Senate Republicans prepared to block Jan. 6 commission  —  Senate Republicans are ready to filibuster a proposed independent commission to investigate the Capitol riot, as GOP opposition swelled in the final days before the vote expected later Thursday.  —  Several undecided Republicans came …

Can Democrats avoid the pitfalls of 2020?  A new analysis offers striking answers.  —  As Democrats face a 2022 midterm landscape that could cost them the House, they are grappling with hard strategic challenges.  Democrats in tough districts with many Republican voters in them feel twin pressures …

U.S. Is Said to Have Unexamined Intelligence to Pore Over on Virus Origins  —  Intelligence officials have told the White House that computer analysis may shed light on the mystery.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden's call for a 90-day sprint to understand the origins of the coronavirus pandemic came …

‘The only Bush who got it right,’ as far as Trump is concerned  —  No Republican political family has been as tormented by Donald Trump as the Bush dynasty.  —  Now Trump has one more opportunity to twist the knife, as George P. Bush — the last remaining Bush in public office …

Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election  —  The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani.

Understanding QAnon's Connection to American Politics, Religion, and Media Consumption  —  THREE COMPONENTS OF THE QANON CONSPIRACY MOVEMENT  —  Three Components of the QAnon Conspiracy Movement  —  The far-right conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon emerged on the internet in late 2017 …

Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Boost Middle Class and Infrastructure  —  The president's plans to invest in infrastructure, education, health care and more would push federal spending to its highest sustained levels since World War II.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will propose …

BLM's Patrisse Cullors to step down from movement foundation  —  A co-founder of Black Lives Matter announced Thursday that she is stepping down as executive director of the movement's foundation following what she has called a smear campaign from a far-right group and recent criticism from other Black organizers.

‘No vaccine!’:  Woman arrested for allegedly driving through vaccination site in protest, nearly hitting workers  —  As a coronavirus vaccination tent was set up in the hope of inoculating more residents in Maryville, Tenn., sheriff's deputies working at the site this week saw an SUV speeding their way …

Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show to Be Taken Over by Clay Travis and Buck Sexton  —  Duo's show to begin airing in the coveted weekday time slot on June 21 in hundreds of markets  —  The Rush Limbaugh replacements are in, as Clay Travis and Buck Sexton will take over his three-hour conservative talk radio show …

San Jose Shooter Was Previously Questioned by Law Enforcement Over Hatred of Workplace  —  Samuel Cassidy was detained in 2016 by border officials who also found he possessed books about terrorism  —  U.S. Customs officers previously detained the man who killed nine people in San Jose …

Gun Church That Worships With AR-15s Bought a 40-Acre Compound in Texas for Its ‘Patriots’  —  The Rod of Iron Ministries has become more militant since leader Hyung Jin “Sean” Moon attended the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.  —  TO  —  A religious sect known for worshipping …

Emails Tie Top Trump Exec Allen Weisselberg to Yet Another Trump Financial Scandal  —  Allen Weisselberg is in the hot seat—and that's bad news for Donald Trump and his family.  Assorted news reports have identified Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of the Trump Organization …

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates Explore Changes to Foundation  —  The philanthropists have discussed adding a board and outside directors in wake of divorce filing, people familiar with matter say  —  Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates are discussing changes to the structure …

Exclusive: Meet The Murky Russian Network Behind An Anti-Pfizer Disinformation Drive In Europe  —  A network of Russian marketing companies known for selling dubious nutritional supplements and pushing malware is behind a disinformation campaign to denigrate Western coronavirus vaccines, according to a new RFE/RL investigation.

The Pandemic of Anti-Semitism  —  Jew-hatred is wrong whether it comes from neo-Nazis or left-wing activists.  —  As if the coronavirus pandemic isn't bad enough, another sickness is breaking out across the world—a pandemic of anti-Semitism.  Hatred of the Jewish people is only one expression of the virus of prejudice.

Guilty Parties Two entrepreneurs have built a business dredging up white women's shame.  —  Were White Fragility to be adapted as reality TV, the result might look something like this: A collection of affluent white women, equipped with varying degrees of vanity and self-delusion, gather at a well-appointed dinner table.

Report alleges Missouri lawmaker had sex with teen when he was a cop  —  JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri lawmaker allegedly used his position as a cop to receive a “sexual favor” from an intoxicated teenage girl in 2015 and his boss, the Pike County sheriff, is accused of attempting to obstruct …

Exclusive: Evictions of Palestinians could spark further conflict, Blinken warns  —  Secretary of State Tony Blinken warned Israeli leaders on his visit to Jerusalem this week that evictions of Palestinian families from East Jerusalem or further unrest on the Temple Mount could spark renewed …

Top Republicans think GOP can win in Puerto Rico  —  Sen. Rick Scott believes Puerto Rico will achieve statehood — and the Florida Republican rejects arguments by some in his party that the Caribbean island territory would elect Democrats to Congress in perpetuity.

Ex-US intel chief to ‘Post’: Biden is surrendering to Iran  —  If Biden administration re-enters a nuclear deal with Iran and lifts sanctions on the regime, this will be like giving them another airplane full of cash.  —  President Joe Biden's national security team appears …

UNC board to reexamine tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones  —  The board's initial decision to give the award-winning journalist a five-year contract, not tenure, reflects a politicization of state university boards that could affect recruiting, learning and equity.