Cuomo Faces New Claims of Sexual Harassment From Current Aide  —  The aide, Alyssa McGrath, accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of ogling her body, remarking on her looks, and making suggestive comments to her and another woman in his office.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — He called her and her co-worker “mingle mamas.”

Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak.  —  That's according to several people familiar with the situation, including a club member who received a phone call about the closure Friday.

When The Narrative Replaces The News  —  How the media grotesquely distorted the Atlanta massacres  —  The massacres at three massage parlors in the Atlanta area this week, leaving eight human beings dead, others injured, and their families scarred, were horrifying.

Former lobbyist accuses Rep. Tom Reed, a potential Cuomo challenger, of sexual misconduct  —  Nicolette Davis said she was 25, on her first networking trip as a junior lobbyist for an insurance company, when she felt the 45-year-old congressman's hand on her back.

Kevin McCarthy, Fetch  —  Some dog lovers believe that what makes their canine companions wonderful is their ability to “live in the moment”—meaning that, although they can be trained and obedient, and can learn to recognize and remember things they love and things they fear …

Twitter says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended ‘in error’; Dems push to expel her from Congress  — Twitter said Friday it mistakenly suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who is facing a push from dozens of House Democrats to expel her from Congress.

National Review Prevails against Michael Mann  —  The D.C. superior court granted National Review's motion to dismiss climate scientist Michael Mann's long-running defamation suit.  —  More than 8 years ago, Mann launched the suit against NR, writing privately that he saw it as an opportunity to “ruin” this “filthy organization.”

The Science of Making Americans Hurt Their Own Country  —  The National Intelligence Council has released an unclassified repor t assessing, retrospectively, foreign threats to the 2020 election.  It has a few twists and turns: The Iranian government attempted to run some kind of online influence campaign …

Twitter removes poll posted by U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel  —  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Josh Mandel, a candidate in the 2022 Republican primary in the U.S. Senate, had a post removed by Twitter on Thursday.  —  Mandel posted a poll on Twitter on Thursday morning reading …

Ex-wife of Trump Org executive has spoken to investigators ‘multiple times’ … The ex-wife of a Trump Organization executive has spoken “multiple times” with investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, she told NBC News, as the probe into Donald Trump's financial dealings intensifies.

Americans Still Favor Israel While Warming to Palestinians  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gallup's annual update of Americans' views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict shows Israel remains well-liked in the U.S. At the same time, Americans' favorable views of the Palestinian Authority are at a new high of 30% …

Neil Gorsuch Supports an Originalist Theory That Would Destroy Modern Governance  —  On Thursday, the Columbia Law Review published one of the most important and topical scholarly articles in recent memory, Delegation at the Founding.  Its authors, Julian Davis Mortenson and Nicholas Bagley …

Promoting QAnon-linked Conspiracy, Boebert Says Resignations Will Soon Allow GOP to Control Congress  —  Congresswoman Lauren Boebert put a Q-flavored cherry atop an already controversial town hall last Monday night, when she claimed to have insider knowledge of a QAnon-linked conspiracy theory promoted …

Mnuchin blocking Trump tax returns from Congress was unprecedented, Treasury response reveals … When Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin blocked the release of then-President Trump's tax returns, it was the first time the IRS failed to turn over tax returns following a congressional request, the IRS informed CREW.

Biden ‘just fine’ after tripping 3 times jogging up steps to Air Force One  —  The White House blamed the incident on high winds and a “misstep.”  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images  —  President Joe Biden's trip to Georgia Friday got off …

Biden White House Sandbags Staffers, Sidelines Dozens for Pot Use  —  In some cases, staffers were informally told by transition officials some past marijuana use would be overlooked, only to be told later that they were being asked to resign. … Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended …

In Restricting Early Voting, the Right Sees a New ‘Center of Gravity’  —  Donald Trump is no longer center stage.  But many conservative activists are finding that the best way to raise money and keep voters engaged is to make his biggest fabrication their top priority.

George W. Bush is unrecognizable in the current Republican Party  —  (CNN)In an interview that aired Thursday with the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith, one thing about George W. Bush was: He is fundamentally at odds with the current version of the Republican Party on virtually every front.

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice …

U.S., Chinese diplomats clash in first high-level meeting of Biden administration  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The first high-level U.S.-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday, with both sides leveling sharp rebukes of the others' policies …

U.S. charges Proud Boys with conspiracy in Capitol assault that turned deadly  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury charged four leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to block Congress from certifying U.S. President Joe Biden's election on the day of a deadly assault on the Capitol …

Ex-Florida state senator paid bogus candidate to ‘siphon votes,’ police say, in race GOP narrowly won  —  When incumbent Democrat José Javier Rodríguez lost his Florida state senate seat to Republican challenger Ileana Garcia by just 32 votes in November, the losing party …

Federal judge pens dissent slamming decades-old press protections  —  A federal appeals court judge issued an extraordinary opinion Friday attacking partisan bias in the news media, lamenting the treatment of conservatives in American society and calling for the Supreme Court to overturn …

Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing  —  A new spike in the number of families and children crossing the Rio Grande into South Texas over the past several hours is forcing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to request airplanes …

Bill Gates says he'll fly a lot less and eat more synthetic meat to fight climate change  — Bill Gates said he eats fake meat sometimes.  — The Microsoft co-founder said he intends to fly less.  —  Bill Gates  —  Bill Gates wants to do his part to try to reduce impact of a warming planet.

‘God, no’: GOP immigration allies disappear as crisis mounts  —  Lindsey Graham introduced a bipartisan immigration bill 43 days ago.  But if it came up on the Senate floor today, he wouldn't support it.  —  “God, no,” the South Carolina Republican senator scoffed in an interview.

Yes, Capitol Rioters Were Armed.  Here Are The Weapons Prosecutors Say They Used  —  In the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a popular narrative has emerged: that because rioters did not fire guns that day, they were not really “armed.”  —  But a review of the federal charges …

HUD secretary may have violated ethics law by championing Democrats in Ohio Senate race at White House  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act this week in the White House briefing room when discussing the 2022 Ohio Senate race …