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 …

Joe Biden Botches the Georgia Voting Law  —  His claim that the law prohibits giving water to voters standing on line is way off base.  —  Joe Biden, grasping the latest left-wing talking point pushed by Stacey Abrams and her media allies everywhere, has launched a misleading attack …

HARPERCOLLINS MOURNS THE LOSS OF BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY  —  NEW YORK, NY: Beloved Children's book author Beverly Cleary died on March 25, 2021, in Carmel, California, where she'd lived since the 1960s.  She was 104 years old.  —  Beverly Cleary's first book …

Michigan GOP leader calls top Democrats ‘witches,’ jokes about assassination of Republicans  —  The head of the Michigan GOP came under fire Friday for calling three female Democratic leaders “witches” to be burned “at the stake” and for mentioning “assassination” as an option for how to oust …

GOP senator flashes congressional pin after car was pulled over by Capitol Police, sources say  —  (CNN)It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn.  —  As senators bolted from the chamber after the week's final vote …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Aides Receive Subpoenas in Sexual-Harassment Investigation  —  Melissa DeRosa, a top official, is among those requested to produce documents as part of probe  —  The New York state attorney general's office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in the Cuomo administration …

Note to Mitch McConnell: The Senate's longest filibuster was definitely racist  —  At his first White House news conference Thursday, President Biden said he agreed with former president Barack Obama that the filibuster is “a relic of the Jim Crow era.”  This follows a Tuesday statement …

Border Crossings by Migrant Children to Rise Sharply, U.S. Estimates Show  —  The number of unaccompanied minors is expected to at least double in April, when compared with February, amid a scramble for shelters  —  The Biden administration anticipates that the number of unaccompanied …

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.

Reporters, legal observers cry foul after being caught up in LAPD's mass arrests at Echo Park protest  —  Reporters and legal observers who were detained or arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department during a mass arrest of protesters in Echo Park on Thursday night were sounding alarms Friday …

The Return of Mass Shootings  —  Will there be a way forward this time?  —  One of the small, rueful truths that many Americans held in the back of their minds throughout the pandemic year was that, for all of its horrors, it had at least reduced, or even eliminated, the spectacle of the gun massacre.

Fast Food Giant Claims Credit For Killing $15 Minimum Wage  —  In internal company documents, a private-equity owned conglomerate is bragging to its employees about successfully blocking a boost in pay for low-wage workers.  —  2 hr ago  —  The parent company of some of America's largest fast food chains …

The Cuomo Scandals: This Is CNN  —  The governor's brother hyped his Covid case last spring.  Now it turns out he got special treatment.  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a new scandal, and this one involves CNN.  The Albany Times Union reports that, early in the Covid pandemic …

US fears China is flirting with seizing control of Taiwan  —  Chinese warplanes fly through island's air defence zone in latest show of strength by Beijing  —  The US is concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy.

Biden Nominates Wife Of Powerful Sen. Joe Manchin To ‘Key’ Post  —  President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Gayle Conelly Manchin, wife of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), as a “key member” of the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday.  —  KEY FACTS

A more humble foreign policy  —  When naming his foreign policy team last fall, President Biden began by saying that “America is back, ready to lead the world, not retreat from it.”  In shorter form, he repeated that tripartite construction in his inaugural address, then again in his maiden remarks …

My Cheshbon HaNefesh for Cowardice in the Face of Wokeness  —  The first time I remember hearing the term “woke” was at a gathering of Black and Jewish activists in New York City in the fall of 2016.  It was also the first time I encountered Black Lives Matter activists in person.

Colorado mass shooting suspect moved to another jail over ‘safety concerns’  —  BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) -The suspect jailed on 10 counts of murder in this week's mass shooting in Colorado has been moved to another detention center because of “safety concerns and threats,” …

Democrats introduce ‘DeJoy Act’ in opening salvo against USPS leader's mail-slowing plan  —  Prospects for the legislation are unclear, but the move displays deep divisions between the postmaster general and Congress  —  Democrats are swarming to block a key piece of Postmaster General Louis …

The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt  —  The highly controversial tool isn't just for the feds anymore.  Online sleuths are quietly using it to hunt for rioters — like the man they've dubbed #NaziGrayHat.  —  At 19, Matthew Jason Beddingfield was charged …

Leon Black to Step Down as MoMA Chairman  —  In the wake of protests from artists and activists over his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the investor agreed not to stand for re-election in June.  —  In the face of mounting pressure from prominent artists and activists …

Since 1994, the GOP is getting a lot more bang (House seats) for its buck (votes)  —  I think about this graph from the Economist's Elliott Morris every few days.  —  (This is a normal thing that people do, thinking about graphs, and this is one that I happen to think about.)

Did the US downgrade its Palestinian ties by ‘upgrading’ its Jerusalem mission?  —  The Trump administration said merging the capital's consulate into the embassy was more efficient.  But diplomats claim it badly hampered their ability to reach out to Palestinians

Trump Appointees Are Sabotaging Biden's Stimulus Checks  —  Will he let them sabotage Social Security as well?  —  The Senate Finance Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of Andrew Saul to be commissioner of the Social Security Administration, October 2, 2018, on Capitol Hill.

Defense Department Linguist Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Highly Sensitive Classified National Defense Information to Aid a Foreign Government  —  Note: Thompson's final plea, statement of facts and indictment are attached.  —  WASHINGTON - A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty today to one count …