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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Biden is using his economic plan to challenge China  —  Biden's domestic policy is also foreign policy.  —  The dire warning implicit in President Joe Biden's more than $2 trillion American Jobs Plan — which promises to rebuild American infrastructure, create union jobs, and jump-start manufacturing …

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.

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.

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.

‘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,” …