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 …

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.

Trump Accused of Taking Top Secret Material To Mar-A-Lago  —  According to a new report by The Washington Post, the National Archives had to retrieve a large number of boxes from Mar-a-Lago that were unlawfully removed by President Trump or his staff upon leaving the White House.

The Moment Sarah Palin's Testimony Fell Apart  —  At the New York Times trial, the former governor was impressive at first.  It didn't last.  —  Sarah Palin took the stand this morning—on day six of her libel trial against the New York Times—clad in a black pencil skirt, cream boucle blazer, and megawatt smile.

I Used Apple AirTags, Tiles and a GPS Tracker to Watch My Husband's Every Move  —  A vast location-tracking network is being built around us so we don't lose our keys: One couple's adventures in the consumer tech surveillance state.  —  In mid-January, my husband and I were having an argument.

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 Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ is backed by a Bangladeshi marketing firm and right-wing fringe groups  —  As American politicians call for stateside convoys, a Grid investigation finds signs that foreign actors, QAnon and hate pervade the movement's support.  —  A Bangladeshi firm appears …

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.

Fox News' ‘Biden crack pipe’ freakout is going to kill people  —  Conservatives outraged over Biden's funding for safe drug use kits  —  For the past week, conservative media has been yelling about the Biden administration supposedly spending $30 million on “crack pipes” for poor Black neighborhoods.

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 …

Remember When Trump World Wanted to Prosecute Nancy Pelosi for Destruction of Official Documents?  —  Projection is always the sincerest form of Trumpism.  —  There's a saying—often attributed to Sun Tzu but probably from James Clavell—that if you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.

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 …

Pfizer pulls FDA request for Covid vaccine for kids under 5  —  Pfizer-BioNTech is postponing its rolling application to the Food and Drug Administration to expand the use of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years.  —  The move means that vaccines for this age group …

Republicans, Stand Against Excess  —  Be the party of the big center—of normal, regular people—against the forces of ideology assailing them.  —  Simi Valley, Calif.  —  The Reagan Foundation and Institute inaugurated a series of speeches last spring on the future of the Republican Party.

Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say  —  The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the logjam at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the U.S. …

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 …

Jan. 6 rioter from Beverly Hills has second thoughts on her guilty plea  —  WASHINGTON — A Beverly Hills cosmetologist who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in support of the man she calls “Trumpy Bear,” recently told fellow supporters that she only pleaded guilty “to stay out of jail …