about January 6th is that Trump ordered the National Guard to secure the Capitol.

DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw makes sure reporters feel the burn  —  Known for her aggressive Twitter comments and brusque treatment of the media, the Florida governor's press secretary has used taunts to solidify a tough image  —  When Florida Republicans held their annual conference last week …

Democrats see one chance to outperform Biden's dismal polling in November  —  An analysis of recent elections shows that Democrats' chances of holding onto one or both congressional majorities might be better than previously expected, even with President Joe Biden's support in free fall.

‘Night of terror’: Female inmates raped when male detainees bribed guard, lawsuit says  —  Female inmates at an Indiana jail were subjected to a “night of terror” when male detainees gained access to their cells, the women allege in a lawsuit.  —  The lawsuit was filed Friday, July 22 …

‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit  —  Barbed warnings of “Nazi” rhetoric went flying Tuesday as the controversy over Viktor Orbán's “mixed race” remarks breached rare territory — the Hungarian prime minister's own circle.

Dr. Oz's Turkish Nationalist Pals Living in His Secret N.J. Condo  —  Dr. Oz failed to report his ownership of a Garden State apartment, home to friends tied to groups involved in Armenian genocide denial. … Dr. Mehmet Oz owns an undisclosed apartment in New Jersey that houses close associates …

Exclusive: Hulu to begin accepting political issue ads  —  Disney on Wednesday confirmed to Axios that it would allow political issue ads — in addition to candidate ads — on Hulu's streaming service, effective immediately, bringing Hulu's ad policies to parity with Disney's cable networks.

US military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan  —  SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi's plane if she flies to Taiwan.  But the U.S. House speaker would be entering one of the world's hottest spots, where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety.

Wuhan Locks Down 1 Million Residents in Echo of Pandemic's Start  —  A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020, underscoring how far the country is from post-pandemic normalcy.

Exclusive: In Private, Cassidy Hutchinson Joked About Riot, Called J6 Committee ‘Phony,’ Praised Trump Before Changing Story  —  Hutchinson commiserated with other targets of the probe about how little information she had about any wrongdoing on Jan. 6.  —  Nearly 18 months of private chats …

Eric Greitens' lost chapter: Inside his disappearance from public life before Senate run  —  Around 20 minutes before Eric Greitens officially became the former governor of Missouri, he put out a 1,485 word list of his gubernatorial accomplishments.  —  It served as a resume of sorts …

Inside TikTok's Attempts to ‘Downplay the China Association’  —  Leaked documents detail what TikTok tells the media—and what it doesn't.  —  Leaked documents from within TikTok reveal how the company games out responses to tricky questions — and highlight what the company thinks its biggest public perception problems are.

Without Media Accountability, Republicans Will Govern Like a One-Party State  —  Last week, the Florida Republican Party held its annual Sunshine Summit, which was marked by a new policy: The mainstream media was not permitted to cover the event.  Instead, the only “news” would be transmitted through conservative-approved sources.

Caribbean nations are trapped between the global financial system and a looming climate disaster.  One country's leaders have been fighting to find a way out.  —  The Barbados Rebellion  —  By Abrahm Lustgarten Photographs by Erika Larsen  —  Late on May 31, 2018, five days after she was sworn …

Turning Point USA issues cease and desist to ABC News over ‘defamatory statements’ on ‘The View’  —  Turning Point USA objects to comments made by Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg  —  TPUSA Summit puts focus on stopping the ‘educational cartel’: Turning Point USA founder

Defund the FBI  —  The Bureau has become irremediably politicized and inveterately corrupt.  —  Was anyone really surprised when Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced that “highly credible” whistleblowers had given him information about FBI efforts to make the Hunter Biden scandal go away?

Exclusive: Neo-Nazi Marine Plotted Mass Murder, Rape Campaigns with Group, Feds Say  —  While tasked with protecting the nation, Matthew Belanger was plotting a killing spree against minorities and to rape “white women to increase the production of white children,” according to federal prosecutors

The Sad, Quiet Vanishing of Josh Hawley  —  The eight hearings held by the January 6 committee this summer have been many things—often enlightening, sometimes terrifying, they have provided the clearest portrait yet of what led to rioters storming the U.S. Capitol last year.  They have, however, seldom been funny.