White House pushes back after Republican senator says Supreme Court pick will be ‘beneficiary’ of affirmative action  —  Biden, who has promised to nominate a Black woman to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, has a track record of “extraordinarily qualified and groundbreaking nominees,” a spokesman says.

Spotify loses $4 billion in market value after Neil Young controversy  —  Spotify lost $4 billion in market value this week after rock icon Neil Young called out the company for allowing comedian Joe Rogan to use its service to spread misinformation about the COVID vaccine on his popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

DNC chair Jaime Harrison has considered early exit amid White House tensions  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is frustrated, isolated and trapped in a job he long thought he wanted, according to party insiders, a dynamic driven by escalating tensions with the White House over his role.

TikTokers spam Virginia GOP governor's tip line for snitching on teachers  —  Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a vocal opponent of critical race theory, encouraged parents to report “inherently divisive practices” at schools.  TikTokers devised a brilliant way to troll him.

US officials: Indications Russia has moved blood supplies to Ukraine border  —  Gen. Milley has message for Russia about Ukraine  —  (CNN)The US has seen indications that Russia has positioned supplies of blood near Ukraine's borders, two senior US defense officials told CNN Saturday …

After outcry, Vance moves Sunday's Marjorie Taylor Greene event from Loveland to Mason  —  The management at the Landing Event Center in Loveland didn't know much about the event that was scheduled for Sunday, the general manager told The Enquirer.  —  Just that a client asked to rent …

Thousands opposed to COVID-19 rules converge on Parliament Hill  —  Trudeau and his family have been moved from residence over security concerns  —  A convoy of thousands of truckers and other protesters have converged on Parliament Hill to call for an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates …

State Trooper Who Told Governor to ‘Kiss My A**’ Over Vaxx Mandate Dies of Covid-19  —  A Washington state trooper who retired rather than comply with a Covid-19 vaccine mandate has died from the virus.  —  Robert LaMay, 51, famously signed off in his squad car after 22 years of service …

NO BAIL: Oath Keepers leader's estranged wife exclusively shares his escape plans  —  The leader of the Oath Keepers national right-wing paramilitary organization charged with seditious conspiracy for attempting to keep Trump in power on January 6th just got denied bail …

Texas GOP Governor Faces Backlash Over Problems With National Guard Deployment at Border  —  Gov. Greg Abbott faces challenges from fellow Republicans and Democrats over pay problems and poor morale among National Guardsmen  —  Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is being blamed by GOP opponents …

Democrats Decried Dark Money.  Then They Won With It in 2020.  —  A New York Times analysis reveals how the left outdid the right at raising and spending millions from undisclosed donors to defeat Donald Trump and win power in Washington.  —  Ken Vogel's reporting from Washington focuses …

SistersInLaw are Now in Session  —  Politicon brings a brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for an exciting new podcast, #SistersInLaw.  —  Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr pull back the curtain on how our government actually works …

Federal judge bucks prosecutors, jails CA man who mailed 75 racist death threats to anti-Trump politicians  —  Cards included racist language, ‘KKK’ signature  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In a rare rebuke of prosecutors, a federal judge handed down a jail sentence to a California man who spent …

He's a public defender and legendary S.F. progressive.  Here's why he backs the school board recall  —  Some opponents of the effort to recall three San Francisco school board members say the campaign's backers are a bunch of Trump-loving Republican billionaires trying to buy school boards in an effort to privatize public education.

Virginia Republicans push for changes in marijuana law  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly empowered Republican lawmakers in Virginia who opposed legalizing simple possession of marijuana say they don't want to scrap the law, but they do want to make significant changes.

American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Charged with Providing Material Support to a Terrorist Organization  —  A criminal complaint filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which is now unsealed, alleges that Allison Fluke-Ekren, a United States citizen …