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 …

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 …

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 …

Zuckerberg Tells Staff to Focus on Video Products as Meta's Stock Plunges  —  Mark Zuckerberg quipped that if he started to cry, it wasn't because of the day's news.  —  His red, teary eyes were the result of a scratched cornea, the Facebook founder said Thursday, attempting to lighten …

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.

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.

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.

Payrolls show surprisingly powerful gain of 467,000 in January despite omicron surge  —  January jobs report exceeds estimates with nonfarm payrolls surging by 467,000  —  Payrolls rose far more than expected in January despite surging omicron cases that seemingly sent millions of workers to the sidelines …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Haley: Americans Face ‘Enormous Risk the Minute They Set Foot in China’ for Olympics  —  Human rights groups organizing athletes to protest Opening Ceremonies  —  Americans participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics will face enormous risk, former ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid fresh violence  —  Myanmar's military government has filed an eleventh corruption charge against removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the latest in a variety of indictments against the Nobel laureate who faces more than 150 years in prison.

Omicron Variant Looms Over January Jobs Report  —  Disruptions from the latest Covid-19 wave could have dented or set back payrolls at the start of the year, economists say  —  The January jobs report will reveal the extent to which the Omicron variant of Covid-19 dented U.S. employment last month.

‘Ground up and spit out’: Inside the Hill staffer Instagram rebellion  —  Pay so low that aides survive on food stamps.  Office cultures that drive committed employees to seek mental health support.  Staffers of color feeling cut off from pursuing senior roles.