Key impeachment witness Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo and U.S. for $1.8 million in legal fees  —  President Donald Trump's former ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, is suing former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and the U.S. government for $1.8 million to compensate …

Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too  —  Even when our most basic civilizational values are in dispute, there are a few sets of rules and regulations that we nevertheless manage to share.  The laws of the sea, for example, or the norms governing the conduct of air-traffic controllers.

Commerce Department security unit evolved into counterintelligence-like operation, Washington Post examination found  —  An obscure security unit tasked with protecting the Commerce Department's officials and facilities has evolved into something more akin to a counterintelligence operation …

The campaign for D.C. statehood just got a big boost  —  One of the most nettlesome objections to extending congressional representation to the residents of Washington, D.C., is that it requires a constitutional amendment.  Many Republicans say this, which is hardly surprising.

They tried to overturn the 2020 election.  Now they want to run the next one.  —  Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden's election win are launching campaigns to become their states' top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents …

Whitmer apologizes after photo shows her at bar violating her own order  —  Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an apology Sunday after a photo emerged showing her at a restaurant with 12 other people gathered around tables pushed together in violation of her health department's current epidemic order.

Matan Arad-Neeman  —  We write to you as proud alumni of your campaign.  Each of us worked tirelessly in your headquarters and in states across the country to ensure your victory.  We were motivated by the unprecedented progressive platform of your campaign that believed in the dignity of every human being …

What the Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed  —  THE MARQUEE BLOCK  —  More than 70 businesses operated in mostly one-, two- and three-story red brick buildings clustered along the block.  All but a couple were owned by Black entrepreneurs.  —  In this stretch alone, there were four hotels …

Sasha Johnson: Black Lives Matter activist shot in London  —  Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says.  —  The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care after being “brutally attacked” in the early hours of Sunday.

Israel's Problems Are Not Like America's  —  Rereading Exodus, the schmaltzy 1958 best seller about Israel that became a Hollywood movie starring Paul Newman, I was surprised by something I hadn't noticed as a teenager.  The author, Leon Uris, describes a utopia of brave young pioneers in khaki shorts …

Weightlifting, Gatorade, birthday calls: Inside Biden's day  —  During a speech in Pittsburgh in March, President Biden held up the index card he keeps in his right breast pocket to track the nation's covid deaths, inadvertently revealing a glimpse of his private schedule on the back side.

If Democracy Is Dying, Why Are Democrats So Complacent?  —  If you've followed recent Democratic messaging, you'll have heard that American democracy is under serious attack by the Republican Party, representing an existential threat to the country.  If you've followed Democratic lawmaking …

Bob Dylan Refused to Be the Voice of a Generation  —  As the Boomers' most revered singer-songwriter turns 80, it's amusing to look back at how he rejected the Flower Children.  —  As the children of the Sixties tried to crown Bob Dylan their poet laureate, he refused.

The Next Best Option if a January 6 Commission Fails  —  In a bipartisan vote last week, the House passed legislation to create an independent national commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.  A 9/11-style commission is the best option for uncovering the truth …

Are We Entering a New Political Era?  —  The neoliberal order seems to be collapsing.  A generation of young activists is trying to insure that it's replaced by progressive populism, not by the fascist right.  —  Last June, when most Americans could agree that their country was in crisis …

Are U.S. Officials Under Silent Attack?  —  The Havana Syndrome first affected spies and diplomats in Cuba.  Now it has spread to the White House.  —  During the final weeks of the Trump Administration, a senior official on the National Security Council sat at his desk …

Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not challenge Rubio for Senate  —  Rep. Stephanie Murphy won't run for U.S. Senate, a decision that was sealed after fellow Florida Congresswoman Val Demings recently signaled she will likely challenge incumbent Marco Rubio.

The Post-Embarrassment Media Campaign of Andrew Yang  —  He once called himself the opposite of Trump.  But he is another test of the theory that in politics, there's no such thing as bad publicity.  —  Years from now, when we look back on the history of pop-political interviewing …

Conservatives have a new target: Biden's IRS plan  —  Add another obstacle to the growing list President Joe Biden faces in his negotiations over his massive spending plans: mounting opposition to one of the ways to pay for his proposal — growing the IRS.  —  Conservative groups have launched …

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked State Department Memo Indicates Official Support for BLM Agenda  —  A source within the Biden State Department wishing to remain anonymous has shared with Human Events News a document that indicates that all U.S. “Diplomatic and Consular posts” are being encouraged …

EXCLUSIVE: Court action seeks probe of Trump's Scottish golf course buys  —  The Scottish government is facing a new legal challenge over its February rejection of a motion to investigate former U.S. President Donald Trump's all-cash purchases of two golf courses, reviving an effort to force Trump to disclose how he financed the deals.

Kevin Spacey set for return to movies with paedophilia drama  —  The actor, who has been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, is to play a detective in Franco Nero's film about a man wrongly suspected of child abuse  —  Kevin Spacey, the actor who has faced numerous allegations …

Top MAGA ally under fire for ‘squishiness’ on Trump  —  During Jane Timken's tenure as Ohio's GOP chair, Donald Trump won the one-time bellwether state by a whopping 8 percentage points.  She put 150,000 miles on her car driving to the state's 88 counties as a surrogate for the president.

Mike Pompeo plans trip to Israel  —  The former secretary of State is going to a Mossad retirement party.  He could overlap with the current officeholder, Antony Blinken, who is en route now.  —  Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives to speak to the media on April 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.

These corporations broke the commitments they made after January 6  —  It's been nearly five months since the attack on the United States Capitol.  But in many respects, nothing has changed.  —  None of the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election on January 6 …

30 observations from my first vaccinated flight  —  Everything you hated about flying is back, baby.  —  Many people took a hiatus from travel last year, because — well, you know why.  Road warriors stayed home.  Newlyweds put off their honeymoons.  But now that millions of people …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill stopping social media from banning politicians  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an anti-Big Tech bill on Monday that would stop social media companies from kicking users off their platforms and prevent online censorship.

Biden doubles funding to prepare for natural disasters, keeping climate change in focus  —  Biden announced a 100% increase in funding during a visit to FEMA on Monday.  —  NOAA predicts above-average 2021 hurricane season  —  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate …

Watchdog: US forced deported parents to leave kids behind  —  A government watchdog says the Trump administration forced migrant parents to leave the United States without their children under its family separation policy  —  GOP congressman urges Biden to work with Republicans on immigration