Senior Teen Vogue staffer who supported ouster of new editor used N-word in tweets a decade ago... so will her woke colleagues now turn on her?  — Christine Davitt wrote tweets in 2009 using the N-word in comments to a friend and other posts  — The Teen Vogue senior social media manager criticized …

Cotton calls for return of Trump border policies  —  Sen. Tom Cotton on Sunday accused President Joe Biden of inviting a recent surge of migrants to the United States, claiming the border is “wide open.”  —  In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” the Arkansas Republican said Biden had dismantled …

Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World  —  Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people.  That risks prolonging the pandemic.  —  In the coming days, a patent will finally be issued …

Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead  —  Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month's figure, boosting vaccination drive  —  Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers are ramping up production, churning out far more doses a week …

Getting the facts right on Operation Warp Speed  —  Former President Donald Trump formally announced Operation Warp Speed (OWS) on May 15, 2020.  OWS was constituted as a projected $18 billion business-government-military partnership, charged to “produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe …

How to mess up a possible Trump endorsement in one easy step  —  Lynda Blanchard's fledgling campaign to succeed retiring Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby seemed to be progressing smoothly as she mingled with donors inside Mar-a-Lago's gilded ballroom last Saturday.

How ‘Owning the Libs’ Became the GOP's Core Belief  —  For a political party whose membership skews older, it might be surprising that the spirit that most animates Republican politics today is best described with a phrase from the world of video games: “Owning the libs.”

AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general  —  Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army's vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.  —  They said communications intercepted by the National Security Agency …

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 …

Covid cases are rising in 21 states as health officials warn against reopening too quickly  — Even as the pace of vaccinations accelerates in the U.S., Covid-19 cases are increasing in 21 states and highly infectious variants are spreading even as governors begin to relax restrictions on businesses.

The Smearing of Kristen Clarke  —  Last Thursday evening, Tucker Carlson Tonight devoted another segment — at least its fifth since January — to the civil rights attorney Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated by Joe Biden to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights.

Pentagon chief in Afghanistan on unannounced visit as deadline to withdraw U.S. troops looms  —  KABUL — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin touched down in Afghanistan on Sunday, making an unannounced visit as the Biden administration wrestles with how to end its role in a war …

Ivanka Trump, Miami Beach Bum, Plots Her Next Move  —  Ivanka Trump is on a digital detox, but she remains in the tabloids.  What does her new Florida image—straw fedora, cover-ups—reveal about her post-White House ambitions?  —  Have you missed Ivanka Trump's frequent Instagram posts …

How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes  —  Wealthy Americans are concealing large amounts of income from the I.R.S. There is a straightforward corrective.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.

‘The crisis is in Washington’: Overwhelmed border officials urge D.C. to act  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Here, at the southernmost tip of Texas, tucked along the Gulf Coast and bumping along the Rio Grande, this border town of about 185,000 residents is accustomed to welcoming three groups of people …

I ‘strongly believe’ Atlanta shootings were hate crimes: Rep. Judy Chu  —  Rep. Judy Chu appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Sopa Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE  —  Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said she ‘strongly’ believes …

Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump's Choices  —  A loose collection of well-connected groups and individuals led by a pair of Orthodox Jewish organizations had striking success in winning clemency for white-collar criminals during the Trump presidency.

Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6  —  (CNN)Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, the latest in his continued attempts to downplay the severity of the attack.

CUNY law school dean cancels herself after ‘slaveholder’ comment  —  The dean of the CUNY School of Law has decided to cancel herself — saying she is retiring in atonement for referring to herself as a “slaveholder” during a faculty meeting.  —  Mary Lu Bilek, 65, had announced at the beginning …