The Bridge Over the River Kwai  —  House Republicans should be careful not to become like Colonel Nicholson in the movie, “The Bridge Over the River Kwai.”  —  Nicholson, played by Alex Guinness, was the British officer who helped the Japanese build a bridge in Burma during the Second World War …

'A Publisher's Worst Nightmare': How Cuomo's Book Became a Cautionary Tale  —  Last summer, publishers really wanted to buy Gov. Andrew Cuomo's book.  —  At the time, it seemed like a guaranteed best seller.  Sales of political books were surging, and Mr. Cuomo had become a cable news fixture …

Trump asked his AG about legal strategy to overturn election, Rosen tells senators  —  Donald Trump asked the country's top legal official in late December about a conspiratorial draft complaint aimed at overturning the 2020 election results, according to a previously unreported account …

Neal Conan, Longtime Host Of NPR's ‘Talk Of The Nation,’ Dies At 71  —  Neal Conan, who spent 36 years with National Public Radio and 11 years as the host of the network's Talk of the Nation died Tuesday in Hawaii of glioblastoma at the age of 71.  —  I met Neal almost 50 years ago …

The con is winding down  —  Allow me to present to you the evidence that China stole the 2020 election.  Please sit down; I don't want you to be injured when you faint.  —  So: voilà.  —  Yes, you're reading that right.  Looks like you owe MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell an apology.  —  Hm?

See the Data on Breakthrough Covid Hospitalizations and Deaths by State  —  Serious coronavirus infections among vaccinated people have been relatively rare since the start of the vaccination campaign, a New York Times analysis of data from 40 states and Washington, D.C., shows.

Why I Am Not A Progressive  —  And Why, From Climate Change to Homelessness, Liberal People Are Giving Up  —  For all of my adult life I have identified as a progressive.  To me, being a progressive meant that I believed in empowerment.  In 2002, when I co-founded a labor-environmental coalition …

Texas judge clears way for San Antonio to mandate masks in blow to Gov. Greg Abbott  —  A county judge in Texas on Tuesday cleared the way for officials in San Antonio and Bexar County to require masks in public schools and municipal buildings, temporarily overriding an order …

Biden ‘checking’ if he can overrule states and order universal masks in schools  —  President Biden said Tuesday that his administration is examining whether he can order universal masking in public schools, overriding Republican governors in states like Florida and Texas.

Rep. Ron Kind announces retirement in boon to GOP's House hopes  —  Rep. Ron Kind, a senior Democrat in one of the most competitive swing seats, will not seek reelection — a gutting blow to House Democrats in their uphill battle to hang onto their majority next November.

‘It Was Just Disbelief’: Parent Files Complaint Against Atlanta Elementary School After Learning the Principal Segregated Students Based on Race  —  An Atlanta mom filed a federal complaint against her daughter's Atlanta elementary school after she learned that the school was separating students on the basis of race.

“All Roads Lead to Mar-a-Lago”: Inside the Fury and Fantasy of Donald Trump's Florida  —  It's late afternoon, and the palms of Fort Lauderdale are swaying as Roger Stone—dirty trickster, convicted felon—glides across the boulevard in short sleeves and a linen jacket, ready for his first cocktail of the day.

WNDB official: Radio host Marc Bernier hospitalized with COVID-19  —  Jim AbbottThe Daytona Beach News-Journal  —  DAYTONA BEACH — Longtime radio talk-show host Marc Bernier has been hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a top official at WNDB (1150 AM, 93.5 FM).

Facebook removes anti-vax influencer campaign  —  Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts which it says were involved in anti-vax disinformation campaigns operated from Russia.  —  The company said the network of accounts targeted India, Latin America and the US.

‘Reign of Terror’ Brilliantly Traces the Course From 9/11 to President Trump … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  Spencer Ackerman's barnburner of a new book, “Reign of Terror,” reminded me of that moment in 2015 …

U.S. officials warn collapse of Afghan capital could come sooner than expected  —  The Biden administration is preparing for Afghanistan's capital to fall far sooner than feared only weeks ago, as a rapid disintegration of security has prompted the revision of an already stark intelligence …

The Technology 202: Democrats urged Google to get itself vetted for racial biases.  It hasn't budged.  —  Democratic lawmakers say Google has ignored calls for the tech giant to audit how its products and policies affect racial equity at the company, a tool civil rights advocates and their allies …

A man claiming to be a Mexican cartel leader threatened to kill a TV anchor.  She returned to her nightly broadcast.  —  MEXICO CITY — Hours after receiving a death threat from a man claiming to be one of Mexico's most dangerous criminals, the news anchor took to the air again.

Delta Is Bad News for Kids  —  Two and a half weeks ago, as the next school year approached, a pediatric cardiologist from Louisiana headed into the Georgia mountains with her husband, their three young children, and their extended family.  It was, in many ways, a fairly pandemic-sanctioned vacation …

North Korea refuses to answer inter-Korean hotline calls for second straight day  —  Seoul's unification, defense ministries confirm lack of response as top DPRK officials rail against joint US-ROK drills  —  North Korea has not responded to calls from South Korea via recently reconnected …