Amazon started a Twitter war because Jeff Bezos was pissed  —  Snarky tweets targeting Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came after the CEO told execs they weren't pushing back hard enough on critics.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Amazon has long been at odds …

POLITICO Playbook: Dissension inside The Washington Post  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  It was supposed to be an upbeat town hall to rally the newsroom, as Washington Post leaders highlighted their moves to defend reporter SEUNG MIN KIM from internet trolls.  But sources tell us the March 16 Zoom meeting …

'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.

Donald Trump Rails on Biden During Wedding Speech at Mar-a-Lago  —  DONALD TRUMP MAR-A-LAGO WEDDING SPEECH ... Enough About The Couple, Let's Talk About Me … It's been over 4 months since the November election, and Donald Trump is still acting like a sore loser — that, or a belligerent wedding guest.

Birx recalls ‘very difficult’ phone call from Trump following her Covid-19 warnings  —  (CNN)Dr. Deborah Birx revealed in a CNN documentary clip released Sunday that she received a “very uncomfortable” and “very difficult” phone call from Donald Trump after speaking publicly about the spread …

Panetta's assessment of Biden's first days  —  Joe Biden is off to an auspicious start with passage of his $1.9 trillion COVID Relief bill, has made excellent appointments, and generally has struck the right tone.  Now is when trouble is likely.  —  That's not just the view of a hack pundit.

‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won't be easy  —  White House-led effort tries to corral more than a dozen initiatives  —  The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials — often referred to as …

The Week in Fascism  —  On Claremont and Tucker  —  I was recently teased by a friend that my Substack was “all about Nazis,” which I don't think is entirely fair, but I have to admit is some truth to it.  I'm sorry, but they keep coming up!  —  I would like very much to move past the …

Parler explains ‘free speech’ to angry users after sharing Capitol riot posts with the FBI  —  Parler tried to throw Facebook under the bus.  Now the right wing social network's users are angry.  —  Just as Congress was finishing up grilling the CEOs of Facebook, Google …

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 …

Biden and the Blame Game at the Border  —  The issues involved are nearly impossible to settle as long as policymakers regard decency as a political weakness rather than as a moral strength.  —  During the past decade, three U.S. Presidents have each faced a humanitarian emergency at the southern border.

‘Double Down’: Swing-District Democrats Embrace Biden Agenda  —  Many in the party see stimulus checks, an infrastructure plan, and tax hikes on the rich as key to winning working-class votes.  —  Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan could be forgiven if he wanted to break with early parts of President Joe Biden's agenda.

Immigrants are crossing the U.S. Mexico border in large numbers  —  MISSION, Tex. — The question startled Hidalgo County Deputy Constable Roque Vela as he took a quick census of the group of roughly 30 migrants he encountered recently on a dusty road along the Rio Grande in South Texas.

Cases in Florida, a national Covid bellwether, are rising — especially among younger people.  —  Scientists view Florida — the state furthest along in lifting restrictions, reopening society and welcoming tourists — as a bellwether for the nation.  —  If recent trends there are any indication …

Inside Myanmar's Army: ‘They See Protesters as Criminals’  —  Four officers spoke about life in the feared Tatmadaw, which has turned its guns on civilians again.  For most soldiers, one said, “The Tatmadaw is the only world.”  —  Capt. Tun Myat Aung leaned over the hot pavement in Yangon …

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 …

Bills to ban transgender kids from sports try to solve a problem that doesn't exist  —  Opinion by Megan Rapinoe … I remember how I felt when I played soccer for the first time.  Long before I was winning World Cup matches, I was trying to keep up with my brother.

Christopher Lasch vs. the Elites of Our Time  —  One of the most trenchant critics and historians of American culture died more than 25 years ago.  What do his writings tell us about the present crisis?  Turns out, quite a lot.  —  Several friends who have been reading the work …

For Atlanta Shooting Victims, American Life Was Often a Lonely Struggle  —  Many of the slain women of Asian descent were striving to make ends meet  —  ATLANTA—Seven days after Daoyou Feng was shot and killed at the spa where she worked, her body lay unclaimed in a morgue in the Atlanta area.

Nord Stream 2 Won't Change Close U.S.-German Ties, Blinken Says  — U.S. sanctions over Russian pipeline ‘will continue,’ he says  — Stopping completion is ‘up to those who are building’ the pipe  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested U.S. options for stopping Nord Stream 2 …

White House aide says U.S. will address border surge with diplomacy  —  White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield told ABC's “This Week” that the Biden administration is strengthening diplomatic efforts in the Northern Triangle of Central America to address the “root causes of migration” …

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 …

Transcript: Anthony Fauci on “Face the Nation,” March 28, 2021  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, that aired Sunday, March 28, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”  —  MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the president's chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Defense Department Hires A ‘Diversity And Inclusion’ Officer Who Compared Trump To Hitler  —  The official hired this month to oversee U.S. Special Operations Command's office of diversity and inclusion compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in a photo posted to Facebook last year.

Cuomo's top aide Melissa DeRosa reportedly subpoenaed in sexual misconduct probe  —  Cuomo accusers were asked about interactions with DeRosa, according to reports.  —  Timeline: Sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces his career's biggest …

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.