Authorities Arrest Analyst Who Contributed to Steele Dossier  —  Igor Danchenko, a Russia analyst who worked with Christopher Steele, the author of a dossier of rumors and unproven assertions about Donald J. Trump, was taken into custody as part of the Durham investigation.

Republicans Hit on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party  —  Rallying around what it calls “parental rights,” the party is pushing to build on its victories this week by stoking white resentment and tapping into broader anger at the education system.  —  After an unexpectedly strong showing …

Biden defends COVID-19 vaccination mandate for businesses  —  President Biden on Thursday defended his administration's coronavirus vaccination mandate for businesses, arguing it will not lead to worker shortages amid pushback from Republicans over the impact it could have on the economy.

Reeling From Surprise Losses, Democrats Sound the Alarm for 2022  —  Party officials say the White House and Congress must do more to address the electorate's deep malaise or risk watching voters lurch back toward the G.O.P. by default.  —  WASHINGTON — Reeling from a barrage of unexpected losses …

Here's Why Rapid COVID Tests Are So Expensive and Hard to Find  —  Months-long silences.  Mysterious rejections.  Here's what's behind the shortages of a critical tool for ending the pandemic.  —  Coronavirus  —  The U.S. Response to COVID-19 … A few weeks ago, a ProPublica reporter decided to test his kids for COVID-19.

Judge says ‘there appears to be intentional discrimination’ in Arbery jury selection, but allows trial to move forward with 1 Black juror  —  Father of Ahmaud Arbery calls death of his son a ‘lynching’  —  (CNN)After a long and contentious jury selection process in a coastal Georgia county …

Giuliani investigators home in on 2019 plan to advance Ukraine interests in US  —  Prosecutors believe Giuliani and two others may have violated law over agreement that would have seen them win lucrative contracts  —  The high-profile federal criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani …

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“A racist assumption”: Mixed-race family stopped at Denver airport after Southwest employee suspected human trafficking  —  Mary MacCarthy says she wants an apology from Southwest Airlines  —  A woman and her 10-year-old daughter were stopped by police at Denver International Airport …

Illegal immigrant who posed as minor while crossing border charged with murder in Florida  —  A 24-year-old Honduran immigrant who's charged with murder in the brutal stabbing death of a Florida man had crossed the US border illegally months earlier while posing as an unaccompanied minor, an investigation by The Post found.

“Anti-CRT” school board candidates are winning  —  A new PAC focused on electing conservative candidates to public school boards — by raising fears about how racism is taught — won three-fourths of its 58 races across seven states on Tuesday.  —  Why it matters: Those wins for the 1776 Project PAC …

Jan. 6 Defendant Who Said She's ‘Definitely Not Going To Jail’ Sentenced To Prison  —  Jenna Ryan, a Texas real estate agent who flew to D.C. on a private plane and livestreamed in the Capitol, got 60 days in prison.  —  Jenna Ryan, a Donald Trump enthusiast who tweeted that she's …

Top Trump Allies Set Up A ‘Legal Fund’ For Jan. 6 White House Rally Organizers  —  The fund will defend former Trump aides who were involved in planning his speech that day and have been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Capitol attack  —  Top allies of Donald Trump …

No barrier — not even the filibuster — must stop our obligation to our democracy  —  Tom CarperSpecial to the USA TODAY Network  —  When I was a freshman at the Ohio State University on a Navy ROTC scholarship, our commanding officer told a number of us about the opportunity to train in Quantico, Virginia over spring break.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will not play in Week 9 vs. Chiefs  —  The NFL's hottest team will be without its most important player Sunday.  —  Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 and is out for Green Bay's showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported.

EXCLUSIVE: Fauci Staffers Flagged Potential Gain-Of-Function Research At Wuhan Lab In 2016, Records Reveal  — Two subordinates of Dr. Anthony Fauci raised concerns in May 2016 that taxpayer dollars may be funding gain-of-function experiments on bat coronaviruses at a Wuhan lab …

University Of Michigan Paid CRT Peddler $266 Per Minute For Zoom Lecture  —  Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum raked in the same amount of money from Michigan taxpayers as CRT czar Ibram X. Kendi did in November 2020.  —  The University of Michigan, a taxpayer-funded institution …

USA Today snubs Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares from report on ‘candidates of color’ who won historic elections  —  Much of the media have downplayed, ignored the diverse GOP ticket in Virginia  —  Winsome Sears: You're looking at the American Dream  —  USA Today raised eyebrows …

Yacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan  —  Aboard a boat sailing the city's coastline, an organization outlines the $30 billion plan to keep the island safe from flooding.  —  Aboard the Manhattan II, a 100-foot yacht with glass walls and mahogany panelling …

Spending $153, Edward Durr ousts NJ Senate leader Sweeney  —  TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney, has lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent less than $200 on the race and leaving his party reeling.

Global CO2 emissions have been flat for a decade, new data reveals  —  Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement have rebounded by 4.9% this year, new estimates suggest, following a Covid-related dip of 5.4% in 2020.  —  The Global Carbon Project (GCP) …