Sen. Kyrsten Sinema skips Jan. 6 US Capitol riot commission vote  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema skipped Friday's procedural Senate vote on establishing a bipartisan commission to study the U.S. Capitol riot.  —  Senate Republicans, in their first use of the filibuster under President Joe Biden, blocked the legislation from proceeding.

Rutgers University Chancellor Christopher J. Molloy Condemns the Rise in Antisemitic Violence; and then Apologizes for Doing So  —  Molloy winds up implicitly endorsing the argument that criticizing antisemitism in the United States is anti-Palestinian  —  On Wednesday, the chancellor and provost sent out the statement below.

Conflicting studies on the origins of COVID-19  —  Dalgleish and Sorensen's explosive claims have been a matter of controversy since they first put forward their hypothesis last summer, and the scientific community is still split over the likely origins of the virus.

Dianne Morales and the Implosion of the Left in NYC's Mayoral Race  —  On Friday, campaign aides to Dianne Morales, an unabashedly left-wing former nonprofit executive running for mayor, rallied in Bryant Park to protest an organization they described as fostering racism, sexism, and a hostility to unions.

USPS raises stamp price to 58 cents as part of DeJoy's 10-year plan  —  The postmaster general's plan calls for additional price increases on package products and slower mail service  —  The U.S. Postal Service is raising rates on letters, magazines and marketing missives as much as 6.9 percent this summer …

Rep. Matt Gaetz, fiancée claim money for St. Pete yacht deal ‘went missing’  —  You have been added to Daily News Newsletter  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) - U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida has sailed into a new controversy, claiming money wired to close the sale …

New Bible that includes Constitution creates controversy before it even hits market  —  A new Bible that includes the U.S. Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance is generating controversy before it has even hit the market.  —  The “God Bless the USA Bible” is expected to go on sale in September …

Exclusive: How an Accused Russian Agent Worked With Rudy Giuliani in a Plot Against the 2020 Election  —  The accused Kremlin agent was not hard to find.  It only took a few days of pestering him for a meeting in early April before his answer arrived via encrypted message, beneath a profile picture of a lion showing its fangs.

Gov. Little defends local control, denounces Lt. Governor's irresponsible abuse of power  —  Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little issued Executive Order 2021-08 today - “Repealing Executive Order 2021-07 to Restore Local Control” - and provided the following statement to the people of Idaho:

Justice Dept. asks judge to toss lawsuit against Trump, Barr for violent clearing of Lafayette Square  —  Lawyers for the Justice Department urged a federal judge on Friday to dismiss lawsuits against former president Donald Trump, former attorney general William P. Barr and other officials …

MyPillow CEO flew Kristi Noem to GOP governors conference on his private jet  —  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem flew on MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's private jet on her way to the Republican Governors Association spring meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, this week, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Why Joe Biden won't solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict or bring peace to the Middle East  —  Challenged with the greatest task of national recovery since Franklin Roosevelt, without his large margins in the House and Senate, Biden is much more focused on domestic priorities.

Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on the United States Response to Belarus's Forced Diversion of Ryanair Flight and Continuing Attack on Fundamental Freedoms … Belarus's forced diversion of a commercial Ryanair flight under false pretenses, traveling between two member states of the European Union …

Times Journalist Weighs Legal Action Against University of North Carolina  —  Nikole Hannah-Jones, a creator of the 1619 Project who is scheduled to start as a professor at the university this summer, has retained lawyers to represent her in a dispute over tenure.

‘2 If By Sea’: Oath Keepers Messages Shed New Light on Alleged Plot to Storm D.C. With Guns by Way of Potomac  —  Hours before Senate Republicans killed an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6th siege, federal prosecutors disclosed communications about how Oath Keepers allegedly plotted …

New York Prosecutors Zero in on Trump's Real-Life Wayne Manor  —  Donald Trump's advisers are telling him not to worry, but the former president is already frustrated by his mounting legal fees.  —  As two separate investigations into the Trump Organization heat up, a series of subpoenas issued …

Fox News Intensifies Its Pro-Trump Politics as Dissenters Depart  —  Donna Brazile, a Democratic analyst, has left the Murdoch-owned network as some hosts and journalists who questioned Donald Trump have exited or been sidelined.  —  Fox News once devoted its 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. time slots to relatively straightforward newscasts.

Pregnant Women Allege Abuse in Texas Jails  —  At the same time, state lawmakers are pushing to incarcerate more people pretrial.  —  Last October, Jane was around four months pregnant when Brazoria County, Texas, jailers put her in solitary confinement, according to a letter she sent to her mother, which was viewed by The Appeal.

Sick leave, immigration status worries, keeping Latinos from getting shots: Senators  —  Sick leave and worries about immigration status are major concerns for some.  —  A group of Latino senators sent a letter to the Biden administration Friday, urging top officials to improve access to COVID-19 vaccines in Latino communities.