NEW DETAILS: 8 dead in metro Atlanta spa shootings; 1 suspect captured  —  Officials have captured a man suspected in one of three shootings across metro Atlanta that left eight people dead Tuesday.Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, was identified as the suspect in the shooting …

Biden says he supports reforming Senate filibuster in ABC News exclusive interview  —  He told George Stephanopoulos he wants to return to the “talking filibuster.”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Biden supports bringing back ‘talking filibuster’  —  “Democracy's having a hard time functioning,” the president told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos.

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.

Putin targeted people close to Trump in bid to influence 2020 election, U.S. intelligence says  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials in Moscow sought to influence the 2020 election by spreading misleading information about Joe Biden through prominent individuals …

How Cuomo's Team Tried to Tarnish One of His Accusers  —  People tied to Gov. Andrew Cuomo sought to damage the credibility of Lindsey Boylan, the first woman to accuse Mr. Cuomo of sexual harassment.  —  Days after Lindsey Boylan became the first woman to accuse Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Leaves Liberty University Think Tank  —  The Falkirk Center, named for its founders, Jerry Falwell Jr. and Charlie Kirk, was the center of evangelical Trumpism.  Now, both are gone.  —  When the Falkirk Center think tank was established at Liberty University …

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 …

Feinstein's Future Could Swing on Husband's Potential Posting Overseas  —  Senator Dianne Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum, is seeking an overseas posting, which could pave the way for her to leave the Senate.  She said she would “absolutely” serve out her term.

Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine  —  Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday recommended Americans get vaccinated to help fight the Covid pandemic, engaging on the issue after months of relative silence.  —  “I would recommend it,” Trump said during an interview on Fox News with Maria Bartiromo.

The Ideas That Are Reshaping The Democratic Party And America  —  Many Americans probably don't know exactly what terms such as anti-racism, “cancel culture,” “racial equity,” “white privilege” and “systemic racism” mean.  And it's likely even fewer could explain such concepts as “woke ideology …

POLITICO Playbook: GOP to accuse Biden of ‘unlawful’ border actions  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Two numbers driving today: 62 and 40.  —  62 — That's the percentage of people who strongly or somewhat approve of the job President JOE BIDEN is doing, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll …

Republicans on Biden's Covid bill: We bungled this one  —  As President Joe Biden embarks on an ambitious plan to sell his massive coronavirus relief package to the public, conservatives are starting to ask: Did we botch this?  —  The overwhelming sentiment within the Republican Party …

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

Gavin Newsom makes misleading claim about Florida and California's COVID-19 stats  —  After joining ABC's “The View” on Tuesday morning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom continued his “please don't recall me” media tour with an appearance on CNN's “The Lead With Jake Tapper” a few hours later.

Some on Wall Street Profited off Texas Blackouts.  In a Private Call, a Top Regulator Pledged He Would Try to Protect Their Windfall.  —  Public Utility Commission chairman Arthur D'Andrea apologized to investors last week for the “uncertainty” around its profits.  —  NOTES

Russian Intern Applicant: Adam Kinzinger Dated Me, Asked For Photo ‘Without Underwear,’ Then I Got Intimidating Calls  —  Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger's office offered an internship to a Russian immigrant beauty queen who met Kinzinger through her internship application.

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically block pornography …

The Covid Queen of South Dakota  —  Gov. Kristi Noem's state has been ravaged by her Trumpian response to the pandemic — but that hasn't paused her national ambitions  —  At first, the angel of death skipped over South Dakota.  This pleased the Snow Queen.

Split-screen America: Children at border overtake Biden's ‘Help Is Here’ tour on cable news |  COMMENTARY  —  After a big buildup, President Joe Biden began his “Help Is Here” tour in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.  But as the day wore on, cable news became more focused on what was happening …

Bill Burr's wife fires back after Twitter user suggests their marriage is a ‘sign of racism’  —  Comedian Bill Burr's wife has shared a fiery riposte to a Twitter user who suggested the couple's marriage could be a “sign of racism.”  —  Burr was sharply criticised for making a number …

Republican attorneys general threaten key element of the $1.9 trillion stimulus  —  The GOP officials are asking the Biden administration to clarify a $350 billion program to help cities, counties and states in financial need  —  Twenty-one Republican state attorneys general on Tuesday threatened …

Vacuous Valor  —  Madison Cawthorn's muddled militarism is a reflection of our political culture  —  MADISON CAWTHORN'S POLITICAL ORIGIN STORY is that of an innocent Christian boy transformed through tragedy into a fierce freedom fighter.  This tale begins with Cawthorn as a popular home-schooled teenager.

Congress Could Change Everything … Forty-three states are trying to enact legislation that could make it harder to vote.  The Senate can stop voter suppression by passing the For the People Act, which recently passed the House.

Calls grow from lawmakers for IRS to extend filing deadline  —  A group of more than 100 House members on Tuesday urged the IRS to extend the tax filing and payment deadlines — the latest effort from lawmakers to press the IRS to postpone the April 15 due date.