Russia Appears to Carry Out Hack Through System Used by U.S. Aid Agency  —  Microsoft reported that it had detected the intrusion and that the same hackers behind the earlier SolarWinds attack were responsible.  —  Hackers linked to Russia's main intelligence agency surreptitiously seized …

American Democracy Isn't Dead Yet, but It's Getting There  —  A country that cannot even agree to investigate an assault on its Capitol is in big trouble, indeed.  —  When Joe Biden was a Presidential candidate, he carried around a wonkish book of international comparative politics …

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.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski Says Mitch McConnell Is Blocking Jan. 6 Commission For Political Gain  —  “Is that really what this is about, one election cycle after another?” the Alaska Republican said.  —  Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) expressed frustration Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …

The Biden Ceiling  —  Once a political narrative takes hold, it's hard to dislodge.  And, one of the most stubborn of those narratives is that while GOP attacks on Democrats for their support of “defunding the police” and ‘socialism’ may not have cost Biden the election, it came close to denying House Democrats the House majority.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Accused Of Being ‘Negligent’ Landlord  —  This is a special breaking news issue of The Uprising, a daily politics newsletter.  If you enjoyed this story and want to read more like it, please sign up!  —  Get 20% off for 1 year

Gunman Faced VTA Disciplinary Hearing on Day of Attack  —  Sheriff's investigators issued a statement Thursday describing the gunman as a “a highly disgruntled VTA employee for many years”  —  NBC Bay Area's Investigative Unit has learned that the gunman who shot and killed nine VTA co-workers …

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Chancellor, Provost Apologize After Condemning Uptick In Anti-Semitic Attacks  —  The chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick apologized Thursday after sending a university-wide announcement condemning the recent spike in anti-Semitic attacks around the country.

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 …

Josh Mandel's Senate campaign sees exodus of fundraisers, sources say  —  Laura A. Bischoff Haley BeMillerThe Columbus Dispatch  —  Three fundraisers recently resigned from Republican Josh Mandel's U.S. Senate campaign, prompting questions about the strength of his fundraising operation …

Paul Ryan Critiques Trump's Grip on the Republican Party  —  In a speech, the former House speaker called on the Republican Party not to move forward in Donald Trump's image, though he did not criticize the former president by name.  —  WASHINGTON — Paul D. Ryan, the former Republican speaker of the House …

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.

Enforce international law on Hamas: How to achieve a (real) ceasefire  —  The US has the ability and responsibility to take the lead on behalf of all trustees of international law who are mandated to uphold, promote and protect foundational principles of human rights.

Prices jumped 3.6 percent in April, the fastest pace in 13 years.  —  Prices are climbing at the fastest pace since 2008, a key index released on Friday showed, an increase that is sure to keep inflation central to economic and political debates.  —  The Bureau of Economic Analysis' personal …

Gretchen Whitmer is the Andrew Cuomo of the Midwest  —  It is no coincidence that two of the worst coronavirus outbreaks took place in states that failed to protect their vulnerable elderly populations.  Both New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer passed policies forcing nursing homes …

Anti-Democratic Conservatism Isn't New  —  Conservatives' theoretical arguments against democracy have long provided ammunition for opponents of reform.  —  “Now let me say that I, for one, would not willingly die for ‘democracy.’” So wrote William F. Buckley, the patron saint of American conservatism, in 1959.

What Has Happened to Nikki Fried?  —  Peddling in every available strand of nonsense and conspiracy theory is not helping the Florida Democrat's brand.  —  s the only Democrat to have won a statewide election in Florida since 2012, Nikki Fried was in possession of a solid case for why she …

It's a Travesty to Compare the Capitol Siege to 9/11  —  More than 3,000 children never saw their parents again.  On Jan. 6, Congress returned within hours.  —  Democratic lawmakers want to establish a “9/11-style commission” to investigate the siege of the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Andrew Yang, Political Kardashian  —  Spring of junior year was my last time on the ballot.  I was running for student-council president at the fancy prep school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that I attended on scholarship.  I had staked my electoral hopes on witty posters …

QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests  —  Fifteen percent of Americans believe that “patriots may have to resort to violence” to restore the country's rightful order, the poll indicated.  —  As hopes fade for a bipartisan inquiry into the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 …

Trump Case: New York Prosecutor Known for Aggressive Pursuit of Evidence  —  Veteran white-collar investigator Gary Fishman is one of two assistant attorneys general working with Manhattan prosecutors on the probe into the former president  —  The lawyer leading the New York attorney general's …

Bill Cosby Denied Parole; Ex-"America's Dad" Won't Participate In Required Sexually Violent Predator Treatment  —  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court hasn't ruled on whether Bill Cosby can leave prison or get a new trial on sex-crime charges, but the Keystone State's Parole Board has made its opinion very clear.

Rep. Matt Gaetz eyes presidential run in 2024  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who is currently the subject of a Justice Department investigation into whether he had sex with a 17-year-old girl and transported her across state lines in violation of sex trafficking laws, is considering a run for president in 2024.

KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: May 2021  —  , Mellisha Stokes , and Mollyann Brodie … Key Findings  — The latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor shows continued steady progress in vaccine uptake, with 62% of U.S. adults saying they've gotten at least one dose of a vaccine (up from 56% in April) …

Children Ages 2 and Up Who Aren't Fully Vaccinated Should Continue to Wear Face Masks, the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends … For Release:  —  Itasca, Ill. — In updated face mask guidance, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the continued use of a well-fitting face mask …

Deadly Mistake: Ban on Flavored Nicotine Products Led Teenagers to Smoke More Cigarettes, Study Finds  —  The latest target of the public health bureaucracy's regulatory efforts is flavored tobacco products, in particular, flavored vaping products that are often popular among young people.

US Soldiers Expose Nuclear Weapons Secrets Via Flashcard Apps  —  For US soldiers tasked with the custody of nuclear weapons in Europe, the stakes are high.  Security protocols are lengthy, detailed and need to be known by heart.  To simplify this process, some service members …

Facebook to resume political donations, but not for GOP who voted against certifying election  —  Facebook will resume its political donations after more than a four-month pause but will keep the ban in place for members of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the election ahead …