The Cop Who Said The Spa Shooter Had “A Bad Day” Previously Posted A Racist Shirt Blaming China For The Pandemic  —  The Georgia sheriff's official who said the man accused of killing six Asian women and two others in shootings at spas in the Atlanta area had “a bad day” previously shared a photo of racist T-shirts on social media.

DC police say Texas man arrested at VP's mansion had rifle, large capacity clip  —  Police: Armed man arrested near VP residence  —  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. police say a man they arrested outside of the Vice President's residence on Wednesday afternoon had a rifle and a large capacity clip.

IRS Delays U.S. Tax Deadline to May 17 After Disruptive Year  — Tax law changes, late start contributed to filing-season chaos  — The IRS also delayed the due date last year amid pandemic  —  The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the April 15 tax-filing deadline to May 17 …

Biden just fired a warning shot at Mitch McConnell and Republicans  —  Mark it down.  President Biden has now declared in his most explicit terms yet that Democrats may soon face a stark choice: reform the filibuster or accept that their agenda is a dead letter.

Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview  —  He even gave an update on whether Major Biden is out of the dog house.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims  —  Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.

DHS Sec. Mayorkas, in tense exchange, calls GOP congresswoman's question ‘extraordinarily disrespectful’  —  Mayorkas in hot seat as Biden admin faces migrant surge at US-Mexico border  —  Rep. McCaul grills DHS Sec Mayorkas about characterization of border situation

John Magufuli, Tanzanian president elected as an agent of reform, dies at 61  —  John Magufuli, who presided over an increasingly authoritarian regime as president of Tanzania and, during the final year of his reign, rejected scientific evidence of the coronavirus pandemic …

‘Behave like grown-ups’: Conservative rebellion boils over in House  —  A leading Republican hard-liner clashed behind closed doors with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, exposing a rift in the Republican conference and suggesting that a chamber-rattling floor protest by the far right isn't fading anytime soon.

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 …

Exclusive: Maskless Climate Envoy Kerry Endangers Passengers on Boston to DC Flight  —  John Forbes Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, while sitting in first-class, took off his mask today as he settled into his book moments before his American Airlines flight from Boston to Washington took off.

The Princeton Historian Mugged by Reality  —  On December 7, 2019, an American graduate student named Xiyue Wang was freed after 40 months in an Iranian prison.  His captors roused him in his cell early that morning and put him on a plane to Zurich.  The Swiss had offered to mediate a trade …

Cuomo's office conducting its own ‘inquiry’ of groping allegation  —  Lawyer for alleged victim decries Executive Chamber's ‘shadow investigation’  —  ALBANY — Despite the state attorney general's ongoing investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo …

Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot  —  Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents have arrested two organizers for the Proud Boys in Philadelphia …

Florida Man Charged For Attacking Cops During Capitol Riot While Wearing ‘Trump’ Flag Jacket  —  Robert Scott Palmer, known to online sleuths as #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested by the FBI following a HuffPost investigation revealing his identity.  —  Federal authorities have charged …

Is Viet Dinh The Most Powerful Lawyer In America?  —  Reports of his power are greatly exaggerated, says Fox's top lawyer - but there's no denying that he's had a most interesting and impressive career.  —  6 hr ago … Who is the most powerful lawyer in America?

House passes bill reviving the Equal Rights Amendment  —  The House approved legislation on Wednesday that would revive the Equal Rights Amendment by repealing the 1982 deadline imposed on states to ratify it.  —  The bill passed 222-204 with four GOP votes but faces an uncertain fate in the Senate …

Republicans seize on immigration as border crossings surge  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Delegation trips to the border.  Apocalyptic warnings.  A flurry of press conferences.  —  Republicans still divided over former President Donald Trump's legacy are seizing on his signature campaign issue …

How a new government report strongly implicates Giuliani in a Russian interference effort  —  By early May 2019, former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani must have looked like the international espionage equivalent of a wide-eyed tourist walking around with his wallet hanging out his back pocket.

Fox News Says Washington Post Story Published After Georgia Runoffs Could Have Swayed Georgia Runoffs  —  Fox News hosts raised a disturbing prospect on Wednesday: The false Washington Post story on Donald Trump's call with a Georgia elections official, which was corrected this week …

The Grammys Proved You Can't Get Canceled for Anti-Semitism  —  , SENIOR FELLOW, THE TEL AVIV INSTITUTE  —  These days, one can get canceled for anything...except anti-Semitism.  Food critic Allison Roman lost her job at The New York Times for saying she doesn't want a cookware line like Chrissy Teigen.

Army denies medals, Special Forces insignia, to soldier Trump pardoned for alleged murder  —  WASHINGTON - The Army has rejected an appeal to return medals for valor to retired Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, a Special Forces soldier former President Trump pardoned for alleged murder in Afghanistan.

Substack is for independent writers  —  In recent days, we've heard from some people who are concerned that we might have been using Substack Pro, a program that funds writers to start publications on Substack, to support anti-trans writers.  These feelings have been fueled by some misunderstandings …

Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet — a grinding, clanking, banging affair that by Earth standards would be pretty worrisome.

Colorado Judge Strikes Down Boulder's AR-15 Ban  —  Preemption winning streak continues for gun advocates  —  A judge struck down Boulder, Colorado's ban on the possession of AR-15s and magazines holding more than 10 rounds on Monday.  —  Colorado state judge Andrew Hartman ruled …

Op-Ed: Trump and the GOP put a bull's-eye on the backs of Asian Americans  —  A new report released by Stop AAPI Hate revealed that since March 19, 2020, there have been 3,795 hate incidents targeting Asian Americans.  That figure barely scratches the surface as most hate crimes go unreported.

Chicago Hospital Executive Bragged About Vaccinating Eric Trump On Day His Hospital Vaccinated Workers At Trump Tower  —  Hospital officials said their doctor's relationship with Trump and his owning a condo in Trump Tower had nothing to do with the improper vaccine event.

J.D. Vance Joins the Jackals  —  How the path-breaking writer became a Trumpist troll.  —  The question of what will become of the Republican party in the post-Trump era seems to be on everyone's lips.  A New York Times survey found that Republicans themselves have five distinct views of Trump …