U.S. Capitol Police Officer William ‘Billy’ Evans killed in the line of duty  —  On Friday afternoon, hours after U.S. Capitol police officer William “Billy” Evans, was killed in the line of duty, two of his fellow officers pulled into the quiet suburban Virginia neighborhood where he was often seen with his children.

The gutless Atlanta Braves put themselves on the wrong side of history  —  If you want to know what courage looks like, look at Major League Baseball right now.  They saw the naked, jingoistic racism of voter suppression in Georgia, and in response, decided to move this year's All-Star game from the state.

CNN's Dana Bash 'Can't Repeat' What GOP Lawmakers Are Texting Her About Matt Gaetz  —  “I actually can't repeat what some of them say on morning television,” said the network's chief political correspondent.  —  CNN's chief political correspondent Dana Bash on Friday indicated how some Republicans …

How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations  —  Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions.  Demands for refunds spiked.  Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared.  But the money helped keep Donald Trump's struggling campaign afloat.

HP, Dow, Under Armour among nearly 200 companies speaking out against voting law changes in Texas, other states  —  After Georgia, voting rights activists call for corporate pushback against proposed voting bills in Texas and dozens of other states.  —  Nearly 200 companies on Friday joined …

Study declares AOC one of the least effective members of Congress  —  She's the queen of Twitter — but less successful at lawmaking.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among the least effective members of the last Congress according to a new survey from the nonpartisan Center for Effective Lawmaking …

Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer really likes to talk about weed.  —  Schumer has been making waves on cannabis policy since he first introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in April 2018.

Gaetz is said to have boasted of his ‘access to women’ provided by friend charged in sex-trafficking case  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz repeatedly boasted to people involved in Florida politics about women he met through a county tax collector who has since been charged by federal authorities …

Our recent response to Representative Pocan  —  On Wednesday last week, the @amazonnews Twitter account tweeted the following back to Representative Mark Pocan: … This was an own-goal, we're unhappy about it, and we owe an apology to Representative Pocan.  —  First, the tweet was incorrect.

533 million Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online  — The personal data of over 500 million Facebook users has been posted online in a low-level hacking forum.  — The data includes phone numbers, full names, location, email address, and biographical information.

Delta, United hail CDC guidance that vaccinated people can safely travel  —  Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are welcoming new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that says fully vaccinated people can safely travel.  —  “More customers than ever during …

DMX Suffers OD, Hospitalized in Grave Condition  —  DMX OD'S AND IN GRAVE CONDITION  —  DMX suffered a drug overdose Friday night and is currently in the hospital ... and the prognosis is not good.  —  Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ, the OD occurred at his home at around 11 PM.

We Have All Hit a Wall  —  Confronting late-stage pandemic burnout, with everything from edibles to Exodus.  —  Like many of us, the writer Susan Orlean is having a hard time concentrating these days.  “Good morning to everyone,” she tweeted recently, “but especially to the sentence I just rewrote for the tenth time.”

Pipeline Company Issues Broad Subpoena to News Site That Covered Protests Against It … Last week, members of the nonprofit news organization Unicorn Riot received a subpoena from the pipeline giant Energy Transfer seeking a wide range of documents, including newsgathering materials that would identify sources.

Georgia's Election Law, and Why Turnout Isn't Easy to Turn Off  —  Making voting convenient doesn't necessarily translate into more votes, research shows.  —  There's nothing unusual about exaggeration in politics.  But when it comes to the debate over voting rights, something more than exaggeration is going on.

Syrian Militant and Former Al Qaeda Leader Seeks Wider Acceptance in First Interview With U.S. Journalist  —  Over most of two decades, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani's life has been a roadmap of Islamist militancy in Iraq and Syria.  He joined the fight against U.S. forces in Iraq and was jailed by the Americans.

Georgia lawmaker arrested for knocking on Gov. Kemp's door calls possible 8-year prison term ‘unfounded’  —  Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon, who was arrested last week after attempting to gain access to the office where Gov. Brian Kemp was signing a  —  “I felt as if time was moving in slow motion …