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

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Ex-rep Anthony Weiner to host radio show with Curtis Sliwa  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congress member and ex-convict Anthony Weiner will host a weekly radio show with Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, WABC-AM radio officials announced.  —  The pair, who both have run losing campaigns …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

White House aides weigh deficit reduction as way to revamp economic plan for Manchin  —  Administration officials rethink approach as West Virginia senator renews push for tax bill to reduce federal deficit.  —  White House aides have in recent days discussed revamping President Biden's economic package …

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.

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 …

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.

Cuomo attorney denies impact of COVID-19 nursing home deaths on impeachment talks  —  Rita Glavin hasn't directly addressed the major scandals Cuomo faced aside from sexual harassment allegations.  —  Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attorney, Rita Glavin, once again held a briefing with reporters Thursday …

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.

Time to Cashier McConnell  —  The Senate Republican leader is positioning his party to condemn itself for a protest objecting to an election that has, for 71 percent of Republicans, the obvious appearance of corruption.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (born 1942) …