Would Biden Commute Hunter’s Sentence? White House Aide Does Not Say.
The White House spokeswoman said she had not spoken with the president about the matter yet.
Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose Use of I.V.F.
With almost 13 million church members across the United States, the Southern Baptist Convention has long been a bellwether for American evangelicalism.
Inflation Cooled, but the Fed Expects Just One Rate Cut This Year
Also, Southern Baptists voted to oppose I.V.F. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
As the UAW Scores Wins in Red States, Tensions Emerge Over Gaza Protests
A tentative new contract at an Ohio battery maker on Monday was big for President Biden’s E.V. transition, but for some, the victory was upstaged by the U.A.W.’s activism on college campuses.
A.C.L.U. Sues to Stop Biden’s Asylum Ban on the U.S.-Mexico Border
The action is the first legal challenge to an order that President Biden hopes will decrease the number of illegal crossings and neutralize a major political vulnerability.
Did Jerry West Inspire the NBA’s Logo? ‘There Was Never Any Doubt.’
After decades of the league having avoided the issue, Commissioner Adam Silver said what most people knew all along: It is Jerry West in the league’s iconic logo.
Go Slow, Joe
He ought to glide along at his own pace.
The Fed Holds Rates Steady and Predicts Just One Reduction This Year
Federal Reserve officials signaled that interest rates could stay higher this year as policymakers pause to ensure they’ve stamped out inflation.
Sony Pictures Acquires Alamo Drafthouse in Lifeline to Cinema Chain
The deal is the first time in half a century that a traditional Hollywood studio will own a movie theater chain.
Saudi Arabia’s Next Billion-Dollar Sports Play: A Boxing Takeover
A proposal awaiting financing would attempt to bring together dozens of the world’s best boxers in a single, Saudi-run pro league.
Miami President Named as Next U.C.L.A. Chancellor
Julio Frenk, a public health expert who has led the University of Miami since 2015, will take over the elite Los Angeles school that has been rocked by protests this spring.
Tesla Shareholders to Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Package
The vote is seen as a referendum on the limits of executive pay and the accountability of Silicon Valley billionaires.
Eric Adams Praised a Reporter’s ‘Summer Body’
Mayor Eric Adams told a journalist that it looked like he was working out and complimented his “summer body.”
U.S. Expands Sanctions on Russia as G7 Leaders Gather
The Biden administration is taking new measures aimed at stopping China from helping the Kremlin sustain its war effort against Ukraine. U.S. officials hope European nations will take similar steps.
Young Women Predictably Flee Organized Religion
They’re increasingly identifying as feminist at the same time that some denominations are drawing conservative lines in the sand.
Southern Baptists Reject Tighter Ban on Women in Pastoral Posts
The denomination voted against adding language to its constitution saying that “only men” could be affirmed or employed “as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture.”
Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75
From his beginnings with a daily newspaper, he moved easily through Newsweek magazine to cable news and, later, to the frontiers of online journalism.
Trump Would Be Long Gone if Only We Could …
It was never going to be easy to get voters to abandon their hero.
Defiant Macron Predicts Chaos if France Succumbs to Extremes
The French president called on people of good will to come together to defend the Republic in the snap election he decided to call.
A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her.
The investigation of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began.