Leader McCarthy's Statement on Rep. Taylor Greene  —  Washington, D.C. - House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) released the following statement:

Parler CEO Says He Was Fired by Conservative Political Donor Rebekah Mercer  —  The moderation-light social media platform was forced offline by tech giants last month over how it policed its content  —  Parler, a moderation-light social media platform that was forced offline last month …

Exclusive: U.S. mulls using law designed to prosecute Mafia against Capitol rioters  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is considering whether to charge members of far-right groups involved in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol under a federal law usually used …

Sanders shakes up Senate staff  —  Bernie Sanders is shaking up his staff as he steps into a powerful new role in the Senate, three people familiar with the moves told POLITICO.  —  The Vermont senator's chief of staff, legislative director and top communications staffer …

Trump People Were the Worst Restaurant Guests, Too  —  One chilly morning early in the Trump administration, a guy with an unnervingly unpleasant countenance sat down in my section, ordered a green tea, and immediately started interrogating me about the caviar.

Texas Man, Self-Proclaimed Leader of Honolulu Proud Boys Now Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for Conspiracy to Obstruct Congress  —  Men Inked “Murder the Media” on U.S. Capitol Door  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. -A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia has returned an indictment charging …

Democrats Actually Learned From the Failures of 2009 … On Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin appeared on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” to talk about the state of negotiations over President Joe Biden's Covid relief package.  The network posted the video with a misleading headline: “Sen. Manchin calls for bipartisanship on Covid relief plan.”

61% Optimistic About Next Four Years With Biden In Office, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 68% Of Americans Support The $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Relief Bill  —  Two weeks into the presidency of Joe Biden, a majority of Americans say, 61 - 34 percent, that they are generally optimistic …

This Hedge Fund Made $700 Million on GameStop  —  Individual investors weren't the only ones to make a lot of money on GameStop's rally  —  Richard Mashaal and Brian Gonick started buying GameStop Corp. shares in September.  —  They aren't Reddit day traders or Discord users.

Prosecutors don't know Kyle Rittenhouse's whereabouts, seek arrest warrant  —  A judge allowed Rittenhouse, now 18, of Antioch, Illinois, to be released in November on $2 million cash bail.  —  COPY LINK  —  COPY  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  DAILY CORONAVIRUS UPDATES BY EMAIL

McKinsey Agrees to $573 Million Settlement Over Opioid Advice  —  Consulting giant advised Purdue Pharma and other opioid manufacturers to aggressively market the painkillers  —  Consulting giant McKinsey & Co. has reached a $573 million settlement with states over its work advising OxyContin …

Bidens bring an unexpected piece of furniture to White House  —  There's a crib in President Joe Biden's White House  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  WASHINGTON — There's a crib in President Joe Biden's White House.  —  Upstairs in the family residence …

Rep. Lauren Boebert's mileage reimbursement “raises red flags,” ethics experts say  —  She paid out more than $22,000 to herself from campaign account; sum far surpasses predecessor's reimbursements  —  U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert paid herself more than $22,000 in mileage reimbursements from her campaign account last year.

Crapo, Risch Introduce Balanced Budget Amendment  —  WOULD AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO FORCE ANNUAL BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGETS  —  Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch (both R-Idaho) today joined U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) and 12 additional co-sponsors …

Biden Ousts All 10 of Trump's Union Busters From Powerful Labor Panel  —  On Tuesday, Joe Biden demanded the resignations of all 10 of Donald Trump's appointees to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, a powerful labor relations board, in a major victory for federal unions.

Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud  —  The VA and FEMA agreed to pay a first-time vendor in a desperate search for protective equipment.  Now Robert Stewart admits he defrauded three federal agencies and lied about being in the Marine Corps.

AOC Wasn't Even in the Capitol Building During Her ‘Near Death’ Experience  —  We've reported various aspects of the account of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) of what happened to her on Jan. 6 during the breach at the Capitol.  But there are some very critical facts that have been missing …

Lindsey Graham Threatens to Switch Focus to Kamala Harris at Donald Trump's Senate Trial  —  Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested the focus could be shifted to Vice President Kamala Harris at Donald Trump's upcoming impeachment trial if it is drawn out, telling Democratic lawmakers: “Be careful what you wish for.”

Biden admin to open first mass COVID vaccination sites in California  —  The first federally organized mass coronavirus vaccination sites are expected to open in Oakland and Los Angeles, California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.  —  Why it matters: Although cases and hospitalizations …

She was stunned by Biden's inauguration.  How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon  —  Ashley Vanderbilt says her four-year-old daughter Emmerson knew “something was wrong with her mom.”  —  “I wasn't one hundred percent there like I should have been,” she recalls.

Covid stimulus checks and other aid talks show McConnell's era of just saying no has ended  —  It's easy to see why President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats reacted with caution to a $618 billion Covid-19 aid proposal offered by some Senate Republicans this week, which was meant …