Brianna Keilar Ridicules Putin ‘Propagandist’ Tucker Carlson: ‘Why is Rupert Murdoch Letting BS On the Air?’  —  Brianna Keilar flatly called Tucker Carlson “chief propagandist” after Fox News repeatedly called for political support for authoritarian Russian President Vladimir Putin over the emerging democracy of Ukraine.

Republicans lied about the need for a Jan. 6 commission.  There is a lot it already uncovered.  —  Among Republicans' many feeble excuses for nixing a bipartisan commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection was the notion that there was nothing more to learn about that day.

Virginia Is for Suckers  —  If you were a Joe Biden/Glenn Youngkin voter, you ignored a lot of evidence that the man in fleece was no moderate.  —  When Republican Glenn Youngkin narrowly defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe to become Virginia governor, the media roundly hailed him as an avatar of the “post-Trump” GOP.

Axios-Ipsos poll: Omicron's big numbers  —  Two new Biden administration initiatives — mailing at-home COVID-19 tests to those who ask and making free N95 masks available — are hugely popular, each backed by 84% of Americans in the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.

Ron Klain had the perfect résumé.  His first year showed the limits of that experience.  —  As Joe Biden closed in on the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, top advisers approached him with a careful process for choosing and vetting a potential White House chief of staff.

Two Covid Americas  —  The unvaccinated are less worried than the boosted, according to a poll.  —  Covid's starkly different impact on the young and old has been one of the virus's defining characteristics.  It tends to be mild for children and younger adults but is often severe for the elderly.

BREAKING: Fulton judges greenlight special grand jury for Trump probe  —  A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

Boris Johnson had birthday bash during lockdown, ITV News understands  —  A surprise party, with cake, and up to 30 guests - ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand outlines the events of the party, ITV News understands took place during lockdown  —  ITV News understands Boris Johnson had a birthday party during …

Another wave of death  —  Omicron infections are trending down nationally, but the number of deaths is as high now as it was during the summer's Delta wave.  —  Why it matters: Preventing death is the ultimate goal, and thousands of Americans continue to die from this coronavirus every …

What Does It Mean to Be ‘Done With Covid’?  —  On Saturday, several days after my son stopped testing positive for the coronavirus, I took him out for ramen and then to the movies.  The theater was about half-full; it required masks but also served food and cocktails, which you could, obviously, unmask to consume.

Scoop: Trump's new social network quietly courting influencers  —  Former President Trump's elusive new social media network Truth Social — which plans to go public — is reaching out to internet influencers asking them to “reserve their spots” for when it launches in February or March.

The ‘Done With COVID’ Crowd Won't Accept That They Won  —  We're living in the world these people want, but they still can't stop complaining.  —  Here is a question for people like UCSF epidemiologist Vinay Prasad: who the hell are you talking about?

Man invited by coworker to a Pa. cabin ends up dead.  His family says he was lynched  —  16,949  —  PHILADELPHIA — A Jamaican immigrant was shot to death at a rural Pennsylvania cabin last month in an incident his family is describing as a “modern-day lynching.”

Critics of ‘woke’ capitalism are wrong  —  A morally conscious business elite is a good thing when governments face multiple challenges  —  The writer is co-author of ‘Net Positive’ and former chief executive of Unilever  —  Expectations of business leaders have changed dramatically.

A New York judge rules that the state's mask mandate is unconstitutional and can't be enforced.  —  A New York State judge ruled on Monday that the state's mask mandate had been enacted unlawfully and is now void, according to court documents.  —  In December, amid a winter virus surge …

Sarah Palin, who is unvaccinated, recently dined indoors in New York City before testing positive.  —  Sarah Palin, who is not vaccinated against the coronavirus, dined indoors Saturday night at Elio's, an Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan that regularly draws celebrities …

Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’  —  Neil Young posted a since-deleted letter to his management team and record label demanding that they remove his music from Spotify.  “I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines …

America can't quit polarizing politicians  —  New data finds that the nation's most polarizing politicians are often the ones that garner the most attention online.  —  Why it matters: Online engagement helps politicians build a bigger national profile and more fundraising power …

POLITICO Playbook: Schumer strategy leaves some Dems seething  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Frustration with CHUCK SCHUMER's leadership strategy is privately simmering among some Hill Democrats.  —  We talked to a half-dozen senior Democratic staffers in both chambers Monday night and heard …

The Federalist Names Mollie Hemingway As Editor In Chief  —  In this new role, Hemingway — who has been The Federalist's senior editor since its founding in 2013 -will now oversee all of The Federalist's editorial operations.  —  Mollie Ziegler Hemingway has been named editor in chief of The Federalist …

Kids Shouldn't Have to Be ‘Resilient’  —  Every day, parents have a choice between fear and carrying on.  —  Six years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, I got a call from a law-enforcement officer telling me that my husband had died in a bike wreck during a charity race for cancer research.

Federal court blocks Alabama congressional map  —  A three-judge federal panel Monday blocked Alabama's new congressional district map from going into effect, ruling that challengers were “substantially likely” to prevail in their arguments that the plan violated the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

2022: The year of the thought police  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  For years, people on the right have complained about the supposed left-wing assault on free speech.  —  “We talk a lot on this show about the threat to free speech.

Steve Bannon was deplatformed.  An obscure media mogul keeps him on the air.  —  ‘War Room’ is at the center of a fledgling network monetizing what some employees saw as ‘Trump propaganda.’  —  Two years after being cast out of the White House, Stephen K. Bannon spoke from a steep, dusty hill outside El Paso, asking for donations.

LA Unified mask policy: Students to wear non-cloth face masks  —  Higher-grade mask rules begin at LA Unified  —  LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Unified School District said it will prohibit students from wearing cloth masks as the highly transmissible omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread.

Mike Pompeo shells out for media makeover  —  Mike Pompeo's political action committee spent $30,000 on media training from last March to June — the most on any service beyond payroll during the first six months of 2021.  —  Why it matters: The former secretary of State hasn't just been losing weight …

Biden deserves no credit for COVID-19 test website  —  Last Tuesday, the Biden administration launched its new website for ordering COVID-19 tests.  They did so one day earlier than expected.  —  We're well into year three of the pandemic.  And a concerted effort to get more tests to the public now passes for progress?