Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal  — Twitter's board accepted billionaire Elon Musk's offer to buy the social media company and take it private, the company confirmed.  — The announcement ends a weekslong saga Musk kicked off when he offered to buy the company at $54.20 per share, his “best and final.”

McCarthy warns of impeachment for Biden border official  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) warned that impeachment could be on the table for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a trip to the southern border with other GOP lawmakers.

AJC poll: Kemp has strong shot to knock out Perdue without a runoff  —  Gov. Brian Kemp has a chance of landing an outright victory against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll that shows the Republican incumbent with a hefty advantage over his Donald Trump-backed challenger.

Looming ground battle is crucial phase in Ukraine, U.S. officials say  —  West speeding weapons to prepare Kyiv for long-distance conflict in the eastern part of the country  —  RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — U.S. military officials assess that a crucial, and perhaps decisive …

‘Exhilarated’ McConnell said Jan. 6 ‘discredited’ Trump, book says  —  Hours after a mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in a bid to block the certification of the 2020 presidential election, then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described himself as “exhilarated” about the potential damage to then-president Donald Trump.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's comments in since-deleted videos contradict testimony on close ties to Capitol rioter  —  'I'm not answering that': Marjorie Taylor Greene testifies at hearing challenging her congressional candidacy  —  (CNN)Since-deleted videos from Georgia …

CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6  —  Washington (CNN)CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election …

Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes  —  Biden vows to fight rising crime by targeting illegal guns  —  President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison …

The Emerging Tech-Lash  —  The Politics of Tech Oligarchy  —  Yesterday, it was announced that Twitter accepted Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover offer.  A week ago Vanity Fair published a long piece on Peter Thiel's new pet projects and efforts to cultivate a “new right,” which …

Durham's latest: He has hundreds of e-mails between Fusion GPS and reporters  —  Special Counsel John Durham just filed this motion in response to the efforts of Hillary for America, Fusion GPS, et al. to keep secret (by use of the attorney-client and work product privileges) communications involving Fusion GPS.

The Awful Advent of Reactionary Chic  —  David Brock, the conservative journalistic hit man turned Hillary Clinton acolyte, described how he first became a reactionary in his 2002 book “Blinded by the Right.”  He'd arrived at the University of California, Berkeley, at the dawn of the Reagan era …

Supreme Court lets Thomas Jefferson High School admissions policy stand  —  The Supreme Court on Monday left in place an admissions system for a prestigious Northern Virginia science and technology high school that administrators said opened the magnet program to a wider socioeconomic range …

Kenneth Roth to Step Down at Human Rights Watch  —  Has Led Global Rights Group for Nearly Three Decades  —  (New York) - Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth has announced that he plans to step down at the end of August 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.

Dr. Oz: ‘We cannot move on’ from the 2020 election  —  Mehmet Oz used former President Donald Trump as a human shield at a Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary debate Monday night.  —  At the event hosted by ABC27 in Harrisburg, Oz was attacked by his Republican opponents as insufficiently conservative …

Republicans Have Stopped Trying to Kill Obamacare.  Here's What They're Planning Instead.  —  For years, Republicans had an easy health care talking point: Repeal and replace Obamacare.  —  In 2017, with full control of Washington, the GOP managed nothing of the sort.

Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt  —  Russian security services on Monday have been accused of staging a Ukrainian assassination attempt by releasing photos of confiscated copies of “The Sims” video games that some speculate were mistaken by Kremlin officers for SIM cards.