FBI facing allegation that its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh was ‘fake’  —  A Democratic senator has asked attorney general Merrick Garland to facilitate ‘proper oversight’ into concerns on the investigation  —  The FBI is facing new scrutiny for its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh …

Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border  —  There is understandably a great deal of attention currently focused on the southwest border.  I want to share the facts, the work that we in the Department of Homeland Security …

Army initially pushed to deny District's request for National Guard before Jan. 6  —  The Army initially pushed to reject the D.C. government's request for a modest National Guard presence ahead of the Jan. 6 rally that led to the Capitol riot, underscoring the deep reluctance of some higher-ups …

McConnell warns of GOP retribution if Democrats eliminate filibuster  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) again warned Democrats on Tuesday that eliminating the legislative filibuster would “break the Senate” and turn the chamber into a “100-car pileup” where chaos reigns.

US intelligence report says Russia attempted to interfere in 2020 election with goal of ‘denigrating’ Biden and helping Trump  —  Washington (CNN)The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released its declassified report on foreign threats to 2020 US elections Tuesday …

The Post publishes correction on Trump call with Georgia investigator  —  Media critic  —  On Jan. 9, The Post reported that then-President Donald Trump, in a call with Georgia's lead elections investigator, Frances Watson, had instructed her to “find the fraud.”

Florida Finds Election Fraud in High School Homecoming Votes  —  A student and her mother were arrested after the authorities found more than 100 votes suspiciously cast from a single school login.  —  MIAMI — The report about vote tampering reached the Florida Department of Law Enforcement …

The NAACP Lawsuit Against Trump Is Delayed After Some Guy Named ‘Ricky’ Took the Paperwork  —  Last month, “Ricky” signed for a federal lawsuit delivered to former President Trump, and vanished.  Now, the “Ricky” mystery has spilled into federal court.  —  In February, “Ricky” …

Scoop: Four people matching terror watchlist arrested at border  —  The Customs and Border Protection agency confirmed to Congress today that four people arrested at the southern border since Oct. 1 match names on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database, a congressional aide briefed on the correspondence told Axios.

Judge Releases Two Videos Showing Jacob ‘QAnon Shaman’ Chansley ‘Blatantly Lied’ to 60 Minutes+  —  When deciding to keep Jacob Chansley behind bars pending trial, a federal judge wrote that the rioter who became known as the “QAnon Shaman” had “blatantly lied” in his 60 Minutes+ interview …

Moderna Announces First Participants Dosed in Phase 2/3 Study of COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate in Pediatric Population  —  Phase 2/3 study expected to enroll 6,750 healthy pediatric participants less than 12 years of age  —  Study will enroll in the U.S. and Canada

Trump Tower Vaccinated Staff At Luxury Hotel, Saying It Was Part Of Program Meant To Help Hard-Hit South And West Sides  —  The health department is “looking into” the vaccination event at Trump Tower, saying staff aren't yet eligible to be vaccinated and it wasn't aware of any Protect Chicago Plus events at the Downtown hotel.

Virginia Republicans Take Aim at Democrats Over Abortion Expansion  —  New insurance exchange policy sparks taxpayer-funded abortion debate  —  Taxpayer funding for abortion is set to be a major source of contention in Virginia state elections in 2021 after Gov. Ralph Northam (D.) …

Putin Ordered 2020 Election Meddling to Aid Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says  —  A newly declassified report represents the most comprehensive intelligence assessment of foreign efforts to influence the 2020 vote.  President Biden has faced intensifying criticism over his handling of migration to the U.S. border with Mexico.

Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies at 81  —  Star of ‘Live and Let Die’ who also featured in ‘Alien’ and played Idi Amin in movie about Israel's Operation Entebbe, said Judaism was a guiding force in his life  — 1,880 shares

Democrats loved Katie Porter when she bashed Trump.  Now she is making them squirm  —  Democrats loved watching Orange County Rep. Katie Porter skewer Trump administration appointees and corporate executives in congressional hearings.  —  But it felt different when Porter's progressive passion …

On YouTube, Steven Crowder uses racist stereotypes to attack Black farmers  —  On the March 16 YouTube edition of Louder with Crowder, Steven Crowder and his co-hosts engaged in a wildly racist bit on Black farmers, employing racist stereotypes and offensive language.

H.R. 1 can't pass the Senate.  But here are some voting reforms that could.  —  A smaller, more targeted bill might attract enough support to get past — or change — the filibuster  —  Richard L. Hasen is the chancellor's professor of law and political science at the University of California …

Exclusive: Sharon Osbourne Frequently Referred to Julie Chen as ‘Wonton’ and ‘Slanty Eyes,’ Sources Say  —  Sharon Osbourne, co-host of the CBS daytime panel show “The Talk,” would frequently refer to then-co-host Julie Chen, who is Chinese American, as “wonton” and “slanty eyes,” …

Former Old Dominion University Student Sentenced for Swatting Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Vienna man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy that involved multiple swatting attacks targeting journalists, a Virginia university, a historic Virginia church …

Elliot Page Is Ready for This Moment  —  Elliot Page doesn't remember exactly how long he had been asking.  —  But he does remember the acute feeling of triumph when, around age 9, he was finally allowed to cut his hair short.  “I felt like a boy,” Page says.  “I wanted to be a boy.

Inside the New York Democrats' messy fight over whether to impeach Andrew Cuomo  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not being impeached — yet.  —  Instead, with mounting sexual misconduct accusations and an alleged coverup of nursing home deaths, Cuomo is facing an investigation …

Iran enriching uranium with new advanced machine type at underground plant -IAEA  —  VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has started enriching uranium at its underground Natanz plant with a second type of advanced centrifuge, the IR-4, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a report reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday …

Some long-haul covid-19 patients say their symptoms are subsiding after getting vaccines  —  Arianna Eisenberg endured long-haul covid-19 for eight months, a recurring nightmare of soaking sweats, crushing fatigue, insomnia, brain fog and muscle pain.  —  But Eisenberg's tale has a happy ending …

On Medicaid expansion, relief bill leaves red states with no excuses … Most states realized years ago that Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act is a good deal, but as things stand, there are still 12 holdouts.  As a result, there are more than 2 million low-income Americans who don't have health coverage.

Trump's children won't be able to run in 2024 because they'll be stuck in court, his niece Mary predicts … - Trump's children won't run in 2024 as they deal with court cases, his niece Mary predicted.  — The family is “going to be embroiled in lots of legal actions,” Mary Trump told Insider.

Warnock win unleashes flood of Black candidates  —  Raphael Warnock's Senate victory in Georgia has opened the floodgates to a surge of African American Senate candidates, raising the prospect that the 2022 midterm elections could dramatically alter the face of a chamber that is currently 89 percent white.

Mercer-Backed Parler Casts Its Reboot as Fight for Free Speech  —  Leaked recordings of meetings detail role of Rebekah Mercer at social-media platform  —  Conservative donor Rebekah Mercer has been writing checks to finance the social media platform Parler's reboot, while the company's leaders …

Dear Colleague on Capitol Security  —  Last week, General Honoré released his assessment on the security posture of the U.S. Capitol Complex.  There were three Member briefings on General Honoré's critical recommendations relating to physical and operational security to keep Members, staff and all workers safe.

Politics threaten to cloud EU countries' pause of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine  —  As most trusted medicines regulators, joined by the World Health Organization, continue to insist that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and that its benefits far outweigh the risks, its suspension across …

Senate centrists weigh brokering deals on immigration, minimum wage  —  A bipartisan group of senators who successfully pushed for a second coronavirus aid bill last year will meet on Wednesday as they weigh whether to wade into another thorny topic, such as immigration or the minimum wage.

How Yang charmed the right on his road to political stardom  —  Andrew Yang's road to fame was paved with right-wing podcasts.  —  Before he joined the New York City mayor's race in January or even appeared on a presidential debate stage during the Democratic primary, Yang reached an audience …

What If Cuomo Just Won't Go?  —  On Friday, it looked like the end.  —  More former staffers had come forward, detailing how Governor Andrew Cuomo treated female subordinates.  The number of women who claimed that he had sexually harassed them was now up to six, and in one case, the Albany County district attorney was investigating.