‘Very Anti-Social’: Suspect in Boulder Supermarket Massacre Was Paranoid, Brother Says  —  Police also identified the ten people who lost their lives when the 21-year-old gunman allegedly opened fire on Monday afternoon.  —  Authorities on Tuesday identified the suspect in the shooting deaths …

NIAID Statement on AstraZeneca Vaccine  —  Late Monday, the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) notified NIAID, BARDA, and AstraZeneca that it was concerned by information released by AstraZeneca on initial data from its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial.  The DSMB expressed concern …

There is no immigration crisis  —  If you've been reading or watching mainstream media over the past week or so, you've undoubtedly heard a lot about a supposed screaming emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border.  More migrants are trying to cross the border, which all three network Sunday shows …

USPS chief DeJoy said to cut post office hours, lengthen delivery times in 10-year-plan  —  The postmaster general is expected to announce his long-awaited strategic initiative, one that is expected to raise prices and diminish delivery standards.  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will unveil …

Senate Democratic moderates push for minimum wage compromise  —  Moderate Senate Democrats are pushing their leaders for a more modest approach to the party's signature minimum wage hike, arguing for a compromise that can attract broader support after the defeat of a $15 hourly wage proposal.

Top Saudi official issued death threat against UN's Khashoggi investigator  —  Senior official twice threatened to have Agnès Callamard ‘taken care of’ in meeting with UN colleagues in Geneva in January 2020  —  A senior Saudi official issued what was perceived to be a death threat …

Mayor Ends Remote Work for 80,000 in Signal to Rest of New York City  —  Office workers will return starting May 3 in a move that is intended to broadcast a message that New York is reopening for business.  —  For the last year, New York City has been running in the shadow of a deadly pandemic …

Trump officials hindered at least nine key oversight probes, watchdogs said.  Some may finally be released in coming months.  —  Almost as soon as she opened a politically charged investigation in 2019 into whether the Trump White House blocked hurricane relief to a devastated Puerto Rico …

Evanston, Illinois, becomes first U.S. city to pay reparations to Black residents … EVANSTON, Ill. — Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.

There's no migrant ‘surge’ at the U.S. southern border.  Here's the data.  —  Evidence reveals the usual seasonal bump — plus some of the people who waited during the pandemic  —  Last week, at the U.S. border with Mexico, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

Biden's first news conference is a test for him.  But it's a bigger test for White House reporters.  —  The first news conference of a new administration is always a high-stakes affair for the White House.  —  How will the new president do under the glare of direct questioning from a crowd of correspondents?

Scoop: Democrats confront White House over lack of AAPI Cabinet representation  —  Two Democratic senators of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage confronted a senior White House official Monday night over the absence of AAPI representation in President Biden's Cabinet, four Senate aides familiar with the call tell Axios.

The rush to replace Rush  —  Conservative commentator and longtime talk radio host Dana Loesch has signed a new three-year deal with Radio America, a conservative talk radio network, Loesch tells Axios.  —  Details: Loesch's new contract will keep the ‘The Dana Show’ at the 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. time-slot …

Why Democrats In Congress Need Biden's Approval Rating To Stay In The Mid-50s  —  A majority of Americans, about 55 percent, approve of President Biden's job performance so far, whereas about 39 percent disapprove.  Those are pretty good numbers for a president in this polarized era.

A Colorado massacre, a GOP leader's panic, and end times for our immoral filibuster  —  The $1,400 check had barely cleared when the honeymoon ended for President Biden, at least according to GOP leaders desperate to talk about something else, followed in lockstep by the type of Beltway pundit …

A forgotten slice of the Asian American success story: Struggling single mothers  —  Many eyes in the crowd were trained on Yumi Hogan.  —  Her husband is the Maryland governor but as the couple toured a string of Asian-owned restaurants and shops at a news event Monday, she was the one employees were excited to meet.

Why Did Los Angeles Become a Cultural Mecca in the Early 1970s? … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  ROCK ME ON THE WATER  —  1974 — The Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television, and Politics

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger backs Michael Wood for Congress, brings anti-Trump crusade to Texas  —  The Illinois Republican hopes Wood can convince North Texas Republicans to move away from former President Donald Trump.  —  Armed with the backing of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger …

Biden will cancel $1 billion in student debt for defrauded borrowers  —  Washington (CNN)The Biden administration has reversed a controversial Trump-era policy that will lead to the cancellation of roughly $1 billion in student debt for borrowers who were defrauded by their colleges.

GOP Senate Hopefuls Focus on Immigration Ahead of 2022 Elections  —  Some Republican candidates turn to the issue as a way to distinguish themselves in primaries  —  WASHINGTON—Republican hopefuls around the country are emphasizing immigration in their initial campaign pitches …

Thanks to Trump-era covid relief bill, a UFO report may soon be public — and it'll be big, ex-official says  —  Last year's gargantuan $2.3 trillion appropriations bill did a couple very obvious things: it provided millions of Americans badly needed coronavirus relief aid and it averted an impending government shutdown.

Senate Republicans torn over return of earmarks  —  Senate Republicans are split on whether to embrace or reject the return of earmarks as the caucus leans into deficit concerns under the Biden administration.  —  With House Republicans voting last week to join congressional Democrats …

Eric Greitens wants a comeback in Missouri.  It could scramble the GOP's Senate map  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump paid little to no political price for the sex scandals, investigations and legal jeopardy that always surrounded him — at least until the end, when his party lost the White House and control of the U.S. Senate.

As the Affordable Care Act turns 11, Biden's COVID stimulus helps it live up to its name  —  We've been playing ACA defense since 2010.  Now we can finally imagine health care as it should be and help Biden keep moving toward universal coverage.  —  Exactly 11 years ago …

White House eyes tax increases on companies and the wealthy to fund infrastructure, setting up clash with GOP  —  White House officials are exploring tax increases on businesses, investors and rich Americans to fund the president's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and jobs package …

The Years of Work Behind Washington's Best-Liked Man  —  The Fed chair, Jerome Powell, has become a popular Main Street champion.  Here's a history of the advocacy that made this possible.  —  In 2015, I was working as an economist at the Federal Reserve.