Scoop: Biden's secret talks with GOP  —  Top White House officials have quietly been meeting — on the Hill and over the phone — with Republican senators who drafted a counterproposal to President Biden's infrastructure plan, multiple sources tell Axios.  —  What we're hearing …

A New York Post story about Kamala Harris triggered conservative outrage.  Almost all of it was wrong.  Now the reporter has resigned.  —  A longtime New York Post reporter said she has resigned after being “ordered” to write a false story that claimed undocumented minors were being welcomed …

The Secret Footage of N.R.A. Chief Wayne LaPierre's Botched Elephant Hunt  —  The chief executive has cultivated his image as an exemplar of American gun culture, but video of his clumsy marksmanship—and details regarding his Rodeo Drive shopping trips—tells another story.

‘This Is a Catastrophe.’ In India, Illness Is Everywhere.  —  As India suffers the world's worst coronavirus crisis, our New Delhi bureau chief describes the fear of living amid a disease spreading at such scale and speed.  —  NEW DELHI — Crematories are so full of bodies, it's as if a war just happened.

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Biden and his priorities in first 100 days  —  (CNN)On the cusp of the 100-day mark of Joe Biden's presidency, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds 53% of Americans approve of the way he is handling the job and say he has had the right priorities …

Thanks, but I'm Going to Keep My Mask on Outdoors  —  On Tuesday, the CDC announced new guidelines about when people could safely go outside without wearing masks for protection against COVID.  Within minutes, people relaying the news on Twitter were inaccurately describing what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had said:

West Virginia is offering an incentive to get vaccinated: Money  —  How its GOP governor came up with a plan to give a $100 savings bond to every young person who gets the shot  —  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) told his staff last week he wanted every idea they had.

Ted Cruz's dubious claim that GOP didn't “rig” SCOTUS confirmations  —  • Cruz's comment ignores that Republicans gave diametrically opposite treatment to President Barack Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland and President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett.

Biden will pledge to tackle immigration overhaul in address to Congress, while signaling openness to more targeted deal  —  President Biden will recommit himself to overhauling the immigration system Wednesday during his first address to Congress, while signaling openness to Congress passing smaller parts …

‘There Is a Tension There’: Publishers Draw Fire for Signing Trump Officials  —  Kellyanne Conway, Mike Pence and William Barr have book deals.  That is raising new challenges for publishers trying to balance ideological lines with a desire to continue representing the political spectrum.

Former Obama education adviser arrested for embezzling school funds  —  A former education adviser to the Obama administration was arrested Tuesday for allegedly swiping more than $200,000 from a charter school network he founded, federal authorities said.  —  Seth Andrew, 42 …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and then-acting Justice Minister Benny Gantz in the Knesset earlier this month.Credit: ALEX KOLOMOISKY - AFP  —  Some pundits are calling Benjamin Netanyahu's attempt on Tuesday to carry out an “illegal” ministerial appointment “the worst constitutional crisis in Israeli history.

CNN's New “Reporter,” Natasha Bertrand, is a Deranged Conspiracy Theorist and Scandal-Plagued CIA Propagandist  —  In the U.S. corporate media, the surest way to advance is to loyally spread lies and deceit from the U.S. security state.  Bertrand is just the latest example.  —  3 hr ago

How Biden's speech will make history  —  President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday will be noteworthy not because of the COVID-restricted audience but because he'll stand before two women in the House Chamber.  —  Why it matters: The joint address is not a State …

New GOP law in Iowa flags 294,000 voters as inactive because they didn't vote in the last election  —  Democrats argued Iowa's changes are too aggressive and will wrongly categorize eligible voters  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of 17-year-olds who could not cast ballots in the 2020 election …

Get woke, go broke: Pious, political Oscars crashes, loses tens of millions of viewers  —  The year was 1998.  The venue: the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for the 70th annual Academy Awards.  —  The movie everyone was buzzing about on the red carpet was “Titanic,” …

Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry  —  Their proposal was quashed amid concerns that it would violate First Amendment protections, people briefed on the plan said.  —  WASHINGTON — In the weeks after the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6 …

DC police officer: 'It's been very difficult' seeing elected officials trying to whitewash brutal insurrection  —  Washington (CNN)A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday evening that it's …

How Trump's renewed election rhetoric is complicating Capitol rioters' legal fight  —  The fanatical Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol in January are facing an unexpected obstacle to their freedom: Trump himself.  —  Trump's refusal to accept the reality that he lost the 2020 election …

Biden donors, friends and former aides expected on first slate of high-profile ambassadors  —  President Biden is expected to begin naming his choices for high-profile ambassador postings in May or possibly as soon as this week, several people familiar with White House plans said …

Biden's Covid team split over decision to send vaccine doses abroad  —  The White House's decision to send millions of doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine overseas has split top Biden administration officials — with many arguing that the government cannot reduce its stockpile of doses …

Norton Takes Philip Roth Biography Out of Print  —  The publisher also said it would make a donation to sexual abuse organizations equal to the advance it paid Blake Bailey, the author accused of sexual assault.  —  W.W. Norton said in a memo to its staff on Tuesday that it will permanently …

Exclusive: Read Anita Dunn's memo to Democrats  —  With help from Allie Bice and Daniel Payne  —  Welcome to POLITICO's 2021 Transition Playbook, your guide to the first 100 days of the Biden administration  —  The Biden White House has a message for congressional Democrats and allies: eating the rich is popular — so act like it.