Chris Christie: Trump incited Jan. 6 riot to “intimidate Mike Pence”  —  Former President Trump incited the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 “to intimidate” former Vice President Mike Pence into overturning the 2020 election, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday.

National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago  —  The recovery of multiple boxes from Trump's Florida resort, including letters from Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un, underscores the previous administration's cavalier handling of presidential records

Spotify CEO says company won't be “silencing” Joe Rogan  —  Spotify CEO Daniel Ek told employees Sunday that while he strongly condemns past racial slurs used by Joe Rogan, he won't be cutting ties with the platform's most popular podcaster, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios.

US intel indicates Russian officers have had doubts about full scale Ukraine invasion  —  (CNN)Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin …

Jonah Goldberg Joins CNN as a Contributor After Leaving Fox News … Jonah Goldberg, one of the two conservative political analysts who resigned from Fox News Channel in colorful fashion over its coverage, is joining CNN as a contributor, the WarnerMedia network confirmed Monday.

Biden's top science adviser bullied and demeaned subordinates, according to White House investigation  —  President Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, bullied and demeaned his subordinates and violated the White House's workplace policy, an internal White House investigation recently concluded …

N.J. Governor to End School Mask Mandate in Move to ‘Normalcy’  —  For the first time since the start of the pandemic, New Jersey districts will be permitted to allow students and teachers to stop wearing masks.  —  Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, a Democrat who has imposed …

Lies Are the Building Blocks of Trumpian Authoritarianism  —  Deceit and the danger to democracy.  —  Americans like to think our country is immune to authoritarianism.  We have a culture of freedom, a tradition of elected government, and a Bill of Rights.  We're not like those European countries that fell into fascism.

The NYT article on MMT is really bad  —  The fringe ideology's star is falling, and puff pieces will not resuscitate it  —  The New York Times just came out with a big glowing writeup of MMT, entitled “Time for a Victory Lap*”.  This article aroused the anger of just about every macroeconomist on Twitter …

Indicted GOP congressman seeking reelection claims he forgot alleged 2018 crime  —  Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) is taking a page from former President Donald Trump's legal playbook.  —  Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) was indicted in October on three felony charges relating to illegal campaign contributions …

Andrew Cuomo Says He's Been ‘Vindicated,’ Won't Rule Out Run  —  Five months after he resigned over a swirl of sexual harassment allegations, New York's former Governor Andrew Cuomo isn't ruling out another run for public office.  He insists it's too soon to talk about it.

See the 1960 Electoral College certificates that the false Trump electors say justify their gambit  —  When Donald Trump's allies signed false documents claiming he won several states he lost — and that they were his legitimate presidential electors — they came armed with an excuse: Democrats did it first, 60 years earlier in Hawaii.

Why Americans Are Slow to Get Booster Shots  —  Why are Americans slow to get booster shots?  —  The United States has a vaccination problem.  And it is not just about the relatively large share of Americans who have refused to get a shot.  The U.S. also trails many other countries …

Donald Trump quietly making millions from coffee table book  —  WaPo reporter on Trump's ‘unprecedented’ document destruction habits  —  (CNN)A few months ago, former President Donald Trump signed a book deal.  —  There wasn't the huge fanfare most former presidents receive when they ink deals …

Free Community College Is Off the Table, Jill Biden Is to Confirm  —  In a speech on Monday, the first lady will acknowledge that her signature legislative initiative is “no longer” in the Democrats' spending bill.  —  WASHINGTON — During his first address to Congress last spring …

New book details how Palin felt uncomfortable after 2010 meeting with Fox News CEO Ailes … Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was so unsettled after a 2010 meeting with then-Fox News executive Roger Ailes that she told staff members she would not meet with him alone again, according to a new book from a New York Times journalist.

ProPublica team wins 2022 Selden Ring Award for series exposing how the wealthiest Americans avoid paying income tax  —  When ProPublica received a trove of tax data from an unidentified source — the largest confidential leak of tax records in U.S. history — the journalists there knew …

Why Trucking Can't Deliver the Goods  —  The yearly turnover rate among long-haul truckers is 94 percent.  And you wonder why you're not getting your orders on time? … For the past dozen years, Omar Alvarez has been a key link in the nation's supply chain.

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 …

Heritage Foundation, former powerhouse of GOP policy, adjusts in face of new competition from Trump allies  —  ‘People do not walk around in fear of the Heritage Foundation the way they did 10 years ago,’ one conservative expert said  —  The Heritage Foundation has long shaped mainstream Republican policy in Washington.

Top College Board executive advocates limiting instruction of race and history in classrooms  —  A top executive for the College Board is playing a central role in advancing legislation to “limit what teachers can say regarding race, history, and politics in Indiana classrooms.”

CNN's collapse is now complete  —  It all began 42 years ago — Ted Turner's creation of a 24/7 news network that would exist on something called cable TV.  Few believed it could succeed.  —  And, for its first decade, CNN largely chugged along but wasn't seen as a game-changer …

Biden Admin To Fund Crack Pipe Distribution To Advance ‘Racial Equity’  —  The Biden administration is set to fund the distribution of crack pipes to drug addicts as part of its plan to advance “racial equity.”  —  The $30 million grant program, which closed applications Monday and will begin in May …