Open Everything  —  In March 2020, I wrote that America should “cancel everything” in response to the acute threat posed by COVID-19: Mass events should be postponed, companies should send employees home from the office, and schools should move classes online.  —  I remain convinced that this was the right thing to do.

Giuliani asked Michigan prosecutor to give voting machines to Trump team  —  President's legal advisers helped twist clerical error by rural county into key tenet of false election-fraud claim  —  In the weeks after the 2020 election, Rudolph W. Giuliani and other legal advisers …

Is this the beginning of the end for Trumpism or the Republican Party?  —  Watch Video: Cheney has to beat Trump's hold on the GOP to keep her seat in Wyoming  —  It was a Republican National Committee meeting that will live in infamy, and perhaps in history.

VIDEO: Yellow Springs votes no on housing plan after Chappelle, others speak up  —  Development can still move forward, but without affordable housing component  —  Oberer Homes can move forward with a new development in Yellow Springs, but without an affordable housing component initially promised …

Scoop: Warren and Daines team up on bipartisan stock ban  —  Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) are teaming up to file a stock-ban bill, a bipartisan pairing that's part of a building movement to act on a potential conflict of interest.

Joe Rogan Returns to Stand-Up Stage, Mocks His Controversies  —  Rogan addressed his recent headlines with a self-deprecating set: “If you want my advice, don't take my advice.”  —  Joe Rogan returned to the stand-up stage Tuesday night with a self-deprecating set that mocked and discussed his recent headlines.

Did Biden Admin ‘Fund Crack Pipes’ To ‘Advance Racial Equity’? … Origin  —  In February 2022, right-leaning outlets reported breathlessly that the Biden administration had plans to fund the distribution of crack pipes in order to advance the cause of racial equity.

Ron DeSantis, 'Don't say gay,' and the new GOP ‘snitch culture’  —  The GOP proposals sweeping the country that restrict the teaching of race have an obvious purpose: to make teachers feel perpetually on thin ice, so they shy away from difficult discussions about our national past rather …

White House Approves Plan to Help Americans Leaving Ukraine if Russia Attacks  —  U.S. troops will set up checkpoints and tent camps inside Poland's border to help Americans who leave Ukraine  —  WASHINGTON—The White House has approved a Pentagon plan for U.S. troops in Poland to help thousands …

Texas GOP candidate Shelley Luther complains that students can't make fun of transgender children  —  BONHAM — Shelley Luther, the hair salon owner who was catapulted into political stardom after being jailed for defying a pandemic lockdown order, put transgender kids in the crosshairs …

Pence emboldened by positive reaction after his declaration that ‘Trump is wrong’  —  (CNN)Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week.  But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence's actions on January 6 …

A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible  —  (CNN)There's no silver bullet to the climate crisis, but nuclear fusion may be the closest thing to it.  In the quest for a near-limitless, zero-carbon source of reliable power …

Former White House press aide appears before Jan. 6 committee  —  Sarah Matthews appeared Tuesday for an interview with the committee.  —  Sarah Matthews, a Trump White House press aide who resigned over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, appeared Tuesday for an interview …

Some Trump allies want him to pull his endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ahead of GOP primary  — Donald Trump's team has heard from allies who are trying to encourage the former president to withdraw his support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to people familiar with the matter.

‘Blue’ suburban moms are mobilizing to counter conservatives in fights over masks, book bans and diversity education  —  Dozens of suburban moms from around the country dialed into an Ohio-based Zoom training session last month with the same goal — to learn how to combat the increasingly vitriolic rhetoric …

Elise Stefanik Drops Support for Fairness for All Act  —  The House GOP chairwoman is the highest-ranking Republican to abandon the bill, which would write gender identity into U.S. civil-rights law.  —  ouse Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik has dropped her support for the Fairness for All Act …

Nikole Hannah-Jones Responds to Our 1619 and Slavery Issue  —  Nikole Hannah-Jones went on Twitter Monday night to respond to our issue looking at American slavery and the 1619 Project.  Those familiar with how she typically responds to engagement with her work — engagement that typically appears …

New Partygate image shows Boris Johnson and open bottle of bubbly at No 10 Xmas quiz  —  The image shows the Prime Minister flanked by three members of staff, one wearing tinsel and another a Santa hat, at the event on December 15, 2020  —  The Met Police faces fresh calls to investigate a No 10 …

Left splits over Supreme Court pick pushed by top Biden ally  —  After Sherrod Brown caught wind of the progressive angst over judge Michelle Childs' possible ascension to the Supreme Court, the labor stalwart talked it through with her biggest Democratic backer — the House majority whip.

Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests  —  Thousands in Ottawa protesting Covid-19 mandates  —  Washington (CNN)Canadian protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have captured attention …

More evidence the Supreme Court is hostile to the Voting Rights Act  —  In another sign of hostility toward minority voting rights, the Supreme Court on Monday put on hold a lower-court decision that invalidated an Alabama congressional map for failing to create a second majority-Black district …

Most deaths in Pa. jails went unreported despite rules: ‘It is appalling’  —  Joseph Klinger was found unconscious in his cell inside the Centre County Correctional Facility on June 15, 2020.He died in a hospital the next day.  The coroner ruled his death a suicide.Federal and state laws require counties …

Senate Democrats call for a yearlong gas tax suspension  —  Two Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Wednesday that would suspend the federal gas tax through the remainder of 2022, a bid to offset costs amid rising gas prices nationwide and help vulnerable colleagues facing reelection this November.

White House does damage control with Latino allies after criticism of Becerra  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is racing to respond to Latino allies rankled by public criticism of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra's job performance, according to more than a dozen administration officials and Hispanic leaders.

North Carolina elections board says it has power to disqualify Rep. Cawthorn from running over January 6  —  New legal case may threaten Rep. Cawthorn's reelection bid  —  (CNN)The North Carolina State Board of Elections said on Monday that it has the power to block GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn …

Obama to speak to House Democrats on Thursday  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama will speak to the House Democratic caucus on Thursday, two sources familiar with his plans told NBC News.  —  The private meeting is organized by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the caucus chair, and is expected to take place virtually.

Air wars: Kemp gets reinforcements from RGA  —  Gov. Brian Kemp is some timely reinforcements from one of his most powerful supporters.  —  For the first time in its history, the Republican Governors Association is financing a TV ad during a party primary to support an incumbent facing a GOP challenger.

Analyzing the Very Bizarre Sale of Melania Trump's $170,000 NFT  —  The crypto used to purchase the former First Lady's NFT came from the NFT creator themselves, blockchain records reveal.  But why?  —  Jordan Pearson  —  The $170,000 purchase of an NFT collection auctioned by Melania Trump …

DeSantis backs Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill; Biden denounces it as ‘hateful’ … WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday denounced a bill being advanced by Florida Republicans that would ban the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in K-12 schools.