Militia alliance in Georgia signals new phase for extremist paramilitaries  —  ‘We are going to see a lot of this coalition building with some pretty nasty actors,’ says one expert.  —  The leader of a private paramilitary group that provided security for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Voting technology company Smartmatic files $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell over ‘disinformation campaign’  —  New York (CNN)A voting technology company swept up in baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election filed a monster $2.7 billion lawsuit …

Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden's effort  —  The 2012 GOP presidential nominee is proposing the United States give as much as $4,200 for children up to age 6  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday will propose providing …

Ocasio-Cortez didn't lie about location during Capitol riot  —  CLAIM: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, falsely claimed she faced rioters in the main Capitol building during the Jan. 6 insurrection.  —  AP'S ASSESSMENT: False.  Ocasio-Cortez never claimed …

Trump resigns from Screen Actors Guild: ‘I no longer wish to be associated with your union’  —  SAG-AFTRA board claimed Trump violated its guidelines in the wake of the Capitol riot  —  Trump lawyers making First Amendment case ahead of impeachment trial  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Trump …

David Hogg launching competitor to Mike Lindell's MyPillow  —  March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg tweeted on Thursday that he and software developer William LeGate are launching a pillow company to compete against MyPillow, which is led by Trump supporter CEO Mike Lindell.

Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda  —  On January 6, Trump supporters gathered at a rally at Washington DC's Ellipse Park, regaled by various figures from Trump world, including Donald Trump Jr. and Rudy Giuliani.  Directly following Giuliani's speech, the organizers played a video.

How one billionaire family bankrolled election lies, white nationalism — and the Capitol riot  —  Rebekah Mercer is “one of the chief financiers of the fascist movement,” says longtime GOP insider Steve Schmidt  —  Four years before Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pumped his fist to a supportive mob …

Pence reveals his post-White House plans  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is joining the Heritage Foundation as a distinguished visiting fellow, the conservative think tank announced on Thursday.  —  He will advise the organization's experts on issues as well as give a number …

AP-NORC Poll: Americans open to Biden's approach to crises  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks into a new administration, a majority of Americans say they have at least some confidence in President Joe Biden and his ability to manage the myriad crises facing the nation, including the raging coronavirus pandemic.

READ: Letter from House impeachment managers asking Trump to testify  —  (CNN)The House impeachment managers are requesting former President Donald Trump testify before or during his Senate trial.  Read the letter from lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin:  —  Dear President Trump,

Hunter Biden's memoir ‘Beautiful Things’ out in April  —  Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir coming out April 6.  —  The book is called “Beautiful Things” and will center on the younger Biden's well publicized struggles with substance abuse …

RFE/RL Welcomes Back Jamie Fly As President  —  WASHINGTON — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Board of Directors has named Jamie Fly as the company's President and CEO, effective February 16, 2021.  Mr. Fly resumes his leadership of RFE/RL after serving in the role from August 2019 to June 2020.

Arrested in Capitol Riot: Organized Militants and a Horde of Radicals  —  are charged with conspiracy crimes or assault  —  are charged with interference with law enforcement, weapons crimes, threats or property crimes but not conspiracy or assault  —  are charged with trespassing or disrupting Congress only

Остав айтес ь свобо дными!  —  Приве т, это Навал ьный.

U.S. Satisfaction Sinks With Many Aspects of Public Life  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' satisfaction with seven broad aspects of the way the country functions is collectively at its lowest in two decades of Gallup measurement.  This includes satisfaction with the overall quality of life in the U.S. …

How Andrew Gillum's Marriage Survived a Night of Scandal  —  The rising Democratic star was found in a Miami Beach hotel with a male sex worker and suspected drugs.  To keep their marriage together, he and his wife, R. Jai, had to embrace a new dynamic of “radical honesty” in their relationship.

Live updates: Trump rejects request to testify at Senate impeachment trial  —  Former president Donald Trump is rejecting a request for his testimony at the Senate impeachment trial.  —  “The president will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding,” spokesman Jason Miller said Thursday.

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 …

Fate of Senate Custom an Early Test for Durbin on Judicial Picks  —  Listen  —  New Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin faces the first test of how he balances his institutionalist instincts and progressive pressure on judicial confirmations when it comes to whether he lets home-state senators block nominees.

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 …

Manchin, Collins push effort to bar payments to high-income earners  —  The Senate Democratic majority may be moving forward with a coronavirus approach that sidelines Senate Republicans.  But the bipartisan negotiating group isn't done yet.  —  Sixteen of the senators pushing …

Biden will sign order rebuilding refugee program that Trump nearly dismantled  —  He will increase refugee admissions to 125,000 annually starting in October.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will sign an executive order to rebuild …

‘Vote-a-rama’ to give GOP a chance to inflict pain on Dems  —  The self-inflicted suffering has begun for Senate Democrats trying to muscle through President Joe Biden's pandemic aid plan without a single Republican vote.  —  The procedural trick that shrinks the vote hurdle from 60 to 51 …

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.