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 …

Suspect in Capitol attack appears to have been a follower of Louis Farrakhan.  —  The suspect in the death of a Capitol Police officer described himself on Facebook as a follower of Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, who has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitism.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

There's something very wrong with our press  —  A CNN report recently made this ridiculous anti-scientific and absurd claim:  —  “It's not possible to know a person's gender identity at birth, and there is no consensus criteria for assigning sex at birth.”  —  This is a fringe opinion, not hard-news reporting.

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.

Multiple Army instructors suspended over alleged sexual assault of a trainee at Fort Sill  —  The Army has suspended several instructors at Fort Sill over allegations they sexually assaulted a female soldier going through initial training at the Oklahoma base.

After saying he has “no plans” to run for governor, Beto O'Rourke quick to clarify he might  —  “Nothing's changed and nothing I said would preclude me from considering a run in the future,” he told the Tribune.  —  Copy link  —  Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has not ruled out a run for governor after all.

Italian pizza shop owner mistakenly sanctioned by Trump: ‘I thought it was a joke’  —  On the very last day President Donald Trump was in office in January, his administration announced new sanctions targeting a catering company in Verona, Italy.  —  According to the U.S. Treasury …

Vermont limits access to COVID vaccine based on race, which is unconstitutional  —  Vermont is giving racial minorities and their families a preference in access to the COVID-19 vaccine.  As the state's governor explained on Twitter, “If you or anyone in your household identifies as Black …