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.

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.

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.

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.

Trump Official Charged in Capitol Riots Had a Rap Sheet and Still Got Top-Secret Clearance  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  The former State Department official accused of brawling with Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 riot had a number of previous run-ins …

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

N.Y. congressional Dems flee from Cuomo as scandals intensify  —  As more than a dozen Democratic members of the state's congressional delegation called for his resignation, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared that doing so amounted to “bowing to cancel culture” and that he would do no such thing.

George Floyd's Family Settles Suit Against Minneapolis for $27 Million  —  The City Council voted unanimously to approve the settlement, which is one of the largest in a case of police misconduct.  —  The family of George Floyd, the Black man whose death set off a wave of protests …

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 …

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 …

ICYMI: Senator Scott Responds to Biden's Speech on COVID-19, Personal Attacks From the Left  —  WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Scott joined America's Newsroom on FOX News to rebut President Biden's address to the nation a year after the pandemic was declared.  He highlighted Biden's lack …

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 …

White House denies Trump deserves credit for coronavirus gains  —  The White House still will not give credit where it does not believe it is due regarding former President Donald Trump's contributions to the country's coronavirus pandemic response.  —  White House press secretary Jen Psaki …

‘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.

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.”

Former Fox host Eric Bolling considering congressional campaign  —  Conservative TV talk show host Eric Bolling is in preliminary discussions about waging a congressional campaign in his adopted home state of South Carolina, according to multiple people familiar with the talks.

Joe Biden's First Primetime Address Viewership Rises To 28M; Fox News Leads Cable Pack, ABC Tops All - Update  —  UPDATE, 11:31 AM: Joe Biden may not be a favorite of Fox News viewers, but fans of the Rupert Murdoch-owned cabler newser sure tuned in bigly to the President's first primetime address last night.

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.”

Swiss Police Raid Apartment of Verkada Hacker, Seize Devices  — Raid was in connection with an earlier U.S. criminal case  — Hacker says parents home was also searched by police Friday  —  Swiss authorities raided the apartment Friday of a hacker who claimed credit for breaching …

Judge stops ICE from destroying records of abuse  —  ICE cannot destroy records of sexual abuse and assault, death reviews, detainee segregation files and other records it planned to dispose of, a federal judge ordered today in a case brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington …