Justice Dept. to file lawsuit against state of Georgia over new voting restrictions  —  The Justice Department will file a federal lawsuit Friday against the state of Georgia for its efforts to enact new voting restrictions that federal authorities allege discriminate against Black Americans …

POLITICO Playbook: Graham: Biden made GOP look like ‘f—ing idiots’  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION — President JOE BIDEN, Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER and Speaker NANCY PELOSI unveiled a rather daring new strategy Thursday for getting the president's agenda passed.

New Details Suggest Senior Trump Aides Knew Jan. 6 Rally Could Get Chaotic  —  Text messages and interviews show that Stop the Steal leaders fooled the Capitol police and welcomed racists to increase their crowd sizes, while White House officials worked to both contain and appease them.

Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should ‘crack skulls’ during protests last year, new book claims  —  General's response to Gaetz's question leaves him shaking his head  —  Washington (CNN)The top US general repeatedly pushed back on then-President Donald Trump's argument …

Pence, Diverging From Trump, Says He Was ‘Proud’ to Certify Election  —  In a speech, former Vice President Mike Pence went the furthest he has gone yet in distancing himself from Donald Trump and the Capitol riot.  But he still praised the former president and his agenda.

They Seemed Like Democratic Activists.  They Were Secretly Conservative Spies.  —  Operatives infiltrated progressive groups across the West to try to manipulate politics and reshape the national electoral map.  They targeted moderate Republicans, too — anyone seen as threats to hard-line conservatives.

Trump set to reemerge on the trail with revenge on his mind  —  Former President Donald Trump is bronzed, rested and politically bloodthirsty.  —  Having spent months in semi-retirement after his election loss in 2020, Trump is set this weekend to kick off a series of political events.

Discovery of ‘Dragon Man’ Skull in China May Add Species to Human Family Tree  —  A laborer discovered the fossil and hid it in a well for 85 years.  Scientists say it could help sort out the human family tree and how our species emerged.  —  Scientists on Friday announced …

Tucker Carlson Trashes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: 'He's Not Just a Pig, He's Stupid'  —  On Thursday, Tucker Carlson slammed Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, calling him “a pig” and “stupid.”  —  The Fox News host took particular issue with Milley's testimony …

America's continued move toward socialism  —  Just half of younger Americans now hold a positive view of capitalism — and socialism's appeal in the U.S. continues to grow, driven by Black Americans and women, according to a new Axios/Momentive poll.  —  Why it matters: The pandemic …

Yet Another Biden Program Favoring Non-Whites Halted By Federal Judge  —  “Plaintiff is a White farmer in Jennings, Florida who has qualifying farm loans but is ineligible for debt relief under Section 1005 solely because of his race.”  Judge agrees: “Race or ethnicity is the sole …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump laughed at Rudy for falling asleep on planes and ‘spitting during meetings’ and would tell him he ‘sucked’ and was ‘pathetic’ after TV appearances, new book claims  — Donald Trump enjoyed tormenting Rudy Giuliani, mocking him for falling asleep in meetings and calling him ‘pathetic’

What I Saw in My First 10 Years on Testosterone  —  Mr. McBee is the author of “Amateur: A Reckoning With Gender, Identity, and Masculinity” and “Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness, and Becoming a Man.”  He writes for TV and film.  —  Ten years ago this month …

Chicago Dyke March chooses antisemitic hate  —  The Chicago Dyke March, on Saturday, is not about promoting Pride but rather a far-left agenda that includes antisemitism.  —  One poster promoting the event includes a woman standing on top of a burning police car while holding burning American and Israeli flags.

Derek Chauvin Faces Sentencing for Murder of George Floyd  —  Former Minneapolis officer could get up to 30 years in prison for the killing that revived the debate over race and policing  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is expected to be sentenced Friday afternoon …

The Perils of 180ism  —  A few months after I first moved to the United States, “The Colbert Report” premiered on television.  In his very first episode, in October 2005, Stephen Colbert defined “truthiness.”  What matters, he argued in a hilarious imitation of a hard-charging right-wing television pundit …

How Amazon Bullies, Manipulates, and Lies to Reporters  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.  —  It was a slow news day at Gizmodo, the tech website where Dell Cameron worked.

Video Shows GOP Rep. Comparing Democrats to Nazis: ‘They Want to Destroy the Country’  —  “They are not the loyal opposition.  They are the opposition to everything you love and believe in,” Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry said about Democrats in a recent speech.  —  CJ

Florida cracks down on Sidney Powell and Michael Flynn's “deceptive” fundraising  —  A nonprofit run by the former president's lawyer Sidney Powell, pardoned felon former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael T. Flynn, and Flynn's brother Joseph all just got hit with an Administrative Complaint by Florida's statewide charity regulator.

U.S. Unemployment Rescue Left at Least 9 Million Without Help  —  Barb Ashbrook, who lost her part-time job at a food court in downtown Indianapolis in March 2020, was denied unemployment benefits because she was earning more than $121 a week from a second job at a Dollar Tree store.

Florida building collapse: At least 4 people dead, 159 unaccounted for; ‘We still have hope that we will find people alive,’ mayor says  —  Elinor Aspegren Ryan W. Miller Wendy RhodesUSA TODAY … SURFSIDE, Fla. — Almost 160 people are unaccounted for Friday morning, a day after a 12-story …