AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says (arstechnica.com)
House Democrats launch probe of Trump’s dinner with oil executives (wapo.st)
Lawmakers demand details of a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised to ease regulations on the oil industry while asking executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign.
Scaramucci labels Vance, Tuberville ‘spineless sycophants’ after senators appear at Trump courthouse (thehill.com)
Live Updates: Cohen Says Trump Approved Payments at White House Meeting (www.nytimes.com)
Voters Want Change. In Our Poll, They See It in Trump. - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
Yeah, why you vote even if you don’t particularly like Biden…...
2 Democratic candidates named Bob Ferguson withdraw from WA governor's race (www.komonews.com)
Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson addressed recent developments in the state’s governor’s race Monday morning, days after two people named Robert Ferguson joined the ballot....
Lindsey Graham Reveals Outrageous Position on Election Results (newrepublic.com)
Top Republicans are putting conditions on accepting the outcome of the election in November....
Tennessee woman denied abortion after fetus’ ‘brain not attached’ slams ban (www.independent.co.uk)
State lawmakers ‘don’t see the mourning and the grieving that these moms’ experience after getting a heartbreaking diagnosis, Breanna Cecil tells Kelly Rissman...
Mike Johnson expected to join Trump at N.Y. criminal trial (www.axios.com)
House Democrats launch probe of Trump’s dinner with oil executives (www.washingtonpost.com)
Lawmakers demand details of a Mar-a-Lago dinner where Trump promised to ease regulations on the oil industry while asking executives to steer $1 billion to his 2024 campaign....
DOJ requests judge order Steve Bannon to begin prison sentence (abcnews.go.com)
SNAP Work Requirements: Reduce Enrollment without Increasing Employment (open.substack.com)
Bill to expand Alabama’s “Don’t Say Gay” law died because everyone was confused about what it meant (www.lgbtqnation.com)
‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks (www.theguardian.com)
Legal expert: Prosecutor undercut Trump lawyers' strategy to "destroy" Michael Cohen's credibility (www.salon.com)
Kamala Harris drops F-bomb as she urges young people to break barriers (www.theguardian.com)
Green Groups Call US Electric Transmission Rules 'Major Leap Forward' (www.commondreams.org)
U.S. bans Russian uranium imports, key to nuclear fuel supply (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden signed a bill banning Russian uranium imports, a move aimed at punishing Moscow for its war in Ukraine and boosting the U.S. nuclear industry.