Trump Was Sicker Than Acknowledged With Covid-19  —  When hospitalized with the coronavirus in October, his blood oxygen levels had plunged and officials feared he was on the verge of being placed on a ventilator.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump was sicker with Covid-19 in October …

Tuberville says he informed Trump of Pence's evacuation before rioters reached Senate  —  Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed late Wednesday that he spoke to Donald Trump on Jan. 6, just as a violent mob closed in on the the Senate, and informed the then-president directly that Vice President Mike Pence …

EXCLUSIVE: Embattled QAnon congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘openly cheated’ on her husband of 25 years with a polyamorous tantric sex guru and then moved on to another affair with the manager at her gym  — Marjorie Taylor Greene had affairs with tantric sex guru Craig Ivey …

Justice Department says an Oath Keepers leader waited for Trump's direction before Capitol attack  —  The extremist Oath Keepers who planned attack on Capitol  —  (CNN)The Justice Department is now making clear that a leader among the Oath Keepers paramilitary group …

Biden to announce his administration has secured 200 million additional vaccine doses  —  The promised purchases would increase available supply by 50 percent, but not immediately.  —  President Biden is expected to announce Thursday afternoon that his administration has secured deals …

How a leading anti-Trump group ignored a crisis in its ranks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Last June, the Lincoln Project was on a high.  —  Led by several prominent former Republican consultants, its slickly produced ads attacking President Donald Trump made it perhaps the best known of the so-called Never Trump organizations.

A ‘Scary’ Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary  —  Toggle more options  —  The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol may have been a fringe group of extremists, but politically motivated violence has the support of a significant share of the U.S. public …

Thread Man  —  Seth Abramson's viral meta-journalism unreality  —  For four years, America has been ruled by the tyranny of tweets, and the news media has been tangled in threads.  Twitter threads are a way for journalists to gather information and to promote their work …

Five people associated with Proud Boys arrested for Capitol riot on conspiracy charges  —  (CNN)The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection last month.

What Happened to Officer Sicknick?  —  Democratic impeachment managers have a duty to explain how Officer Sicknick died.  —  n its article of impeachment, the Democrat-controlled House alleged that former president Donald Trump, by his “incitement of insurrection,” was responsible for murder.

I Was an Enemy of the People  —  Thrilling, without a single boring day: That's how I'd describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “Lügenpresse,” a term some Donald Trump supporters borrowed from the Nazis to refer to insufficiently flattering coverage …

Trump's defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day  —  Conway on Trump's lawyers: This is the best he can do?  —  Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate's impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell CNN.

Factually: What will fact-checkers find on Clubhouse?  —  This is the Feb. 11, 2021 edition of Factually.  Live audio and no recording might complicate the work of fact-checkers on this new platform. … A fact-checker lands on Clubhouse  —  There is a new social media platform trending worldwide.

Bloomberg News has begun layoffs and nearly 100 people will be affected — read the full memo to staff … - Bloomberg News began laying off staffers on Thursday.  — About 90 people in a newsroom of about 3,100 will be affected.  — The shrinking comes as the company has been expanding its subscription business.

Even for the Trumpist Conspiracy-Peddler Sidney Powell, This Was ‘Weird as Shit’  —  It was bound to get a little odd when Dominion Voting Systems tried to serve the ‘Kraken’ legal mind with a defamation suit for demonizing the firm.  But this was extra.  —  There was a time when Sidney Powell …

For decades Donald Trump bullied Palm Beach to get his way.  Now he's determined to make it his home.  —  One night in late January 1994, fireworks sparkled in the sky above Mar-a-Lago, a grand estate in Palm Beach, Fla., with a gilded ceiling, an entry gate clad in antique Spanish tiles …

We're facing a massive spike in violent crime.  Democrats can't take it lightly.  —  Democratic House impeachment managers are rightly focusing the nation's attention on the horrific violence that occurred at the Capitol on Jan. 6.  After the trial is over, lawmakers should also focus …

Barely Anyone Believes In QAnon's Conspiracy Theories  —  A few days ago Morning Consult released a poll showing that 18% of American adults believed in QAnon's conspiracy theories.  Shazam!  That might be down a bit from previous polls, but 18% is still a lot.  It's one out of six Americans.

The GOP Cheat Code to Winning Back the House  —  Democrats face a daunting future of severe Republican gerrymandering that could flip control of the House in 2022 and suppress diverse younger generations' political influence for years to come, according to a new study released today.

National Republicans dive into Newsom recall push  —  National Republicans for the first time are jumping into the effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the party's most aggressive move yet to oust the first-term Democrat.  —  The Republican National Committee is investing $250,000 …

US could have averted 40% of Covid deaths, says panel examining Trump's policies  —  The country began the pandemic with a degraded public health infrastructure, leading to more deaths than other high-income countries  —  The US could have averted 40% of the deaths from Covid-19 …

The recent assault on our home and attacks on my family are not civil discourse  —  I walked upstairs to see approximately 20 protestors standing in front of our house shouting through bullhorns  —  Hawley: Left, ‘woke capitalists’ allied to seek ‘complete control’

Military officials were unaware of potential danger to Pence's ‘nuclear football’ during Capitol riot  —  Chilling new security footage shows Pence and family rushed to safety  —  (CNN)Military officials overseeing the authorization process to launch nuclear weapons were unaware on January 6 …

GOP Senators Increasingly Absent From Impeachment Trial As Weariness Grows  —  Senators are tuning out as former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial grinds into its third day, with many falling asleep and more than a dozen Republicans exiting the chamber at various intervals.  —  KEY FACTS

SPLC removes Black Separatist listing on hate map: 'Black dissent isn't black violence'  —  Join the ranks of independent, free thinkers by supporting us today for as little as $1. … The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has removed the Black Separatist listing on its extensive hate map …

China bars BBC World News over false reports  —  BBC World News has been barred from airing in China, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced, saying some BBC's reports on China infringed the principles of truthfulness and impartiality in journalism.

The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2021 to 2031  —  The Congressional Budget Office regularly publishes reports presenting projections of what federal budget deficits, debt, revenues, and spending—and the economic path underlying them—would be for the current year and for the following 10 years …

U.S. trade body rules that blueberry imports do not harm industry  —  WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Thursday that blueberry imports are not causing serious injury to domestic producers and will not recommend further action to reduce foreign supplies …

Stop Calling It an ‘Insurrection’  —  So, I was out at dinner with my old battalion commander - literally outside, because dining inside apparently is super deadly if you live under blue tyranny - and we were laughing at this whole “Muh Insurrekshun” nonsense.

California Is Making Liberals Squirm  —  If progressivism can't work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else?  —  You may have heard that San Francisco's Board of Education voted 6 to 1 to rename 44 schools, stripping ancient racists of their laurels, but also Abraham Lincoln and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Charges dismissed against Buffalo cops who shoved elderly protester  —  A grand jury in Western New York has dismissed assault charges against two police officers who shoved an elderly protester to the ground during a George Floyd protest in June.  —  Buffalo Police Department officers Robert McCabe …

RNC Fundraising Off Trump's Impeachment, But The Funds Aren't Going to His Defense  —  The tactic mirrors Trump raising money off the need to contest his election loss and win two Georgia Senate races but spending no cash on either.  —  WASHINGTON ― As senators listened to details …

Vladimir Kara-Murza Tailed by Members of FSB Squad Prior to Suspected Poisonings  — In a December 2020 investigation, we disclosed the existence of a clandestine unit within the FSB's Criminalistics Institute, members of which - having medical and chemical weapons training …

MacKenzie Scott's Remarkable Giveaway Is Transforming the Bezos Fortune  —  As MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos, the couple's donations were mostly unremarkable.  Then came a divorce and her $6 billion gift—a true feat—which upstaged her ex-husband, who has pledged big numbers but has been slower to spend.