Republicans rebuke Liz Cheney in unprecedented moves  —  Party leaders meeting in Salt Lake City move a censure resolution against the congresswoman from Wyoming and prepare to fund her primary opponent  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Republican leaders forged an agreement this week to potentially fund …

CNN staffers grill WarnerMedia boss over Jeff Zucker resignation  —  The sudden resignation of Jeff Zucker as president of CNN has shaken up the troops at the cable news network.  —  Jason Kilar, chief executive of the cable news channel's parent firm, WarnerMedia, heard it firsthand during …

Cyberattack on News Corp, Believed Linked to China, Targeted Emails of Journalists, Others  —  The attack, discovered on Jan. 20, affected publications including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and the company's U.K. news operation  —  News Corp was the target of a hack that accessed emails …

Russia, China push back against US in pre-Olympics summit  —  BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of Russia and China pushed back against U.S. pressure on Friday, declaring their opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirming that the island of Taiwan is a part of China, as they met hours before the Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing.

Arizona Republican House speaker effectively dooms GOP bill to allow state legislature to reject election results  —  (CNN)A Republican bill that would have overhauled elections in Arizona — including giving the state legislature the power to reject election results — proved to be too much even for state GOP leaders this week.

Facebook's dream of connecting the whole world is dead  —  The platform's first-ever decline in active users is a landmark event in social media history  —  For 18 years, ever since Mark Zuckerberg started it in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has been growing.

Islamic State's ‘ghost’ of a leader was plotting comeback when U.S. commandos cornered him  —  Captured Islamic State fighters described him as a “ghost,” a mysterious and nearly invisible leader with little practical sway over his weakened terrorist organization.

Bernie Moreno Suspends U.S. Senate Campaign; Commits to Support Trump Endorsed Candidate  —  Ensure Republican Control of the U.S. Senate Seat and Focus Resources on Retiring Tim Ryan  —  The following statement can be attributed to Bernie Moreno:  —  “I asked for a private meeting …

Why Stephanie Cutter says Dems need a new SCOTUS strategy  —  As Justice Stephen Breyer prepares to retire, the White House is racing to select his replacement.  Names of successors have been floated, the vetting-by-press has begun, members of Congress are already moving to push for their favored picks.

They're Burning Books in Tennessee  —  Greg Locke's zealots set fire to sacred millennial texts like Harry Potter and Twilight  —  Last week, McMinn County made news when the school board voted to ban beloved graphic novel Maus — a Holocaust story told with anthropomorphic mice and cats — due to instances of swear words and nudity.

The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error  —  Pamela Moses was sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register despite a felony conviction but officials admitted making a series of mistakes  —  For the last few months, I've been following the case of Pamela Moses …

Eric Holder's ‘Democracy’ Con  —  He campaigns against gerrymandering, then says not a word about New York's map.  —  To understand the political con that is the Democrats' “voting rights” push, look at the bait-and-switch that preceded it.  Eric Holder this week cemented his party's ruthless …

The making of a modern Republican  —  Paths to power and winning elections inside the GOP are changing rapidly and radically, spawning a new generation of kingmakers while diminishing the clout of many who lorded over the party for years.  —  Why it matters: Fourteen of the Republican Party's top consultants …

NYC public school cafeterias going vegan on Fridays  —  Hold the meat — and the cheese.  —  New York City public school cafeterias are going vegan-only on Fridays under a new policy from famously health-conscious Mayor Adams, who has touted the benefits of a vegan diet.

Michael Flynn Is Still at War  —  The general tried to persuade Donald Trump to use the military to overturn the 2020 election.  A year later, he and his followers are fighting the same battle by other means.  —  On Nov. 25, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced via Twitter …

Dystopic TikTok Trend Demands Amazon Workers Dance for Surveillance Cameras  —  TikTok users leave a note for their delivery drivers asking that they dance for the camera.  Then, they put it online for the enjoyment of strangers.  —  GJ  —  Amazon drivers have to endure many indignities on the job.

Covid-19 Commission Modeled on 9/11 Inquiry Draws Bipartisan Backing  —  A broad, bipartisan group of senators is coalescing around a plan for an independent panel to investigate the origins of the coronavirus and the U.S. response.  —  WASHINGTON — A broad and bipartisan group of senators …

Joe Biden News  —  Joe Biden is the country's 46th president.  Once one of Congress's youngest senators, Biden, 78, will be the oldest president sworn into office after Ronald Reagan left the White House in 1989 at the age of 77.  President Barack Obama's two-term vice president …

Kim Reynolds ending COVID disaster declaration, shutting down vaccination and case count websites … Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Thursday that she will soon end public health disaster proclamations that Iowa has operated under since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago.

Mail:Bag:3  —  There was a question about the Habsburg Empire in the mix that I wanted to answer but it just kept spinning out of control and I had to skip it.  Sorry!  But maybe on some rainy day we'll get a post about it holding together and “the martians” turning Austria-Hungary into the scientific superpower of the 20th century.

Lucy-Graves Hall: UA building named for Autherine Lucy Foster on anniversary of enrollment  —  The University of Alabama will rename Graves Hall to Lucy-Graves Hall.  Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African American student to enroll in the University, will share the building name with Bibb Graves …