Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level  —  The existence of documents officially labeled as classified in the trove — which has not previously been reported — raises new questions about why the materials were taken out of the White House.

Wyden and Heinrich: Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Previously Secret CIA Bulk Collection, Problems With CIA Handling of Americans' Information  —  Senators Call for Critically Needed Transparency About CIA Bulk Collection; Documents Declassified at Wyden and Heinrich's Request

The existential dread of journalists watching the Sarah Palin trial  —  Every journalist knows the feeling.  Your story — or the story you've edited — has been published, maybe on a tight deadline, and you realize too late that it contains a mistake.  Cue the stages of grief: Defensive disbelief.

Follow the Science?  —  If only it were so easy.  —  The C.D.C. describes medium-rare hamburgers as “undercooked” and dangerous.  The agency also directs Americans to avoid raw cookie dough and not to eat more than a teaspoon or so of salt every day.  And the C.D.C. tells sexually active women …

U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to ease border protest disruption … Canada should use federal powers to ease the growing economic disruption caused by the blockage of a vital U.S.-Canada trade route by protesters opposed to coronavirus mandates, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday.

Biden warns Americans in Ukraine to leave, says sending troops to evacuate would be ‘world war’  —  Biden on Supreme Court nominee: he's done a ‘deep dive’ on ‘about four people’  —  President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday to any Americans who remain in Ukraine as Russia continues to threaten an invasion: Leave.

Here's How Republicans Have Been Justifying the Censure of Cheney and Kinzinger  —  With hypocrisy, insinuations, and excuses.  —  As the Republican party continues to degenerate into a cult, its leaders are stepping forward to do what they do best: rationalize the party's mounting corruption.

Biden talks Supreme Court timing with Democratic senators  —  The president huddled with Judiciary Committee members as a nomination fight looms.  —  Democratic senators urged President Biden on Thursday to announce his Supreme Court nomination as soon as possible, and Biden signaled he was moving quickly …

Spurning Demand by the Taliban, Biden Moves to Split $7 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds  —  The president intends to use the Afghan central bank's assets to fund humanitarian relief and other needs in Afghanistan, and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Republicans Admit: MTG's Blessing Is the Next Best Thing to Trump's in 2022  —  “Actually, it can be good for the candidate, and I don't know if I would have predicted that a year ago,” one Republican source said.  —  At the violent, historically disgraceful conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency …

Shoplifting reaches crisis proportions  —  Shoplifting has gotten so bad nationally that chains like Rite Aid are closing hard-hit stores, sending terrified employees home in Ubers and locking up aisles of seemingly mundane items like deodorant and toothpaste.

Congress is passing a wave of bipartisan bills as Biden's big plans stall  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's signature Build Back Better Act has stalled and his voting rights ambitions have fizzled.  But Congress is suddenly racking up modest yet consequential victories …

Deputy Va. attorney general resigns after revelation of Facebook posts praising Jan. 6 rioters, claiming Trump won election  —  A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia's new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts …

Wait, Now the Right Loves Traffic-Blocking Protesters?  —  Conservatives rallying behind the Canadian trucker blockade were passing laws a year ago allowing motorists to run over protesters. … “What are these protesters protesting other than their own incompetence?” asked the famous person.

Anthony Weiner to co-host radio show with Curtis Sliwa, is ready for ‘tough questions’  —  In what may be the oddest coupling in radio history, former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner will be co-hosting a New York show with Guardian Angels founder and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.

MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell's Own Allies Say He's Being ‘Played’  —  ‘DECEIVER OF DECEIVERS’  —  Some of Mike Lindell's closest allies alleging fraud in the 2020 election, including pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood and former professor turned self-fashioned election expert David Clements, believe the MyPillow CEO has been duped.

Inside the totally legal, fairly macabre, classically political world of the true Zombie PACs  —  In the latter half of 2021, Rep. Jerry Lewis' campaign account-turned-PAC spent about $1,350 on PAC campaign compliance — a fairly small amount for a mundane task that would have been utterly boring if not for one curious fact.

U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups  —  A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concluded that the Russian government is providing “indirect and passive support” to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere …