The Political Weapon Biden Didn't Deploy  —  Perhaps the most surprising element of President Joe Biden's first presidential speech on Thursday night was what it did not include.  —  A day after the passage of the most far-reaching domestic piece of legislation in decades …

Here's a fact-check of Biden's first prime-time White House address.  —  Just hours after he signed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill into law, President Biden said the package would help to reopen schools and defeat the virus more quickly.  —  Mr. Biden, in a prime-time address …

Press Secretary Smites Fox Host That Dissed Diversity in U.S. Military  —  The United States military is the greatest the world has ever seen because of its diversity, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news briefing this morning.  —  Kirby addressed this because a Fox …

Can Cyrus Vance, Jr., Nail Trump?  —  Insiders say that the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation has dramatically intensified since the former President left office.  “It's like night and day,” says one.  According to another, “They mean business.”  —  On February 22nd …

States with Republican governors had highest Covid incidence and death rates, study finds  —  States with Democratic governors had the highest incidence and death rates from Covid-19 in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, but states with Republican governors surpassed those rates …

The U.S. Is Sitting on Tens of Millions of Vaccine Doses the World Needs  —  Those tens of millions of doses from AstraZeneca are waiting for trial results, while countries that authorized the vaccine beg to have them.  —  WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine …

Georgetown Law professor terminated after ‘reprehensible’ comments about Black students  —  A Georgetown law professor was terminated and a second was placed on leave after a video clip showed a conversation between the pair that included what an official called “reprehensible” statements about Black students, officials said Thursday.

Joe Biden Is a Transformational President  —  We're seeing a policy realignment without a partisan realignment.  —  This has been one of the most quietly consequential weeks in recent American politics.  —  The Covid-19 relief law that was just enacted is one of the most important pieces of legislation of our lifetimes.

Biden has options for the border.  They're just politically painful.  —  President Joe Biden has a plan to tackle the rush of migrants at the southern border.  But the White House knows implementing it will be political torture, sparking anger from left, told-ya-sos from the right, and endangering any slim hope for immigration reform.

Amazon Won't Sell Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identities as Mental Illnesses  —  Company states policy in response to several Republican senators' inquiry over recent removal of book by conservative author  —  Amazon.com Inc. said it recently removed a three-year-old book about transgender issues …

Jan. 6 aftershocks worsen as ‘Cold War’ in the House escalates  —  When a catastrophic tech failure delayed the start of a hearing Thursday on the House's ability to punish its own members for misconduct, it wasn't immediately clear that it would be the high point of the afternoon session.

Andrew Cuomo Aides Called Former Staffers to Discredit Accuser  —  Some recipients of the calls said that the outreach felt like attempts to intimidate them  —  In the days after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was first accused of sexual harassment by a former aide, the governor's office called …

New York Assembly authorizes new probe of Cuomo sexual misconduct allegations  —  The New York State Assembly on Thursday authorized an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a potential first step toward impeachment.

Tucker Carlson's Opinion on Pregnant Military Women Based on ‘Zero Days’ of Service: Space Command Official  —  Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott H. Stalker, who currently serves as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) of the U.S. Space Command, publicly called out Fox News' Tucker Carlson …

POLITICO Playbook: Last night is why Joe Biden won the presidency  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Every president is eventually called upon to help us collectively grieve.  —  JOE BIDEN may be the first president elected to do so.  —  His speech Thursday night had some important policy promises …

Even Trump's Defense Secretary During the Capitol Riot Blames Him for Inciting It  —  Former Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller told VICE on Showtime he believes Trump's speech caused the violent mob to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.  —  SW  —  One of the most senior Cabinet officials …

The Lessons of One of the Worst Years in American Life  —  President Donald J. Trump lost his job in large part for mishandling a crisis he at first denied.  President Biden knows his legacy depends on bringing the catastrophe to a swift conclusion.  —  WASHINGTON — The 365 days between …

DOJ seeks to build large conspiracy case against Oath Keepers for Jan. 6 riot  —  The Justice Department and FBI are gathering evidence to try to build a large conspiracy indictment against members of the Oath Keepers for their roles in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol …

Fauci's star rises as relationship with Biden deepens  —  When President Joe Biden wanted to know more about his administration's plan to relax safety guidelines for vaccinated Americans, he turned to Anthony Fauci.  —  During a meeting last Friday evening in the Oval Office, it was Fauci …

How Biden Pushes Both Unity and Partisanship  —  His pandemic-anniversary speech reflected his campaign promise to represent everyone, including foes of his liberal policy agenda.  —  President Joe Biden's first prime time address to the nation was a model of what the late political scientist Richard Fenno …

The Biden administration is willing to take a calculated risk to end our longest war  —  President Donald Trump was so eager to pull the plug in Afghanistan that in mid-November, shortly after the election, he impulsively signed an order to withdraw U.S. forces by year's end.

Drone Video of Bowling Alley Wins Praise From Hollywood  —  A drone video shot in a Minneapolis bowling alley was hailed as an instant classic.  One Hollywood veteran said it “adds to the language and vocabulary of cinema.”  —  A drone flies into a bar, swoops through an adjacent bowling alley and crashes into the pins.

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick won't seek reelection: 'I'm sort of term-limiting myself'  —  Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick says her fifth term in Congress will be her last.  —  Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., is expected to announce Friday that she will not seek another term representing the Tucson area …

Lauren Boebert's tall tale about a man's death that led her to pack heat  —  “When I became a business owner, I needed to protect myself.  There was an altercation outside of my restaurant where a man was physically beat to death.  There were no weapons involved.  He was beat to death by another man's hands.”

Biden Is Vetting BIPOC Judicial Nominees After Trump Filled The Courts With Mostly White Men  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump's federal court nominees were overwhelmingly white men with experience as prosecutors or corporate lawyers.  President Joe Biden has pledged to tap …

DeJoy asks House panel for more USPS money to support plan that includes slower mail delivery  —  The postmaster general testified before lawmakers for the second time in three weeks on struggling delivery rates and postal reform legislation  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asked congressional …