Father Carlson  —  Tucker Carlson is on Russia's side.  —  (PHOTOS: GAGE SKIDMORE / FLICKR / SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  Eighty years ago, when a dictator rose to power in Europe and invaded his neighbors, he found an ally in the United States.  The dictator was Adolf Hitler, and his ally was Charles Coughlin, a popular radio host.

Squad member to deliver response to Biden SOTU  —  A member of the liberal “Squad” is delivering a formal response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday.  —  In the speech, given on behalf of the left-wing group Working Families Party, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) …

Rudy Giuliani poised to cooperate with January 6 committee  —  Trump's former lawyer may reveal the roles played by Republicans to prevent certification of Joe Biden's election victory  —  Donald Trump's former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee …

E.U. will unveil a strategy to break free from Russian gas, after decades of dependence … For years, Europe's dependence on Russian energy has held it back from taking powerful action against Kremlin mischief.  But now, the Russia-Ukraine crisis is forcing a change unlike any before …

How an obscure far-right website with 3 employees dominates Facebook in 2022  —  Most people have probably never heard of the website Conservative Brief.  It employs just three writers and it does not produce any original reporting.  Nearly all of its articles are aggregations of Tweets …

Wuhan lab leak theory ‘accepted as likely behind closed doors at No 10’  —  Biosecurity expert helping Government to prevent future pandemics claims ministers consider leak as most likely origin of Covid pandemic  —  A lab leak in Wuhan, China, is now considered the most likely origin of the Covid pandemic …

New tax plan from leading GOP senator would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes … A leading GOP senator faced a backlash Tuesday after calling for all Americans to start paying federal income taxes, leading to criticism from both the White House and leading conservative policy experts.

The Jolt: Herschel Walker: 'I don't support either' Brian Kemp or David Perdue  —  Plenty of Georgia Republicans are happy to stay out of the messy primary between Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue.  But Herschel Walker is the first high-profile candidate to say he's “mad” …

North Carolina officials reject Cawthorn claim that Constitution's insurrectionist ban no longer applies  —  The North Carolina attorney general's office says a constitutional prohibition on insurrectionists seeking federal office could be applied to GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn if a state board determines …

Trump Wanted Lindsey Graham to Take Out Mitch McConnell.  Graham LOL'd  —  The former president has been fixated on denying Mitch McConnell another turn as the leader of Senate Republicans, but he's having trouble finding volunteers to challenge him.  —  Since leaving office …

No Compassion  —  Judge Michelle Childs' many denials of compassionate release signal a carceralism that should have no place on the Supreme Court.  —  One year in, one of President Joe Biden's few meaningful accomplishments is his record of appointing civil rights and criminal defense attorneys onto lower federal courts.

Guns overtake car crashes as leading cause of US trauma-related deaths, study says  —  (CNN)Firearm deaths have overtaken car crashes are the leading cause of death by trauma in the US, according to a new study.  —  In 2017, there were 1.44 million years of potential life lost due to firearm deaths …

The Massachusetts State House reopened to public Tuesday — mostly  —  Shelly Moss stopped Tuesday morning outside the Massachusetts House chamber, where her tour guide prepared to detail some of its history.  It's exactly what the Southlake, Texas, resident was hoping for on her trip to Boston …

EU adopts package of sanctions in response to Russian recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and sending of troops into the region … The package agreed today includes:  —  Targeted restrictive measures

The Urban-Rural Culture War Has Gone Global  —  Blue America is a nation with an ever-shrinking countryside.  In 2008, Barack Obama won 875 U.S. counties; in 2020, Joe Biden won 527, thanks largely to the rightward drift of rural jurisdictions.  —  The fact that the Democratic coalition …