DOJ officials rejected colleague's request to intervene in Georgia's election certification: Emails  —  The DOJ officials rejected the request from another department official.  —  Top members of the Department of Justice last year rebuffed another DOJ official who asked them to urge officials …

Biden calls for Cuomo to resign after investigation finds the New York governor sexually harassed 11 women  —  New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sexually harassed current and former state employees, creating a hostile work environment for women in violation of state and federal law, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.

Biden administration planning to announce new action to limit housing evictions  —  The move would come after congressional Democrats complained that the White House allowed a CDC eviction moratorium to lapse.  —  The Biden administration is expected to announce a new action to limit housing evictions …

Cyber Ninjas leader ignored records contradicting his false claim  —  This article is a collaboration with ABC15.  To read more about their coverage on the Arizona “audit,” go to their website.  —  Speaking before several thousand supporters at a “Rally to Protect Our Elections” …

F.D.A. Aims to Give Final Approval to Pfizer Vaccine by Early Next Month  —  The Food and Drug Administration's move is expected to kick off more vaccination mandates for hospital workers, college students and federal troops.  —  WASHINGTON — With a new surge of Covid-19 infections ripping through …

DeSantis downplays COVID-19 concerns during Sarasota and Miami events Tuesday  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis downplayed concerns Tuesday about record COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Florida and the highly contagious new delta variant spreading in schools as they reopen this month.

Missouri governor pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who waved guns at protesters  —  A St. Louis couple who gained national notoriety for brandishing guns at peaceful protesters last year and pleaded guilty to firearm charges were pardoned by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson last week.

‘We do something new here’: Jen Psaki destroys Peter Doocy with her best 10-second smack down yet  —  White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded to Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy on Tuesday by taking a shot at former President Donald Trump's administration.

New York City is expected to require proof of vaccination for indoor dining and fitness.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to announce Tuesday morning that New York City will require proof of vaccination for people participating in indoor activities, including at restaurants, gyms and performances …

House Dem campaign chief warns the majority at risk without message reboot  —  During a closed-door lunch last week with some of his most vulnerable incumbents, House Democrats' campaign chief delivered a blunt warning: If the midterms were held now, they would lose the majority.

President Biden Announces on Live TV That He Intends to Break His Oath of Office  —  President Biden knows that the CDC's eviction moratorium is illegal, having, per Gene Sperling, “not only kicked the tires,” but “double, triple, quadruple checked.”  He also knows that the Supreme Court …

California business owner, 61, is arrested for storming the Capitol on January 6 after he sent a selfie to his prayer group that was forwarded to the FBI  — Glenn Allen Brooks ‘boasted’ about being at the riot to his church group chat  — A member of the chat turned his photos and texts over to the FBI in January

The Madness of Teachers Unions Opposing a Vaccine Mandate  —  Last week, two new reports confirmed the catastrophic damage caused by a year of remote schooling.  Not only did American schoolchildren fall dramatically behind in the school year, the damage was substantially greater for low-income …

As Virus Cases Spike in Arkansas, the Governor Backtracks on Masks  —  Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a law banning mask mandates.  Now he wants to unravel it, reflecting the dilemma for Republican governors across the South, where the health crisis has deepened.

CDC Issues Eviction Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission  —  CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky today signed an order determining the evictions of tenants for failure to make rent or housing payments could be detrimental to public health control measures to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Biden administration preparing to offer vaccines to migrants along Mexico border  —  The Biden administration is preparing to begin offering coronavirus vaccines to migrants in U.S. custody along the Mexico border, where illegal crossings are at the highest levels in more than two decades …

Tucker Carlson & Viktor Orbán Plan Our Fascist Future  —  “You Should Know What's Happening Here in Hungary,” read the Fox News chyron as Tucker Carlson kicked off a week of broadcasts from Budapest.  Earlier that day, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had posted a photograph …

Belarusian Olympic Athlete Who Refused to Go Home Says She Will Never Return  —  Krystsina Tsimanouskaya said she is looking to continue her athletic career in another country  —  TOKYO—The Belarusian sprinter who refused her team's orders to fly home after a public dispute …

The Fascist-Curious Right  —  Salazar, Orban, and the yearning for an American Caesar  —  Let's start with this: The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has had it with the bogus Cyber Ninja election audit and is openly defying the latest subpoena from the state senate.

Coroner in Missouri county keeps COVID off of death certificates |  The Kansas City Star  —  Macon County Coroner Brian Hayes handles the death certificates for this cattle, corn and soybean region of 15,000 in north-central Missouri, near Kirksville — roughly 130 to 140 deaths each year.

Rashida Tlaib Says Certain (((People))) Are Exploiting America  —  In a recent video, Rashida Tlaib tells her audience that “behind the curtain,” the forces who stop a “free Palestine” are the “same people” who exploit “regular Americans” for “their profit.”

Trump pushes Mike Carey to win Ohio special primary in test of influence  —  Mike Carey, former President Donald Trump's preferred candidate, won the Republican nomination in the primary for Ohio's 15th Congressional District special election on Tuesday.  —  The result is a win …

Matt Yglesias' Case Against Powell Critics Is Weak  —  Share Created with Sketch.  Created with Sketch.  Created with Sketch.  —  The blogger Matthew Yglesias has spent decades cultivating a persona as someone who is savvy, policy-oriented...in a word, a wonk™.

“They Killed Us from the Inside”  —  An Investigation into the August 4 Beirut Blast  —  Graffiti at the damaged port area in the aftermath of a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 11, 2020.  © 2020 Hannah McKay/Reuters  —  Summary  —  Following decades of government mismanagement …

Black women lose nearly $1M over a lifetime due to gender wage gap, data shows  —  Black women are typically paid only 63 cents on the dollar.  —  Black women are typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, which means they have to work seven months into 2021 …