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.

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 …

‘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 …

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.”

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 …

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.

Julia Letlow wins special election to replace her late husband in Congress  —  Louisiana Republican Julia Letlow won a special election Saturday to fill the seat won last year by her now-late husband, who died in December from Covid.  —  She took 62 percent of the vote in the 12-way race …

Biden DHS chief says ‘border is closed’ but U.S. won't expel children  —  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday defended the Biden administration's decision to not expel children arriving in the U.S. amid a migrant surge along the southern border, arguing “that's not who we are.”

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 …

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 …

Man arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed and hurled racist insults at Asian gas station owner  —  The perpetrator was arrested Friday on assault charges, police said.  —  Anti-Asian xenophobia rises amid pandemic  —  Violence against Asian Americans has grown since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge  —  Up next  —  (CNN) — Veronica Pena says she's spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida.

U. San Diego Law Prof. Thomas Smith Harshly Criticized Chinese Gov't, Now Faces False Claims Of Ethnic Bias (Update)  —  In a personal blog post, Professor Thomas Smith used colorful language to attack the Chinese government over the coronavirus, but student activists falsely claim …

The Queen plans diversity drive: Royals will boost existing programmes as Harry and Meghan's accusations of racism are blamed for ‘unproductive’ peace talks with William and Charles  — The Queen will be appointing a diversity tsar to modernise the Monarchy

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.

Biden Doctrine should remake foreign policy, not reinstate it  —  For President Joe Biden's foreign policy agenda to succeed, he must acknowledge that the structure of the international system has changed since the Obama years.  The world today is coalescing into something that looks …

In City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests  —  Inquiries into law enforcement's handling of the George Floyd protests last summer found insufficient training and militarized responses — a widespread failure in policing nationwide.  —  For many long weeks last summer …

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 …

An iconic Hill restaurant was closed by the Capitol fencing.  Can it survive?  —  Since 1960, the Monocle has been one of the best-located restaurants in Washington.  —  Sitting in the Capitol's shadow, it serves senators, staffers and Supreme Court justices looking for a quick drink or a full meal …

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.