There's a five-alarm crisis on the border — and Team Biden imposes a media blackout  —  “Our entire administration will always be honest and transparent with the good news and the bad.  We'll level with you when we make a mistake.  We'll straight up say what happened.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

Who's teaching us to hate  —  Kyung Lah: All of this is part of daily life  —  Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter.  We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets.  —  (CNN)Where does the hate come from?

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.

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.

Trump Spox Claims Ex-President Having ‘A Lot of High-Powered Meetings’ on Launching New Social Media Platform  —  Donald Trump spokesman Jason Miller was on Fox News on Sunday trying to build hype for the former president's big, grand return to social media — whatever form it may take.

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 …

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.

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 …

Life after death for the neoconservatives  —  Biden's embrace of neocon dogma will accelerate a Chinese-Russian-European coalescence that will dominate the world economy  —  Delusions die hard.  The obsession of American foreign policy after the fall of communism was pro-Western democracy in Russia …