Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.

Michigan GOP chair quips on video about assassination, ‘three witches’  —  Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser labeled the state's top Democratic officeholders “witches” and referenced “assassination” Thursday when pressed for answers about how to remove two sitting GOP congressmen.

Ten Questions the Press Should Have Asked President Biden  —  A socially distant press conference shouldn't mean distance from the most important story  —  Yesterday, President Joe Biden held his first press conference.  There were questions on Biden's plans for the 2024 election …

Many accused in the Capitol attack placed their campaign cash on Trump, Republicans  —  Capitol rioters made no secret of their support for Donald Trump.  —  They donned his signature red caps and wore clothes emblazoned with his name as they disrupted Congress on Jan. 6.

Suez Canal: Satellite Clues on a Stricken Cargo Ship  —  On 23 March, facing strong winds and a sandstorm, the container ship MV Ever Given lost control, ran aground and is currently blocking the Suez Canal.  The race is on to unblock the canal — whose obstruction reportedly holds up US $9.6 billion per day.

Georgia's restrictive new voting law, explained  —  The very worst provisions enable partisan Republicans to seize control of election boards in Democratic counties.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Georgia's new voting law, signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday night, is a small-d democrat's nightmare.

Incoming TNR Editor Lays Out Boring Vision For Magazine In “Depressing” Meeting With Staff  —  In a meeting with staffers yesterday, the newly announced editor of The New Republic, current Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky, laid out his vision for the magazine.  It is everything the formerly new TNR was not.

Larry McMurtry, Novelist of the American West, Dies at 84  —  In “Lonesome Dove,” “The Last Picture Show” and dozens more novels and screenplays, he offered unromantic depictions of a long mythologized region.  —  Larry McMurtry, a prolific novelist and screenwriter who demythologized …

The Jolt: Image of lawmaker's arrest spoils victory lap on election law  —  By Patricia Murphy - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tia Mitchell - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  —  Talk about mixed messages.

Hemal Jhaveri  —  I am no longer employed at USA TODAY, a company that was my work home for almost eight years.  —  Over eight years, I rose from a social media editor to a writer to a columnist and finally the Sports Media Group's Race and Inclusion editor.

Far-Right Extremists Move From ‘Stop the Steal’ to Stop the Vaccine  —  Extremist organizations are now bashing the safety and efficacy of coronavirus vaccines in an effort to try to undermine the government.  —  Adherents of far-right groups who cluster online have turned repeatedly …

Union president says MLB players ready to discuss moving All-Star Game from Georgia in wake of voter-restriction laws  —  The 91st MLB All-Star Game is scheduled to be played in Atlanta this July.  —  But on Thursday, in the wake of voting-restriction legislation signed into law by the Georgia governor …

Devin Nunes' Mom F*cked Up His Campaign Finance Reports  —  After the Federal Elections Commission flagged errors in Rep. Devin Nunes's campaign filings, his mom's email has been removed as the point of contact.  —  Two political committees belonging to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …

Officials Try to Sway Biden Using Intelligence on Potential for Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan  —  If U.S. troops leave before any deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the militant group will take over much of the country, an intelligence assessment predicted.

New York Becomes First City to Eliminate Qualified Immunity Protections for Police Officers  —  The New York City Council on Thursday passed legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity for police officers there, removing one of the largest impediments to holding officers personally liable …

Stephen Miller to launch a new legal group to give Biden fits  —  Former Trump White House policy adviser Stephen Miller, known for his hard-line immigration policies and conservative culture war postures, is launching a new legal group.  And he's looking to use it to make Joe Biden's life miserable.

“I'm Afraid to Open Twitter”: Next-Level Harassment of Female Journalists Is Putting News Outlets to the Test  —  Newsrooms that once preached “don't feed the trolls” are being forced to grapple with a daily deluge of smears.  “Even the most open-minded media organizations are still run …

Taiwan reports largest ever incursion by Chinese air force  —  TAIPEI (Reuters) - Twenty Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Friday, in the largest incursion yet reported by the island's defence ministry and marking a dramatic escalation of tension across the Taiwan Strait.

The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet  —  NORTHAMPTON, N.C. —  Here's a multibillion-dollar question that could help determine the fate of the global climate: If a tree falls in a forest—and then it's driven to a mill, where it's chopped and chipped and compressed into wood pellets …

Watch: GOP candidate resurfaces with new persona to run in a different state  —  Dan Rodimer lost an election for Nevada's 3rd District in November.  Four months later, he's running in a special election for a U.S. House seat in Texas — after a complete transformation.

Media Startups Axios and the Athletic Discuss Merger, Eyeing SPAC Deal  —  Deal would be part of plan to create larger company with a portfolio of digital-media publishers  —  Sports-media outlet the Athletic is in merger talks with news startup Axios, according to people familiar with the matter …

Governor signs medical providers' conscience bill into law  —  Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday signed into law legislation allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone because of religious or moral objections, a move opponents have said will give providers broad powers to turn away LGBTQ patients and others.

Trump Complains Government Is ‘Persecuting’ Capitol Rioters  —  One of the most dangerous, long-lasting changes effected by Donald Trump is the rightward extension of the Republican coalition.  A wide array of far-right militias and cults was either created or inspired to join the Republican Party …

Bannon criminal probe in N.Y. includes embedded investigators from state attorney general's office  —  NEW YORK — The New York attorney general's office has partnered with Manhattan's district attorney to investigate Stephen K. Bannon for the alleged fundraising scam that prompted …

Autopsy of a pandemic: 6 doctors at the center of the US Covid-19 response  —  Watch, “COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out,” at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 28, only on CNN.  —  (CNN)This past January, just a few days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, six of the doctors responsible …

POLITICO Playbook PM: Senators seek answers on Hunter Biden gun incident  —  BREAKING: A pair of Republican senators sent letters to federal law enforcement agencies seeking more information about an October 2018 incident involving HUNTER BIDEN and a discarded gun that we wrote about Thursday.

Republican Legislator Is Very Sorry About His Harvey Weinstein-Themed Zoom Background  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  Some stories make you ask the question, “Why?”  This is one of those stories.  —  Maine state representative Bruce Bickford …

The Next Virginia Governor Could Wipe Out New Voting Rights Gains  —  People with felony convictions who aren't in prison can now vote.  State elections could bring further progress or a sharp retreat.  —  When Virginia resident Jacqueline McBride accompanied a family member to the polls last fall …