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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Alaska Airlines bans Eagle River lawmaker for violating COVID-19 mask policy  —  JUNEAU — Alaska Airlines said Saturday that it banned state Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, from its flights for continuing to refuse to follow mask-wearing requirements for travelers.

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 …

Watch Puppet Mitch McConnell Pretend to Be Human in Robert Smigel's 'Let's Be Real'  —  NOT FOOLING ANYONE … In this exclusive clip from Robert Smigel's latest political puppet special on Fox, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tries to prove he's not a turtle.

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.

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.

The Crazy Case of Gaetz Wingman's Fraudulent COVID Relief Loans  —  Among the many charges against Joel Greenberg, the indicted former tax collector who's a close associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz, are allegations that he received fraudulent loans.  —  Lost in all of the news surrounding …

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.

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.