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

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 …

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 …

His polls are sinking.  Democrats are mobilizing.  The Newsom recall just got real.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn't want to talk about the recall.  But his allies can't ignore it.  —  The campaign to oust Newsom went from unlikely to unavoidable this week …

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.”

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump appointee suing Biden admin over allegedly illegal termination threat  —  “Because I am not one to be bullied ... I will not resign,” said Roger Severino  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3  —  One of former President Trump's more controversial appointees, Roger Severino …

Biden plunges fully into Covid relief talks  —  The president knows his presidency rides on swift action on the $1.9 trillion package.  On Wednesday, he showed it.  —  President Joe Biden has inserted himself more directly into the talks over the coronavirus relief package.  Evan Vucci/AP

Biden administration weighs plan to directly send masks to all Americans  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden White House is considering sending masks directly to American households, according to three people familiar with the discussions, an action the Trump administration explored but scrapped.

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.

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 holds all the cards in coronavirus relief talks — and he knows it  —  President Biden told Republican senators in the Oval Office this week that he has “an open door and an open mind” on his $1.9 billion coronavirus rescue bill.  But he has the votes on the Hill and overwhelming support …

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

Mexico has stopped accepting some Central American families ‘expelled’ by U.S. along the border  —  The Mexican government has stopped taking back Central American families “expelled” at the U.S. border under a Trump-era emergency health order related to the coronavirus …