Trump's lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack.  Here's what his allies and aides said really happened that day.  —  President Donald Trump was “horrified” when violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, as a joint session of Congress convened to confirm …

Majority favor conviction as impeachment trial begins, but many Republicans urge loyalty to Trump — CBS News poll  —  As former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins, a 56%-majority of Americans would like the Senate to vote to convict him, and the same percentage say he encouraged violence …

‘Woke’ American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say  —  Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic.  —  PARIS — The threat is said to be existential.

DOJ asks Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign  —  (CNN)The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing two sensitive Trump-era investigations.

What Happened to Officer Brian Sicknick?  —  No one should discount the idea that Democrats and the news media would intentionally promote a totally fabricated story to destroy Donald Trump and vilify his supporters.  —  The claim is so pervasive as not to be questioned …

‘Its Own Domestic Army’: How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants  —  Actions taken by paramilitary groups in Michigan last year, emboldened by President Donald J. Trump, signaled a profound shift in Republican politics and a national crisis in the making.

Trump Partner Exploring Ways to End Relationship With Ex-President's Company  —  Vornado considers step after efforts to sell, refinance office towers misfired, possibly due to Trump stake  —  One of the nation's biggest real-estate investors, which is run by a longtime friend of Donald Trump …

Pilot disorientation, flight rule violations blamed for crash that killed Kobe Bryant: NTSB  —  They were headed to a basketball game when the chopper crashed into a hillside.  —  Investigation into helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant  —  The National Transportation Safety Board …

Someone tried to poison Oldsmar's water supply during hack, sheriff says  —  Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the attacker tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100.  —  Local and federal authorities are investigating after an attempt Friday …

Neera Tanden apologizes for GOP Twitter attacks, pledges to be bipartisan as White House budget chief  —  WASHINGTON - Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, apologized Tuesday for her Twitter feuds with Republicans and pledged her role as an …

Hold Them All Accountable  —  The people who stormed the Capitol are facing the music.  It's up to us to make sure that the people who incited them do, too.  —  “Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?

White House confirms Biden will keep embassy in Jerusalem  —  The White House confirmed Tuesday that President Joe Biden intends to keep the U.S. embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, where it was relocated during the Trump administration.  The issue of where to locate the embassy has been a fixture …

The Case for Semicolons  —  There are very few opportunities in life to have it both ways; semicolons are the rare instance in which you can; there is absolutely no downside.  —  For several years I have returned, frequently, to a vague memory of reading an article in which a woman recommended eating dessert after every meal.

Lincoln Project's avowed ignorance of Weaver texts undercut by leaked communications  —  The Lincoln Project's leaders, amid the unfolding scandal of co-founder John Weaver soliciting sexual favors from young men, have asserted they were unaware of his indiscretions until last month …

Jake Angeli, who wore a fur hat with horns while raiding U.S. Capitol, apologizes  —  The Phoenix man who took part in the Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol wearing a fur hat with horns, apologized on Monday for entering the building and expressed disappointment in former President Donald Trump, at whose behest he had traveled to D.C.

CNN's Van Jones felt ‘ambushed’ by hosts of ‘The View’  —  CNN pundit Van Jones did not get the warm welcome he was expecting when he appeared on ABC's “The View” last Friday.  —  “He felt like they were rude, and he was completely blindsided by how they questioned him.  He was not happy about how the interview went.

CNN to host town hall with President Joe Biden  —  (CNN)Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy.

New York Times Meltdown Plays Out in Private Facebook Group  —  The “resignation” of star New York Times science writer Donald McNeil Jr. has sparked a furious back-and-forth among Times staffers, many of whom are outraged over the Gray Lady's handling of his departure.

This New York Times profile on Kamala Harris is why the media so often earn the ‘fake news’ title  —  Reporters in Washington to this day act like they've just come out of a war zone because former President Donald Trump called them “fake news.”  It escapes them that they might have earned the title.

Raising the steaks: First 3-D-printed rib-eye is unveiled  —  USDA and FDA don't yet have regulatory framework to bring it to market  —  An Israeli company unveiled the first 3-D-printed rib-eye steak on Tuesday, using a culture of live animal tissue, in what could be a leap forward …

Experts Topics … Secretary for America  —  George Shultz, R.I.P.  —  Economy, finance, and budgets  —  Politics and law  —  Other  —  Economist, academic, business leader, diplomat, and patriot George Shultz has just died at 100.  He is one of only two Americans …

How Biden United a Fractious Party Under One Tent  —  President Biden and progressive Democrats are united by a moment of national crisis and the lingering influence of his predecessor.  But the moment of harmony may be fragile.  —  For years, Bernie Sanders and Joseph R. Biden Jr. wrestled …

Democratic lawmakers push FDA to lift restrictions on abortion pill  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are asking the Food and Drug Administration to lift rules requiring people seeking medication abortion to obtain pills in-person, citing pandemic-related risks.