Gaetz investigation complicated by overture to his father about ex-FBI agent who went missing  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican known for his fierce allegiance to former president Donald Trump, had been under Justice Department investigation for months for a possible sex crime …

The infrastructure plan is Exhibit A in the paradox of Bidenism  —  Although he may not have planned it, President Biden picked an auspicious date for unveiling his big infrastructure program.  Exactly 34 years ago Wednesday — March 31, 1987 — the House voted overwhelmingly across party lines …

Biden's Election-Reform Deception  —  He has his facts wrong on Iowa and Georgia and applies standards inconsistently.  —  In last week's press conference, President Biden labeled Republican efforts to reform state election laws in Georgia and Iowa as “un-American” and “sick.”

Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is delayed by a U.S. factory mixup.  —  Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, contaminating up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine and forcing regulators …

Obama Cabinet official took undisclosed foreign cash  —  Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire at the center of a sprawling scheme of illegal foreign campaign contributions, federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday.

Sarah Palin Reveals COVID Diagnosis and ‘Bizarre’ Symptoms, Urges Others to Continue Wearing Masks  —  “My case is perhaps one of those that proves anyone can catch this,” Palin tells PEOPLE  —  Sarah Palin has tested positive for COVID-19, and she's urging others to continue taking the pandemic seriously.

N.Y. Seeks Trump Insider's Records, in Apparent Bid to Gain Cooperation  —  State prosecutors in Manhattan subpoenaed the personal bank records of the Trump Organization's longtime C.F.O. and are scrutinizing gifts he received from the former president.  —  State prosecutors …

As Cuomo Sought $4 Million Book Deal, Aides Hid Damaging Death Toll  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo boasted, “I am not a superhero,” in early versions of his book, drafted as his aides scrubbed a politically damaging Health Department report.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — As the coronavirus subsided in New York last year …

‘My God’: Former White House lawyer says ‘Donald Trump is in serious trouble’ with new lawsuit  —  Former acting White House Solicitor General Neal Katyal explained to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace that the new lawsuit in Washington, D.C. court saying former President Donald Trump is to blame …

Ivanka Trump's flagship policy program slammed by government auditors  —  The Government Accountability Office has issued a damning report about the implementation of legislation supporting Ivanka Trump's signature women's empowerment initiative, from her time as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump.

Supreme Court justices grill NCAA, calling arguments ‘entirely circular’ and ‘somewhat disturbing’  —  The Supreme Court's justices on Wednesday expressed significant questions about the NCAA's athlete-compensation limits, but they also showed concerns that a case challenging those limits …

The Bogus Rap on Deborah Birx  —  Her critics think she lied for Trump while Fauci stood up to him.  The truth is way more complicated.  —  Deborah Birx, the former response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, is widely hated.  According to her critics …

A Donald Trump Painting Is Coming to the National Portrait Gallery  —  But it won't be the Donald Trump painting.  His official portrait is still in the works.  —  When the National Portrait Gallery reopens in the coming months, there will be a new face greeting visitors in the America's Presidents gallery: that of Donald J. Trump.

Facebook Built the Perfect Platform for Covid Vaccine Conspiracies  —  Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make his social network a reliable source about the pandemic.  Instead he's helped spread misinformation about vaccines causing infertility.  —  Kaleese Williams had mostly stayed off Facebook and Instagram before Covid-19 hit.

4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex  —  Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting at an Orange office complex.  —  It marks the third mass shooting in the United States in two weeks …

New GOP-led voting restrictions move forward in Texas  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans advanced a slate of proposed new voting restrictions Thursday that would reduce options to cast ballots, limit polling hours and hand more power to partisan poll watchers.

Documents Show Trump Officials Skirted Rules to Reward Politically Connected and Untested Firms With Huge Pandemic Contracts  —  House Democrats investigating the COVID-19 response say Trump adviser Peter Navarro pressured agencies to award deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars. … Coronavirus

DHS IG should investigate Ken Cuccinelli's invalid immigration enforcement agreements  —  DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari should investigate immigration enforcement “agreements” between former DHS political appointee Kenneth Cuccinelli and several states—agreements which experts …