The Miseducation of America's Elites  —  Affluent parents, terrified of running afoul of the new orthodoxy in their children's private schools, organize in secret.  —  Education  —  The Social Order  —  The dissidents use pseudonyms and turn off their videos when they meet for clandestine Zoom calls.

Biden and his Covid-relief bill prove popular in new CNN poll  —  (CNN)The economic relief bill moving rapidly through Congress is broadly popular, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.  —  The popularity of the bill comes as President Joe Biden's approval rating tilts positive around 50 days after he took the oath of office.

Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegation, this time at Executive Mansion  —  Female aide claims governor touched her inappropriately; complaint reported to AG  —  ALBANY — A sixth woman has come forward and leveled allegations of sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …

GOP struggles to define Biden, turns to culture wars instead  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democrats were on the brink of pushing through sprawling legislation with an eyepopping, $1.9 trillion price tag.  —  But many Republican politicians and conservative commentators had other priorities in recent days.

Trump, Hungry for Power, Tries to Wrestle Away G.O.P. Fund-Raising  —  Angry at his critics in the party and seeking to keep his options for raising money open, the former president is trying to take charge of the online fund-raising juggernaut he helped create.

Piers Morgan's Meghan Markle Comments Being Investigated by U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom … U.K. media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation after more than 41,000 people wrote in to complain about ITV's “Good Morning Britain” host Piers Morgan's comments on Meghan Markle.

Manhattan Prosecutors Advance Probe Into Trump's Seven Springs Estate  —  Subpoenas center on Trump Organization's failed efforts to develop the 213-acre property into a luxury subdivision  —  Manhattan prosecutors are intensifying their investigation into Donald Trump's businesses …

Arrested journalist pleaded with officer: ‘This is my job’  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa journalist recounted getting pepper-sprayed and arrested while covering a protest for racial justice last year, testifying in her own defense Tuesday at her trial on charges stemming from the incident.

What has gotten into Ron Johnson?  —  What has gotten into Ron Johnson?  —  That is a question that mystifies some of those who counted themselves as enthusiastic supporters of Wisconsin's Republican senator back when he entered politics a little more than a decade ago.

The House just passed a sweeping and bipartisan bill to boost unions  —  Its chances aren't looking good in the Senate, with the big hurdle of the filibuster.  —  The US House of Representatives has officially passed a sweeping, bipartisan labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act.

Another Oath Keeper with links to Roger Stone charged in Capitol riot  —  A second member of the Oath Keepers militia who provided security to longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone has been charged with storming and breaching the Capitol.  —  Joshua James, who has been seen …

BuzzFeed Announces Deep Cuts To HuffPost Staff After Acquisition  —  BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.  —  BuzzFeed announced layoffs for the HuffPost newsroom on Tuesday, three weeks after acquiring HuffPost from Verizon Media in February.

The new doctrine of Joe Biden  —  The interim national security strategy announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan sketches one exciting new doctrine for President Biden rooted in geopolitics, but also linked to transnational threats like pandemics, terrorism, and climate.

What is the point of Josh Hawley?  —  What to make of media interest in the junior senator from Missouri.  —  Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a regular contributor to PostEverything.

The Biden administration confirms some but not all of Trump's Wuhan lab claims  —  In its final days, President Donald Trump's State Department made a series of highly controversial claims about the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, and its possible connection to the covid-19 outbreak.

Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’  —  Author and speaker Beth Moore speaks during a panel on sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 10, 2019.

As a former Alabama attorney general, I do not say this lightly: An innocent man is on our death row  —  Opinion by Bill Baxley  —  Bill Baxley, attorney general of Alabama from 1971 to 1979, is a signatory to an amicus brief filed March 9 requesting the Jefferson County Circuit Court grant Toforest Johnson a new trial.

The Warped Vision of “Anti-Racism”  —  It's perfect for affluent whites who want to be heroes of a story about justice  —  What kind of monster doesn't support “anti-racism”?  Who would put themselves on the other side of “social justice”?  How could you be opposed to the notion of “racial equity”?

Activist Milo Yiannopoulos is now ‘Ex-Gay,’ consecrating his life to St. Joseph  —  Salvation can only be achieved through devotion to Christ and the works of the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.' … Milo Yiannopoulos, the gay man whose conservative messaging and willingness to speak …

Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley appears set to win OC District 2 supervisor seat  —  Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley looks poised to become the first Democrat in more than a century, and the first Democratic woman, to hold the Second District Orange County Board of Supervisors seat …

More GOP Voters Heard ‘a Lot’ About Move to Pull Dr. Seuss Books Than COVID-19 Relief Bill Vote  —  48% of Republicans heard “a lot” about first event vs. 44% who said the same of latter  —  Conservatives on Capitol Hill and in the media have devoted ample time in the past week to criticizing …

Allan McDonald Dies at 83; Tried to Stop the Challenger Launch  —  An engineer for the maker of the shuttle's booster rockets, he opposed letting it take off, worried that cold weather might affect them.  He was right.  —  Allan J. McDonald, an engineer who on a chilly January morning …

Democrats Are Anxious About 2022 — and 2024  —  The fretting starts with the party's declining share of the Hispanic vote, but it doesn't end there.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.