Matt Gaetz Is Said to Be Investigated Over Possible Sexual Relationship With a Girl, 17  —  An inquiry into the Florida congressman was opened in the final months of the Trump administration, people briefed on it said.  —  Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida and a close ally …

Two Capitol police officers sue Trump for ‘physical and emotional injuries’ suffered in riots  —  Two Capitol police officers who battled the mob of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 are now suing the former president for the physical end emotional injuries they say they suffered in the attacks.

Man who killed his mom in 2002 arrested in NYC attack on 65-year-old Asian woman … An arrest was made early Wednesday in a brutal attack on a 65-year-old Asian woman that drew widespread outrage after footage of the assault was released.  —  New York City police identified the suspect as Brandon Elliot …

House GOP memo: Trump embrace is only option for comeback  —  On a flight Tuesday from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne, Ind., two leaders in the House Republican conference discussed a memo that argues that their party's future demands they “embrace our new coalition” because “President Trump's gift didn't come with a receipt.”

White House unveils $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan, setting up giant battle over size and cost of government  —  Ahead of speech in Pittsburgh, Biden administration releases sprawling effort to revamp U.S. transit, broadband, housing and more  —  The White House on Wednesday unveiled …

The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Is Said to Be Powerfully Protective in Adolescents  —  A clinical trial found no infections among vaccinated children ages 12 to 15, the companies said, and there were no serious side effects.  The data have not yet been reviewed by independent experts.

The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us.  This Time, It's Different.  —  Across the United States, cases have started rising again.  In a few cities, even hospitalizations are ticking up.  The twists and turns of a pandemic can be hard to predict, but this most recent increase was almost inevitable …

Bidens' dog Major involved in another biting incident  —  (CNN)The Bidens' dog Major has been involved in another biting incident that required medical attention, two people with knowledge of the incident tell CNN.  —  The incident, which involved a National Park Service employee …

Demand for vaccines is already waning in some parts of the country  —  Some states are expanding vaccine eligibility partially because of a troubling reason: Not enough people want to get vaccinated.  —  What we're watching: Vaccine supplies are still limited, but they're already outpacing demand …

Top Trump adviser warned then-president on virus supply shortage, then pursued controversial deals  —  Democrats probe more than $1 billion in ‘haphazard’ supply contracts arranged by Peter Navarro, citing new documents  —  A top adviser privately urged President Donald Trump …

Court voids Trump campaign's non-disclosure agreement  —  A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a broad non-disclosure agreement that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign required employees to sign is unenforceable.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe's ruling generally steered clear …

Dems could dethrone Iowa  —  Democratic Party leaders are considering overhauling the 2024 presidential primary calendar, a transformation that would include ousting Iowa and New Hampshire from their cherished perches as the first states to vote.  —  Senior party leaders …

High anxiety over Trump in Georgia GOP  —  Georgia Republicans are growing anxious that former President Trump's continued influence within the GOP and the party's deepening internal divisions could undermine their standing in critical races in 2022.  —  The GOP is gearing up to try to unseat …

A Modern Feminist Classic Changed My Life.  Was It Actually Garbage?  —  First, it must be said: Naomi Wolf is a COVID truther.  The bestselling author spent the pandemic doing things like celebrating indoor restaurant meals and declaring that children are losing the reflex to smile because of masks …

Democrats Splinter Over Strategy for Pushing Through Voting Rights Bill  —  President Biden and leading congressional Democrats have made the far-reaching bill a top priority, but some proponents believe it needs major changes.  —  Democrats in Congress are quietly splintering over how to handle …

Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine, Signaling the End to Another Cease-Fire  —  Ukraine and Russia issued statements Tuesday noting the worsening of a conflict that has been on a low simmer for years, with countless cease-fires.  —  MOSCOW — The war in eastern Ukraine …

Why the unhinged woke brigade is a profound threat to our freedom  —  “In an era when everyone is online, everyone is a public figure.”  — Bill Maher on HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Mar. 26  —  That's 100 percent correct.  Social media gives everyone and anyone a broadcast studio …

In first, Biden issues presidential proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility  —  President Biden, in a first for any U.S. president, issued on Wednesday a formal presidential proclamation recognizing the Transgender Day of Visibility, according to an advance copy of the White House document obtained by the Washington Blade.

G. Gordon Liddy, undercover operative convicted in Watergate scandal, dies at 90  —  G. Gordon Liddy, the undercover operative whose bungling of the Watergate break-in triggered one of the gravest constitutional crises in American history and led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon …

U.S. Chamber Calls for Productive Solutions from Democrats and Republicans to Enact Infrastructure Legislation  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been vocal in urging the President and Congress to address infrastructure as their first priority after pandemic relief …

Legislators nearing deal on multibillion-dollar fund for undocumented and ex-convicts  —  ALBANY — State lawmakers seem close to agreeing on a multibillion-dollar fund to provide unemployment benefits to undocumented immigrants and former convicts who have been excluded from federal aid packages since the start of the pandemic.

Some Capitol riot suspects apologize as consequences sink in  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The helmet-wearing Idaho man photographed dangling by one hand from the Senate's balcony during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol turned himself in six days later.  While buckled in the vehicle delivering …

Amazon's Twitter Army Was Handpicked for “Great Sense of Humor,” Leaked Document Reveals … Amazon's small Twitter army of “ambassadors” was quietly conceived in 2018 under the codename “Veritas,” which sought to train and dispatch select employees to the social media trenches to defend Amazon and its CEO …

Georgia's Republican Party accused of illegally accepting in-kind contributions from an election integrity nonprofit in a new FEC complaint  — A new FEC complaint accuses the Georgia Republican Party of campaign finance violations.  — Two watchdog groups say they illegally accepted …

“We're Reversing 90 Years Of Prohibition”: New York State Legislature Legalizes Marijuana  —  On Thursday night, New York went from being the marijuana arrest capital of the world to passing one of the most progressive legalized cannabis laws in the country.

Yahoo Story on Florida COVID Study Misrepresented Key Finding, Study's Author Says  —  A Yahoo News story warning that “Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny” incorrectly framed the key finding of the study it profiled, according to the principal researcher of the study in question …

Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws  —  Dozens responded after companies in Georgia said little against state legislation that put strict rules in place.  —  Dozens of the most prominent Black business leaders in America are banding together to call …

Share of black employees in senior US finance roles falls despite diversity efforts  —  Significant growth has occurred only in the most junior positions, according to FT research  —  Black employees held a lower share of top US financial services jobs in 2018 than they did more than a decade earlier …