iPresident Biden's ‘mistake’ at U.S. southern border isn't what clueless pundits, GOP think it is  —  As a political leader whose defining moment has been the mass shooting of 20 kindergartners and first graders in his home state in 2012, and his aggressive push for stricter gun laws ever since …

Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months  —  New York (CNN Business)Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on Sunday.

Assaulting the Truth, Ron Johnson Helps Erode Confidence in Government  —  Pushing false theories on the virus, the vaccine and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Mr. Johnson, the Republican senator from Wisconsin, has absorbed his party's transformation under Donald Trump.

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 …

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 …

Scoop: McCarthy hires top Trump official to run political operation  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has hired former President Trump's White House political director, Brian Jack, to lead his own political operation, Axios has learned.  —  Why it matters: The move to bring …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.”

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 …

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.

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.

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?

Pentagon chief, Japanese counterpart agreed to cooperate on Taiwan: report  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japan's defense minister agreed last week to cooperate on Taiwan, a Japanese news agency reported Sunday.  —  According to Kyodo News, the officials agreed that the two nations would …

The far right's global retreat  —  There's a long-standing habit among Americans of reading our own politics as a signal for where the whole democratic world is moving.  Sometimes it's justified.  Ronald Reagan's election was clearly part of a broad movement toward the free-market right in the 1980s.

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.

Paris Mayor Signals She Wants to Be Left-Wing Candidate in 2022  —  Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said she aims to rally left-wing allies to run against President Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 presidential election.  —  “I am laying the foundations of a movement that I want to gather people …

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.”