Two arrested in assault on police officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died after Jan. 6 Capitol riot  —  U.S. authorities have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot but have not determined whether the exposure caused his death.

Biden Eyes First Major Tax Hike Since 1993 in Next Economic Plan  — Tax increases would help fund long-term U.S. recovery program  — Corporate, capital-gains levies targeted for hikes, aides say  —  President Joe Biden is planning the first major federal tax hike since 1993 …

Florida's pandemic response gets a second look from the national media  —  After a solid year of living with a pandemic, the national press is beginning to ask the question that even Democrats have been quietly pondering in the Sunshine State: Was Gov. Ron DeSantis' pandemic response right for Florida?

Biden Chooses Prosperity Over Vengeance  —  Donald Trump was a punishment.  —  Conservatives saw him that way, and Trump saw himself that way, too.  After his upset victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, some conservatives started to respond to any perceived liberal excess with a simple phrase: “This is why Trump won.”

Navy probe finds contractor charged in Capitol insurrection was well-known Nazi sympathizer  —  (CNN)An Army reservist charged with storming the US Capitol was a well-known White supremacist and Nazi sympathizer at the Navy base where he worked as a contractor, and was even rebuked for sporting a distinctive …

Stimulus Bill as a Political Weapon?  Democrats Are Counting on It.  —  The $1.9 trillion package is a big bet by the party that it will restore a sense of normalcy by the 2022 elections and that voters will defy history and reward Democrats with more seats in Congress.

Super PAC supporting potential Senate candidate J.D. Vance gets $10M donation from PayPal cofounder  —  COLUMBUS - PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel donated $10 million to a super PAC supporting Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance, a show of support for the possible Ohio Senate contender.

‘Clear and present danger’: Republicans fret about Greitens' comeback  —  Disgraced former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is moving closer to a 2022 Senate bid, alarming top Republicans who worry he will jeopardize the party's grip on the seat and imperil their prospects of seizing the majority.

‘We want to be educated, not indoctrinated,’ say Trump voters wary of covid shots  —  The responses of focus group participants suggest they can be persuaded — but perhaps not by politicians, including the former president.  —  Be honest that scientists don't have all the answers.

The White House is set to unveil a wide-reaching, billion-dollar campaign aimed at convincing every American to get vaccinated  —  WASHINGTON — The White House this week will unveil a wide-reaching, $1.5 billion public relations campaign aimed at boosting vaccine confidence and uptake across the U.S. …

Texas GOP launches avalanche of bills to curtail voting  —  Texas Republicans are rolling out a slew of restrictive election bills, taking particular aim at early voting after Democrats enthusiastically embraced the practice last year.  —  More than two dozen GOP-sponsored elections bills …

Most of the World Has a Simple Vaccine Request.  America Isn't Listening.  —  On Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced in his televised address that he was directing states to make all adults eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine by the start of May. The cheery proclamation reflected …

Exclusive: U.S. Congress launches probe into multibillion-dollar ‘clean coal’ tax credit  —  BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is investigating a multibillion-dollar subsidy for chemically treated coal that is meant to reduce smokestack pollution, after evidence emerged that power plants using the fuel produced more smog not less.

Why You Should Still Pay Attention To Joe Biden's Approval Rating  —  When it comes to presidential approval ratings, the days of big swings in opinion and sky-high ratings are gone.  —  Consider that former President Donald Trump's approval rating mostly hovered between 40 and 45 percent …

‘Most influential voice’: Warren's network spreads throughout Biden administration  —  Wall Street was relieved when Sen. Elizabeth Warren was passed over for the leadership of the Treasury Department.  But now the financial industry faces another threat: President Joe Biden is enlisting …

How the West Lost COVID How did so many rich countries get it so wrong?  How did others get it so right?  —  I'm bashing my head as well," says Devi Sridhar.  —  It is January 2021, and the Florida-born, Edinburgh-based professor of global public health is looking back on the pandemic year …

Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Galveston bank  —  Arrest warrant issued after woman rejects mask at Texas bank  —  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued for a woman who refused to wear a mask at a Texas bank, saying to a police officer: “What are you going to do, arrest me?”

Officials located December recording of Trump call in a trash folder on Georgia investigator's device  —  (CNN)Officials in the Georgia Secretary of State's Office located a recently released recording of former President Donald Trump's call to a state investigator in a trash folder on her device …

NeverTrump Elites Didn't Help Me During My Kafkaesque Media Show Trial  —  In October 2020, the conservative writer Joseph Bottom sent out a tweet.  “The treatment of @markgjudge was awful, and the failure of those who published him to defend him was among the most despicable — so he ends up washing dishes.”

Redlined, Now Flooding  —  Maps of historic housing discrimination show how neighborhoods that suffered redlining in the 1930s face a far higher risk of flooding today.  —  Flooding is a rising threat across the U.S., with homeowners facing as much as $19 billion in damages every year.

An Asian American chef slammed Texas for lifting its mask mandate.  Then racist graffiti hit his shop.  —  When Mike Nguyen found the racist slurs covering his restaurant's windows and patio tables on Sunday, he said he immediately knew the cause.  One message spray painted on the front door …

Amid Republican civil war, Trump holds court — and his grip on GOP — at Mar-a-Lago  —  Christine Stapleton Antonio FinsPalm Beach Post  —  PALM BEACH, Florida - The lobby of the Trump Hotel in Washington — dubbed America's Living Room after loyalists made it their favorite schmoozing …

Siena Poll: Half of Voters Do Not Think Cuomo Should Resign  —  Half of voters in New York do not think embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, while a plurality of voters believe he can continue to do an effective job as governor, a Siena College poll released Monday morning found.

A Pro-Trump scam PAC returns with a vengeance  —  President Donald Trump is out of office, but the scammers that used his name to raise money aren't stopping.  —  Over the past few weeks, POLITICO has received a number of robocalls from generically named political groups asking for cash …

Democrats' flagship super PAC repositions itself to sell Biden's agenda  —  WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party's largest super PAC, Priorities USA, is reorienting itself to promote President Joe Biden's agenda and support Democrats in coming elections with a new leadership team and ad campaign, the group told NBC News.

Don't boycott China Olympics - US tried this before and here's who was hurt the most  —  We have tried this boycott business before, and it utterly failed.  —  Republican senators push resolution to move 2022 Olympics away from Beijing  —  There are young Americans who have spent most of their lives in training.

The CDC Thinks 2-Year-Olds Should Wear Masks in Schools, Even If Everyone Else Is Vaccinated  —  The nation's top health officials think day care providers should continue requiring children as young as two years old to wear masks at all times—except while eating and napping …

Vaccine brawl riles House  —  Uncertainty about why only 75% of the House is confirmed as vaccinated against the coronavirus is fueling a debate about when the chamber can return to its normal rules of operation.  —  Between the lines: The other 25% of members have either refused to get the vaccine …

A one-woman watchdog torments the far right in deep-red Northern California  —  Only halfway into the endless plague year, the most outspoken journalist in one of California's most conservative counties had already tangled with the sheriff, the local megachurch, a rodeo operator and other characters …