Trump thinks McCarthy made a big mistake with the January 6 committee

• Jan. 6 panel to show evidence that Trump was involved in scheme to submit fake slates of electors in 2020 Read More
Kremlin Calls Captured Americans ‘Soldiers of Fortune’

Moscow says the Americans who fought for Ukraine are not regular soldiers who would be covered by the Geneva Conventions, calling their conduct criminal.Read More
Mondelez to Acquire Clif Bar for $2.9 Billion
The deal adds the brands Clif Bar, Luna and Clif Kid to the company’s food business.Read More
JetBlue Lifts Offer for Spirit Airlines, Commits to Selling Assets
Spirit had postponed a shareholders’ vote on merger with Frontier as it weighs competing offer from JetBlue.Read More
In Ad, Shotgun-Toting Greitens Asks Voters to Go ‘RINO Hunting’

A right-wing Senate candidate accompanies a squad of heavily armed men as they storm a home looking for ‘Republicans in name only.’Read More
Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment

In a speech on Monday, former Vice President Mike Pence sounded like a future presidential candidate, but not like someone interested in discussing the specifics of Jan. 6.Read More
Georgia secretary of state and other state officials slated to testify at January 6 hearing

• Texas GOP adopts resolution rejecting 2020 election results • Opinion: Republican election sabotage has already started. New Mexico is proof of that Read More
Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

A genetically distinct and isolated population of polar bears have been documented living in southeast Greenland. Read More
Heaviest rain in 60 years hits southern China, as experts warn extreme weather will only get worse

Parts of southern China were hit by the heaviest downpours in 60 years over the weekend, amid warnings by experts that extreme weather is becoming more frequent. Read More
Extreme heat is bad for everyone’s health — and it’s getting worse

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It’s managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that’s deceptively dangerous: extreme heat. Read More