Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says  —  She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury's report but noted that its recommendations are “not going to be some giant plot twist.”  —  A special grand jury that investigated election interference …

Wagner Group Chief Accuses Russian Military Command of Treason  —  The mercenary group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, operated for years in secrecy, but he has assumed an increasingly public role in the Ukraine conflict since last summer.  —  The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group accused …

Dozens of ‘New York Times’ Journalists Hit Staff Union for Its Defense of Trans Coverage Criticism  —  Some of the paper's top reporters signed a letter objecting to the Guild's response to newsroom leaders.  “We ask that our union work to advance, not erode, our journalistic independence,” they wrote.

Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News  —  Kevin McCarthy gave 41,000 hours of sensitive Jan. 6 footage to a controversial television personality.  What could possibly go wrong?  —  Just a few days after getting his gavel, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters …

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up Ohio train derailment site and pay all costs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping enforcement action against Norfolk Southern on Tuesday, compelling the rail company to conduct and pay for cleanup actions associated …

‘I Was So F*cking Freaked Out’: Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed  —  Embarrassing details about the extent of the 2020 staff revolt at the New York Times have been revealed in a new book featuring an interview with former Times staffer Shawn McCreesh.

The right fans a repulsive campaign to racialize the Ohio train disaster  —  The fiery derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals in eastern Ohio is coming to represent bigger societal failures.  It's a story about profit-driven rail companies underinvesting in safety …

Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies  —  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a nonprofit entity that it controlled have been fined $5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations …

Mike Pompeo's PAC Spent $42,000 On Books The Day His Memoir Was Published.  It Became A Bestseller.  —  Mike Pompeo's political action committee shelled out $42,000 on books the day his memoir hit bookshelves, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: 'If Don doesn't go, we will!':  Angry female staffers at CNN issue ultimatum over Lemon's sexist Nikki Haley comments and threaten to quit if he stays on-air  — CNN staffers have threatened to quit if Don Lemon is not fired from the network  — It comes days after he said women older …

Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair  —  The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19.  As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”  —  Rachel Maddow is teaching her to use a TelePrompTer, so far with mixed results.

Nikki Haley defended right to secession, Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states' rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina's Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview …

Party tells former RNC chair that he's no longer a Republican  —  Marc Racicot was a Republican governor and a former RNC chair.  That didn't stop the Montana GOP from approving a resolution kicking him out of the party.  —  On the surface, there doesn't appear to be any reason to question Marc Racicot's partisanship.

Why QAnon Targeted the Creator of Hollywood's ‘Black List’  —  This excerpt from Will Sommer's new book ‘Trust the Plan’ tells the story behind QAnon's twisted fixation on Franklin Leonard.  —  ON OCTOBER 18, 2018, film executive Franklin Leonard's phone started vibrating and would not stop.

Older voters balk at Nikki Haley's competency test  —  URBANDALE, Iowa — Older Republicans say they aren't opposed to Nikki Haley's call for a new generation of politicians leading their party.  —  But when she calls for mental competency tests for politicians over the age of 75, some of them start to feel insulted.

Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering Mexico  —  Run all the way back!" shouts Jeremiah ‘Jay’ Shivers to a terrified, unarmed man whom he threatens at gunpoint.  Shivers is an affiliate of a nationalist militia, and “back” means Mexico.  But a geolocation indicates that …

Supreme Court won't upset Arkansas anti-Israel boycott law  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to step into a legal fight over state laws that require contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel.  The justices rejected an appeal on behalf of an alternative weekly newspaper in Little Rock …

Sensitive US military emails spill online  —  A government cloud email server was connected to the internet without a password  —  The U.S. Department of Defense secured an exposed server on Monday that was spilling internal U.S. military emails to the open internet for the past two weeks.

Supreme Court rejects Ohio man's bid to sue police over arrest for Facebook parody  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an Ohio man's claim that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested and prosecuted for making satirical posts about his local police department on Facebook.

Eric Trump is touring with another antisemite who shares pro-Hitler propaganda  —  Ward also pushed conspiracy theory that President Joe Biden and Justice Amy Coney Barrett are “reptilian humanoid hybrids”  —  Eric Trump is touring with far-right commentator Charlie Ward …

Why Medicare and Social Security Are Sustainable  —  The G.O.P. response to President Biden's truthful statement that some Republicans want to sunset Medicare and Social Security has been highly gratifying.  In other words, the party has reacted with sheer panic — plus a startling lack …

GOP Elects QAnon Conspiracist Who Thinks Yoga Is Satanic as Party Chair in Michigan  —  Kristina Karamo became chair over Donald Trump's endorsed candidate—because she was more extreme.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Former President Donald Trump wanted his election-denying campaign lawyer …

GOP lawmakers seek investigation of ‘unauthorized’ disclosure of their Air Force records  —  Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the …

World's Largest Four-Day Work Week Trial Finds Few Are Going Back  —  The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week found that most UK companies participating are not returning to the five-day standard, and a third are ready to make that change permanent.

George Santos admits: 'I've been a terrible liar'  —  After months of intense scrutiny of seemingly every aspect of his biography — from his education and work history to his heritage and religious background — Rep. George Santos has admitted he has been “a terrible liar.”

Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June  —  Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) will leave Congress in June to take over as the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, his office announced on Tuesday.  —  “Serving the people of Rhode Island's First Congressional District …

Lawyers for Trump aide Steve Bannon sue over legal bills  —  A law firm is suing Steve Bannon, former U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime top strategist, for more than $480,000 in fees for its legal work on high-profile cases.  Law firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron said in a lawsuit filed Friday …

Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off Senate campaign to replace Feinstein  —  Rep. Barbara Lee, a longtime favorite of liberal Democrats, confirmed Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  —  “For those who say my time has passed, well, when does making change go out of style?

Virginia Holds Special Election to Fill Empty House Seat  —  Democrat Jennifer McClellan would be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress if elected  —  WASHINGTON—Voters in southern Virginia are casting their ballots in a special election Tuesday that could elect …