Trump blog page shuts down for good  — Former President Donald Trump's blog has been permanently shut down.  — The page, “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has been scrubbed from Trump's website and “will not be returning,” his senior aide Jason Miller told CNBC.

A Law Student Isn't Allowed to Graduate Because He Made Fun of the Federalist Society  —  On Jan. 25, Nicholas Wallace, a third-year student at Stanford Law School, sent a satirical flyer to a student listserv reserved for debate and political commentary.  The flyer promoted a fake event …

Republican senators' failure to investigate Jan. 6 is worse than their impeachment performance  —  Republican senators have managed to outdo themselves in cowardice — which is quite a feat.  —  Last week's Senate vote blocking a national commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection …

Trump Administration Secretly Seized Phone Records of Times Reporters  —  The admission by the Biden Justice Department followed similar recent disclosures to The Washington Post and CNN.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of four …

Ellie Kemper and Twitter's Two Minutes Hate  —  Twitter's sidebar points to people who have been declared fair game for punching and the mob gleefully piles on  —  If you've spent any time in the land of online controversies this week, you may have heard that Ellie Kemper …

Lake Highlands High Valedictorian Pulls Switcheroo on Commencement Speech  —  You know the drill.  Every valedictorian has to get her speech approved before she delivers it at commencement.  You can't let high school kids — even really smart, hardworking, responsible kids — just get up and say whatever they want to say.

Pressure mounts on Manchin as ‘panic’ sets in among Democrats over voting rights  —  Democratic leaders and activists are urgently stepping up pressure on Sen. Joe Manchin III to support legislation to fight Republican-led voting restrictions across the country, with party officials increasingly concluding …

Change: Majority of Americans, plurality of Dems now believe lab-leak theory is probably true  —  Here's another reason why Leana Wen, however well-meaning, probably shouldn't worry about what might happen if Americans come around to believing that the coronavirus leaked from a Chinese lab.

NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive function — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race bias.

Murderer Cop Derek Chauvin Begs for Light Sentence, Citing ‘Broken System’  —  SOME NERVE  —  Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, has requested a judge reduce his sentence to time served or probation.

Trump has grown increasingly consumed with ballot audits as he pushes falsehood that election was stolen  —  Former president Donald Trump remains relentlessly focused on the false claim that the November election was stolen from him and is increasingly consumed with the notion …

Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home  —  A six-minute meeting drove Portia Twidt to quit her job.  —  She'd taken the position as a research compliance specialist in February, enticed by promises of remote work.  Then came the prodding to go into the office.

Google Diversity Chief Offers Private Apology for Anti-Semitic Remarks As Company Remains Silent  —  Google's global diversity leader apologized privately on Tuesday night to the company's Jewish employees for a blog post in which he argued that Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war,” …

Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows  —  Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments.  —  WASHINGTON — Julesa Webb resumed an old habit: serving her children three meals a day.

Israeli opposition forms government in deal that could end Netanyahu's career  —  Israeli opposition leaders have brokered a power-sharing agreement that will allow them to form a government and drive Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power, one of the top coalition members announced.

RNC threatens Republicans will boycott 2024 presidential debates unless changes are made … WASHINGTON — The next presidential election is almost three and a half years away, and Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is already warning that her party's nominee may not participate in debates.

MyPillow Guy Says He ‘Probably’ Inspired Trump's Idea of an August Restoration  —  “If Trump is saying August, that is probably because he heard me say it,” Lindell told The Daily Beast. … Donald Trump now has the notion in his head that he could return to the White House in August.

Iran's largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country's vessels in recent years amid tensions with the West.

QAnon Has a Disturbing Takeover Plot to ‘Eliminate’ Elected Officials  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  A known grifter and QAnon supporter who claims she can time-travel has amassed an army of thousands of loyal followers to carry out a plot …

The Fast and the Furious: Electric Bikers and Cyclists Compete for Trail Space  —  Bicyclists says e-bikers zip by recklessly, motorized bike enthusiasts say pedal crowd is just as bad; “increasing rudeness.”  —  Scott Sterner and his wife, Donna Rupert, 60-year-old retirees in Dunedin …

City parks are a waste of space.  Here's why they should be privatized  —  Part of the problem is that governments have blurred the line between public and private property  —  “It's becoming crystal clear: urban public parks on the North American continent are going to be one of those things …

Quiz: How Well Do You Understand Today's Crime Trends?  —  Crime has emerged as a significant issue in the U.S. during the pandemic.  But context can be lost amid the headlines and partisan claims.  How well can you separate fact from fiction on this topic?  —  1 of 12

Liz Cheney spent $58K on security in months after Trump impeachment vote  —  Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has spent over $58,000 on security in the months following her vote to impeach former President Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol, according to a Casper Star-Tribune review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.

The Biden team is making terrible excuses for keeping Trump's secrets buried  —  As the Biden administration increasingly resists pressure to release various documents that would shed light on the depths of Donald Trump's corruption, you'll be hearing a key excuse a lot: We need to restore normalcy.

Is Glenn Greenwald the New Master of Right-Wing Media?  —  The leftist scribe has become “a practitioner of manufactured controversy” for outlets like Fox News, say his stunned former colleagues. … “GREENWALD BLASTS INTERCEPT FOR SMEARING INGRAHAM GUESTS.”

Demographics were expected to push Florida left.  Instead, they nudged it to the right.  —  Democrats are gaining ground in growing, urbanizing, racially diverse states.  —  Democratic candidates prevailed in Arizona and Georgia by running up the score in Phoenix and Atlanta.

The New Domestic War on Terror Has Already Begun — Even Without the New Laws Biden Wants  —  Homeland Security just issued its fourth danger bulletin this year.  And both the weapons and rhetorical tactics of the first War on Terror are increasingly visible.  —  6 hr ago

In tit-for-tat move, Germany blocks Russian airlines  —  BERLIN (AP) — Germany has denied Russian airlines permission to use its airspace after Moscow failed to approve a Lufthansa flight to Russia, German officials said Wednesday.  —  In a statement, Germany's Transport Ministry …

The Conservative Publishing Industry Has a Joe Biden Problem  —  In the conservative book world, nothing is supposed to set off a gold rush like a new Democratic president.  Ever since Bill Clinton inspired a wave of right-wing best sellers in the '90s, publishing houses that cater …

Charges after US Capitol insurrection roil far-right groups  —  Indictments.  Infighting.  Incarceration.  —  Former President Donald Trump's lies about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6, but the aftermath of the insurrection …