Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event …

Google wins big in Supreme Court clash with Oracle  —  The dispute was called the “copyright case of the century.”  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Shwan Thew/EPA via Shutterstock  —  In the multi-billion Supreme Court clash between two titans of tech, Google emerged as the victor on Monday.

How the wealthy cut the line during Florida's frenzied vaccine rollout  —  Sharyn Alfonsi reports on corruption allegations clouding Florida's efforts to vaccinate its residents.  —  This past week, President Biden said 90% of U.S. adults will be eligible for the COVID vaccine by April 19 …

Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America.

Human smugglers use Facebook to connect with migrants and spread false hope of reaching U.S. … Human smugglers are openly advertising their services on Facebook, falsely telling Central Americans interested in crossing illegally into the United States that they can promise a “100 percent” safe journey.

Cheney snags victories ahead of her next battle with Trumpworld  —  Rep. Liz Cheney took on the Trump wing of her party and survived its attempt to politically kneecap her.  But it's only the beginning of what looks like a yearslong fight for her place in the GOP.

Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group pushing voter suppression laws  —  On January 11, Facebook announced that “following last week's awful violence” it was suspending donations from its political committee “for at least the current quarter, while we review our policies.”

‘The 45th’: Why Trump is abandoning his iconic brand for a number  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump spent a lifetime putting his name on steaks to skyscrapers to stimulus checks, but now, the former president appears to be replacing the gold-plated surname with a number: 45.

Satellite images show huge Russian military buildup in the Arctic  —  (CNN)Russia is amassing unprecedented military might in the Arctic and testing its newest weapons in a region freshly ice-free due to the climate emergency, in a bid to secure its northern coast and open up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.

Putin signs law allowing him to run for two more terms in Kremlin  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing him to run for two more terms in the Kremlin once his current term ends in 2024, a document posted on a government website showed on Monday.

How White Evangelicals' Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic  —  Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19.  Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics.  —  Stephanie Nana, an evangelical Christian in Edmond …

Exclusive: Soros group pledges $20 million to pass Biden plan  —  The Open Society Foundations are pledging $20 million to jumpstart as much as $100 million for a campaign to rally progressives around President Biden's infrastructure and social welfare proposals.

Progressives target Jim Cooper for primary challenge  —  Justice Democrats, the left-wing group that recruited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for Congress, has its eyes set on ousting another Democratic incumbent.  —  The organization will announce Monday that it is backing Democrat Odessa Kelly …

How Not to Fight Antisemitism  —  Responsa is an editorial column written by members of the Jewish Currents staff and reflects a collective discussion.  This responsa appears in our Spring 2021 issue.  Subscribe now to receive a copy in your mailbox.  —  IN MAY OF 2020, the Jewish social …

Time back home with voters only emboldens Republicans to oppose Biden's agenda  —  A lifelong railroad aficionado, 74-year-old retiree Tony Benz has volunteered for nearly two decades helping passengers at the Amtrak station in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, Mo.

Why Is Major League Baseball Expected to Boycott Georgia, While Other Businesses Aren't?  —  This Thursday, the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament will begin in Augusta, Ga., despite the National Black Justice Coalition calling upon the PGA Tour and Masters Tournament to pull the upcoming event …

Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Workers, Labor Board Finds  —  The two employees had publicly pushed the company to reduce its impact on climate change and address concerns about its warehouse workers.  —  SEATTLE — Amazon illegally retaliated against two of its most prominent internal critics …