Jeff Zucker's legacy is defined by his promotion of Donald Trump  —  Many questions still swirl around Wednesday's startling announcement that, after nine years, Jeff Zucker's reign as CNN president was over.  —  Was his ouster really all about his failure to disclose to his corporate bosses …

Biden: US raid in Syria killed top Islamic State leader  —  ATMEH, Syria (AP) — A U.S. special forces raid in northwestern Syria early Thursday killed the top leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, President Joe Biden said.  —  “Thanks to the skill and bravery …

U.S. Exposes What It Says Is Russian Effort to Fabricate Pretext for Invasion  —  Officials said Russia was planning a fake video showing an attack by Ukrainians on Russian territory or Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has acquired intelligence …

Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election  —  The proposal to seize and analyze “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.

Biden, Adams strike up alliance as Democrats face new threat: Rising violent crime  —  NEW YORK — One likes to go out at night before waking up early.  The other keeps a compressed schedule and enjoys weekends on the Delaware shore.  —  One is a former cop who ran for office with the support of rank-and-file officers.

Take The Hint, John Roberts — It's Time For You To Retire, Too  —  “Judges are like umpires,” John Roberts famously said at his confirmation hearing as Chief Justice.  “Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them ... They make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it is a limited role.

When the Pope Hits Your Eye Like a Big Pizza Pie, That's Ahmari  —  From neoconservatism to integralist cosplay to active worship of China and Russia, the ‘post-liberal’ right has had a giddy five years  —  I first met Sohrab Ahmari, one of the most influential and controversial writers …

So long, Omicron: White House eyes next phase of pandemic  —  The White House is preparing to move on from Omicron.  —  Emboldened by falling case counts, the Biden administration is plotting a new phase of the pandemic response aimed at containing the coronavirus and conditioning Americans to live with it.

Facebook lost daily users for the first time ever last quarter  —  A metaverse pivot isn't going to fix the social network's main problems: slowing user and ad growth  —  Since its inception, Facebook's user growth has essentially been up and to the right.

‘I am doing the devils work’ — Staff at Dem firm revolt over work for Sinema  —  Since the beginning of 2020, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's reelection campaign has paid the Democratic consulting firm Authentic nearly a half million dollars for digital work and list acquisition.

Alabama officials receive complaints about Black History Month as state debates CRT legislation  —  1,214  —  As Alabama lawmakers look to take up multiple bills in the coming weeks that would ban divisive concepts associated with critical race theory, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey …

Why Voter Suppression Probably Won't Work  —  Voting procedures, turnout, and vote margins in the 2020 election  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — In the aftermath of the high-turnout 2020 election, many Republican-controlled state governments have passed legislation that Democrats believe will harm their party's voter turnout.

When Artists Become the Censors  —  The new moral majority comes for Joe Rogan.  —  In 1984, of all years, rock bands in the Soviet Union were in a panic.  The Ministry of Culture had decreed that, for these groups to keep performing and touring in the USSR, they would have to show …

Inside Mississippi's only class on critical race theory  —  Brittany Murphree was born and raised in Rankin County, Mississippi, one of the most Republican counties in one of the most Republican states.  —  She went to Northwest Rankin High School where she was the president of the school's chapter …

Katrina Robinson expelled from Tennessee Senate  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Katrina Robinson has been expelled from her position in the Tennessee Senate.  —  The state's full Senate voted Feb. 2 on whether to expel her from office.  —  A Senate Ethics Committee recommended the expulsion …