A Growing Gap  —  We look at Omicron's toll in New York and Seattle, two cities with timely data.  —  Some of the timeliest data on Covid-19 outcomes by vaccination status comes from New York City and the Seattle area, and the two are telling a consistent story.

Biden Will Endorse Changing Senate Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation  —  In Georgia, the president will express support for altering rules around the Senate filibuster, setting up a confrontation with Republicans.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden will endorse changing Senate rules …

Justice Dept. forms new domestic terrorism unit to address growing threat  —  The Justice Department is forming a new domestic terrorism unit to help combat a threat that has intensified dramatically in recent years, a top national security official said Tuesday.

Can states exclude from the ballot congressional candidates they deem lack the qualifications for office?  —  Some private plaintiffs have sued to try to exclude Representative Madison Cawthorn from the North Carolina congressional ballot on the grounds that he engaged in …

A new plan to ‘Trump-proof’ the 2024 election quietly comes together  —  If Republicans succeed in blocking Democratic efforts to protect voting rights this week, as expected, the push to defend democracy will be anything but dead.  That's because another important proposal to prevent …

What Happened to the Eviction Tsunami?  —  Since the pandemic began, housing experts (including one of the authors of this article) have been predicting that the pandemic's economic fallout would produce an eviction “tsunami” that could put as many as 40 million people out of their homes.

US announces $308 million in aid for Afghans as crisis grows  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced $308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, offering new aid to the country as it edges toward a humanitarian crisis since the Taliban takeover nearly five months ago.

Dems Had One Job: Don't Be Crazy.  They're Mucking It Up.  —  If the party's leaders can't keep schools open, communities safe, and citizenship meaningful, what are they good for? … As Democrats ponder why they are poised to lose Congress in this year's elections to a party that is unwilling …

The woke lives of college girls  —  It's clear by the first episode that Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls isn't going to be much more than it has already presented itself to be: a middle-of-the-road comedy angling for progressive acclaim with nods to intersectionality and feminism.

GOP councilwoman refuses to disclose vaccination status, even if it means she's barred from chambers  —  City Council member Vickie Paladino told NY1 she'll never disclose if she's vaccinated against COVID-19.  —  “It's just nobody's business whether I am or not.

Trump wants the Jan. 6 suits against him dismissed.  Why he's on shaky ground.  —  Our win in the Charlottesville case shows how Trump's defense is flawed.  In fact, the Charlottesville defense lost for the same reasons Trump should lose now.  —  By Roberta A. Kaplan …

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger explains his genocidal Chinese Communist ‘Christian’ values  —  In his Twitter bio, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger declares: “Values are most enduring thing leaders create.”  He proudly proclaims how he's a “philanthropist, Christian, farm boy at heart.”

America has rejected fascism before  —  The 2020s are similar to the 1940s.  —  Editorial Board readers are familiar with my obsession with political time - or how one party and its ideas prevail with a majority of Americans for four or five decades before falling into a period of transition …

Military Documents About Gain of Function Contradict Fauci Testimony Under Oath  — Military documents state that EcoHealth Alliance approached DARPA in March 2018 seeking funding to conduct gain of function research of bat borne coronaviruses.  The proposal, named Project Defuse …

A single district attorney in Georgia has the best case against Trump  —  When it comes to possible criminal prosecution of the defeated former president for seeking to overthrow the 2020 election, most attention has understandably focused on the Justice Department.

Reps. Comer, Jordan expose new Fauci emails they say point to COVID-19 lab leak ‘cover up’  —  House Republicans questioning why Fauci, others moved away from lab leak theory in early 2020  —  Confidence in Biden, Fauci at an ‘all-time low’: GOP Doctors Caucus member

How Democrats Can Win the Information War  —  You can't rely on the traditional media to counter viral propaganda and disinformation.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  For the past year, my team of three volunteers and I have immersed ourselves into monitoring the political right.

A Missouri Reporter Is Getting Blamed For the Security Flaw He Exposed  —  Hi everyone, it's Jack in Washington.  A Missouri reporter found a security problem on a state website.  The governor claims that's a criminal offense.  But first...  Today's top tech news:  —  From right-click to ‘hacker’