TikTokers flood Texas abortion whistleblower site with Shrek memes, fake reports and porn  —  Critics of Texas' new law have been filing hundreds of fake reports to the whistleblowing website in hopes of crashing it  —  Pro-choice users on TikTok and Reddit have launched a guerrilla effort …

Trump Says He Is Unlikely to Get Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot  —  Former president has urged his supporters to get vaccinated but tells WSJ he 'probably won't' get a booster shot when it is available  —  WASHINGTON—Former President Donald Trump, who received a Covid-19 vaccination …

Joe Manchin's new threat to destroy Biden's agenda is worse than it seems  —  When President Biden travels to storm-ravaged Louisiana on Friday, he will continue amplifying the case for getting much more serious about tackling the climate change that is fueling such extreme weather events.

Trump administration deliberately slowed entry of Afghan allies  —  (CNN)Stephen Miller seemed floored by the idea, raised during a fall Cabinet meeting in 2018, of  keeping open the doors for Afghan allies and other Middle East refugees to enter the US.   —  “What do you guys want?”

Capitol Rioter Known as QAnon Shaman Pleads Guilty  —  Jacob Chansley, who stormed onto the Senate floor in face paint and a horned hat, accepted a deal under which federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 41 to 51 months in prison.  —  Jacob Chansley, a former actor …

Fact check: Sen. Joni Ernst falsely claims Biden has ‘not once’ expressed gratitude to troops who fought in the last 20 years  —  Senator falsely claims Biden ‘not once’ thanked overseas veterans  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member …

Biden Moves to Declassify Some Documents Related to Sept. 11  —  In an executive order, the president instructed Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to publicly release the declassified documents over the next six months.  —  WASHINGTON — Making good on a campaign promise …

Here's what we know about the mu variant … A coronavirus variant known as “mu” or “B.1.621” was designated by the World Health Organization as a “variant of interest” earlier this week and will be monitored by the global health body as cases continue to emerge across parts of the world.

Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides” or otherwise sexually abused.

Voting Data From A Colorado County Was Leaked Online.  Now The Clerk Is In Hiding  —  It's been nearly a month since sensitive data about voting equipment in Colorado's Mesa County was posted online by conspiracy theorists eager to cast doubt on the outcome of the 2020 election.

The Two Afghanistans  —  The journalist Anand Gopal has long reported for The New York Times and others from stretches of Afghanistan that few other Westerners have entered.  So when an MSNBC interviewer asked him this week what he considered the greatest American misconception about the country, I was struck by his answer:

It's Still All About COVID  —  For the last couple of weeks, I've been watching focus groups.  Two of those groups included independent-leaning voters who don't align themselves strongly with either party.  One other group was comprised of so-called Democratic “surge” voters …

At odds with boss, some Biden aides privately alarmed as millions of workers head over jobless benefits cliff  —  Some White House officials are split on what will happen when the benefits cease next week, but advisers downplayed any rift.  —  The Biden administration faces internal dissatisfaction …

Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law  — Lyft and Uber said Friday they would cover legal fees for drivers on their respective platforms who are sued under Texas' restrictive abortion law that went into effect this week.

Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election, study says  —  Right-leaning pages also produce more misinformation, the forthcoming study found.  —  A new study of user behavior on Facebook around the 2020 election is likely …

Former Trump campaign operative plans rally for those charged in Capitol riot  —  Law enforcement authorities are monitoring plans by supporters of former president Donald Trump to rally outside the U.S. Capitol later this month to argue that the hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection …

9/11 was a test.  The books of the last two decades show how America failed. … Deep within the catalogue of regrets that is the 9/11 Commission report — long after readers learn of the origins and objectives of al-Qaeda, past the warnings ignored by consecutive administrations …

Ethics Watchdog Requests Probe Into Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene For ‘Threatening’ Telecom Firms  —  The ethics watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) on Friday asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate whether House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Patients overdosing on ivermectin backing up rural Oklahoma hospitals, ambulances  —  SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, Okla. (KFOR) - A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication, ivermectin, to fight COVID-19 are causing emergency room and ambulance back ups.

Trump Tower's key tenants have fallen behind on rent and moved out.  But Trump has one reliable customer: His own PAC.  —  NEW YORK — Inside Trump Tower, swank suit-maker Marcraft Clothes once rented the entire 18th floor, outfitting its offices with fireplaces, mahogany-lined closets and two bars for schmoozing customers.

China ‘tells US envoy John Kerry it will follow its own climate road map’  —  Source says the two sides failed to reach agreement and China has its own plans on climate matters Beijing describes discussions about addressing climate change as ‘candid, in-depth and pragmatic’ Source says the sides …

Afghanistan's Corruption Was Made in America … In 2005, I visited a branch of Afghanistan's national bank in Kandahar to make a deposit.  I was launching a cooperative that would craft skin-care products for export, using oils extracted from local almonds and apricot kernels …

Mike Lindell paid millions to “cyber experts”; allegedly bought luxury home for accused fraudster  —  MyPillow CEO may have bought $1.5 million home for supposed expert — who didn't even show up at “cyber symposium”  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's alleged net worth of $300 million may be dwindling rapidly …