Trump's loosening grip on GOP defines early 2024 campaign  —  Rep. Thomas Massie was so eager for Donald Trump's endorsement in a contested primary three years ago that he ran TV ads targeted at the then-president in Florida to win his support.  —  Today, Massie is all but shunning Trump and his comeback campaign.

Finally, Democrats appear ready to wage war on Fox News  —  For years, Democrats have been deeply conflicted about Fox News.  At times, they've shunned the network as an irredeemable source of disinformation, boycotting it or banning it from covering Democratic presidential primary debates.

Republicans seize on train derailment to go after Buttigieg  —  Secretary's defenders say he is being targeted for reasons unrelated to the accident  —  Republicans are seizing on the trail derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to ramp up their attacks against Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …

America Is In Over Its Head  —  The greatest blunder President Vladimir Putin may have made so far in Ukraine is giving the West the impression that Russia could lose the war.  The early Russian strike on Kyiv stumbled and failed.  The Russian behemoth seemed not nearly as formidable as it had been made out to be.

Michigan AG says she was among those targeted in threat to kill Jewish members of state government  —  A Michigan man allegedly threatened on social media to kill Jewish members of the Michigan government, the FBI said, and state Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was among those targeted.

Honestly, it's probably the phones  —  The most plausible explanation for teenage unhappiness.  —  “Blow up your TV/ Throw away your paper/ Go to the country/ Build you a home” — John Prine  —  There's been an interesting dialogue going on about teen unhappiness in the United States.

Teacher with prosthetic Z-cups placed on leave from class, accused of dressing like a man outside work  —  Kayla Lemieux, the biological male high school teacher who became famous for strutting around school dressed as a woman with z-size prosthetic breasts, has reportedly been placed on leave from Oakville Trafalgar High School.

Please Lie to Me, Tucker  —  Fox News isn't news at all.  —  Oh, how conservatives loved to hate the media.  I witnessed it firsthand for decades.  In any speech before a conservative audience, the jokes about media bias got the loudest laughs and heartiest applause.

Trump can be sued by police over Jan. 6 riot, Justice Department says  —  Two U.S. Capitol Police officers and 11 Democratic House members are seeking to hold Donald Trump liable for injuries they suffered during the riot.  —  Former president Donald Trump can be held liable in court …

Fox News election fraud revelations could take down the network's embattled chief  —  New York CNN —  Who will Rupert Murdoch exile from the Fox kingdom?  —  The Fox Corporation chairman is facing an ever-deepening scandal that threatens to cause considerable financial and reputational damage …

US condemns Israel far right minister's call for Palestinian town ‘to be erased’  —  Israel's far-right finance minister's call for a Palestinian town “to be erased” was harshly condemned by US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Wednesday, who described the comments as “repugnant” and “irresponsible.”

March 1, 2023  —  Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced today that it will cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month, bringing costs for people with private insurance and those without insurance who sign up for Lilly's copay assistance program into line with the $35 cap for Medicare recipients Congress imposed …

Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza  —  “Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets.”  —  Tourists visit the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, on February 2, 2023.

The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook  —  He just won't allow it.  —  The way conservatives tell it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a hive of anti-Trump villainy, filled with agents looking for any excuse to hound the former president with investigative witch hunts.

Texas congressman who backed gun-control bill faces GOP censure vote  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales cast the vote in the last Congress after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which is part of his district.  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Tex.) is facing a censure vote this weekend …

U.S. regulators rejected Elon Musk's bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks  —  Musk has said his brain implant company, Neuralink, will make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and eventually turn people into cyborgs.  But the firm still struggles to secure clinical-trial approval …

DeSantis Cronies Force College to Close Diversity Office  —  If Ron DeSantis has his way, what his board did at New College will happen at every public university in Florida.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' handpicked board of trustees voted to shutter …

Kellyanne Conway Meets With Prosecutors as Trump Inquiry Escalates  —  The Manhattan district attorney's office is scrutinizing the former president's role in the hush money payment to a porn star.  —  Kellyanne Conway, who managed the final months of Donald J. Trump's 2016 campaign …

How a Texas girl scared of school shootings was punished  —  After a Lewisville ISD girl overheard a boy say, “Don't come to school tomorrow,” she ended up threatened with suspension.  —  The 13-year-old girl was in gym class when she said she heard a boy tell another classmate, “Don't come to school tomorrow.”

Dallas Morning News Fires Reporter for Calling Mayor ‘Bruh’ on Twitter  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas to cover education.  —  Meghan Mangrum moved to Dallas last summer to cover education as part of the Dallas Morning News' Education Lab.  She'd previously worked the education beat …

Merrick Garland Is a Huge Taylor Swift Fan  —  The Attorney General routinely works her lyrics into conversations and legal arguments.  'My favorite song is “Shake It Off.”  - Copy Link  —  1x  —  WASHINGTON - At a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, senators grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center.  'I'm baffled.'  —  ST. LOUIS — Explosive allegations made public last month about a St. Louis clinic that treats transgender children have flung parents into a vortex of emotions: shock, confusion, anger, fear.

Clashes as Charlie Kirk Speaks at California University  —  ‘FASCISTS OFF CAMPUS’  —  Scores of students were seen protesting outside the University of California Wednesday night ahead of an appearance by far-right youth leader Charlie Kirk, who appeared at the university for his Live Free Tour.

In The Witches (pictured), ‘old hag’ has been changed to ‘old crow’, while ‘you must be mad, woman’ is now ‘you must be out of your mind’  —  The team together dismantled many of the colorful phrases and names that Dahl employed in his writing.  —  In The Twits, descriptions of appearances have been pared back.

The Hotel Pennsylvania's Great Disappearing Act  —  It was the largest hotel on earth, a virtual city within a city.  They wrote a song about it.  But in the end, none of this was enough to save it.  —  Bit by bit, floor by floor, the building that once rose 22 stories over Penn Station is shrinking before the city's very eyes.

Why Did Spotify Have an Official ‘Hitler Radio’ Playlist?  —  Despite multiple admonitions from hate-watch groups calling out streaming services for “hate music,” a Rolling Stone investigation finds that racist and antisemitic rhetoric still has a home  —  UNTIL LAST WEEK …

‘Have not heard of him’: George Santos has a new campaign treasurer but questions persist  —  More than a week after embattled Rep. George Santos named his new campaign treasurer, questions persist over the identity of the person who has filled that role and the campaign's filings with federal regulators.

Tennessee lawmaker apologizes after suggesting ‘hanging by tree’ as method of execution  —  A Tennessee state representative is backpedaling after he suggested adding hanging by tree as a method of execution during discussion this week in Nashville over a bill concerning capital punishment.

The Hershey highway to hell  —  Next Wednesday is International Women's Day.  In the spirit of celebrating women, Hershey's Canada has issued special chocolate bars bearing the likeness of special women.  —  Women like Fae Johnstone, who happens to be a man cosplaying being a woman.

The Rise of the Right-Wing Peacenik  —  ‘I realized that my own side was led by a bunch of incompetents and ideologues who had taken our country down a path of destruction.  And for what?’  —  Once upon a time, Congressman Ron DeSantis strongly supported arming Ukraine against Russia.

Iran nuclear advance challenges U.S. as time to make potential bomb shortens  —  A new U.N. report asserting that Tehran has enriched uranium particles to 83.7 percent purity has thrust the Biden administration into tough choices  —  The discovery in Iran of a small quantity of uranium enriched …

The Foolishness of Scott Adams  —  His argument for racial prejudice isn't just pernicious.  It's stupid.  —  Scott Adams, the cartoonist behind the comic strip Dilbert, has been canceled for racism.  In a video livestream last Wednesday, he declared:  — “I resign from the hate group called black Americans.”