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 …

Bush Republicanism Must Go Away  —  The Democratic Party is actively trying to start a race war in the United States, and George Bush thinks it's Republican voters who need lessons in humanity and fellowship.  —  Bush is on the media circuit these days pushing amnesty (while calling it anything but! …

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 …

Census numbers expected to shift House power to the South, West  —  The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first results of its decennial survey on Monday after a decade of explosive growth in Sun Belt states that will shift power in the House of Representatives.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

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.

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 …

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.

Germany's Heiko Maas opposes tougher Russia sanctions  —  German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said new sanctions would not help imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and emphasized dialogue is necessary to improve strained ties between Berlin and Moscow.

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 …

‘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,” …

Cyber Ninjas, hired by Arizona Senate to recount Maricopa County's ballots, asks court to keep its procedures secret  —  Lawyers for Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company the Arizona Senate hired to lead a recount of Maricopa County's 2.1 million general election ballots …

A cheerleader's Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speech  —  The high school cheerleader relegated to the JV squad for another year responded with a fleeting fit of frustration: a photo of her upraised middle finger and another word that begins with F.

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.

A Jan. 6 Commission is Crucial to Understand the Reality of the Attack, and the Alternate Reality of the Attackers  —  Earlier this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed her commitment to establish a National Commission on January 6th.  It is reported she is willing to move forward …

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 …

Biden administration to launch largest summer food program in U.S. history  —  The Biden administration on Monday will announce the launch of a summer food program to feed more than 30 million low-income children, the Agriculture Department told NBC News.  —  It is the latest push …