Don't forget — the Atlanta shooting is a hate crime against sex workers  —  Eight people were killed in Atlanta last Tuesday.  We have no shortage of explanations, including the perpetrator's version, which many refuse to accept.  Eros, rebranded and vilified as sex addiction, inspired a homicidal atrocity.

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.

The Media Got It Wrong: Police Captain Didn't Say the Atlanta Spa Killer Was Having a ‘Bad Day’  —  A moment from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office press conference on Wednesday quickly went viral: Jay Baker, a spokesperson for the police department handling the investigation …

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.

Glory days of Trump's gold-plated 757 seem far away as plane sits idle at a sleepy airport  —  Washington (CNN)Trump's personal Boeing 757 was always the crown jewel of his wealth — the ultimate sign that he had made it.  He's used it as a backdrop for sleek photo shoots, campaign rallies …

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.”

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 …

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy found out he had Covid-19 and never knew it  —  (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he learned he had Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood drawn in December, learning for the first time that he previously had the virus.

Wife of FBI task force member arrested in connection with Capitol riot  —  The wife of a detective attached to an FBI task force in Pittsburgh was charged for allegedly taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.  —  Jennifer Marie Heinl, 55, was charged in an FBI criminal complaint filed …

4 Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot  —  Four alleged leaders of the Proud Boys have been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol over allegedly conspiring, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps, to obstruct the certification …

Exclusive: Pro-Biden group won't disclose donors  —  A Pro-Biden group, operating with the White House's blessing, plans to raise unlimited funds — and grant donors anonymity — as it prepares to promote and protect the president's agenda from the outside.  —  Why it matters …

Governor Noem Returns HB 1217 to Legislature, Suggests Style and Form Changes  —  PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Noem returned HB 1217 to the South Dakota Legislature with Style and Form suggestions.  Specifically, the Governor suggests four Style and Form changes to address …

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 …

With Disruption and Trolling, Greene Reflects G.O.P.'s Shift  —  Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said being booted from committees left more time for her to push her party to the right.  She's part of a new wave of lawmakers more interested in brand-building than lawmaking.

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 …

Platforms vs. PhDs: How tech giants court and crush the people who study them  —  Laura Edelson was in a state of panic, and I knew I was a little bit to blame for her freakout.  —  “If this is true,” Edelson told me this week during one of several frantic phone calls, “this is my nightmare.”

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.

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 …

Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer  —  BERLIN (AP) — The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe, and the technology behind it will soon be used to fight another global scourge — cancer.

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.

US Capitol outer perimeter fencing to be removed this weekend  —  (CNN)The outer fencing erected around the Capitol shortly after rioters stormed the building on January 6 will be removed this weekend, earlier than expected, according to the acting House sergeant-at-arms.

‘An all-hands moment’: GOP rallies behind voting limits  —  On an invitation-only call last week, Sen. Ted Cruz huddled with Republican state lawmakers to call them to battle on the issue of voting rights.  —  Democrats are trying to expand voting rights to “illegal aliens” and “child molesters …

Why SkySilk Came Out of Nowhere To Save Parler After Capitol Riot  —  On Jan. 10, just days after pro-Trump rioters blitzed the U.S. Capitol, Amazon Web Services pulled the plug on the conservative social media site Parler.  —  Parler grew desperate.  It had relied on Amazon's web hosting services …

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 …

White House shifts ad campaign strategy to reflect growing concern over conservatives' vaccination reluctance  —  (CNN)Reluctance among conservatives to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has caused growing concern inside the White House, according to people familiar with the matter …

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.

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 …