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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Paul Ryan: Conservatism isn't going anywhere if it depends on the appeal of one man  —  Asked for reaction to news of what Ryan will say in his speech tonight, Jason Miller replied to the NYT: “Who is Paul Ryan?”  —  Which is the second-funniest thing to come out of this.

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 …

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.

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 …

‘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 …

Trump appointee on West Point Board spreads conspiracy that Biden is replacing White people of European ancestry  —  (CNN)A Trump appointee serving on West Point's advisory board has repeatedly spread a conspiracy that the Biden administration is bringing in non-White immigrants as part of a …

Atlanta councilman Antonio Brown, who voted to defund police, has car stolen  —  An Atlanta mayoral candidate who voted to defund millions of dollars from the local police department's budget reportedly had his car stolen by a group of young thieves this week.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …