Justice Dept. releases part of internal memo on not charging Trump in Russia probe  —  The Justice Department late Monday night released part of a key internal document used in 2019 to justify not charging President Donald Trump with obstruction, but also signaled it would fight a judge's effort to make the entire document public.

Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates  —  The new law is a direct response to Facebook's and Twitter's suspensions of former President Donald J. Trump.  —  WASHINGTON — Florida on Monday became the first state to regulate how companies like Facebook …

How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters  —  When Nicholson Baker wrote a cover story for New York laying out the evidence that COVID-19 may have originated in a lab in Wuhan, China, the hypothesis was still highly controversial.

‘Time to move on’: Infrastructure talks near collapse  —  Washington's bipartisan infrastructure talks may soon look a lot like its cicada population: squashed after staggering around haplessly.  —  Senate Republicans negotiating with the White House sounded dour notes on Monday evening …

Terror vs. the Truth in Belarus  —  What the hijacking of a reporter means for us all  —  No matter how important you are, it is unlikely that a dictator has scrambled a fighter plane to force down a passenger flight so that he can arrest you.  This just happened to the young Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich.

How influencers have legitimised anti-Semitism  —  In July 2005, Mohammed Bouyeri stood trial for the murder of Theo van Gogh.  A year earlier, in broad daylight on a street in Amsterdam, he shot Theo eight times, and then attempted to decapitate him.  Theo's crime, for which Bouyeri meted …

Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul's home  —  The FBI and Capitol Hill police are investigating a suspicious package containing white powder that was delivered to the home of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday, according to a senior adviser to the senator.  —  A large envelope arrived …

Arrested insurrectionist visited Ted Cruz's house — and brought 11 molotov cocktails to Jan. 6 riot: report  —  Lonnie Coffman of Alabama will remain in a Washington, DC-area jail until his trial, I federal judge ruled on Monday.  —  “A north Alabama man facing multiple charges in connection …

Support for Israel among young US evangelical Christians drops sharply — survey  —  Since 2018, backing for Israel down from 75% to 33% now; nearly half of evangelicals aged 18-29 say they favor establishment of Palestinian state, voted for Biden over Trump

Mitt Romney Becomes the First GOP Senator to Publicly Support 1/6 Commission Bill  —  Following the events of Janaury 6th, a number of Republicans said there should be a investigation into the lead up of the insurrection.  But as time has gone by, more and more of them are pulling their support.

Jen Psaki Smashes Peter Doocy As He Tries To Blame Biden For COVID Deaths  —  Video: … Doocy asked, “On the origins of covid, there is a new Wall Street Journal story that three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of urology were hospitalized with symptoms consistent with covid-19 and common seasonal illness of November 2019.

How Matt Gaetz helped make Ron DeSantis  —  TALLAHASSEE — Just weeks after he took office as governor, Ron DeSantis held a press conference with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) that left Florida's political class befuddled.  —  Standing with Republicans DeSantis and Gaetz was a major Democratic donor …

“Fact-Checking” Takes Another Beating  —  Fact-checkers are great, but the media business keeps trying to solve its credibility problem by misrepresenting what they do  —  The news business just can't stop clowning itself.  The latest indignity is an international fact-checking debacle originating …

Simone Biles Dials Up the Difficulty, ‘Because I Can’  —  The Olympic gold medalist's new vault is so dangerous that gymnastics, for now, limits the scoring rewards for trying it.  Biles says that's unfair.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history …

Axios-Ipsos poll: Re-emerging without trust  —  Americans are taking off their masks and re-engaging publicly at levels not seen since the start of the pandemic, with the most dramatic shifts in people over 50 and those who've been vaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge  —  Jim Conway started working in restaurants in 1982, making $2.13 an hour, plus tips.  —  And though the world has changed significantly in the nearly 40 years since then, his hourly wage has not.

53% of Republicans view Trump as true U.S. president -Reuters/Ipsos  —  A combination picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaking during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate, held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic …

American journalist detained in Myanmar while trying to fly out of country  —  (CNN)An American journalist working in Myanmar was detained by local authorities Monday, his family and his news organization told CNN.  —  Danny Fenster, 37, was stopped at the Yangon airport as he tried to board …

National Guard Starts Departing D.C. This Week After Four Months  —  They've been in D.C. since January after the Capitol Hill riots.  — Parler  — Gab  — MeWe  — Buffer  — Pocket  — Blogger  — Yahoo Mail  — Viber  — Skype  — Copy Link  —  More Sharing Options

The difference between Ilhan Omar and MTG  —  A DIVIDE OVER ANTISEMITISM — The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants, which ended 11 days of conflict, is holding.  But America is now grappling with the painful specter of antisemitism after a flurry of reported new attacks against Jews.