Abuse and Power Andrew Cuomo's governorship has been defined by cruelty that disguised chronic mismanagement.  Why was that celebrated for so long?  —  Joel Wertheimer took a job in Andrew Cuomo's administration in February 2017, straight from his position in Barack Obama's White House.

Trump showed off photos of naked women at a shiva, report says  —  (JTA) — Donald Trump showed off photos of naked women posing with him on a yacht to mourners at the shiva for an associate's mother, The New Yorker reported.  —  Jennifer Weisselberg, the former daughter-in-law …

Army reviewing investigation into Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia, foreign firm  —  The Defense Department's internal watchdog has concluded a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn, defense officials said Friday, sending its findings to the Army in a case that could bring tens …

Fox's meltdown over Biden's speech shows that it has nothing left but propaganda  —  Unsurprising as it may be, Fox News commentators continue to mislead their audiences about the pandemic  —  Marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden delivered his first prime …

They're worried their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist.  She thinks they're the ones living in a fantasy world.  —  A family struggles with truth and trust in a country divided by disinformation.  —  In a country where disinformation was spreading like a disease …

Sen. Marco Rubio: Amazon should face unionization drive without Republican support  —  Amazon is waging a culture war against working-class values and is not helping workers or our economy.  —  For the past several years, Amazon has waged a war against working-class values.

Man Charged With Attacking Cop At Capitol Riot Buried Police Badge In Backyard  —  Thomas Sibick is charged in connection with the attack on Metropolitan Police Officer Mike Fanone.  —  A New York man arrested Friday for assaulting a D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer during the Jan. 6 attack …

GOP leader to try to force Swalwell off panel  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he is planning on introducing a resolution to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee, arguing he is a national security threat due to his former ties with an alleged Chinese spy.

Vanita Gupta's tweets aren't even mean.  The GOP is still attacking her for them.  —  Republicans are going after Biden's nominees just for telling the truth.  —  Jill Filipovic is a journalist, lawyer and the author of “OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind.”

WATCH: NBC News' Peter Alexander Literally Wrote a Statement for Biden to Credit Trump on Vaccines, Read it Aloud at Briefing  —  NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander took the initiative to compose a statement that President Joe Biden could use in order to give former President Donald Trump …

A survey of Republicans shows 5 factions have emerged after Trump's presidency.  —  The Republican Party in the era following Donald J. Trump's presidency is comprised of five “tribes” that have ranging affinity for the former president and different desires when it comes to seeing him continue …

Polarization Is Good For America, Actually, Says Facebook Executive  —  In a Thursday presentation, Facebook executives told employees the company isn't to blame for social division in the country.  One researcher said some polarization can be a good thing, citing the civil rights movement.  —  Copy

Public opinion of Harry and Meghan is the worst it's ever been after Oprah interview  —  Public opinion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has fallen to a record low, with attitudes towards Prince Harry more negative than positive for the first time.  —  A new YouGov poll, released on Friday, revealed that following

Refugee Flights Canceled as Biden Fails to Lift Trump Cutback  —  More than 715 refugees have postponed travel to the United States after waiting for years in camps.  President Biden has pledged to welcome more but has left thousands in limbo.  —  More than 715 refugees from around the world …

DOJ Says At Least 100 More People Could Be Charged Over Capitol Attack  —  The Justice Department says it expects to charge at least 100 more people in connection with the storming of the Capitol, describing the investigation into the deadly attack as one of the biggest in U.S. history.

The Sovietization of the American Press  —  The transformation from phony “objectivity” to open one-party orthodoxy hasn't been an improvement  —  I collect Soviet newspapers.  Years ago, I used to travel to Moscow's Izmailovsky flea market every few weeks, hooking up with a dealer …

Exclusive: Biden directing $2.5B to address mental health and addiction crisis  —  President Biden is directing $2.5 billion in funding to address the nation's worsening mental illness and addiction crisis, an official from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tells Axios.

The GOP strategy for crippling Biden and retaking power is hiding in plain sight  —  Let's stipulate this up front.  It's impossible to grasp this political moment without grappling with the degree to which the GOP's path back to power depends on its increasing embrace of voter suppression and anti-democratic tactics.

FBI's Ridiculous “Capitol Siege Pipe Bomb” Video Is An All-Out Assault on Common Sense  —  ATTENTION NEWS JUNKIES: We are the new Drudge, click here for the News Feed  —  This week, the FBI released video footage of their key suspect in the vaunted “pipe bombs planted at DNC and GOP offices” plot from the MAGA Capitol protests of 1/6.

Covid updates: U.S. tops 100 million vaccines administered; Michigan expanding eligibility to residents 16 and older  —  The coverage on this live blog has ended.  —  President Joe Biden, in his first primetime address Thursday night, said he will direct states to make all adults eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine by May 1.

Europe Struggles to Defend Itself Against a Weaponized Dollar  —  Despite warm words from Biden, U.S. secondary sanctions against Iran, Russia and others punish European companies and prompt new calls for strategic autonomy.  —  BRUSSELS — The new Biden administration is making nice …

Jaime Herrera Beutler Is Undaunted  —  After seeing her eldest child through a medical nightmare, the six-term Republican from Washington was not intimidated by the idea of breaking with her party to support Donald J. Trump's impeachment.  —  It was well past bedtime when Representative …

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's statue unveiled in her native Brooklyn, N.Y. … A statue of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unveiled Friday morning in her native Brooklyn borough of New York City.  —  The unveiling comes during Women's History Month and just days before Ginsburg …

‘Cancel Culture’ is just free speech holding others accountable  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is concerned cancel culture will have “long-term consequences to our democracy.”  We can only hope he's right.  —  Jordan wrote about his fears in a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) last week.

A White ice cream shop owner menaced BLM protesters, falsely reported them to 911, authorities say  —  When Black Lives Matter activists gathered near an Upstate New York ice cream shop last summer to protest its owner, David Elmendorf, for allegedly boasting that he wouldn't hire Black workers …

Texas loses at court, Austin's mask mandate to stay in place for at least 2 weeks  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, meaning the mask mandate from Austin and Travis County will stay in place for at least two more weeks.

Top Democratic Election Lawyer Sanctioned in Suit Against Texas  —  One of the Democratic party's top election lawyers was hit with sanctions by a federal court for violating ethics rules in a suit against Texas over straight-ticket voting, a rare rebuke for a seasoned attorney following months …