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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Trump's Incomplete Border Wall Is in Pieces That Could Linger for Decades  —  A last-minute rush to build lasted through Donald J. Trump's last day in office.  The effort left odd, partially completed sections of a barrier whose fate President Biden must now determine.

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 …

New York State Assembly vote halted following leaked debate over Cuomo impeachment  —  New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie temporarily stopped voting in the chamber on Tuesday due to concerns over leaks to news media organizations regarding a contentious March 11 meeting of Democratic lawmakers.

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

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 …

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.

Watch these states as GOP tries to make it harder to vote  —  (CNN)Republicans at the state level have moved swiftly to either r roll back some easy access to voting or put new obstacles in the way of voters following losses in the 2020 presidential and US Senate elections.

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,” …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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

How Border Patrol Manipulates Media  —  For those who do not know who I am: I am a former Senior Patrol agent and a San Diego Sector Headquarters Intelligence agent for the U.S. Border Patrol.  I was stationed in the treacherous mountains east of San Diego from 1995 until I resigned in protest in 2001.

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 …