California-born figure skater Beverly Zu, 19, is slammed on Chinese social media after finishing LAST on the ice having given up her US citizenship to compete for Communist Beijing in Winter Olympics  — Figure skater Zhu Yi, 19, finished with the lowest score on day two of the women's short …

Deleted Abrams tweet shows how schools' COVID policies are in 2022 crosshairs  —  'Where is Stacey's mask?'  Perdue asks.  —  The tweet from Stacey Abrams seemed innocuous enough, promoting her appearance at a Decatur school honoring Black History Month.  —  But the pictures under …

Youngkin campaign attacks high school student on Twitter  —  RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's campaign lashed out at a high school student as well as Democrat Ralph Northam on Twitter this weekend, tweeting out the teen's name and photo after the boy shared a news story about part …

Manchin and Murkowski endorse each other during joint interview  —  GOP senator: I'm not here to be a representative of the Republican party  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday they would endorse one another in upcoming elections during a rare bipartisan interview on CNN.

President Biden to visit Israel ‘later this year,’ White House says  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will visit Israel “later this year” after Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett invited him to the country, according to a readout of a call between the two on Sunday released by the White House.

The Covid Policy That Really Mattered Wasn't a Policy  —  If the C.D.C. had recommended better masks from the beginning, how many people would have worn them and for how long?  If the Biden administration had flooded stores with cheap rapid tests, would people have used them?

'It's not like we don't have enough jobs here in Wisconsin': Ron Johnson won't try to land Oshkosh Corp. postal vehicle work  —  Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Saturday he won't try to persuade a Wisconsin manufacturer to place more than 1,000 new jobs in his hometown.

I'm disgusted by Joe Rogan's weak apology.  My former colleague's death at 47 makes it worse.  —  People are dying because of covid misinformation that Spotify packages as glib podcast fodder.  —  Under fire for spreading covid misinformation on his hugely popular podcast …

Overhaul of Electoral Count Act ‘Absolutely’ Will Pass, Manchin Says  —  Senators working to overhaul the law said recent revelations about former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election made their work even more crucial.  —  WASHINGTON — Key senators working …

California's Supreme Court Was Split.  Leondra Kruger Found the Center.  —  Known for her ‘elegant’ mind, the moderate judge, now on President Biden's short list of potential high court nominees, could be a mediating force in Washington.  —  SACRAMENTO — In 2014, when then-Governor Jerry …

Military Reporters & Editors Association calls for the resumption of embeds  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: The recent deployment of American forces to Europe provides an opportunity for the U.S. military to showcase how the men and women in uniform undertake the mission asked …

Time For a Victory Lap*  —  *Some terms and conditions apply.  Modern Monetary Theory, the buzziest economic idea in decades, got a pandemic tryout of sorts.  Now inflation is testing its limits.  —  The sun was sinking low over Long Island Sound as Stephanie Kelton …

Macron vows ‘de-escalation,’ but hints at concessions to Putin  —  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is optimistic he can secure a de-escalation over Ukraine when he travels to Moscow to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, but hinted that Western countries could have to make concessions to the Kremlin.

Scowling Obama inspects his multi-million dollar Hawaii mansion  —  Obama, 60, had his arms crossed the entire time the group were discussing the next steps in building the massive compound

Memphis BLM founder Pamela Moses sentenced to 6 years for illegally voting  —  The founder of the Black Lives Matter chapter in Memphis has been sentenced to prison for six years for illegally registering to vote in Tennessee, prosecutors said.  —  Pamela Moses, the 44-year-old activist …

McCain when he picked Palin: “F— it!”  —  At the moment the late Sen. John McCain green-lit Sarah Palin as his presidential running mate in 2008, he told top advisers: “F— it.  Let's do it.”  —  The intrigue: McCain balled up a fist and shook it as if rolling dice …