Biden's Tactile Politics Threaten His Return in the #MeToo Era  —  WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. came up in politics as an old-school backslapper whose greatest strength was his ability to connect.  He doled out handshakes and hugs to friends and strangers alike, and his tendency to lavish …

How Rupert Murdoch's Empire of Influence Remade the World … 1. ‘I LOVE ALL OF MY CHILDREN’  —  Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move.  It was January 2018, and Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, were spending the holidays cruising the Caribbean on his elder son Lachlan's yacht.

Chinese woman carrying ‘malware’ arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event  —  A Chinese woman carrying a thumb drive loaded with malware was detained at Mar-a-Lago Saturday after trying to gain access to an event advertised on Chinese-language social media by Li “Cindy” Yang …

After hundreds of crashes, this Britax jogging stroller faced recall.  Then Trump appointees stepped in.  —  The crashes were brutal.  With no warning, the front wheel on the three-wheeled BOB jogging strollers fell off, causing the carriages to careen and even flip over.  Adults shattered bones.

Brian Hagedorn declares victory in tight Wisconsin Supreme Court race that has both campaigns bracing for a recount … Judge Brian Hagedorn and Christina Hagedorn cast their votes in the 2019 Spring election in the Town of Summit.  The Wisconsin Supreme Court race is a judicial showdown between …

Coming soon: The death of the filibuster  —  The filibuster is in peril.  —  With Republicans expected to change the Senate rules to slash debate time on President Donald Trump's nominees this week, it will mark the third time the “nuclear option” — changing Senate rules by a simple majority — has been triggered in just six years.

Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet  —  Older people play an outsized role in civic life.  They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.  —  Reporting From  —  Fort Washington, Maryland

Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City  —  CHICAGO — Chicago became the largest American city ever to elect a black woman as its mayor as voters on Tuesday chose Lori Lightfoot, a former prosecutor, to replace Rahm Emanuel.

Trump's Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete  —  On Election Day in 2016, the Republican Party was divided against itself, split over its nominee for president, Donald J. Trump.  —  In Ohio, a crucial battleground, the state G.O.P. chairman had repeatedly chided Mr. Trump in public …

As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost  —  Hardline activists are ready to oppose any move to expand immigration.  —  Even as President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the southern border, his administration is quietly working on a plan to expand some forms of legal immigration into the U.S.

White House No Longer Enthusiastic About Releasing Mueller Report  —  In the immediate wake of Robert Mueller's announcement that he has not established a criminal conspiracy between Russia and Donald Trump, the jovial president declared he would be happy to display the entire report before the public.

White House whistleblower says she felt humiliated after retaliation from boss  —  Tricia Newbold says of supervisor moving files out of her reach: “It was definitely humiliating ... But it didn't stop me from doing what was right.”  —  The White House security specialist who told Congress …

‘White power’ symbol found after fire destroys social justice center that hosted Rosa Parks, MLK Jr.  —  “Now is the time to be vigilant.  To love each other and support each other and to keep each other safe in turbulent times,” the center said.  —  A Tennessee social justice center …

High-Flying Cy: How Manhattan DA Vance Spent $250K on Travel and Food  —  Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance is a traveling man with some high-end tastes.  —  The prosecutor spent $249,716 on meals and work trips to everywhere from the City of Angels to the City of Lights over the past five years …

Mueller Testimony Before Congress ‘Inevitable,’ Schiff Says  —  House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said he sees it as a foregone conclusion that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will face questioning by Congress following the release of his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Trump keeps claiming his father was born in Germany.  It was the Bronx.  —  Speaking to reporters in the White House Tuesday, President Trump misstated his father's place of birth as Germany, rather than New York City.  —  “My father is German, right?  Was German.

The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad  —  The problem with holding out for a perfect Brexit plan is that you can't fix stupid.  —  LONDON — Politico reported the other day that the French European affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau, had named her cat “Brexit.”  Loiseau told the Journal du Dimanche …

Facebook Says White Nationalist Video Doesn't Break New Policy Against White Nationalism  —  HuffPost showed the company a racist, fear-mongering video by Faith Goldy.  Not a problem, a spokesperson said.  —  Facebook vowed last week to curb hateful content on its platform by extending …

Dem wins Trump district in swing-state Pennsylvania  —  A Democratic Navy veteran who served in President George W. Bush's Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday won a special election to fill a state Senate district in suburban Pittsburgh, a district President Trump won in 2016.

Luján's move opens up Jeffries' path to speaker's chair  —  Ben Ray Luján just gave Hakeem Jeffries a big gift: A clearer path to the speaker's chair.  —  Luján's decision to jump into the New Mexico Senate race — waiving the chance to move up in House leadership …

Donors to the Trump inaugural committee got ambassador nominations.  But are they qualified?  —  “Trump's picks are less qualified than prior presidents',” said a law professor at Marquette who has looked at the qualifications of nearly 2,000 nominees.  —  When President Donald Trump's pick …

Scholarship Honorees  —  No serious campaign can get by without a serious opposition research element, and so we've brought together some of the best opposition researchers in the business to help explain what they do and why.  Maybe they'll share a few tricks of the trade.

Georgia House Republicans file bill to create state Journalism Ethics Board  —  A group of House Republican lawmakers filed legislation this week to create a state Journalism Ethics Board to develop “canons of ethics” for journalists in Georgia.  —  The measure was sponsored by Rep. Andy Welch …

Inside the spectacular fall of the granddaddy of right-wing conspiracy sites  —  In the feverish heyday of the “birther movement,” conspiracy-hungry readers swarmed to a website called WorldNetDaily for the latest on the specious yet viral theory that President Barack Obama was not born in the United States.

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