A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released unconditionally from the restrictions he's been living under next year if he remains mentally stable. John Hinckley Jr. was 25 when he attacked the president. Jurors found him not guilty by reason of insanity. Now he's 66, and he's been living in Williamsburg, Virginia, since leaving a Washington hospital five years ago. Doctors oversee his medication and therapy. He can't have a gun. And he can't travel far without informing his doctors. Hinckley's lawyer says he no longer poses a threat. A U.S. District Court Judge said today that he'll sign off on the plan this week.

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With his legislative agenda on the line, President Biden says he feels “optimistic” that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the votes to pass his $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill this week. 

Pelosi told her colleagues in a letter on Saturday they “must” pass both bills, writing “the next few days will be a time of intensity.”

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Over the weekend a funeral service was held for Petito on Long Island, New York. This week police in Florida will begin scaling back their manhunt in that nature reserve near Sarasota after days of efforts have turned up nothing pointing toward Brian Laundrie being there.  Dogs, drones, ATV’s, and dive units have found nothing.  Laundrie is on the run, if he’s alive. 

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A What The Franklin profile on Marjory Taylor Greene. Plus what one man did when he found porn on his phone... 

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Documentaries, and the latest from Ken Burns: Muhammad Ali. 

Four guest hosts for the new season of “Saturday Night Live” have been announced, and some, including actress Debra Messing, are scratching their head over the choice of Kim Kardashian.

And “The Wire” creator David Simon is defending his position that he will not shoot his next HBO series in Texas, because of the new abortion law in the Lone Star state

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Chip talks with the National Correspondent for The Nation about where are we with Trump, January 6th, and voting rights.

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What Progressives have to be willing to do in order to have it all.

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Jason Nathanson reports that two hosts of ABC's "The View" were pulled from set during the show's live broadcast today after learning that they tested positive for COVID-19. Why the drama? VP Kamala Harris was the guest.

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Jim Varney with The Washington Times tells of this tale and how rare it is... 

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Confused? You're not alone.

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