A judge rejected the government request for terrorism enhancement but likened the actions of Leo Brent Bozell IV to those who spearheaded the riot. wapo.st/3UKSdaS

Opinion by Matt Bai: For Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), his journey from author to Trumpist senator is a fable for the GOP’s devolution into full-on farce. wapo.st/4bHWZwm

NASA said Friday that Boeing’s first flight with people aboard its troubled Starliner spacecraft has been delayed yet again, as the beleaguered company works to assess a helium leak in the capsule’s service module. wapo.st/3wNn7an

Dabney Coleman, a Texas-born character actor who created an acclaimed gallery of comically macho throwbacks in films including “9 to 5” and “Tootsie” and TV shows such as “The Slap Maxwell Story” and “Buffalo Bill,” died at 92. wapo.st/3WMZI3A

Weeks after Jan. 6, 2021, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Alito flew an upside-down American flag at their home following a dispute with a neighbor over anti-Trump yard signs, according to a statement from the justice and interviews with neighbors. wapo.st/44Pqzy8

President Biden, a long-standing institutionalist, is growing more comfortable using the full powers of the presidency — and in an election year, his latest actions have the added benefit of potentially shaping the political landscape in his favor. wapo.st/3UNJB34

John Eastman, an alleged architect of an attempt to try to deliver Arizona’s 11 presidential electoral votes to Donald Trump after his 2020 loss, pleaded not guilty Friday to conspiracy, fraud and other criminal charges. wapo.st/4bmhwqN

Disturbing footage published by CNN Friday appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs viciously assaulting singer Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. wapo.st/3yx3eow

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 Friday, the first time it ended a trading session above the milestone. wapo.st/3WIkMrR

Sparring over their appearances, Majorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett stopped a committee hearing in its tracks. wapo.st/3WIcC2H

Perspective by Barry Svrluga: Well before Harper signed a $330 million contract and Gallo landed a one-year deal with the Nationals, the two were 8- and 9-year-old teammates on a Vegas travel team. wapo.st/3QOBhPy

In three and a half years, President Biden has already installed more non-White federal judges than any president in history. His slate of judges is also majority women — another first. wapo.st/4bnLaM7

Trapped volunteers call on the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Israel, as the closure of the Rafah border crossing cuts the flow of food and medical supplies. wapo.st/3UOvhHK

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) chided lawmakers Friday for a meeting the night before that devolved into a partisan shouting match between committee members and included personal attacks about intelligence and appearance. wapo.st/3K2CMWB

The Islamic State-affiliated media broadcast News Harvest shows how artificial intelligence can be used to disseminate extremist propaganda quickly and cheaply. wapo.st/3wGNChW

Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and star Marisa Abela say the goal of “Back to Black” was a portrait of Winehouse that feels like “an embodiment of someone’s soul.” wapo.st/4dHmQGN

As the Amy Winehouse movie “Back to Black” demonstrates, putting beloved musicians on the big screen can be a tricky proposition. wapo.st/4biSLeY

Three years after winning gold in Tokyo, Sunisa Lee's biggest challenge has been feeling like she deserved it. wapo.st/3QOT3lv

Breaking news: David DePape, the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. wapo.st/3WM2rdv

Politico and Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei built a lucrative career on pounding news into small, digestible morsels. Lately, he’s been working on himself. wapo.st/3V5LJoq