Lab Leak Most Likely Origin of Covid-19 Pandemic, U.S. Agency Now Says  —  Energy Department's revised assessment is based on new intelligence  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according …

Musk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’  —  The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams's comic strip after the cartoonist's rant against Black people  —  Twitter and Tesla chief Elon Musk defended Scott Adams, the under-fire creator of …

Why Fox News Lied to the Viewers It ‘Respects’  —  There are some stories that are important enough to pause the news cycle and linger on them, to explore not just what happened, but why.  And so it is with Fox News's role in the events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump White House Pressured Disney to Censor ... Jimmy Kimmel  —  The former president was so incensed by the late-night host making fun of him that he had his staff take action  —  IN EARLY 2018, the American national security apparatus was fixated on reports that North Korea …

After warnings, no evidence China is supplying arms to Russia, U.S. officials say  —  Russian stumbles on the battlefield as well as the solidarity of Ukraine's allies have continued to pressure Putin  —  Top administration officials said Sunday there is no evidence that China …

Manchin, on Fox News, Refuses to Call Himself a Democrat  —  The senator preferred to identify as “an American”  —  SENATOR JOE MANCHIN, an alleged Democrat, went on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo — the Sunday morning equivalent of Tucker Carlson — and declined to identify as a member of the Democratic Party.

James Bond books edited to remove racist references  —  Reissued versions of Ian Fleming's classic works will feature a disclaimer following a review by sensitivity readers  —  James Bond novels have been rewritten to remove a number of racial references from Ian Fleming's work, The Telegraph can reveal.

Trump, Haley to battle for spotlight at CPAC  —  Former President Trump and his ex-United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are set to give dueling addresses at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) next week, putting a sharp focus on the ongoing tug-of-war within the GOP.

How the Fed Opened Pandora's Box  —  Jerome H. Powell's no-holds-barred response to the pandemic was made possible by history.  It raises questions about the future.  —  It was July 2019 when Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, asked Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve …

Jessa Duggar Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage: ‘I Just Immediately Started Crying’  —  The “19 Kids and Counting” alum said she plans to “take a break” from social media and focus on recovering  —  Jessa Duggar Seewald revealed that she suffered a miscarriage over the holidays.

‘Hell on earth’: I reported from the war in Ukraine.  What I witnessed still haunts me.  —  We don't talk about the nightmares, the survivors' guilt or the loss of identity from getting too consumed by the story.  That needs to change.  —  View Comments  —  The past year …

Mississippi GOP governor now backs longer Medicaid for moms  —  1 of 6  —  Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves did an abrupt about-face Sunday on an issue for which Democrats have been sharply criticizing him this election year, saying for the first time that he wants the state to allow …

Fox News Poll: Trump, DeSantis top 2024 Republican preference … Ron DeSantis 2024 rumors ramp up  —  One year out from the 2024 primaries, here is the debut Fox News national survey on the presidential nomination races.  Spoiler alert, former President Donald Trump looks formidable, while President Biden faces doubt.

Scoop: House GOP plans Ohio derailment hearings  —  Multiple House committees are gaming out aggressive hearings 0n the Biden administration's response to the toxic train wreck in Ohio — including how the government supervises giant rail companies, Axios has learned.

What Layoffs?  Many Employers Are Eager to Hang On to Workers.  —  Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many.  —  During the height of the pandemic, hungry and housebound customers clamored …

How the W.W.E. Explains What's Happened to U.S. Politics  —  Mx.  Riesman is a journalist and the author of a biography of Vince McMahon.  —  What shall we call contemporary Republican ideology?  Is it conservatism?  Libertarianism?  Authoritarianism?  Trumpism?  Fascism?  —  How about kayfabe?