ADL calls on Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson over racist comments about ‘replacement’ theory  —  New York (CNN Business)The Anti-Defamation League is calling for Fox News to fire Tucker Carlson.  —  “Given his long record of race-baiting, we believe it is time for Carlson to go,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says.

Cops Caught on Video Holding a Black Army Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Then Pepper-Spraying Him  —  When Lt. Caron Nazario said he was afraid to get out of the vehicle, one officer responded, “Yeah, you should be.”  —  EO  —  Caron Nazario was driving his newly-purchased Chevy Tahoe home …

White House Border Coordinator to Step Down  —  Roberta S. Jacobson's departure comes amid the administration's efforts to reduce the flow of immigration from Central America.  —  WASHINGTON — Roberta S. Jacobson, the former ambassador to Mexico whom President Biden chose as his “border czar” …

Matt Gaetz Surfaces at Trumpy Summit to Declare 'I'm Built for the Battle'  —  SCANDAL?  WHAT SCANDAL?  —  Amid a new ethics investigation, Rep. Matt Gaetz reemerged on Friday night to ignore the saga of scandals and deliver MAGA boilerplate.  —  After 10 days of relentless developments …

Texas GOP chairman Allen West falsely says Texas could secede from the US: ‘We could go back to being our own Republic’  —  (CNN)Texas Republican Party chairman Allen West falsely suggested that Texas could secede from the United States and become an independent country, a CNN KFile review of his comments in recent months shows.

State Department revokes security clearance for acting chief of staff to UN ambassador  —  A top aide to the U.S. envoy to the United Nations has stepped aside after her security clearance was revoked, according to two people familiar with the matter.  —  Jennifer Davis, the de facto chief …

How an online ‘Lego’ gamer infiltrated the White House press corps  —  Four times in recent weeks, members of the White House press corps have relayed questions to press secretary Jen Psaki from someone claiming to be a fellow reporter who was not able to be there in the room due to Covid protocols.

Workers weary, patients angry, as COVID-19 fills Michigan hospitals — again  —  With an eye on his father's bloodied face, Barry Jensen began punching numbers into his cellphone from the hospital emergency room.  —  His 90-year-old dad had fallen on a gravel driveway.  His glasses were broken.

Half of vaccine rejectors believe it is safe to travel now, compared to 29% of vaccinated adults  —  Economist/YouGov Poll Politics & current affairs  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say it is safe for fully vaccinated Americans to travel.

By 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Prayer Meetings in Homes  —  The court shifted direction in cases on Covid-related limits on religious services after Justice Amy Coney Barrett replaced Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court late Friday night lifted …

Red states are vaccinating at a lower rate than blue states  —  (CNN)One of the biggest obstacles in America's race to vaccinate against the coronavirus has been that substantial proportions of certain groups choose not to vaccinate.  —  The polling has suggested all along that Republicans …

WI Supreme Court Rules Against Voter Purging  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a 5-2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Wisconsin Elections Commission cannot purge 69,000 voters from the voter rolls that it suspects have moved addresses.  The case was filed in 2019 …

When to Reopen  —  America has entered a confusing stage of the pandemic.  It is vaccinating its citizens at an impressively fast clip.  COVID-19 cases have come down precipitously since the start of the year.  The daily number of new infections is less than a quarter of what it was at its peak in mid-January.

California Moves to Ban Fracking—as Gas Prices Hit 3-Year High  —  Californians often serve as test subjects for progressive policies.  With its latest proposed ban, the Golden State may end up serving as a cautionary tale.  —  “Answering the call of Gov. Newsom, Democratic California lawmakers introduced …

Putin is slowly murdering Alexei Navalny.  Here's how the U.S. can save him.  —  RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin's regime is slowly but very intentionally murdering his leading political opponent, Alexei Navalny.  Mr. Navalny, whom the Russian secret police unsuccessfully sought to kill …

Pentagon takes step toward new screening procedures to weed out extremists  —  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is moving to set up new screening procedures at the Pentagon as part of an effort to weed out extremists in the military, according to a memo released Friday.

‘A Tremendous Complication’: G.O.P. Dances Around Trump's Lingering Presence  —  A gathering of Republican leaders and top donors in Florida this weekend is less a reset of priorities and more a reminder of the tensions that Donald J. Trump instills in his party.

Slotkin asks Biden administration to label foreign white supremacists as terrorists  —  U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, is asking the Biden administration to designate overseas white supremacists as foreign terrorist organizations, giving the American government more tools to check their influence.

CDC ramps up scrutiny of rare post-vaccination ‘breakthrough infections’  —  Experts say the number of people testing positive for the virus after being inoculated is to be expected  —  As tens of millions of people in the United States reach the coronavirus vaccination finish line …

Joe diGenova Apologizes To Former CISA Director Chris Krebs  —  WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —  On November 30, 2020, I appeared on the Howie Carr Show.  During the show, I made regrettable statements regarding Christopher Krebs, which many interpreted as a call for violence against him.

High number of Trump political appointees sought permanent jobs in final year  —  The number of political appointees who sought permanent positions in the final year of former President Donald Trump's term outpaced the number who did so under his predecessor during the same time frame, according to documents obtained by NBC News.

New West Virginia Law Removes Sales Tax On Guns, Ammo  —  While California Democrats are looking to jack up the taxes on guns and ammunition in their latest attempt to punish those exercising their Second Amendment rights, the Republicans in charge of the West Virginia legislature are moving in the opposite direction.

Trump's Power Won't Peak for Another 20 Years  —  By the early 2040s, Trump-appointed chief judges will simultaneously sit atop nearly every appeals court in the country.  —  The Trump presidency may be over, but the Trump era has only just begun—at least when it comes to influence over the nation's courts.