Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for Posting Coronavirus Misinformation  —  The Republican lawmaker from Georgia cannot tweet for 12 hours, after the White House criticized social media sites for amplifying vaccine lies.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said on Monday …

McCarthy makes his 5 GOP picks for Jan. 6 select committee  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has chosen his five GOP appointees for the Democrat-led select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.  —  While the California Republican took his time deciding between naming …

Infrastructure deal in precarious state as endgame nears  —  President Biden on Monday took a subtle yet unmistakable dig at Republicans who have backed away from a major funding component in a bipartisan infrastructure package that is now starting to fray, saying pointedly that …

Let's get more people vaccinated  —  It all starts with actually approving the vaccine....  One great piece of news about life in the United States of America in July of 2021 is that widely available mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are highly effective against the SARS-Cov-2 virus.

Fox has quietly implemented its own version of a vaccine passport while its top personalities attack them  —  New York (CNN Business)Tucker Carlson has called the idea of vaccine passports the medical equivalent of “Jim Crow” laws.  And other Fox News personalities have spent months …

Democrats' Definition Of ‘Misinformation’ Is Whatever Hurts Them Politically Today  —  The Biden administration's gross collusion with Big Tech to censor opposing viewpoints is not only blatant tyranny but also obvious hypocrisy.  —  Facebook is killing people, misinformation is rampant …

Progressive Group Launches 6-Figure Super PAC To Boost Nina Turner  —  The Working Families Party plans to spend at least $150,000 in the hotly contested Ohio congressional race.  —  The Working Families Party, a progressive group, plans to spend at least $150,000 in support …

How Bad Is the Bootleg Fire?  It's Generating Its Own Weather.  —  Unpredictable winds, fire clouds that spawn lightning, and flames that leap over firebreaks are confounding efforts to fight the blaze, which is sweeping through southern Oregon.  —  A towering cloud of hot air …

Biden orders review of Havana embassy staff, remittances after Cuba protests  —  President Joe Biden took steps on Monday to respond to a historic wave of protests in Cuba, ordering the State Department to review an increase in staff at the U.S. Embassy in Havana and forming a working group …

Axios-Ipsos poll: Most unvaccinated Americans won't get the shot for any reason  —  Many won't budge even if their own doctor gives the shot, a celebrity endorses it or they get paid time off.

Ben & Jerry's Will End Sales of Our Ice Cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory  —  We believe it is inconsistent with our values for Ben & Jerry's ice cream to be sold in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).  We also hear and recognize the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted partners.

Republicans Have Their Own Private Autocracy  —  I'm a huge believer in the usefulness of social science, especially studies that use comparisons across time and space to shed light on our current situation.  So when the political scientist Henry Farrell suggested that I look at his field's literature …

We are all propagandists now  —  The U.S. is in an information war with itself.  The public sphere, where Americans discuss public issues, is broken.  There's little discussion - and lots of fighting.  —  One reason why: Persuasion is difficult, slow and time-consuming …

Biden Legal Team Decides Inmates Must Return to Prison After Covid Emergency  —  When the pandemic ends, thousands in home confinement will be recalled unless Congress acts or Biden issues mass commutations.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration legal team has decided that thousands …

Indicted Trump Organization executive may have defended his Mercedes perks in custody, court documents show  —  NEW YORK — Indicted Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg may have offered an unprompted early defense to investigators on the day he was charged in a 15-year tax avoidance …

Pedro Castillo declared president-elect of Peru  —  Pedro Castillo has been declared president-elect of Peru, weeks after winning the popular vote in a tightly-contested run-off election.  —  The country's election authority announced its verdict after reviewing claims of electoral fraud by his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori.

China says Microsoft hacking accusations fabricated by US and allies  —  China has denied allegations that it carried out a major cyber-attack against tech giant Microsoft.  —  The US and other Western countries on Monday accused China of hacking Microsoft Exchange - a popular email platform used by companies worldwide.

Bipartisan bill aims to assert Congress's power over arms sales, emergencies and military operations  —  A bipartisan group of senators is unveiling legislation Tuesday to give Congress a more active role in approving arms sales, authorizing the use of military force and declaring national emergencies …

The Hedgehogs of Critical Race Theory  —  They start with important truths—slavery was wicked—and get carried away into monomania.  —  The political philosopher Isaiah Berlin turned an obscure fragment by the ancient Greek poet Archilochus ("The fox knows many things …

Judge Guts Trump-Era Case Against Rocker Raided For Photo Shoot Promoting His Band  —  Justin Coffman spent a month behind bars and had his home raided because of his band's promotional photo shoot.  —  A senior federal judge has gutted a criminal case championed by a Trump-appointed top federal prosecutor …

As many as 200 Americans have now reported possible symptoms of ‘Havana Syndrome,’ officials say  —  WASHINGTON — As many as 200 Americans have come forward to describe possible symptoms of directed energy attacks, part of a wave of fresh reports that includes newly identified incidents around the world, Western officials say.

We're begging you, Gov. DeSantis, stop messing in Texas and save Florida from COVID  —  That's what DeSantis told the conservative TPUSA crowd on Sunday.  —  We agree.  Completely.  —  Please, governor, we're begging you, handle the COVID problem.  Be a leader.

American Dental Association Bares Teeth, Extracts Funding for Paul Gosar  —  The ADA was the controversial Republican congressman's biggest donor.  —  Turns out the American Dental Association might have teeth after all.  They've finally cut their longtime pal, onetime “Dentist of the year” …

Texas Senate Bill Drops Teaching Requirement That Ku Klux Klan Is ‘Morally Wrong’  —  Eliminated requirements also include the writings of Martin Luther King Jr., United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez and suffragist Susan B. Anthony.  —  In a new political low in Texas …

Florida Young Democrats Taken Over by Islamists  —  The maniacs are running the asylum, targeting Jews, homosexuals and Israel. … For the past two months, a group of young and angry Israel bashers, led by Central Florida anti-Semite activist Rasha Mubarak and under the banner 'Florida Palestine Network …

Senior House Dem trashes Senate's bipartisan infrastructure talks  —  A top House Democrat scorched the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure negotiations during a private call Monday, saying he hopes the talks fail 48 hours before a high-profile test vote in the upper chamber.

How ‘equity’ ideology plunged South Africa into inequality and chaos  —  Van Wyksdorp, South Africa - As South Africa erupted into chaos, my thoughts turned to the United States — a great country brought low by the same toxic and demented racial politics that set afire my homeland last week.