US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian spies.

Court Filing Started a Furor in Right-Wing Outlets, but Their Narrative Is Off Track  —  The latest alarmist claims about spying on Trump appeared to be flawed, but the explanation is byzantine — underlining the challenge for journalists in deciding what merits coverage.

Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre  —  Financial terms of the settlement, which was announced in a federal court filing in Manhattan on Tuesday, were not revealed.  —  Prince Andrew, the disgraced second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has settled a lawsuit brought …

Jury Rejects Sarah Palin's Defamation Claims Against the New York Times  —  Verdict comes after judge already indicated he would dismiss former GOP vice-presidential candidate's case  —  A federal jury concluded the New York Times didn't defame Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial …

Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking 1st time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting  —  Twenty first-graders and six staff members were killed in the 2012 massacre.  —  Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed …

School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies  —  Local school officials across the United States are being inundated with threats of violence and other hostile messages from anonymous harassers nationwide, fueled by anger over culture-war issues.

Florida Gov. DeSantis leads Dem challengers: poll  —  Four years after winning election by the narrowest of margins, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) leads his three most likely Democratic challengers in advance of November's midterm elections, a new poll finds.

Peter Thiel backs conservative dating app The Right Stuff  —  Peter Thiel is injecting $1.5 million into a seed round for a new conservative dating app called “The Right Stuff,” a source familiar with the funding tells Axios.  —  The big picture: Conservatives have been aggressively building their own apps …

Trudeau has gone too far  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's unjustified invoking of the Emergencies Act is deeply problematic and will have long-lasting consequences for the country.  —  STORY CONTINUES BELOW  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

Top Oath Keeper reveals a key secret of Jan. 6  —  Do you ever feel like everything is on ice?  Like when it's time for pitchers and catchers to report for spring training, except the billionaires have locked them out.  Or when the great James Harden is ready to finally win the 76ers an NBA title, but his hamstring isn't.

Left-Wing Staffers Bias Democrats Leftward.  Hill Staff Unions Would Make This Worse.  —  Democrats need to listen to voters more and staff less, but staff doesn't feel that way  —  I hope you had a good weekend.  We will have another edition of the Mayonnaise Clinic coming up for you tomorrow …

Activist Quintez Brown named in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor candidate Greenberg  —  A Louisville activist has been identified as a suspect in Monday's attempted shooting of mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg.  —  Quintez Brown, 21, was charged with attempted murder and four counts …

Josh Hawley accused of lying about origin of his ‘Made in USA’ Jan. 6 mugs  —  GOP Rep. Billy Long says he found evidence suggesting Hawley's $20 coffee mugs were actually ‘Made in China.’  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is one of the Senate's most vocal critics of China and of the United States' imports of Chinese goods.

Brutal new polling on Biden should scare Democrats.  But there's a way out.  —  Democrats have voluntarily put themselves in a political straitjacket.  They regularly tell themselves they must be extraordinarily tentative about taking credit for their accomplishments.

Federal Judge James Ho Surprises Georgetown Law with Speech Defending Ilya Shapiro  —  Guest speaker scraps original remarks in favor of unequivocal statement on freedom of speech and declares, ‘I stand with Ilya.’  —  ederal judge James C. Ho delivered a robust defense of Ilya Shapiro …

U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds … Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a much bigger contributor to global warming than straight gasoline, according to a study published Monday.

Republicans plot boycott to disrupt vote on controversial Biden Fed nominee  —  Republicans plan to boycott a key vote on Federal Reserve nominees, including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, over concerns about Sarah Bloom Raskin, preventing any of the candidates from moving forward.

Wholesale prices rise 1% in January, up near-record 9.7% over the past year  — The producer price index, which measures wholesale prices, rose 1% in January and 9.7% for the 12-month period, the latter just off the record high.  — Core PPI rose 0.9%.  Both increases were at least double the Wall Street estimate.

Republicans Discover the Horror of Gerrymandering  —  The wails of protest began almost immediately after the lopsided votes concluded in the New York legislature earlier this month.  Lawmakers in Albany had redrawn the state's congressional map to create what instantly became perhaps the nation's most brutal gerrymander.

How the CDC Abandoned Science  —  Mass youth hospitalizations, COVID-induced diabetes, and other myths from the brave new world of science as political propaganda  —  The main federal agency guiding America's pandemic policy is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which sets widely adopted policies …

Are Republicans hiding their agenda — or do they not know what it is?  —  Didn't expect to say this, but: Maybe Republicans should start listening to Sen. Lindsey O. Graham.  —  Asked about Donald Trump's role in the midterm elections on ABC's “This Week” on Sunday, the South Carolina Republican said …

Rep. Kathleen Rice won't seek reelection, becoming 30th House Democrat to leave after current term  —  Rice has represented New York's 4th Congressional District since 2015  —  Rep. Kathleen Rice (N.Y.) said Tuesday that she would not seek reelection, becoming the 30th House Democrat …

White House, congressional Democrats eye federal gas tax holiday as prices remain high, election looms  —  The White House and Democrats have struggled to address public frustration over inflation, and gas prices have been one of the biggest issues  —  The White House and top Democratic lawmakers …