Former Trump chief of staff calls ex-President's Capitol riot claims ‘manifestly false’  —  (CNN)The former chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed back against his former boss' recent attempt to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot.

We need to stop overlooking one politically incorrect COVID-19 death factor  —  The United States has the 13th highest COVID-19 death rate relative to population.  Many different factors shaped death rates in the pandemic.  But there's one uncomfortable reason that the U.S. likely experienced …

'He's toast': GOP leaves Raffensperger twisting in the wind  —  The former president is obsessed with defeating him next year.  He's getting mauled by his own state party.  Last week alone, a Republican congressman announced he'd challenge in the primary and the state legislature voted to strip his office of some official powers.

Sidney Powell's ‘Just Kidding’ Defense Is Seriously, Literally Nuts  —  When people enter into the political arena, invent crazy conspiracy theories, and stoke violence and sedition, millions of Americans do take them seriously. … During the 2016 presidential campaign …

‘Enemy’ leader or dissident like me, Democrat media's playbook is the same - demonize, dehumanize, delegitimize  —  Whether you are an American citizen daring to oppose the leadership or the leader of a nation designated ‘adversarial’, the methods of character assassination Washington's PR machine hits you with are not much different.

Delta statement on SB202  —  Delta issued the following statement from CEO Ed Bastian on Friday following passage of election bills by the Georgia General Assembly.  —  Delta believes that full and equal access to voting is a fundamental right for all citizens.

Biden receives high marks on COVID-19, lags on immigration, guns: POLL  —  There are warning signs for Biden's “long-term” agenda, a new poll finds.  —  Pressure remains on what to do about crisis at the border  —  A delegation of Congressional Republicans, who visited a detention center …

Supreme Court sits on potentially blockbuster abortion case  —  The Supreme Court is sitting on a petition in a Mississippi abortion case that could blow the lid off Roe v. Wade.  —  The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has been before the court since September without a word from the justices.

Trump Says He Will Visit Southern Border  —  “A lot of people want me to.  The Border Patrol and all of the people of ICE, they want me to go.  I really feel I sort of owe it to them, they're great people,” former President Donald Trump said during an interview with Judge Jeanine on Fox News.

Census data delay scrambles plans for state redistricting  —  Stymied by delayed census data needed for redistricting, some states are considering postponing their 2022 primaries or turning to other population estimates to start the once-a-decade task of redrawing voting districts used for U.S. House and state legislative elections.

New Trade Representative Says U.S. Isn't Ready to Lift China Tariffs  —  In first interview since taking office, Katherine Tai discusses tactics and her role as an Asian-American in President Biden's cabinet  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. isn't ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports in the near future …

‘A Very Big Problem.’ Giant Ship in the Suez Remains Stuck.  —  A tiny Egyptian village has a front-row seat to the unfolding effort to dislodge the container ship that ran aground in the canal, holding up $10 billion in global trade every day.  —  MANSHIYET RUGOLA, Egypt …

Under Biden, Democrats Are Poised to Raise Taxes on Business and the Rich  —  The president's infrastructure proposals are likely to require trillions of dollars in new tax revenue.  They also give liberals a chance to address what they call the failures of Republican tax cuts.

Swiss Billionaire Joins the Bidding for Tribune Publishing  —  The philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has teamed with the Maryland hotel executive Stewart Bainum in a bid to upend Alden Global Capital's plan to acquire the newspaper chain.  —  An octogenarian Swiss billionaire who makes …

Republican women say they experienced a toxic environment in the Salt Lake County GOP  —  Gov. Spencer Cox condemns County GOP Chairman Scott Miller's emailed criticism of the women coming forward with allegations.  —  (Steve Griffin |  Tribune file photo) David Robinson …

Trump the X-factor in Virginia governor race  —  Former President Trump is already deeply involved in the 2022 midterm elections, headlining fundraisers and backing primary challengers, but he has yet to weigh in on one of this November's few races: the vote for Virginia's next governor.

The Movement to Exclude Trans Girls from Sports  —  The opposition is cast as one between cis-girl athletes on the one hand and a vast liberal conspiracy on the other.  —  A spectre is haunting girls' sports.  It is the spectre of transgender athletes.  About fifty different bills pending …

The C.D.C.'s ex-director offers no evidence in favoring speculation that the coronavirus originated in a lab.  —  The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a CNN clip on Friday that he favored a theory, decried by many scientists and rejected as …