Axios-Ipsos poll: America retrenches on COVID  —  Social distancing and self-quarantining have spiked in recent weeks as Omicron puts the nation in a crouch like last spring before vaccines became widely available, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

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 …

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 …

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.

Hillary Clinton's 2024 Election Comeback  —  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have become unpopular.  It may be time for a change candidate.  —  A perfect storm in the Democratic Party is making a once-unfathomable scenario plausible: a political comeback for Hillary Clinton in 2024.

Fauci, Paul clash over accusations of ‘cheap politics’ regarding alleged ‘takedown’ of other scientists  —  The Kentucky senator accused Fauci of conspiring with the former NIH director to discredit doctors who disagreed with them  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for January 11

Ted Cruz's teen daughter comes out as bisexual  —  She described herself as bi on TikTok and said she “basically disagrees” with the far-right Senator on everything - from politics to her clothes.  —  Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz  —  Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) daughter, Caroline …

Education secretary Cardona solicited NSBA letter comparing protesting parents to domestic terrorists: email  —  NSBA official said controversial letter followed ‘a request by Secretary Cardona’

Americans Reading Fewer Books Than in Past  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans say they read an average of 12.6 books during the past year, a smaller number than Gallup has measured in any prior survey dating back to 1990.  U.S. adults are reading roughly two or three fewer books per year than they did between 2001 and 2016.

Conservative Activist Dies of COVID Complications After Attending Anti-Vax ‘Symposium’  —  Kelly Canon had celebrated her vaccine exemption a few weeks before she fell ill with the virus and wound up on a ventilator.  —  A well-known conservative activist in Arlington, Texas …

Hollywood's New Rules  —  A few years ago, the editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter pitched a story to the newsroom.  He had just come back from lunch with a well-known agent, who had suggested the paper take a look at the unintended consequences of Hollywood's efforts to diversify.

Mollie Hemingway Misrepresents Mike Rounds's 2020 Election Comments  —  Mollie Hemingway misrepresented Senator Mike Rounds's defense of the integrity of the 2020 election during a Monday Fox News appearance, accusing the South Dakota Republican of dismissing all of the election concerns typically cited …

Media experts sound alarm on rise of paywalled content  —  It's a bull market for media companies targeting high-end readers, with Justin Smith and Ben Smith joining the likes of Puck, Air Mail, The Information, Axios, Punchbowl News, and others targeting influential, wealthy individuals with new digital publications.

'Voter's Remorse'?  Trump Would Win Rematch With Biden  —  President Joe Biden would lose an election rematch to former President Donald Trump, who would win among independents and almost evenly split Hispanic voters.  —  A new Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports national telephone …

BREAKING: Biden Administration Making Lists of Religious Vaccine Objectors  —  A tiny administrative agency in the District of Columbia announced a new policy Tuesday that will likely serve as a model for a whole-of-government push to assemble lists of Americans who object on religious grounds to a COVID-19 vaccine.

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.

Ye Planning Russia Trip to Meet Putin and Perform Sunday Service, Says Advisor  —  He also intends to grow his business in the country with billionaire developer Aras Agalarov, sometimes known as the Trump of Russia, and Agalarov's musician son, EMIN.  —  Kanye West is looking east — to Russia.

Ted Cruz grills FBI on Ray Epps, asks if FBI had informants on Jan. 6  —  Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday grilled a top FBI official on whether bureau informants were present at the Jan. 6 riots — zeroing in on a man named Ray Epps.  —  Jill Sanborn, the FBI's executive assistant director …

Steve Bannon GLOATS After Ezra Klein Praises His Strategies  —  The former Trump strategist exulted over a mention by the liberal columnist.  —  Self-styled reactionary Steve Bannon brandished a compliment he received from Ezra Klein during his Monday broadcast, exulting in praise from the sincere, liberal New York Times commentator.

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.

Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida is drifting toward authoritarianism  —  Drawing upon a famous phrase, those who hold dominant power tend to exercise it dominantly.  —  Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, with the steadfast loyalty of a GOP-dominated legislature, governs like an authoritarian.

Supreme Court weighs whether noncitizens under deportation orders can challenge prolonged detention  —  The Supreme Court heard two cases Tuesday regarding long-term detention of noncitizens who enter the country without authorization and whether they are entitled to bond hearings while their immigration cases are adjudicated.

How School Closures Made Me Question My Progressive Politics  —  June 26, 2020, was the day I went public with just how angry I was about my son's school closing down for Covid, and my life hasn't been the same since.  —  I had begun to sense a difference between my own feelings …

Top House Democrat pushes for ‘isolation boxes’ for maskless lawmakers  —  The fourth-ranking House Democrat, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (Mass.), urged the sergeant-at-arms on Tuesday to force lawmakers who defy the chamber's mask mandate to cast votes from enclosures in the gallery above to limit potential spread of COVID-19.

Florida sent Evusheld to a private clinic before hospitals  —  Florida shipped a scarce new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug to treat the most vulnerable of patients — those with cancer or organ transplants whose immune systems don't respond well to a vaccine — to a private clinic …

The Simple Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump  —  On Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump sat in the White House watching a riot unfold at the Capitol.  —  Throughout the preceding two months, Trump had been engaged in an obsessive campaign to marshal allies, legal theories, and media support behind a false narrative of a stolen election.

Indiana state senator apologizes for saying educators need to be impartial when teaching about Nazism and fascism  —  Scott Baldwin, an Indiana state senator, ‘unequivocally condemn[s] Nazism, fascism and Marxism’ in a statement to CNN  —  (CNN)An Indiana lawmaker is apologizing for saying teachers …

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’

McConnell will run for another term as leader despite Trump's attacks  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he will run for another term as the chamber's top GOP leader at the end of the year, shutting down the possibility of a shake-up in the Republican chain of command.

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.

Poll: Marylanders give Biden modest support, more enthusiasm for Hogan  —  Nearly a year into his term, President Joe Biden enjoys modest approval in Maryland, according to a new poll.  —  The Democratic president had 54% approval of the job he's doing from more than 800 Maryland voters …

McCormick MAGA-proofs his Senate campaign after dissing Trump  —  PHILADELPHIA — Dave McCormick has been quoted bashing populism, celebrating skilled immigration and even warning about the potential drawbacks of an “America First” mindset.  A former hedge fund CEO, he's overseen more than $1 billion in investments in China.