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 …

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 …

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.

Joe Biden's Stimulus Speech Was a Complete and Total Failure  —  President Biden demonstrated his and his party's dependence upon the coronavirus pandemic for the achievement of office and their conduct in office.  —  President Joe Biden's first address to the nation was at least coherent …

Prosecutors seek a slowdown in Capitol attack cases, calling probe the ‘most complex’ in history  —  Federal prosecutors have begun seeking 60-day delays across a series of Capitol riot cases, calling the probe “likely the most complex investigation ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice.”

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 …

One Year Later, Vindication for Lockdown Skeptics  —  The overwhelming majority of Americans last March acted in good faith to do what we were told was in the best interest of our country.  That faith has been abused and squandered. … They want people stripped of wealth, isolated, and terrified.

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 …

Parliamentary Politics Has Killed Bipartisanship  —  Much of the conversation around bipartisanship (or the lack thereof) is rooted in the belief that it is a product of personal relationships.  During the Obama-era, many GOPers blamed the president's aloofness for the lack of Republican-buy in to his policies.

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 …

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 …

Dear Conservative, Inc.: Follow or Get Out of the Way  —  The New Right is the captain now.  —  When the old guard goes out of its way to crush a new endeavor, you have to wonder what's at stake.  Nick Solheim and Saurabh Sharma of American Moment are young, devoted, and driven to …

Biden leaves Trump's dystopia in the dust  —  Frida Ghitis, (@fridaghitis) a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist.  She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 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.

Biden condemns ‘vicious’ hate crimes against Asian-Americans.  —  President Biden on Thursday evening condemned “vicious” hate crimes against Asian-Americans, who he said have been “attacked, harassed, blamed and scapegoated” during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fox News Airs ‘Live Tucker Reaction’ Box Onscreen During Biden's Major Address on Covid Pandemic  —  President Joe Biden spoke earlier tonight about the coronavirus pandemic and encouraging signs about the ongoing vaccine rollout.  —  He spoke in the 8 pm hour, during Tucker Carlson's program …

Want to Get Vaccinated in NYC?  Try Living on the Upper East Side  —  A third of Upper East Side residents are vaccinated against Covid-19; a 10th in parts of Harlem  —  In New York City, location is everything.  It matters for schools, homes and hot-dog carts.  Now, it defines access to Covid-19 vaccines.

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 …

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.

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.

To defeat woke tyrants, the rest of us must treat them like the monsters they are  —  Most Americans hate woke politics — and most minorities don't share “woke” priorities.  Indeed, according to pollster David Shor, woke excesses are causing black voters to flee the Democratic Party.

Mississippi Is Banning Trans Girls And Women From School Sports  —  Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law Thursday a ban on transgender student-athletes playing girls' and women's sports, part of a wave of Republican-led efforts to exclude trans people from athletics.