Bonus episode: Inside the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency  —  Last month, Axios published “Off the rails,” a series taking you inside the end of Donald Trump's presidency, from his election loss to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection that triggered his second impeachment — and a Senate trial set to begin next week.

McConnell says Taylor Greene's embrace of conspiracy theories a ‘cancer’ to GOP, country  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday blasted Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of “loony lies and conspiracy theories” as a “cancer for the Republican Party.”

Scoop: Fees — not just strategy — blew up Trump's legal team  —  Disagreements over legal strategy weren't the only reason Donald Trump's defense team collapsed just days before his second impeachment trial, Axios has learned.  —  What we're hearing: The notoriously stingy former president …

Impeachment Managers File Trial Brief, Explain Senate's Obligation to Hear Case against Donald Trump  —  Washington, D.C. - Today, the House Impeachment Managers filed their Trial Memorandum of the United States House of Representatives in the Impeachment Trial of President Donald J. Trump.

Progressive PAC kick-starts search for challengers to Manchin, Sinema  —  A trio of progressives who helped launch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 upset campaign are now setting their sights on Senate Democrats.  —  The co-founders of No Excuses PAC — Saikat Chakrabarti, Corbin Trent and Zack Exley …

Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice  —  Besides being East Tennessee's songbird, country superstar Dolly Parton has always had a philanthropic side and it turns out even presidents have noticed!  —  The queen of country, 75, told TODAY in an interview …

Are acronyms a symptom of ‘white supremacy culture?’  SFUSD makes another disputable decision  —  SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — First the San Francisco School Board decided to rename 44 schools because they are named after people with ties to racism or slavery.  Now the Arts Department has taken …

Amazon Unveils Outdoorsy New HQ2, Renewing Its Commitment to Offices  —  Centerpiece of design is a 350-foot building dubbed the Helix, which features two spiraling outdoor walkways  —  Amazon. com Inc.'s plans for its new northern Virginia headquarters feature an outdoor theme …

Trump pollster's campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat  —  Former President Donald Trump has blamed the election results on unfounded claims of fraud and malfeasance.  But at the top levels of his campaign, a detailed autopsy report that circulated among his political aides paints …

2 FBI agents dead, others injured in Florida shooting while serving warrant: source  —  FBI was reportedly attempting to serve a warrant in a child pornography case  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for February 2  —  Two FBI agents were killed Tuesday morning while trying to serve …

White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance  —  “It pissed off enough reporters for people to flag it” for the White House Correspondents' Association, one of The Daily Beast's sources said. … If you're a reporter with a tough question for the White House press secretary …

Grand Central's Grand Hyatt Replacement: A First Look at the 1,600-Foot Tower  —  Previous Next  —  RXR Realty and TF Cornerstone are planning to replace the Grand Hyatt Hotel by Grand Central Terminal with a dramatic 1,600-foot office-and-hotel tower known as 175 Park Avenue.

Hawley rakes in grassroots cash after Capitol attack  —  January was Sen. Josh Hawley's best fundraising month—by far—since his 2018 election, with a flood of small-dollar donations more than eclipsing the corporate cash he lost after leading an effort to block certification of President Biden's Electoral College win.

Yahoo News/YouGov poll: More than two-thirds of Americans side with Biden on COVID relief — and most support the rest of his agenda  —  When asked about the 20 policies that define President Biden's agenda, more Americans support than oppose all 20 of them, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

Capitol Rioter Asks Court to Let Her Vacation in Mexico  —  THE AUDACITY  —  One of the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 is asking a federal court to let her leave the country so she can make the most of a Mexican vacation she booked prior to the insurrection.

The Brazil Variant Is Exposing the World's Vulnerability  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  Even in a year of horrendous suffering, what is unfolding in Brazil stands out.

Will Manhattan's Next D.A. Break Ranks With Tough-on-Crime Colleagues?  —  New York's association of state DAs has fought measures such as bail reform, but three candidates in Manhattan's election say they would not join it.  —  This article is published as part of a partnership between …

Biden is the most radical left-wing president in US history, period  —  Joe Biden is off to the most left-wing start of any Democratic president in recent memory.  —  Just two weeks later, the dulcet tones of Biden's inaugural address already seem an artifact of a bygone era.

The Master of (Self-inflicted) Disaster  —  Mike Nichols's films about escaping catastrophe can guide us in the post-Trump era.  —  The Trump administration was a disaster of our own making.  Through decades of laissez-faire policies and a long history of intolerance …

Insider Inc. to drop Business Insider name amid massive global expansion  —  Beginning Tuesday, Business Insider's logo will no longer appear on Insider.com's website, the publication's CEO and founder Henry Blodget tells Axios.  —  Why it matters: The changes signal Blodget's ambition …

‘He invited us’: Accused Capitol rioters blame Trump in novel legal defense  —  (Reuters) - Emanuel Jackson, a 20-year-old Washington area man, was caught on video using a metal bat to strike the protective shields wielded by police officers as they tried to fend off rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Russian Covid-19 Vaccine Was Highly Effective in Trial, Study Finds, Boosting Moscow's Rollout Ambitions  —  Sputnik V shot achieved 91.6% efficacy against coronavirus symptoms, says paper in U.K.'s Lancet  —  MOSCOW—Russia's homegrown Sputnik V vaccine showed high levels of efficacy …

D.C. Claims Eminent Domain To Seize Infamous NoMa Wendy's Site  —  D.C. is using eminent domain to seize the Wendy's property in NoMa as part of a plan to transform the notorious “Dave Thomas Circle” intersection.  —  The District government filed an eminent domain case in D.C. Superior Court …