AP source: GOP Maryland Gov. Hogan won't run for Senate  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan plans to announce Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate, rebuffing an aggressive recruitment push from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans who saw …

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.

More Unreleased Stacey Abrams Maskless School Photos  —  Stacey Abrams' recent visit to an elementary school is more cringeworthy than we thought.  —  OutKick has obtained more photos from Abrams' visit to Glennwood Elementary School last week, showing how Abrams spent the entire day maskless while the children remained masked up.

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 …

DOJ announces arrests in alleged $4.5 billion cryptocurrency laundering scheme  —  A New York City couple is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday afternoon.  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday announced the arrests of a New York couple charged with conspiring to launder cryptocurrency presently valued …

Republicans demand Pelosi, leadership investigate reports of Capitol Police ‘monitoring’ citizens, lawmakers  —  Capitol Police were also directed to look for information on donors and staff, according to letter  —  Capitol police are ‘spying on Republican members of Congress’: Sean Duffy

EXCLUSIVE FBI probes pre-Capitol riot meeting of far-right groups … The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a meeting in a downtown DC garage the day before the January 6 Capitol Hill riot between the then-leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, the now-indicted leader …

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.

Why Didn't Vanity Fair Break the Jeffrey Epstein Story?  —  The former editor Graydon Carter and a journalist, Vicky Ward, give conflicting accounts of why the magazine didn't publish sexual-abuse allegations in 2003.  —  “Ghislaine Maxwell is arguably the most hated woman in the world.

Supreme Court Blocks Alabama Democrats' Gerrymandered Map  —  The Supreme Court late Monday night restored Alabama's congressional district map for the upcoming midterm elections, an unwelcome sign for Democrats who hope to add more majority-minority districts across the South.

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 …

The New USPS Trucks Would Probably Be Illegal If They Weighed One Pound Less  —  Manufacturer Oshkosh Defense is exploiting a long-standing loophole that incentivizes bigger, heavier vehicles that can pollute more.  —  Aaron Gordon  —  The USPS has defended the purchase of up to 165,000 …

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 …

GOP candidates add a repulsive new twist to Trump's ‘big lie’  —  It's hardly surprising to hear that Republican Senate candidates are campaigning on the “big lie” that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud.  This has become so routine that it's no longer treated as newsworthy …

‘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 …

Poll: Polis holds edge over generic Republican challenger in 2022 election  —  Gov. Jared Polis's electoral fortunes fare much better compared to other Colorado Democrats facing reelection this year, including U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, according to a poll of voters commissioned …

New York's Cafe Habana removes info about Che and Fidel from website  —  HOME THINGS TO DO FOOD CLUB + BARS MORE  —  A Mexican hangout where the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Che Guevara plotted the Cuban revolution is the inspiration behind a New York City restaurant opening a location soon in downtown Miami.

Women, candidates of color lead GOP charge to flip the House  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and strategists from the top House Republican super PAC spent two elections trying to lure John James, an Army veteran and highly sought-after GOP recruit, to run for a Detroit-area congressional seat.

RIP, Jeff Zucker's Masterful Morning Show  —  A week ago, Jeff Zucker, CNN's president and someone I worked with for 4 ½ years, resigned after admitting to a relationship with his top deputy and stirred up a media firestorm.  —  The dissection of ethics and timelines, conspiracy and hagiography, shows no sign of letting up.

Don't Cry for Mark Meadows (Or Let Him Cry to You)  —  Quick tears and figurative knives may not be enough to save him this time.  —  Here is everything you need to know about Mark Meadows: In 2013, after he failed to oust Speaker John Boehner, he went to the speaker's office …

BIPOC only charter school to open in Portland  —  Out in Portland, families in minority communities have been struggling with educational challenges for their children the same as has been seen in most large cities.  These problems have been further exacerbated by school shutdowns and remote learning …

Boss Babies: The Children Who Own Hundreds of Luxembourg Corporations  —  by Jonny Wrate, Daniela Castro, Luc Caregari (Reporter.lu), Maxime Vaudano (Le Monde), Lorenzo Bagnoli (IRPI)  —  When Luxembourg opened up its register of beneficial owners in 2019, the new data revealed a surprising fact …

As Officials Look Away, Hate Speech in India Nears Dangerous Levels  —  Activists and analysts say calls for anti-Muslim violence — even genocide — are moving from the fringes to the mainstream, while political leaders keep silent.  —  HARIDWAR, India — The police officer arrived …

CNN medical expert: “The science has changed” on mandatory masking in schools  —  Dr. Leana Wen is getting pummeled for this clip on righty social media this morning, but for different reasons.  Some scoff at her claim that it's the “science” that's changed recently rather than the politics …

Trump calls for DirectTV boycott if they remove OAN  —  Former President Trump is urging his followers to boycott DirecTV over the company's plans to drop One American News Network (OAN), a conservative cable channel favored by the former commander in chief.