Jaw-dropping gender gap in jobs  —  The super tight labor market pushed lots of men back to work in January, but women were held back by Omicron.  —  Driving the news: More than 1 million men surged into the job market last month, coming off the sidelines and either looking for a job or getting a job …

Republicans are frustrated by RNC move reopening party's January 6 divide ahead of midterms  —  Rep. Kinzinger says he fears a civil war, naive to think not possible  —  (CNN)Republicans felt they were finally united in their quest to take back the House and Senate — with the political winds …

Why Biden's judges are different — and what that means for the Supreme Court  —  Public defenders and civil rights lawyers, often kept out of the judiciary, have been front and center in Biden's judicial picks.  —  Deputy Editor, Legal Affairs  —  President Joe Biden's judges are different.

Putin Says the West Is Goading Russia Into War With Ukraine—and Many Russians Agree  —  State propaganda is driving home Russian President Vladimir Putin's explanation of why he has massed troops near Ukraine  —  Like many Russians, graduate student Anastasia Bukhteyeva hopes …

Documents detail U.S. military's frustration with White House, diplomats over Afghanistan evacuation  —  Senior White House and State Department officials failed to grasp the Taliban's steady advance on Afghanistan's capital and resisted efforts by U.S. military leaders to prepare the evacuation …

As states plan to lift school mask mandates, CDC remains vague on updating its guidance  —  (CNN)As many states see declines in their daily Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalization rates, some have moved forward with plans to lift a significant mitigation measure: mask mandates in schools.

Male economists are freaking out over a NYT profile  —  A handful of prominent male economists, including former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, are freaking out — mostly on Twitter — about a weekend New York Times profile of economist Stephanie Kelton, known for her work on Modern Monetary Theory, or MMT.

‘Transparent hostage situation’: Chilling detail in photo of a smiling Peng Shuai 'is all you need to know about Peng Shuai's 'interviews"  —  Did you hear the news?  Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who went missing for a while after accusing a ChiCom official of rape, has resurfaced at the Olympics …

Palin trial exposes the allure of ‘both sides’ journalism  —  When then-New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet revised the June 2017 editorial that prompted Sarah Palin's lawsuit now playing out in a Manhattan federal court, he had a specific goal in mind.

Fox News' Brian Kilmeade Slams Trump Over ‘Outright Lie’ About 2020 Election  —  Brian Kilmeade of Fox News blasted Donald Trump over his 2020 election claims Monday.  —  Kilmeade, speaking on his talk-radio show, said that the former president lied about Arizona's election audit.

Prosecutors' witness list offers glimpse into Jan. 6 trial strategy  —  Prosecutors late Monday began laying out their trial strategy for Jan. 6 cases in the clearest detail yet, indicating they intend to call multiple Capitol Police officers, a former Senate aide, a member of the Three Percenters militia …

Peter Thiel to Exit Meta's Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates  —  The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections.  —  Peter Thiel, one of the longest-serving board members of Meta …

Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture  —  New details reveal the ambitions of an operation intended to infiltrate opponents of Donald Trump, including moderate Republicans as well as progressives and Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON — During the summer of 2018, as Richard Seddon …

Spinner Hubcaps and Working to Death: Lessons From Jim Cooper's Career  —  An interview with the retiring Nashville congressman  —  Late last month, longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Nashville) announced that he would retire rather than run again in a district dramatically altered by Republicans in charge of redistricting.

What's behind the right-wing book-ban frenzy?  Big money, and a long-term plan  —  The campaign to get LGBTQ-friendly books and authors of color off the shelves isn't “grassroots” or spontaneous  —  This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles, California on January 27 …

House Oversight chair pledges to ‘fully investigate’ Trump's record keeping  —  Good morning, Early Birds.  The composer John Williams of “Star Wars,” “Jaws” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” fame turns 90 today.  Send tips, praise, complaints and secret recordings of White House meetings to earlytips@washpost.com.

Roger Goodell should resign and appoint a black person as NFL commissioner  —  Over the weekend, Roger Goodell lamented the lack of black men hired as head coaches in the NFL.  It caused him to send out a memo bemoaning the issue.  Moreover, Goodell inexplicably stated …

Top Georgia Democrats build financial edge over Republicans  —  Georgia Democrats have built an enormous fundraising advantage over their Republican rivals in the state's marquee political races.  —  In just two months, Democrat Stacey Abrams amassed $9.2 million, outdoing both Gov. Brian Kemp …

Sidney Powell, ‘Kraken’ Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Reverse ‘Intemperate’ Sanctions Order: We're Not ‘Overwrought, Dangerous Lunatics’  —  Indignant about what they describe as their portrayals as “overwrought, dangerous lunatics,” attorney Sidney Powell and her fellow “Kraken” …

‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Scored Big Payout at Curious Time  —  Ali Alexander received a major payout to his old consulting firm right when he was subpoenaed.  —  One week after congressional investigators subpoenaed Jan. 6 organizer Ali Alexander, a dormant super PAC sent thousands of dollars to his old consulting firm.

We Have Kyrsten Sinema's Social Security Number  —  Last month, we filed a public records request for Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's divorce papers.  The request came back with many enlightening insights, such as that the Congresswoman — who wrote the book Unite and Conquer …

Republican Attorneys General Association accepts illegal contribution from RFK Jr's anti-vax group  —  The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) accepted an illegal $50,000 contribution from Children's Health Defense, a leading purveyor of anti-vaccine propaganda run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigns amid reports of bullying  —  President Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday evening following reports of his bullying and mistreatment of subordinates.  —  The resignation came despite initial insistence …

Biden to highlight decision of Australian vehicle charging company to build plant in Tenn.  —  President Biden plans Tuesday to highlight the decision of an Australian electric vehicle charging company to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Tennessee as he holds a White House event focused on manufacturing and energy costs.

Requiem for a Liberal Giant  —  There's an indelible scene in Todd Gitlin's 1987 book “The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage,” in which he and other leaders of Students for a Democratic Society — the leading organization of what was called the New Left — meet with old guard democratic socialists from the journal Dissent.