N.A.A.C.P. Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan. 6 Riot  —  The civil rights group brought the suit on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, with other Democrats in Congress expected to join as plaintiffs.  —  WASHINGTON — The N.A.A.C.P. on Tuesday morning filed …

Trump Emerges From Impeachment Trial With Sturdy Backing From GOP Voters  —  54% would support him in a hypothetical 2024 primary, a return to pre-riot numbers  — 59% of GOP voters said Trump should play a “major role” in the Republican Party going forward, up 18 points since a Jan. 6-7 survey.

What went wrong with the Texas power grid?  —  Millions of Texans were without heat and electricity Monday as snow, ice and frigid temperatures caused a catastrophic failure of the state's power grid.  —  The Texas power grid, powered largely by wind and natural gas, is relatively well equipped …

Ron Johnson and the emerging hoax-ification of the Capitol riot  —  In 2017, a white supremacist who attended a rally in Charlottesville drove a car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing one of them.  Then-President Trump leaped into controversy by casting blame on both sides and saying …

Some Lincoln Project founders knew about sexual harassment allegations as early as March  —  The revelation comes as the political group's domestic and international associates cut ties, including an Israeli prime ministerial hopeful.  —  Some of the leaders of the embattled Lincoln Project knew …

Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’  —  MIAMI — Ron DeSantis once drew national scorn for his stewardship of Florida's Covid-19 response — critics took to referring to the governor as “DeathSantis” for his resistance to restrictive measures.  —  But that very blowback …

Only Half Of Americans Have Heard Of ‘Cancel Culture’  —  A HuffPost/YouGov poll found many Americans are unaware of the idea, which has become a major Republican talking point.  —  The Republican Party has a new bogeyman: cancel culture.  —  One of former President Donald Trump's lawyers described …

White House backs effort for independent panel to study Jan. 6 riot  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday said that she would move quickly to set up such a commission.  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Washington.

The truth about Cuomo  —  As the pandemic took hold of the United States last March, upending life as Americans knew it, Trump offered little consolation.  The president claimed COVID would magically disappear in a few weeks, promoted miracle cures, and dismissed any criticism of his chaotic response as a “hoax.”

David Schoen describes dysfunction within Trump's impeachment team  —  Despite winning former President Donald Trump an acquittal in his second impeachment trial on Saturday, Trump's defense team was plagued by inconsistent internal communication and coordination, last minute shake-ups …

Kamala Harris Disputes Dr. Fauci, Insists Biden Administration Is ‘Starting from Scratch’ on Coronavirus  —  Kamala Harris, in an interview with Mike Allen of Axios, this weekend: … Dr. Anthony Fauci, speaking at the White House, January 21: … If you look at the daily rate of vaccinations …

Pizzagate's violent legacy … Play Video  —  SALISBURY, N.C. — He slipped out of bed before sunrise and started driving, spurred by the conspiracy theory he would soon help make famous.  As he sped the 350 miles from his hometown in North Carolina to the nation's capital …

GOP tries to weaponize pandemic-exhausted parents against Biden  —  Distraught and exhausted parents are emerging as a new class of voters that could torment President Joe Biden — and the White House is moving quickly to head off the pain.  —  Nearing a year into the pandemic …

Rep. Debbie Lesko says Americans, not Hispanics, need vaccine first; draws outrage  —  Rep. Debbie Lesko said Hispanics are “very good workers” but implied they are not Americans in comments she made last week during a congressional hearing on vaccine distribution plans.

FBI Arrests Activist Daniel Baker Over Posts About Police Abuse and Self Defense  —  In the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot, many Democratic politicians and left-of-center pundits have been calling for the expanded use of “domestic terror” laws against people whose social media rhetoric seems too radical.

Vox Finds Its Next Top Editor at The Atlantic  —  Swati Sharma, 34, prepares to take over the 90-person newsroom of a digital outlet known for its clearsighted articles on knotty issues in the news.  —  Swati Sharma, a managing editor of The Atlantic, will be the next editor in chief of Vox.com …

Read the document  —  Below is a letter to Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, from several of his family members who support former President Trump.  The Times has redacted the names of some family members who signed the letter but whom we did not interview.

Jennifer Carroll Foy Almost Died After Childbirth Because—Like Many Black Women—Her Pain Was Dismissed  —  Her personal experience is part of why she's running to be the nation's first Black woman governor  —  Jennifer Carroll Foy, a public defender and mother of twins who's running …

GOP senator to propose minimum wage hike coupled with immigration enforcement  —  As Democrats try to plot a way forward to raise the minimum wage to $15-an-hour, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, announced Tuesday that he's working on a separate bill to increase the long stagnant minimum wage while …

Johnson: McConnell doesn't ‘speak for the conference’ on Trump's culpability for riot  —  In remarks on the Senate floor, the minority leader called Trump “practically and morally responsible” for the riot.  —  Sen. Ron Johnson said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's excoriation …

Lindsey Graham threatens impeachment of Kamala Harris on Fox News appearance  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened Vice President Kamala Harris with a potential impeachment trial in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.”  —  The interview, conducted one day after President Donald Trump …

Scott Alexander is not in the Gizmodo Media Slack  —  Recently, after months of threats and intimidation tactics, the New York Times published a hit piece about Scott Alexander and his blog SlateStarCodex, by something named Cade Metz.  You can read Alexander's response here.  —  I'll cut to the chase.

First 100: Reopening All Schools Requires Public Investment in the Poorest  —  Plus, CARES Act tax breaks to opioid manufacturers.  —  First100-021621  —  Pre-kindergarten teacher Sarah McCarthy works with a student at Dawes Elementary in Chicago.  —  It's February 16, 2021 and welcome to First 100.

After Trump, the attention economy deflates  —  Politicians, celebrities and business leaders are trying to adapt to a new world beyond the attention inflation of the Trump era — one where the volume of attention-getting statements and actions has dropped and the value and impact of individual events may rise.