Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants  —  CONROE, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House.

Majority of Americans want Biden to consider ‘all possible nominees’ for Supreme Court vacancy: POLL  —  An ABC News/Ipsos poll says a plurality of the U.S. views the court as partisan.  —  A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that a plurality of Americans view the Supreme Court as motivated by partisanship …

Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young  —  “We encourage all musicians, artists and music lovers everywhere, to stand with us all, and cut ties with Spotify,” guitarist writes  —  Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest …

North Korea missile tests: Biggest launch since 2017  —  North Korea has conducted what is thought to be its biggest missile launch since 2017.  —  South Korea reported that the launch took place at 07:52 local time on Sunday (22:52 GMT) off North Korea's east coast.

Long Island pediatric nurse charged in $900K fake vaccine card scheme, NYPD husband being investigated  —  A pediatric nurse practitioner has been arrested for selling phony COVID-19 vaccine cards on Long Island — and her NYPD officer husband faces a departmental probe over his possible involvement …

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 …

Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus  —  The country has instituted a wide range of high-tech controls on society as part of a mostly successful effort to stop the virus.  The consequences may endure.  —  The police had warned Xie Yang, a human rights lawyer …

Stuck without housing, Afghan evacuees languish inside D.C.-area hotel rooms  —  Scores of Afghan evacuees in the Washington region have been languishing inside cramped hotel rooms, where parents sleep on the floor while their bored children share one bed.  —  Months after their arrivals …

National Democrats take aim at Iowa's caucuses as discussions begin over 2024 calendar  —  DES MOINES, Iowa - Members of the Democratic National Committee took aim at Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses Saturday as the group considers changes to the 2024 presidential nominating process.

Trump's Cheerleaders Forget How Weak He Was With Putin  —  They can't defend their records as part of the worst administration in history, so they're pathetically lashing out at Biden. … You would think that given the fact Donald Trump was impeached for illegally withholding congressionally approved aid …

Trump declared a war on the media.  Now proxy battles are being waged in American courts.  —  But none of these landmark cases are as potentially consequential as Sarah Palin's suit against the New York Times.  —  From the start of his presidential bid, Donald Trump took full advantage …

UN: 2,000 children recruited by Yemen's rebels died fighting  —  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts said in a new report that nearly 2,000 children recruited by Yemen's Houthi rebels died on the battlefield between January 2020 and May 2021, and the Iranian-backed rebels continue to hold camps …

Georgetown Law's Conservative and Libertarian Students Rally Around Ilya Shapiro  —  In an editorial today, we made the case that it would be egregious for Georgetown University Law School to fire Ilya Shapiro.  Now, the school's Conservative and Libertarian Student Association is coming to his defense.

The Pressure Campaign on Spotify to Remove Joe Rogan Reveals the Religion of Liberals: Censorship  —  All factions, at certain points, succumb to the impulse to censor.  But for the Democratic Party's liberal adherents, silencing their adversaries has become their primary project.

Pro-Moscow separatists once marched in this Ukraine border city.  Now it's standing against Russia.  —  RUSSIA-UKRAINE BORDER — The helicopter cut through the gray sky, following the path of the razor-wire fence below it.  Lt. Col. Uiry Trubachov, of Ukraine's Border Guard Service, squinted up at the chopper.

Most Americans say pandemic will be over when virus becomes comparable to seasonal flu  —  Analysis: Why did Spotify choose Joe Rogan over Neil Young?  Hint: It's not a music company.  —  Teachers, students and families caught in the middle of Va. mask order  —  Confused about rapid tests?

Trump touts borders at home and abroad during Texas rally  —  Former President Donald Trump applauded the efficacy of borders before an enthusiastic crowd in Texas on Saturday evening, criticizing the Biden administration's handling of sovereignty both domestically and internationally.

Italian Lawmakers Re-Elect Sergio Mattarella as President, Preserving Status Quo  —  Mr. Mattarella has presided over a chaotic seven years in which the country swung wildly from the left to the right, acting as the guardrails of Italy's democracy.  —  ROME — After noxious and chaotic …

School Vaccine Clinic Shut Down by Right-Wing Sabotage Campaign  —  A viral video shared by “Libs of TikTok” was part of a bid to fear-monger about kids supposedly getting the vaccine under false pretenses.  —  A Colorado school district said it won't be letting kids get vaccinated …