House Republicans subpoena ex-Capitol Police intel head for Jan. 6 inquiry (www.rawstory.com)
Disney Buries the Hatchet With Ron DeSantis in Huge New Land Deal (gizmodo.com)
Senate Republicans block Democratic bill to establish nationwide IVF protections (www.nbcnews.com)
It’s part of a push by Democrats to highlight the electoral contrast over reproductive rights. Before the vote, GOP senators said they favor legal IVF but prefer a narrower bill....
GOP book bans could shut down this independent bookstore in Pete Buttigieg's hometown (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Russia Releases Female Prison Inmates to Join Ukraine War (www.nytimes.com)
Russia released a group of women from a prison in late May to join the fighting in Ukraine, according to two former inmates who maintain contact with those still there, potentially signaling a new phase in the Kremlin’s use of criminals in its war effort.
Trump to make taped remarks to a Christian group that calls for abortion to be 'eradicated entirely' (apnews.com)
Donald Trump on Monday will make a virtual appearance before a Christian group that calls for abortion to be “eradicated entirely,” as the presumptive Republican nominee again takes on an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this year’s presidential election....
Joe Rogan says more rappers showing support for Trump because of his conviction (www.indy100.com)
Biden visits American cemetery in France that Trump skipped (www.reuters.com)
Thousands gather at White House for pro-Palestinian protest (www.theguardian.com)
James Webb telescope finds carbon at the dawn of the universe, challenging our understanding of when life could have emerged | Live Science (www.livescience.com)
The James Webb Space Telescope has found carbon in a galaxy just 350 million years after the Big Bang. That could mean life began much earlier too, a new study argues.
A new account rekindles allegations that Trump disrespected Black people on 'The Apprentice' (apnews.com)
Gene Folkes had just been jettisoned as a contestant on “The Apprentice” and was commiserating with a crew member at a bar inside the lobby of Trump Tower. He was indignant — and not just at having been kicked off the reality show after its star, Donald Trump, had delivered his catchphrase: “You’re fired.”...
New York City postpones controversial, first-in-the-US congestion pricing plan (www.theguardian.com)
FBI raids Atlanta corporate landlord in probe of rental market price fixing (www.ajc.com)
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"How dare you?": Trump surrogate ripped for claiming life was better for Black people under Jim Crow (www.salon.com)
“No Schoolers”: How Illinois’ Hands-Off Approach to Homeschooling Leaves Children at Risk (www.propublica.org)
Why 1,000 Homicides in St. Louis Remain Unsolved (features.apmreports.org)
Of the roughly 1,900 homicides committed in the city of St. Louis from 2014 through 2023, more than 1,000 remain unsolved, according to an analysis of homicide data obtained by APM Reports and St. Louis Public Radio....