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.

Fetishized, sexualized and marginalized, Asian women are uniquely vulnerable to violence  —  (CNN)Of the eight people who were killed when a White man attacked three metro Atlanta spas, six were Asian women.  —  Investigators said it was too early to say whether the crime was racially motivated …

Democrats seize on Biden's embrace of changing the filibuster  —  Democrats favoring a filibuster overhaul moved swiftly Wednesday to seize on President Biden's new embrace of changing Senate rules to ease the way for his agenda, hoping to inject momentum to alter the long-standing rules …

12 Republicans opposed Congressional Gold Medals for police who protected them on Jan. 6  —  A dozen House Republicans voted against a resolution to award three Congressional Gold Medals to the Capitol Police, the D.C. police and the Smithsonian Institution in recognition of those who protected …

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.

The GOP's Political Nightmare: Running Against a Recovery  —  President Barack Obama's 2009 stimulus bill may have helped avoid a second Great Depression, but it was a political fiasco.  As then-congressman Barney Frank liked to say: “Things Would've Sucked Even Worse Without Us” …

Postal Service finds no evidence of mail ballot fraud in Pa. case cited by top Republicans  —  Letter carrier Richard Hopkins told federal agents he “assumed” supervisors discussed backdating ballots and then recanted his claim, inspector general's report says

Top national security experts issue letter in support of Biden's Pentagon pick Colin Kahl  —  A group of more than 50 Jewish community leaders and top defense and foreign policy experts have signed a letter expressing strong support for Colin Kahl, President Joe Biden's nominee for undersecretary of defense for policy.

Pluses and Minuses of Pelosi's Draft Jan. 6 Commission Proposal  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi released her draft proposal for a Commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.  On our review, which compares the proposal to past commissions and current political circumstances …

The three things to watch as the Andrew Cuomo crisis continues  —  Politics is a rough game everywhere, but here in New York, it reaches Olympian heights.  It is not for the thin-skinned, the faint-of-heart or the risk averse.  Remember - New York gave us Teddy Roosevelt …

Trump set to do at least 12 book interviews in the coming weeks  —  Get ready for the Donald Trump book barrage.  —  The former president is scheduled to sit for a dozen interviews in the coming weeks with authors examining his presidency, some of whom are penning sequels to books …

‘Mistakes made’: DHS chief admits release of untested migrants into communities  —  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted Wednesday that his department has released migrants who jumped the border into communities without testing them for the coronavirus, but he said officials are working to fix the problem.

House Democrats weigh ejecting GOP winner of contested Iowa race, dismissing comparisons to Trump's efforts to overturn election  —  (CNN)House Democrats are undeterred by the mounting GOP criticism over their review of a contested congressional race that could potentially overturn …

To Preserve the Filibuster, Republicans Need Scarier Policy Threats  —  Senator Mitch McConnell warned yesterday that if Democrats abolish the filibuster, Republicans would take advantage when they regain the majority.  He listed right-to-work legislation, defunding of Planned Parenthood …

Is the US at Risk of a Roman Republic-Style Collapse?  This Historian Says Yes.  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  The January 6 Capitol insurrection was a tumultuous moment in American democracy—but how unusual was it, really, in the course of world events?

Journalists, Illustrating How They Operate, Yesterday Spread a Significant Lie All Over Twitter  —  Eager to obtain vindication for the pre-election falsehood they spread about the Hunter Biden story, journalists falsely claim that the CIA blamed Russia for it.  —  3 hr ago

Trump faces an onslaught of legal problems, as investigations and dozens of lawsuits trail him from Washington to Florida  —  The district attorney is sifting through millions of pages of his tax records.  The state attorney general has subpoenaed his lawyers, his bankers, his chief financial officer — even one of his sons.

Oklahoma Diner Customers Tell CNN They Won't Get Vaccinated Even If Trump Told Them to: Why Listen to a ‘Liberal New Yorker’ Like Him?  —  The nation's battle to reach herd immunity against the Covid-19 virus could face an uphill challenge if one Oklahoma diner crowd's unanimous reluctance to get the shot is any indication.

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.

When a secretive start-up scraped the internet to build a facial-recognition tool, it tested a legal and ethical limit — and blew the future of privacy in America wide open.  —  In May 2019, an agent at the Department of Homeland Security received a trove of unsettling images.

Russian Backer Halts Funds in New Blow to U.S. Aluminum Project  — Rusal suspends investments in Unity Aluminum project in U.S.  — Company waiting for U.S. partners to raise more funds  —  The Russian company backing an aluminum project in Kentucky said it's suspending investments …

'It's a very special picture.' Why vaccine safety experts put the brakes on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine  —  Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.  —  The decision this week by more than 20 European countries to temporarily stop using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine …

Are Manufacturing Jobs a Mirage?  —  Dean Baker looks into things and finds little more than sand.  —  17 hr ago  —  Manufacturing jobs are a big deal in US politics.  US politicians talk about manufacturing jobs all the time.  —  Dean Baker commented on Trump's silly propaganda about manufacturing jobs:

How the WHO's Hunt for Covid's Origins Stumbled in China  —  A team of scientists hoped a mission to Wuhan would provide some clarity about the coronavirus's origins.  New details about the team's constraints reveal how little power it had to conduct a thorough probe.