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Biden to nominate Michael D. Smith as CEO of AmeriCorps
President Joe Biden will nominate Michael D. Smith to serve as the chief executive officer of AmeriCorps, the nation's main public service program, according to a White House official.
Makeup may contain potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS, study finds
Tests of makeup products found markers for potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS, which were often not included on labels, a new study found, with the highest levels in foundation, waterproof mascara and long-lasting lipsticks.
5 things to know for June 15: Biden trip, infrastructure, coronavirus, SCOTUS, Hungary
Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Finally, the US gets a strategy on fighting domestic terrorism
For the first time the United States has a government-wide strategy to counter domestic terrorism. The policy, which the Biden administration rolled out on Tuesday, is long overdue, observes Peter Bergen.
The Democratic Party is drunk on spiked progressive Kool-Aid
Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan write that Sen. Joe Manchin isn't the problem -- progressive Democratic politics are. If Democrats are to have continued success as a viable national coalition, they need to maintain a party that is inclusive and welcoming of a much wider array of political viewpoints.
Biden's spectacular breach of royal protocol didn't keep UK visit from success
Joe and Jill Biden's visit with the Queen capped what the British government will surely view as the Bidens' hugely successful visit to Britain for the G7 Summit, one which featured a full dose of the royal family's soft power and went more smoothly than the UK government dared to hope at the outset.
New emails show how Trump and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results
New emails show how former President Donald Trump's White House assistant, chief of staff and other allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election -- and how Trump directed allies to push then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to join the legal effort to challenge the election result, according to a batch of emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday.