‘No end in sight’: Inside the Biden administration's failure to contain the border surge  —  Shortly before Christmas last year, Susan Rice and Jake Sullivan, two top advisers to President-elect Joe Biden, sat for an interview with EFE, a Spanish wire service, to issue a stark warning …

Summers Says U.S. Facing Worst Macroeconomic Policy in 40 Years  —  Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers warned that the U.S. is suffering from the “least responsible” macroeconomic policy in the last 40 years, pointing the finger at both Democrats and Republicans for creating “enormous” risks.

Erdogan pulls Turkey out of European treaty aimed at protecting women from violence  —  ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a surprise decree early Saturday withdrawing Turkey from a landmark European treaty that women's rights groups said had played a critical role in protecting Turkish women from gender-based violence.

NCAA's message to women's basketball players: You're worth less  —  I'm tired.  Not from today or from yesterday but from 40 years of it.  Forty years tired of writing the same damn story about the same NCAA shortchangers in suits who would begrudge women's athletes so much as an equal amount …

Unmasked: man behind cult set to replace QAnon … The mysterious individual behind a new and rapidly growing online disinformation network targeting followers of QAnon, the far-right cult, can be revealed as a Berlin-based artist with a history of social media manipulation, a prominent anti-racism group claims.

Column: No, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' record on COVID-19 isn't a success  —  Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, must have magic at his fingertips.  —  We're not talking about his purported skill at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.  We're talking about his ability to snow the press …

Biden's closest advisors have ties to big business and Wall Street with some making millions  — These disclosures were provided by the White House to CNBC early Saturday morning after requesting the documents a day earlier.  — The disclosures show that many of the president's closest aides …

Trump inner circle tightens grip on the GOP's most valued prize — the former president's endorsement — sparking a new brawl among top MAGA lieutenants … - A small team of Trump advisors led by Donald Trump Jr. is locking down the Trump endorsement process.

When the Capitol Riot Came Home A small New Hampshire town has been upended since January 6.  —  The trouble in Troy started hundreds of miles away that day, when David Ellis talked to a reporter.  —  Ellis, age 60, began the day of January 6 in the southwestern New Hampshire town of Troy, where he is chief of police.

Scoop: ICE securing hotel rooms to hold growing number of migrant families  —  The Biden administration has awarded an $86 million contract for hotel rooms near the border to hold around 1,200 migrant family members who cross the U.S.-Mexico border, DHS officials confirmed to Axios.

the deep fake threat hardly anyone discusses  —  listen up.  get mad.  —  8 hr ago  —  [Soundtrack: “Being a Woman” by Lake Street Dive]  —  I got angry on the radio the other day.  —  I was on a panel with the guy who created the deep fake videos of Tom Cruise that recently went viral on TikTok.

Remembering G. K. Chesterton  —  Fashions do not feed us, they only ensnare us.  They do not satisfy us, they only contribute to our ongoing dissatisfaction with the fleetingness of everything.  But they always seem more appealing and urgent than what really matters and what will remain after the fashions have fled.

Gov. Kristi Noem won't sign transgender sports bill  —  Morgan Matzen Joe SneveSioux Falls Argus Leader  —  Gov. Kristi Noem is OK with a ban on trans girls playing girls' sports in high school, but doesn't want it extended to college athletics.  —  The first-term Republican governor …

'It's not a local issue anymore': D.C. statehood moves from political fringe to the center of the national Democratic agenda  —  Joe Biden visited Southeast Washington in January 2015 to undertake a quintessential vice-presidential duty — inspecting a massive public works on the banks …

Where Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why  —  While Washington went into business with the drug companies, Europe was more fiscally conservative and trusted the free market.  —  BRUSSELS — The calls began in December, as the United States prepared to administer its first batches of Covid-19 vaccine.

Sen. Susan Collins Sees ‘Poor Strategy’ in White House Rebuffing GOP  —  Biden says he values bipartisanship, yet the centrist Maine Republican says she feels frustrated  —  WASHINGTON—When a Democratic administration pursued an economic stimulus package in 2009, Republican …

SEC signals tougher line with oil companies on climate  —  Regulator forces ConocoPhillips and Occidental to hold shareholder votes on emissions targets  —  The US Securities and Exchange Commission has directed two of America's biggest oil companies to hold shareholder votes on far-reaching …

GOP rep says he intentionally sidestepped House metal detectors to get legal standing to sue Pelosi  —  Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde is challenging his $15,000 fine  —  Rep. Andrew Clyde shares his ‘Big Idea’ on ending all taxes on guns  —  GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde said he wasn't trying to sneak …

Old Pol, New Tricks  —  Biden's got the buzz.  Who's smirking now?  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden never had a seat at the cool kids' table at the Obama White House.  —  Heading into 2016 and 2020, if you told the hotshots from Obamaworld that you thought Biden would be a good candidate …

2021 elections are 2022 bellwethers for both parties  —  The handful of gubernatorial contests and special elections throughout 2021 could be the first litmus test of post-Trump politics during the Biden era.  —  The state of play: 2021's slate of contests begins this weekend.

The Precarious Greatness of the Biden Strategy  —  The relief legislation could be the first step toward solving long-standing political problems for Democrats.  —  President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House, March 12, 2021, in Washington.

White House on the Armenian Genocide: We have to acknowledge history  —  WASHINGTON, DC - Τhe US administration under President Joe Biden believes it is important to acknowledge history in respect to the issue of the Armenian Genocide, a White House spokesperson has told Kathimerini.

A reptilian nightmare: Florida bans nonnative species despite industry outcry  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida's promoters like to sing its superlatives — best beaches, prettiest sunsets, perfect climate (except for the occasional hurricane).  But there's a No. 1 distinction the boosters never mention.

DNC reports best-ever February fundraising for a non-presidential year  —  The Democratic National Committee said it raised the most money it ever has in February in a non-presidential election year, $8.5 million, according to a DNC spokesperson.  —  February's haul was also the second highest …

Some U.S. troops view Capitol riots, racial protests equally, worrying Pentagon leaders  —  WASHINGTON — During military training sessions to address extremism in the ranks, some service members have challenged why the Pentagon is not treating the violence during racial injustice protests …

Students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges will have their federal school loans eliminated, the Education Department announced on Thursday.  —  Why it matters: The change will eliminate approximately $1 billion in student loan debt for 72,000 borrowers who filed claims, AP reports.

Netanyahu turns to extremist party that calls for expelling Arabs from Israel  —  TEL AVIV — Itamar Ben Gvir hails from a fringe of Israeli politics so extreme it was outlawed.  A lawyer known for defending Jewish settlers accused of violence against Arabs, he has roots in the overtly racist Kach party …