Pennsylvania Lawmaker Played Key Role in Trump's Plot to Oust Acting Attorney General  —  The involvement of Representative Scott Perry underlined how far the former president was willing to go in using the government to subvert the election, turning to more junior and relatively unknown figures for help.

Trump ‘is drafting an enemies list of Republicans for his Patriot Party to challenge in primaries’ - and ‘already has $70M in campaign cash on hand’ as he plots to squeeze GOP senators to avoid impeachment conviction  — Trump is reportedly pushing forward with his plan to create a new ‘Patriot Party’

Let's get real.  Joe Biden, Democrats and America need results much more than unity.  —  It's time to give Biden's 81 million voters a chance to be heard and Biden a chance to carry out the plans he ran on, even if he has to play hardball.  —  The January 2021 nominee for most abused word in the English language must be “unity.”

Fox News is a hazard to our democracy.  It's time to take the fight to the Murdochs.  Here's how.  —  I happened to be watching Fox News on election night when the network startled the political world by calling Arizona for Joe Biden.  —  It was a weird moment, without the fanfare …

State Republicans push new voting restrictions after Trump's loss  —  Republican legislators across the country are preparing a slew of new voting restrictions in the wake of former President Donald Trump's defeat.  —  Georgia will be the focal point of the GOP push to change state election laws …

Man Threatened to Assassinate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Officials Say  —  Garret Miller, who was among those who stormed the Capitol, also threatened the officer who fatally shot a Trump supporter, saying he would “hug his neck with a nice rope,” prosecutors said.

By repealing Trump's census order on unauthorized immigrants, Biden just gave Texas GOP an extra House seat, or two  —  Republicans control Texas redistricting and are likely to keep the spoils from counting 1.7M or so noncitizens Trump wanted excluded from apportionment.

How Democrats Planned for Doomsday  —  A huge coalition of activist groups had been working together since the spring to make sure that Joe Biden won and that the “election stayed won” amid Donald Trump's subterfuge.  —  The video call was announced on short notice, but more than 900 people quickly joined …

Biden must act to save Navalny's life — and hopes of freedom in Russia  —  I am in awe of dissidents in police states who risk their lives and freedom to fight for democracy and human rights.  Their courage stands as a searing rebuke to all those — including, most recently …

Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen  —  Firmly linking teen suicides to school closings is difficult, but rising mental health emergencies and suicide rates point to the toll the pandemic lockdown is taking.  —  The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students …

Impeachment trial to keep National Guard troops at Capitol  —  Former President Donald Trump's upcoming Senate impeachment trial poses a security concern that federal law enforcement officials told lawmakers last week requires as many as 5,000 National Guard troops to remain in Washington through mid-March …

Early indications show honeymoon period for Biden administration: POLL  —  President Joe Biden is held in high regard by most Americans in a new poll.  —  Biden signs 2 more executive orders as another cabinet member makes history  —  The president signed more than 30 actions in his first three days …

In Biden's Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity  —  President Biden, perhaps the most religiously observant commander in chief in half a century, speaks of how his Catholic faith grounds his life and his policies.  —  Hours before President Biden took the oath of office …

Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week  —  Joe Biden will spend the second week of his presidency in much the same way he spent his first: signing a slew of executive actions intended to roll back certain Trump administration policies while implementing his own.

Marco Rubio: It's ‘arrogant’ to impeach Trump to ban him from running again  —  Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday said the argument that former President Donald Trump should be impeached so that he can't seek public office again is “an arrogant statement for anyone to make.”

Trump Plan to Label pro-BDS Groups Antisemitic Is Off the Table  —  Sources say the plan never materialized due to concerns surrounding free speech and the State Department's inability to complete the list and get it approved before the new administration stepped in

Israel Allows U.S. to Deploy Iron Dome Missile Defense in the Gulf  —  Israeli officials are refusing to reveal in which countries the Iron Dome interceptors will be deployed and deny this was part of the normalization agreements with the Gulf states  —  The United States is expected …

Where Giuliani Still Routinely Offers False Claims of Election Fraud  —  A popular radio station in Manhattan has become a haven where conservative hosts like Rudolph Giuliani can defend Donald Trump.  —  His president and No. 1 client, Donald J. Trump, is no longer in office.

Biden's return to the Paris accord is a gift to China  —  President Biden's decision to rejoin the Paris climate accord immediately delivered on a campaign promise, fulfilled a top priority of the Left, and delighted our European allies.  But most of all, it was a gift to China.

Los Angeles District Attorney Gascon's “Reforms” Put Criminal Justice In Free Fall  —  Fallout over “justice reforms” are so bad that LA County prosecutors file lawsuit against their boss.  —  I noted that billionaire George Soros is behind the team that helped elect Los Angeles county's …

Don't believe right-wing media — overturning Roe v. Wade is a big deal  —  Right-wing media — and Trump — also used this strategy during the run-up to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation … RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ZACHARY PLEAT & ALEX WALKER  —  As President Donald Trump prepares …

Music professor sues university for punishing him over defense of ‘racist’ composer  —  ‘Almost all’ his colleagues defamed him, too  —  Timothy Jackson followed through on his threat to sue the University of Northern Texas for investigating him in response to his defense of a 19th century composer.

Tom Cotton lied about serving as an Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Here's why it matters.  —  Ranger School is not Ranger Regiment.  For many reasons.  —  16 hr ago  —  On Saturday, Salon reported that Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) put out literature during his first campaign for Congress …