G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’  —  The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.  —  WASHINGTON — The Republican Party on Friday officially declared …

Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing $300k from Stormy Daniels  —  Attorney-turned-criminal Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels.  —  The now twice-convicted felon — and one time rising star …

Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6  —  (CNN)The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is now in possession of White House records that provide new details about a phone call Donald Trump made to Republican …

How Jeff Zucker Turned CNN Into A Cult  —  In movies and history books when someone is fighting with the French Resistance against the Nazis nobody cares if they are cheating on their spouse, or engaged in dubious ethical practices.  It's an existential crisis, and normal rules don't apply.

North Carolina Court Says G.O.P. Political Maps Are Unconstitutional  —  The State Supreme Court said maps of the state's 14 House districts and state legislative districts violated guarantees of free elections, speech and assembly.  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday upended Republican efforts …

Revealed: Trump reviewed draft order that authorized voting machines to be seized  —  Then president, during contentious December 2020 meeting, also agreed to appoint Sidney Powell as special counsel to investigate fraud  —  Weeks after the 2020 election, Donald Trump reviewed a draft executive order …

Jon Stewart sides with Joe Rogan as more artists leave Spotify: ‘This overreaction is a mistake’  —  Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and more have removed their catalogues from the streaming platform  —  Video mash-up compares Joe Rogan's apology to what he says on podcast

Who's Behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, The Secretive NFT Brand?  These Two, For Starters.  —  The buzzy NFT collection has raked in millions and the eager support of dozens of celebrities.  But its founders' anonymity raises questions about accountability in the age of crypto.  —  Copy

Pence, defending his actions on Jan. 6, rebukes Trump as ‘wrong’  —  In a speech, he went further than ever before in publicly criticizing Trump.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday went further than he has before in publicly and directly criticizing former President Donald Trump …

Judge temporarily halts Youngkin order making masks optional in Va. schools after lawsuit from school boards  —  An Arlington judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring enforcement of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's mask-optional order for schools — a major victory for the seven school boards …

Amir Locke's Death Should Incense Anyone Who Cares About Gun Rights  —  An officer with the Minneapolis Police Department SWAT team shot and killed a 22-year-old man early Wednesday morning during the execution of a no-knock raid, reinvigorating debate around a law-enforcement tactic that many say is rife for abuse.

US grants sanctions relief to Iran as nuke talks in balance  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday restored some sanctions relief to Iran's atomic program as talks aimed at salvaging the languishing 2015 nuclear deal enter a critical phase.

A Black Iraqi's Sudden Career in TV News: ‘They Wanted to See All Colors’  —  Randa Abd Al-Aziz was joking with friends in a Baghdad cafe when she got a surprise job offer: broadcasting the news in Iraq, whose Black citizens have little media presence and even less power.

The Anti-Semitism In Anti-Whiteness  —  Whoopi Goldberg just brought it out into the open. … Whoopi Goldberg, I think it's safe to say, is not a deep thinker, and wouldn't claim to be.  She's also clearly not an anti-Semite.  She's a talented entertainer and merely reflects many …

ESPN Guy Says China's Genocide is No Worse Than Red States Requiring Voter ID  —  The U.S. declared last year that the actions against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China as genocide.  But according to ESPN's J. A. Adande, committing genocide against Uyghurs is no worse than red states requiring voter ID.

Jan. 6 Defendant Seeks to Subpoena Trump as Witness at Trial  —  The request to have the former president testify faces an uphill fight, but it illustrates efforts by defendants to place him at the center of their cases.  —  Almost from the moment that the first rioters were arrested …

The Hidden Failure of the World's Biggest Privacy Law  —  The EU's landmark privacy law, GDPR, was supposed to change the world of tech privacy forever.  What the hell happened?  —  Alerts  —  This week, European authorities struck a massive blow to the digital data-mining industrial complex …

Uyghur athlete delivers Olympic flame in opening ceremony after global criticism of China  —  All eyes on China as 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics begin  —  China kicked off the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday with a pared-back but visually stunning opening ceremony and a defiant message to the world leaders boycotting it.

Bombshell picture shows Boris Johnson holding can of beer at lockdown birthday party  —  Sources said that pictures taken by the official No10 photographer have been handed over to Scotland Yard for their investigation into the Downing Street parties - including one of the PM with a can of beer

Sixteen Penn swimmers say transgender teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete  —  Sixteen members of the University of Pennsylvania women's swimming team sent a letter to school and Ivy League officials Thursday asking that they not take legal action challenging the NCAA's recently updated transgender policy.