Josh Hawley: ‘It Is Not A Pro-Riot Mug’  —  The Missouri Republican said he only saluted the peaceful protesters, and the others should go to jail.  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) denied Tuesday that campaign merchandise depicting his infamous Jan. 6 salute celebrates the Capitol riot that day.

John Durham and the Right's Media Paranoia … The conservative movement is obsessed with the power of the mainstream media, yet it has no idea how it operates.  The tragic mismatch between obsessive and subject is currently on bright display through a furor over the latest missive from John Durham.

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.

Sarah Palin's Libel Claim Against The Times Is Rejected by a Jury  —  The verdict came a day after the judge said that he planned to dismiss the case, ruling that Ms. Palin's legal team had failed to prove that the newspaper defamed her.  —  A jury returned a verdict against Sarah Palin …

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 …

Biden makes direct appeal to citizens of Russia, warns against ‘bloody destructive war’  —  The president appealed to Russia's shared military mission with US during World War II  —  US knows if Putin is de-escalating or preparing to strike Ukraine: Rebecca Grant

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 …

DeSantis, Shapiro & Co. Want To Put My Kid in the Closet  —  Bringing Don't Ask, Don't Tell to schools?  The fear is the point.  —  Nineties fever is upon us.  Wide-legged jeans and bucket hats are everywhere.  Pam & Tommy's sextape is on the tube.  Death Row Records has schoolmarms squirming.

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 …

About 3 in 4 D.C. residents support vaccine rules Bowser just rescinded, poll finds  —  About three-quarters of D.C. residents support the city's vaccine requirement to enter certain businesses, a policy that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ended Tuesday.  —  The citywide Washington Post poll finds 74 percent …

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 …

Doctor praised by GOP senator tells Alex Jones the pandemic could be ended via bombings and assassinations  —  Ben Marble, a medical doctor who recently spoke at a Capitol Hill event held by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), made a deranged appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' broadcast …

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.

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.

Kamila Valieva had three substances that could be used to treat heart conditions in her sample.  Only one is banned.  —  The teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping case at the Beijing Olympics had three substances that can be used to treat heart conditions in the sample …

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.

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 …

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.

Eight Republican senators say they oppose ‘no-fly’ list for disruptive passengers because it would equate mask opponents to ‘terrorists’  —  A group of Republican senators is pushing back against efforts to create a federal “no-fly” list for unruly passengers, arguing that doing …

Americans' Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines  —  Republicans' confidence in medical scientists down sharply since early in the coronavirus outbreak  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how much confidence Americans have in groups and institutions in society, including scientists and medical scientists.

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 …

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.

A Lincoln for Our Polarized Times … When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission.  —  LINCOLN AND THE FIGHT FOR PEACE  —  Political polarization and the weather have this in common: Everyone talks about them, but nobody seems to do anything about them.