Activist Republicans oppose helping Ukraine  —  Republicans running in high-profile primary races aren't racing to defend Ukraine against a possible Russian invasion.  They're settling on a different line of attack: Blame Biden, not Putin.  —  What's happening: Leery of the base …

EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Seen Dining At NYC Restaurant TWO DAYS After Covid Diagnosis  —  Sarah Palin returned to Elio's restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night — just two days after testing positive for Covid-19.  —  As seen in photos obtained by Mediaite, the former Alaska governor …

MCMINN COUNTY BANS “MAUS”, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING HOLOCAUST BOOK  —  Continuing the recent spate of conservative book-banning initiatives, The Mcminn County School board just voted to ban the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel “MAUS” by Art Spiegelman from all of its schools …

Why not to expect a scorched earth fight over Breyer's replacement  —  The conservative movement has, for decades, prioritized Supreme Court fights over nearly all other forms of political battle.  —  But a survey on Wednesday of some of the top officials and activists in that universe indicates …

Witness Can Confirm Matt Gaetz Was Told He Had Sex With a Minor  —  One of the key interactions Joel Greenberg claims to have had with Matt Gaetz is a phone call informing Gaetz that they'd been sleeping with a minor.  Someone witnessed the call. … On Sept. 4, 2017, according to his confession letter …

Scoop: Stephanie Ruhle to replace Brian Williams on MSNBC  —  MSNBC will soon announce plans to move morning anchor Stephanie Ruhle to the 11 pm ET hour that Brian Williams turned into an elite destination, two sources familiar with the move tell Axios.  —  Details: The 9 am ET hour …

U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, fastest full-year clip since 1984, despite ongoing pandemic  —  The GDP report, released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, offered the latest snapshot of a resilient recovery  —  The U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, the fastest full-year clip since 1984 …

Spotify to Take Down Neil Young's Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum  —  The folk-rock star won't back down after discussions with his record label and Spotify  —  Spotify Technology SA is in the process of removing Neil Young's music, according to people familiar with the matter …

AJC poll: Biden's approval in Georgia takes a nosedive  —  President Joe Biden's approval rating has fallen off a cliff in Georgia, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Thursday that showed just one-third of registered voters approve of the Democrat's job performance.

Jailed Oath Keeper's Estranged Wife Shares Snaps of ‘Escape Tunnels’ Dug Into Backyard  —  KEPT THE RECEIPTS  —  When a federal judge ordered Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes to remain jailed pending his trial for conspiracy charges on Wednesday, they cited testimony by Rhodes's estranged wife …

The Republican Party's Anti-Vaxx Wing Is Too Big to Fail … When an ideological extreme faction with unpopular views emerges, it becomes a threat to the party that hosts it.  At first, the party's incentive is to banish the extremists, lest their toxic ideas taint the party's brand with the broader electorate.

Democrats to devote resources to 7 more House lawmakers facing tough re-elections  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats added seven names Thursday to their list of vulnerable incumbents in need of party resources heading into the challenging midterm elections.  —  The Democratic Congressional …

Poll: Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Set to Be Unseated by Possible Challenger Ruben Gallego in 2024 Primary Landslide  —  By Ryan O'Donnell, David Guirgis, and Brian Burton  —  In October 2021, Data for Progress published poll findings that captured the extent of Arizona Democratic primary …

Biden Expected to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court  —  The president's promise highlights a group that has struggled to become part of the very small pool of elite judges in the nation's higher federal courts.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden and his legal team have spent …

Robust U.S. Growth Is Expected for Late 2021, but Omicron Looms Now  —  Economists predict GDP accelerated in the fourth quarter before the Covid-19 variant sapped momentum  —  The U.S. economy appears to have grown robustly in the final quarter of 2021 but recently lost momentum …

Amazon Union Has Sufficient Signatures for New York Election  —  Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in Staten Island, New York, have collected enough signatures to hold an election on whether to join a union, according to U.S. labor officials.  —  There is “sufficient showing” …

‘Betraying the American people’: Leaked video reveals Joe Biden's ‘hush hush’ migrant invasion  —  MORE FROM:  —  While Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi go all out to protect Ukraine's national sovereignty, at the same time they are orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border.

The Republican death drive: Refusing to sacrifice anything means sacrificing everything  —  Why are they killing themselves?  Let's turn to Sigmund Freud.  —  More Americans are dying from the covid in states run by Republicans than in states run by Democrats.

Texan who allegedly sold pistol to synagogue hostage-taker has been charged with illegal gun possession  —  A Texas felon who allegedly sold a pistol used to take hostages at a synagogue outside Dallas this month has been hit with a federal firearms charge, officials said Wednesday.

Texas violated voting rights law during redistricting, retiring state GOP senator says in sworn court statement  —  A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments in a lawsuit claiming that Texas Republicans violated the Voting Rights Act when they redrew state Senate District 10 in Tarrant County …

Madison Cawthorn Lawyer Cites Confederate Amnesty Act To Defend Rep's Job  —  A lawyer for Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) cited an 1872 congressional action granting amnesty to Confederate soldiers to defend his own client's eligibility for office.  —  The argument from Cawthorn lawyer James Bopp Jr. came …

WHO staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse in Asia  —  Current and former staffers have accused the top director of the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific of racist, unethical and abusive behavior that has undermined the U.N. health agency's efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Emails appear to show Boris Johnson authorized evacuation of pets from Afghanistan, despite repeated denials  —  The emails were released as part of an investigation by a parliamentary committee of the British government's handling of its August withdrawal from Afghanistan

The 59 Republicans Who Joined Electoral Voter Fraud Scheme For Trump Could Face Prison  —  What seemed like political theater at the time actually violated state and federal fraud laws, according to current and former prosecutors.  —  By S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON ― …

Alex Berenson's Dangerous Covid-Vaccine Claims on Tucker Carlson Tonight  —  The data clearly show that these vaccines are safe for almost everyone.  So why are Fox News viewers being told the opposite?  —  n Tuesday, a Tucker Carlson Tonight guest painted a wildly misleading picture of Covid vaccines …

YouTube permanently bans Dan Bongino  —  YouTube on Wednesday permanently banned conservative commentator Dan Bongino from the platform, saying he attempted to evade a previous suspension.  —  The Fox host uploaded a video to his main channel while his secondary channel …

After Spate of Shootings, Manhattan D.A. Takes Tougher Stance on Guns  —  Alvin Bragg campaigned on lenient policies aimed at making the justice system fairer.  But a string of violent episodes early in his tenure is testing his resolve.  —  When Alvin Bragg was a candidate for Manhattan district attorney …

GOP Has Congress Edge by Default  —  Few say either party is very concerned about ‘average Americans’  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Congressional Republicans have a small edge over their Democratic colleagues on a dubious metric - they are slightly less likely to be seen as lacking concern for the average American's financial well-being.