Census surprise: Texas gains only 2 seats as shift to Sun Belt slows  —  The Census Bureau released long-delayed reapportionment numbers that reshuffle the 435 congressional districts among the 50 states for the next decade, locking in additional clout for the Sun Belt and siphoning away power from the Rust Belt.

Rep. Liz Cheney not ruling out 2024 presidential run  —  ORLANDO — House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney is not ruling out a potential presidential bid, The Post has learned.  —  “I'm not ruling anything in or out — I've been here a long time,” she told The Post when asked if she would ever consider running in the future.

Why The New York Times Is Retiring the Term ‘Op-Ed’  —  The first Op-Ed page in The New York Times greeted the world on Sept. 21, 1970.  It was so named because it appeared opposite the editorial page and not (as many still believe) because it would offer views contrary to the paper's.

Facebook Stopped Employees From Reading An Internal Report About Its Role In The Insurrection.  You Can Read It Here.  —  Last Thursday, BuzzFeed News revealed that an internal Facebook report concluded that the company failed to prevent the “Stop the Steal” movement from using its platform …

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 …

AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected …

Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat  —  Washington (CNN)Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat.

Alaska lawmaker blasted airline for ‘mask tyranny.’ Now she's banned from the only flights to the capital.  —  Last week, a police officer responded to an Alaska Airlines terminal in Juneau as state Sen. Lora Reinbold clashed with staffers over mask rules.  It was a familiar battle …

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 …

Peter Thiel makes $10M bet on associate in Arizona Senate race  —  Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel is spending $10 million to boost one of his closest allies in next year's Arizona Senate race, a contest crucial to the fight for the majority.  —  The billionaire is coming out in support …

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.

Joe Biden's First 100 Days Reshaped America  —  During the first hundred days of Joe Biden's presidency, it has dawned on Republicans that the man their standard-bearer once mocked as “Sleepy Joe” is a formidable adversary.  And the quality that has made him so effective up to this point is, well, his sleepiness.

Terry McAuliffe was a first-rate governor.  He makes a compelling case that he would be again.  —  IF VIRGINIA governors were allowed consecutive terms in office, Terry McAuliffe could have run for reelection in 2017 and almost certainly would have won easily.

The Supreme Court will hear a major Second Amendment case that could gut US gun laws  —  The Supreme Court could make the NRA's dreams come true.  —  The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Corlett, a case that could transform …

Breaking Point: How Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook Became Foes  —  The chief executives of Facebook and Apple have opposing visions for the future of the internet.  Their differences are set to escalate this week.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — At a confab for tech and media moguls in Sun Valley …

Biden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say  —  Poll shows slight majority approve of Biden's performance  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks outdoors …

Simon & Schuster Employees Submit Petition Demanding No Deals With Trump Administration Authors  —  Petition collected 216 internal signatures and more than 3,500 outside supporters, organizers say  —  An employee petition at Simon & Schuster demanding that the company stop publishing authors associated …

‘Nomadland’ Makes History, and Chadwick Boseman Is Upset at the Oscars  —  Chloé Zhao's film about the damaged American dream won best picture, best director and best actress.  In a surprise, Anthony Hopkins ("The Father") won best actor.  —  LOS ANGELES — “Nomadland,” …

Oscars Ratings Tank Massively  —  Just as we at OutKick predicted, the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony tanked to unimaginable lows.  The 2021 Oscars fell more than 50% year-over-year in overnight ratings, OutKick has learned.  Here's a look at the past three years:  —  2021: 8.9/19  —  2020: 18.1/33

Trump endorses Susan Wright in Texas special election  —  Former President Trump on Monday endorsed candidate Susan Wright in the crowded GOP primary for a special House race in Texas's 6th Congressional District.  —  “Susan Wright will be a terrific Congresswoman (TX-06) for the Great State of Texas.

Reality Winner Has a Question for President Biden  —  Reality Winner, the former government contractor who revealed the first public evidence that Russian hackers targeted U.S. voting systems, has been in prison for three years, 10 months, and 23 days while serving the longest-ever sentence imposed …

Gun Owners Are Freaking Out on TikTok Over the Great Ammo Shortage of 2021  —  The #ammoshortage is real, and in the gun world, it's all anyone can talk about.  —  TO  —  If you don't own guns or particularly care about guns, you probably had no idea that the United States is currently …

Biden's 100-day stock market performance is the hottest going back to the 1950s  — President Joe Biden has witnessed an unprecedented growth on Wall Street in his first 100 days in office, better than any of his predecessors going to at least Dwight Eisenhower.

Broad Support for Spending Plans  —  Biden gets better marks than Trump for addressing infrastructure  —  West Long Branch, NJ - About 2 in 3 Americans support the president's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package as well as the proposed tax hikes to pay for it.

NBC's News Chief Pushes Streaming and Bets on Post-Trump Story Lines  —  Cesar Conde recruits big names for streaming services, centralizes oversight of networks  —  Since taking over as chief of NBCUniversal News Group last year, Cesar Conde has made it clear he wants the division to place a bigger bet on streaming.

Exclusive-Before Jan. 6, FBI collected information from at least 4 Proud Boys  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Among the far-right groups whose members are suspected of planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are the Proud Boys.  In March, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's director told …

Iranian Ships Swarmed U.S. Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf, Navy Says  —  Revolutionary Guard Corps fast boats, twin-hulled vessel came within 70 yards in ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ maneuvers  —  WASHINGTON—A group of boats from Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed …

‘20 seconds of footage’: Family of Andrew Brown Jr. reacts after watching body camera video  —  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — The family of Andrew Brown Jr., the man shot and killed by law enforcement last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, spoke after watching body camera footage of the incident Monday afternoon.