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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

It's Morning (and Mourning) in Biden's America  —  Fifty-one days into his Presidency, on the first anniversary of our collective quarantine, Joe Biden pivoted to optimism.  He spoke of “finding light in the darkness,” vaccines for everyone by the end of May, and a country open for barbecues by the Fourth of July.

They're Trying to Impeach Andrew Cuomo for the Wrong Thing  —  , EDITOR AT RICOCHET, COHOST OF LADYBRAINS PODCAST  —  The New York State Assembly Judiciary Committee has launched an impeachment investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “to examine allegations of misconduct against Governor Cuomo …

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 …

Georgia is the Battleground for Democracy  —  This year alone, Republican lawmakers have introduced at least 253 bills across 43 states working to restrict voting access.  This is more than four times the number of similar bills from just last year, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

Cuomo Never Let Me Forget I Was a Woman  —  Andrew Cuomo's hands had been on my body — on my arms, my shoulders, the small of my back, my waist — often enough by late 2014 that I didn't want to go to the holiday party he was hosting for the Albany press corps at the executive mansion.

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.”

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.”

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 …

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 …

After 50 days as president, Biden still hasn't given a news conference.  Critics and allies wonder why.  —  Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both did their first one after just nine days in office.  —  Barack Obama waited 20 days.  —  And Donald Trump had been president for only a week …

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.

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.

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.”