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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built  —  After four years of stalling by the Trump administration, officials in Washington approved the $11.6 billion project for federal funding.  —  For five years, the plan to build a second pair of rail tunnels between …

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 …

Trump fires back at Paul Ryan: ‘Curse to the Republican Party’  —  Former President Donald Trump on Friday fired back at former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) after a speech in which Ryan criticized Trump's continued grip on the Republican Party.  —  In a statement issued through …

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.

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 …

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 …

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Calif. cafe charging $5 fee to diners ‘bragging’ about vaccine  —  I'm retired from pro sports.  My career still gives me nightmares.  —  First significant heat event of 2021 enters Bay Area forecast  —  How to win $1.5 million in California's new vaccine lottery

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.

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 …

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 …

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) …

Harris to become first female US Naval Academy commencement speaker  —  The 2 things Kamala Harris wants 2021 graduates to know  —  (CNN)Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will become the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she addresses the 2021 graduating class.

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.

The various dishonesties in Rand Paul's cocaine-quail presentation  —  No one can ever claim that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) doesn't know how to attract media attention.  —  Of late, Paul has centered that effort on challenging scientific orthodoxy on the coronavirus pandemic.

The Madness of the Maricopa County Election Audit  —  The election results in Arizona's largest county have been certified and authenticated multiple times.  This audit effort has been pure folly.  —  I'm a libertarian-minded Republican.  I hate taxes.  Especially the income tax.

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 …

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

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 …

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 …