Iran's Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies  —  Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely revered military leader, Qassim Suleimani.  —  In a leaked audiotape that offers a glimpse into the behind …

The public's concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Fewer than 1 in 4 Americans not yet immunized against the coronavirus say they would be willing to get the vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll …

Anti-Trump conservative group to grade GOP lawmakers on whether they uphold (or undermine) democracy  —  (CNN)An anti-Trump conservative group is launching an effort to track and evaluate whether Republicans in Congress, in the group's view, have acted to either undermine or uphold democracy …

Biden's next 100 days  —  President Biden spent his first 100 days trying to engineer the end of the coronavirus and start of a job boom.  The next 100 are more audacious and risky: Try to re-engineer the very fundamentals of America — inequality, voting rights and government's role in directing economic growth.

Is an Activist's Pricey House News?  Facebook Alone Decides.  —  The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories.  But the platform doesn't pay any special deference to journalists.  —  On Wednesday, I learned a new way to get a news article erased from much of the internet.

Trump Plots to Ruin GOP Guv Over Election Vendetta  —  Donald Trump has told associates he's so angry about Doug Ducey not overturning the Arizona election results that he'd campaign for the Democrat if Ducey ran for Senate  —  It's April 2021, and Donald Trump still can't get past his grudge …

Vaccinated American Tourists May Soon Travel to Europe  —  The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel.  —  BRUSSELS — American tourists who have been fully vaccinated …

KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24  —  Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose.  —  Aviva Okeson-Haberman, an accomplished KCUR reporter known for her thoughtful, aggressive and compassionate reporting …

DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander  —  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5's Lindsay Watts.  —  “Yesterday two 6D scout cars …

Census Bureau to Release 2020 Census Population Counts for Apportionment  —  News Conference to Be Held to Announce Results  —  What:  —  The U.S. Census Bureau has completed data processing for the first 2020 Census results — state population counts used to apportion the seats …

How Equity Pulls People Down Rather Than Lifting Anyone Up  —  Once upon a time, the idea was equality, meaning we would treat everyone the same.  This is a good thing, of course, and we have laws that demand we do just that.  There's no room for discrimination based on things like race, religion, sex, or any other trait like that.

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan launches Senate bid  —  Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, launched a campaign for Senate on Monday, giving Democrats their first candidate in the race to succeed Republican Sen. Rob Portman, who is not running for re-election.  —  The 10-term congressman first made his intentions known …

Corporations that undermine American values don't deserve GOP support  —  'What's good for General Motors is good for the country.  " This was a defining American adage in the last century, because it was true: US corporations helped to make our country the most prosperous in the history of the world.

60 Minutes interviews the prosecutors of Derek Chauvin  —  Scott Pelley speaks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the prosecutorial team that convicted Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.  —  Derek Chauvin is in solitary confinement tonight awaiting sentencing for the murder of George Floyd.

Does Biden's Climate Plan Include Cutting 90% of Red Meat From Our Diets?  —  President Joe Biden's climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from Americans' diets by 2030.  —  Rating  —  False  —  Biden announced that his administration would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030.

Time to End Outdoor Mask Edicts  —  The CDC is moving too slowly in updating its advice to comport with the scientific evidence.  —  When fighting a crisis like Covid-19, health officials can never take for granted the public's willingness to comply.  The measures imposed—social distancing, wearing masks—require sacrifice.

The Republicans' deep dive into nativism  —  In an op-ed timed to coincide with the publication of “Out of Many, One,” a collection of paintings and stories about 43 people who enriched their adopted country, George W. Bush recently sought to “humanize the debate” about undocumented immigrants in the United States.

Biden's Armenian Genocide Declaration Is a Message to Turkey  —  If Turkey wants to be treated as an ally, it has to start acting like one.  —  ARMENIANS MARCH FROM THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE TO THE TURKISH EMBASSY ON THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1915 ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DURING A PROTEST IN WASHINGTON, DC ON APRIL 24, 2021.

Joe Cunningham confirms plans to run for SC governor; announcement set for April 26  —  Former U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham confirmed to The Post and Courier that he will announce his 2022 campaign for governor of South Carolina on April 26.  —  The move puts an end to months of speculation …

Boris Johnson: ‘Let the bodies pile high in their thousands’.  PM's incendiary remark during fight over lockdowns is latest claim in No10 drama - amid spectacular row with Cummings  — Claims that Boris Johnson said he would rather ‘bodies pile high in their thousands’ than order a third lockdown