Today's Top Stories:
Ready for prime time: 1/6 House probe planning to release Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner videotapes
The disgraced ex-president's daughter and son-in-law appear set to headline an extensive list of witnesses in blockbuster public hearings over Trump's deadly insurrection.
Take Action: Tell Congress to end US support for Saudi Arabia's murderous war in Yemen!
Former Wisconsin judge killed in "targeted" home attack; suspect had hit list that included Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gov. Tony Evers, Mitch McConnell, others
The 56-year-old suspect, Douglas K. Uhde, suffered an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and is hospitalized in critical condition.
Take Action: Tell Congress: Ban assault rifles!
LGBTQ+ Americans face an uphill battle to achieve their American dream
StartOut: This Pride month, will you chip in to ensure LGBT+ startups aren't denied the resources of other startups?
Firm proposes using Taser-armed drones to stop school shootings
Or, you know, Republicans could actually muster the courage and common sense to pass sensible gun safety legislation to actually help make schools safer.
Take Action: Sign now to tell the government to legalize marijuana!
Ohio lawmakers advance trans sports ban with compulsory genital inspections
Ohio's GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed a draconian bill that would ban transgender girls from school sports and require physical verification from a doctor if a student's sex is called into question.
Uvalde mom who was handcuffed says police warned her not to tell her story
Angeli Gomez, who personally entered Robb Elementary School and rescued her two children while cops did nothing outside, has now been threatened by law enforcement to stop telling her story publicly. Seriously.
Take Action: Fire the Uvalde police who stood around for 40 minutes while children were dying!
Boy Scouts sell off camps under financial strain from sex abuse lawsuits
A $2.6 billion proposed bankruptcy settlement designed to pay thousands of victims of child sexual abuse has added pressure to an organization beset by years of declining enrollment, and the Scouts and their local councils have been cashing in on their extensive holdings, including properties where some of the abuse took place.
Republicans pull HORRIFIC stunt after Texas shooting
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Unbelievable.
Russia hits Kyiv with missiles as Putin warns West on supplies
The Russian autocrat threatened to escalate his brutal invasion with longer range attacks if the West continued supplying more sophisticated weaponry to the besieged Ukrainians.
911 dispatcher fired after allegedly hanging up on store employee during Buffalo shooting call
The 911 dispatcher who reportedly hung up on a terrified supermarket employee calling for help during the mass shooting that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, has been fired. Good.
Trump calls Paul Ryan — the former Republican speaker of the House and Mitt Romney's 2012 running mate — a "pathetic loser"
Ryan said the quiet part out loud — that many Republicans wanted to impeach and remove Trump from office, but didn't have the guts — and the disgraced ex-president responded in predictable fashion.
Starbucks union says the coffee giant is closing Ithaca store in retaliatory move
The coffee giant gave employees at a Cornell University area branch — one of three to unionize in Ithaca — a one-week notice of the closure, with the store slated to permanently close on June 10.
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