Capitol Police officer suspended after antisemitic document found at checkpoint  —  U.S. Capitol Police suspended an officer Monday after a copy of an infamous antisemitic tract was found near a Capitol Hill security post Sunday, alarming a congressional aide who viewed the document in plain sight at the checkpoint.

Kathy Hochul, Cuomo's Loyal Lieutenant, Is Tested as Crisis Engulfs Him  —  Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul would become New York's first female governor if Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns or is removed from office amid sexual harassment allegations.  —  BUFFALO — On the day that embattled Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo lost …

Judge: Arizona GOP must pay $18K in groundless election suit  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers must pay $18,000 in attorneys' fees that taxpayers were forced to pick up late last year to defend government officials against one of the party's failed lawsuits …

I Won't Be Silenced by the Left  —  They twisted what I said about Jan. 6 because they want Americans to forget last summer's violence and destruction.  —  I'm amazed but not surprised.  Those who seek political advantage by dividing the nation hurl the worst possible accusations …

Marjorie Taylor Greene tours Orthodox spots in Brooklyn  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was stripped of her House committee assignments last month for antisemitic and other incendiary comments, toured Orthodox areas of Brooklyn and Long Island on Monday, according to a community leader who hosted her.

Coca-Cola, Home Depot come out in opposition to Georgia voting restrictions  —  Civil liberties groups are ratcheting up pressure on major corporations based in Georgia — including Coca-Cola, Aflac, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot and UPS — to oppose a Republican-led effort to make it harder to vote in the Peach State.

Vindman twin set for promotion after bad evaluations from Trump appointees  —  Army Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman is set to be promoted to full colonel, despite attempts by loyalists to former President Donald Trump to derail his career following his bit role in the president's first impeachment …

Manchin signals he'll support Gupta as No. 3 at DOJ, bolstering her chance at confirmation  —  (CNN)Sen. Joe Manchin, the key Democratic swing vote, said Monday that he will likely support Vanita Gupta as the No. 3 at the Justice Department, taking a stance that is expected to pave …

Trump's CFO's ex-daughter-in-law is cooperating with prosecutors and ‘refuses to be silenced,’ her lawyer says  — Jennifer Weisselberg is cooperating with an investigation into Trump's finances, her lawyer says.  — She's the ex-daughter-in-law of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Org CFO the DA wants to “flip.”

An unlikely Trump turncoat shows the GOP way to resist his influence  —  Jaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill.  But during Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, she almost created a tsunami.  —  After she publicly revealed damaging details about Trump's phone call …

Rage against the ‘gaffe machine’  —  Presented by the Bipartisan Policy Center & U.S. Chamber of Commerce  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration  —  JOE BIDEN, disciplined messenger?  —  Two and a half months in, that's undoubtedly the case.

Biden under pressure to tap fewer political ambassadors than Trump, Obama  —  Donald Trump named more of his political allies to serve as ambassadors than any president in modern history.  Now the pressure is on Joe Biden to reverse that trend — and set a new standard.

Gavin Newsom commits to nominating an African American woman to Senate if Dianne Feinstein retires  —  Asked if he would consider nominating an African American woman to restore the seat left by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate if Dianne Feinstein were to retire, Governor Gavin Newsom said …

The Biden-made border crisis  —  There is a crisis at our southern border, and President Biden's immigration policies are responsible.  Biden has halted border wall construction, released illegal immigrants into our communities, and promised amnesty for millions more.

Steve Bannon loses bid to start right-wing political academy in Italy  —  ROME (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, the former adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald Trump, has lost a legal battle to set up a right-wing Catholic political academy in an abbey in Italy.  —  The Council of State on Monday ruled …

Shot Chasers: How Officials in Trump's Lame-Duck White House Scrambled to Score COVID-19 Vaccinations  —  In late December and early January, as COVID-19 vaccines were just beginning their chaotic rollout to the states, a secretive scramble took place inside the Trump White House.

Jared Kushner Says Farewell to U.S. Taxpayers With $24,000 Hotel Tab  —  THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES  —  About four weeks before Donald Trump vacated the White House to make way for President Joe Biden, presidential adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner jetted off on his last official trip to Israel …

Biden should thank Trump, not blame him, for what he left  —  Poor Joe Biden.  It was his misfortune to inherit one of the technological marvels of our time.  —  Before President Biden took office, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines had been authorized for use (with another …

President Joe Biden makes dent in partisan divide with COVID-19 response, Iowa Poll finds  —  The majority of Iowans hold favorable feelings toward President Joe Biden a month and a half into his term, despite the state voting to re-elect former President Donald Trump by a margin of 8 percentage points four months ago.

What the woke revolution is — and isn't  —  The Great Awokening is gathering speed.  —  Hardly a week — and sometimes barely a day or an hour — goes by without a fresh incident of “cancel culture” or another “woke” scandal breaking in the news.  —  Whether you think the trend a good thing …

Did the Trump White House Create a Batshit Report on Dominion Voting?  —  WHODUNIT  —  Team Trump was once happy to tout a dodgy dossier on Dominion.  But getting to the bottom of its authorship has Trump legal team vets pointing fingers now that lawsuits are flying.

The American Rescue Plan as Economic Theory  —  So, this happened.  —  Some people are frustrated about the surrender on the minimum wage, the scaled-back unemployment insurance, the child tax credit that should have been a universal child allowance, the fact that most of the good things phase out over the nest year or two.

The Misinformation Campaign Was Distinctly One-Sided  —  On the morning of September 21, 2020, three trays of United States mail were discovered in a ditch in Greenville, Wisconsin.  The local sheriff's office reported that the mail dump included several absentee ballots.

Audio shows the media got the Trump-Georgia story all wrong  —  It's one thing if a single news outlet botches an anonymously sourced “scoop.”  It's another thing entirely if multiple newsrooms claim to have independently “confirmed” the botched “scoop” with anonymous sources of their own.

Chauvin attorney seeks delay, prospective juror dismissed after city settles with Floyd family  —  The defense lawyer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin made a flurry of motions Monday morning in response to an unprecedented $27 million settlement agreement announced Friday …

Who Is Making Sure the A.I. Machines Aren't Racist?  —  When Google forced out two well-known artificial intelligence experts, a long-simmering research controversy burst into the open.  —  To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales  —  The move by Jesuit priests is the largest such effort by the Roman Catholic Church and comes amid growing calls for reparations across the United States.  —  [To read more stories on race from The New York Times, sign up here for our Race/Related newsletter.]

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.

Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval  —  Rep. Henry Cuellar, a moderate Texas Democrat whose district hugs the border with Mexico, isn't happy with how President Biden's team has responded to the surge of migrants trying to enter the United States.

US Military: Social Justice Warriors  —  I still struggle to process the meaning of the Pentagon's propaganda blitzkrieg against Tucker Carlson.  Even if you think Carlson is wrong in his criticism of the woke military (see here for some of it), the fact that the Defense Department has reacted …

As Biden Confronts Vaccine Hesitancy, Republicans Are a Particular Challenge  —  The administration is seeking help in urging Republicans to get inoculated.  But the president said he was not sure how much value there was in enlisting his predecessor.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Biden pushes …

Needing to sell the Covid bill, the White House calls in Dr. Jill  —  BURLINGTON, N.J. — A rubber-floored playground outside an elementary school in a small city in central New Jersey may not seem like the most traditional of political settings.  But on a windy, cold afternoon on Monday …