Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled  —  In the days and weeks after the 2020 elections, the Fox News Channel repeatedly broadcast false claims that then-President Donald Trump had been cheated of victory.  —  Off the air, the network's stars …

CNN's Chairman Rebukes Don Lemon Over Comments About Women  —  Mr. Lemon's assertion that Nikki Haley was not “in her prime” had been widely viewed as sexist.  —  Don Lemon, the CNN morning-show anchor, faced an internal rebuke from the chairman of his own network on Friday after his on-air comments …

Republican losers look to run again in '24 — and the party's at odds over how to stop them  —  House and Senate Republicans widely acknowledge that bad candidates cost them seats in the 2022 election.  They just don't agree on what to do about it in 2024.  —  After a midterm cycle …

Is Bing too belligerent?  Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot  —  Microsoft's newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet.  —  But if you cross its artificially intelligent chatbot, it might also insult your looks …

In wake of Ukraine war, U.S. and allies are hunting down Russian spies  —  Officials caution that Russia retains significant capabilities despite exposure of multiple operatives in Europe  —  Among the slumbering passengers on an overnight flight from Miami to Munich last month were two travelers …

Haley says DeSantis didn't go ‘far enough’ with 'Don't Say Gay'  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) on Thursday criticized the so-called Don't Say Gay measure signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last year, saying it doesn't go “far enough.”

‘Unfathomable’: Florida parents, students blast DeSantis idea to nix APs  —  Families may pay more for college without the classes and fall short when they seek admission to competitive schools  —  As news zipped across Florida that the governor had threatened to eliminate Advanced Placement classes …

Progressive Group Roiled by Accusations Diversity Leader Misrepresented Her Ethnic Background … Members of the American Friends Service Committee, a prominent Quaker organization known for its progressive values and social justice advocacy in the U.S. and abroad, have raised an alarm …

Far-right Republican groups surge in swing state Michigan  —  Jon Smith, a local leader in rural Michigan of America First, a far-right Republican faction that denies the results of the 2020 election, wants to shift the entire party to the right - even if it means short-term losses at the ballot box.

Never Say ‘Nice to Meet You’ and 27 Other Rules for Surviving in D.C.  —  Like seemingly everyone else in American journalism, we endlessly debated New York Magazine's viral list of etiquette rules — a long firehose of life advice ideal for getting through the world as a charming, very social New Yorker in 2023.

GOP wants candidates to pledge support for nominee — but some resist  —  Trump said he won't commit to supporting the winner if he loses the nomination, and other potential candidates have hedged on the issue  —  Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is so concerned …

Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe  —  A lawyer for former President Donald Trump retained an attorney to represent himself as prosecutors step up their inquiry into the handling of sensitive documents at Trump's Florida residence, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

Bankrupt Alex Jones spends nearly $100,000 a month  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy but has nearly $10m (£8.3m) in assets and spends almost $100,000 (£83,000) a month, according to court filings.  —  He owes almost $1.5bn in court-awarded damages …

Under fire, Rick Scott changes plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from sunsetting  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has amended his 12-point Rescue America plan to say that his proposal to sunset all federal legislation in five years does not apply to Social Security, Medicare or the U.S. Navy.

Taliban bans contraception calling use a ‘western conspiracy’  —  Reports that fighters have threatened those issuing birth control medicines come as Afghan midwives and activists warn of impact on women's health and rights  —  Taliban fighters have stopped the sale of contraceptives …

U.S. fines firm $1.5 million for hiring kids to clean meatpacking plants  —  Packers Sanitation Services allegedly employed minors as young as 13 to use dangerous chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws and other equipment  —  One of the country's largest food sanitation service providers …

Over 1,000 Trains Derail Every Year in America.  Let's Bring That Number Down.  —  The recent freight train derailment and chemical fire in eastern Ohio that left thousands of nearby residents fearing for their health was not a one-off tragedy or a random life-imitating-art manifestation of Don DeLillo's classic novel “White Noise.”

Time Travel, Brain Scans, and FBI Drop-Ins: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of a QAnon Commune  —  Austin Steinbart lured in roughly a dozen dedicated disciples with a messianic story of his past, living a life “complete with a compound, guns, bitter internal feuds, and showdowns with federal law enforcement …

Judge Rips Right-Wing COVID Group for Wasting Donor Cash  —  A showdown between rival factions of the America's Frontline Doctors group has seen both sides slammed for using donor funds to inflate wages and buy a $3.6 million mansion. … At the height of the coronavirus pandemic …

2024 Republicans are done with the Affordable Care Act.  It might not be done with them.  —  Republican presidential hopefuls are firing up crowds with attacks on President Biden's age, his spending and border policies, and “wokeness” writ large.  But one go-to applause line from the last several campaigns has gone missing: Obamacare.

Macron: Russia is ‘mafia state’ for working with Wagner group  —  MUNICH — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called out Vladimir Putin for telling him last year that the paramilitary Wagner Group had nothing to do with Russia.  —  “A year ago I spoke to Putin and he assured me Russia …