Staving Off G.O.P. Attacks, Democrats Show New Urgency on Crime  —  A strong showing by Eric Adams in the New York mayoral race and President Biden's announcement of a new crime-fighting agenda signal a shift by Democrats toward themes of public safety.  —  Facing a surge in shootings …

State university faculty, students to be surveyed on beliefs  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that budget cuts could be looming if universities and colleges are found to be “indoctrinating” students.  —  TALLAHASSEE — In his continued push against the “indoctrination” of students …

In sentencing regretful Capitol protester, federal judge rebukes Republicans  —  U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth castigated Republican lawmakers on Wednesday for downplaying the violence of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, saying in handing down the first sentence …

Supreme Court Rules Against Union Recruiting on California Farms  —  The case concerned a unique state regulation allowing labor representatives to meet with farm workers at their workplaces for up to three hours a day for as many as 120 days a year.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Congressional negotiators and White House agree on infrastructure framework  —  A group of bipartisan senators Wednesday evening announced that they had agreed on an infrastructure framework with the White House.  —  The senators are meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday to discuss the plan …

Kamala Harris is set to visit the border  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border this week, amid an unrelenting chorus of criticism from Republicans over her failure to visit there.  —  Harris, who was tasked by President Joe Biden to lead diplomatic efforts …

Biden administration removes Rodney Scott as head of U.S. Border Patrol  —  The Biden administration has forced out the head of the U.S. Border Patrol, Rodney Scott, clearing a path for a leadership overhaul at an agency strained by a 20-year-high in illegal border crossings …

John McAfee found dead of apparent suicide in Spanish jail after court approves his extradition for tax crimes  — Eccentric antivirus software company founder John McAfee was found dead of suspected suicide in a jail in Barcelona, Spain.  — McAfee died shortly after Spain's National Court approved …

Scientist Finds Early Virus Sequences That Had Been Mysteriously Deleted  —  By rooting through files stored on Google Cloud, a researcher says he recovered 13 early coronavirus sequences that had disappeared from a database last year.  —  About a year ago, genetic sequences …

‘The Tea Party to the 10th power’: Trumpworld bets big on critical race theory  —  Former top aides to President Donald Trump have begun an aggressive push to combat the teaching of critical race theory and capitalize on the issue politically, confident that a backlash will vault them back into power.

FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Moderna, Pfizer vaccine fact sheets  —  FDA plans to “move rapidly” to add a warning to fact sheets for Pfizer and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines about the rare risk of developing inflammatory heart conditions, an agency official said Wednesday.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner distance themselves from the former President and his constant complaints  —  (CNN)With each passing day away from Washington, former President Donald Trump's grievances continue unabated.  And those complaints appear to be driving away two of the people …

Fox News Poll: Majority believes COVID-19 leaked from lab in China  —  No direct scientific evidence has been made public that conclusively proves either perspective  —  Newly resurfaced report from U.S. scientists says Wuhan lab leak theory is ‘plausible’

A top Biden ally just fired a warning shot on the filibuster.  Should we believe it?  —  As a Democrat from Joe Biden's longtime home state of Delaware, Sen. Christopher A. Coons is widely perceived to have a direct line to the president, so his views on what's next after the failure of voting reform deserve careful attention.

President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following 17 individuals to serve in key roles:  — Michael Carpenter, Nominee for U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with rank of Ambassador

Afghan Government Could Collapse Six Months After U.S. Withdrawal, New Intelligence Assessment Says  —  Taliban advances prompt agencies to revise outlook for how long Kabul can hold out  —  KABUL—The U.S. intelligence community concluded last week that the government of Afghanistan …

Flesh Peddling To Own the Libs  —  Raymond Arroyo is the perfect distillation of modern conservatism.  —  4 hr ago  —  1. Victoria's Secret  —  If you want to see the single purest distillation of modern conservatism so far in existence, I beg you to watch the first three minutes …

Merrick Garland is the wrong man for the job  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday made clear that he has decided to let bygones be bygones.  I can only imagine the reaction from the scores of former Justice Department lawyers who spent four years writing pleas to their ex-colleagues …

Here's the Tweet Matt Gaetz Tried to Delete About the FBI  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz tweeted Wednesday that Democrats should defund the FBI, the same agency investigating whether the Florida congressman participated in sex trafficking.

A Former NRA President Was Tricked Into Speaking At A Fake High School Graduation  —  In a speech to the James Madison Academy 2021 graduating class, David Keene, a former NRA president and current board member of the gun rights group, called on the teens to fight those looking to implement tighter gun restrictions.

Republican official in Ohio faces charge for voting twice in November election  —  Republican lawmakers in Ohio pushing for more “safety and security” at the ballot box can now point to a clear example of voter fraud in the November 2020 presidential election.  —  Unfortunately for them, it involves another Republican.

Why won't the national media cover the story Americans care about most?  —  It's a very basic concept of journalism: Cover the stories that impact your viewers and readers most, the stories they most care about.  —  But for one very big story, there's been relative silence from our national media, just passing mentions.