“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it”  —  James Carville on the state of Democratic politics.  —  I called James Carville hoping to get his thoughts on President Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.  —  He obliged — then, one question in, brushed aside the exercise to talk instead …

POLITICO Playbook: Tucker's mask meltdown, and who got tix to Biden's big speech  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IS TUCKER CARLSON LOSING HIS MIND?:  OK, some of you will argue that he lost it long ago.  But as careful students of his evening show, we've noticed that Carlson has gradually become more unhinged in recent weeks.

D.H.S. will review how it identifies and addresses extremism and white supremacy in its ranks.  —  The Biden administration launched an inquiry on Monday into how the Department of Homeland Security identifies and addresses white supremacy and extremism in its ranks, part of a larger effort …

I Won't Take the Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad  —  My newly formed and well-developed opinion on vaccines is this: If those bastards want me to get the jab, I'm not going to do it, because it annoys them.  —  I will never allow myself to be injected with Big Pharma's mass-produced mystery juice …

Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42  —  If you are reading this obituary online, you owe your digital safety to him.  —  Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died on Friday at his home in San Francisco.

Tucker Carlson Tells Fox Viewers to Call the Cops if They See Kids Wearing Masks Outdoors  —  The Fox News star implored his loyal viewers to openly harass and mock anyone they see wearing a face mask outdoors because “it's repulsive.”  —  Raging against face masks on Monday night …

Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners  —  The president's “American Families Plan,” which he will detail this week, will be offset in part by a tax enforcement effort that administration officials believe will raise $700 billion over a decade.

Andrew Cuomo Tells Reporters 'I Didn't Do Anything Wrong'  —  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held his first face-to-face meeting with reporters in months Monday, taking questions from journalists outside the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.  Asked directly about the accusations …

No, officials are not handing out Harris's picture book to migrant kids  —  “After learning officials are handing out Kamala Harris' book to migrants in facilities at the border, it's worth asking... Was Harris paid for these books?  Is she profiting from Biden's border crisis?”

Last-Ditch Plot to Undermine Biden's Election Goes Full QAnon  —  A so-called audit of the 2020 election in Arizona was always going to be crazy.  This is something else.  —  An ongoing “audit” of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County, Arizona, is taking its cues straight …

How Barack Obama's eight years shaped Joe Biden's first 100 days  —  WASHINGTON — The early days of Joe Biden's presidency reveal a man who remembers the Obama presidency — and doesn't necessarily want to repeat it.  —  Both presidents inherited a crisis-ravaged economy …

Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution  —  Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinian  —  (Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind  —  In an effort to encourage more sustainable cooking, we won't be publishing new beef recipes on Epicurious.  —  For any person—or publication—wanting to envision a more sustainable way to cook, cutting out beef is a worthwhile first step.

After 100 days out of office, Trump's support softens in NBC News poll  —  WASHINGTON — Out of office, off of Twitter, still complaining about the election results — the last 100 days or so haven't been kind to Donald Trump, our new national NBC News poll finds.

A private school in Miami, citing false claims, bars vaccinated teachers from contact with students.  —  A private school in the fashionable Design District of Miami sent its faculty and staff a letter last week about getting vaccinated against Covid-19.  But unlike institutions that have encouraged …

The state of the union under Biden: A plan comes together  —  There's a name I want you to remember when you watch President Biden's State of the Union address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday: Col. John “Hannibal” Smith.  —  When I was growing up, watching “The A-Team” on Sunday nights, Hannibal was one of my heroes.

BLM Co-Founder's Jail Reform Group Dropped $26,000 At Luxury Malibu Beach Resort  — A Los Angeles-based jail reform group led by BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors dropped nearly $26,000 for “meetings” at a luxury Malibu beach resort in 2019, campaign finance records show.

Eric Adams's Pro-Police Bet Eight weeks before the mayoral primary, Brooklyn's borough president sharpens his case for more cops.  —  On a Sunday in April, Gregory Meeks, the head of the Queens County Democratic Party and the congressman from the largely Black, middle-class …

Biden deletes Trump's climate negligence with a single event  —  While there is no question that America, and the world, lost valuable time for climate action during the negligent Trump years, many climate experts were also concerned that the damage to America's diplomatic reputation …

Fox News host admits his show was wrong about Biden limiting red meat consumption  —  Washington (CNN)A Fox News anchor admitted on air on Monday that his show was inaccurate when it claimed on Friday that President Joe Biden is trying to require Americans to sharply reduce their consumption of red meat.

Manchin pumps brakes on Biden infrastructure plans  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is emerging as the chief obstacle to quick passage of President Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure package that Democrats want to move through Congress sooner rather than later.

Perry Bacon, Jr. joins Washington Post Opinions as a columnist  —  Washington Post Opinions today announced Perry Bacon, Jr. will join as a columnist writing on issues pertaining to politics, governing, identity and American society.  Based in Louisville, Ky., Bacon will begin on May 10.

Google Promised Its Contact Tracing App Was Completely Private—But It Wasn't  —  Researchers say hundreds of preinstalled apps can access a log found on Android devices where sensitive contact tracing information is stored  —  When Google and Apple introduced their COVID-19 contact tracing framework …