Tucker Carlson, with new video provided by Speaker McCarthy, falsely depicts Jan. 6 riot as a peaceful gathering  —  Some Republicans are looking to the tapes for vindication.  Others say it's a mistake for the party to look backward to Jan. 6, particularly after election deniers lost many 2022 races.

How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday  —  The high cost of cutting expenses  —  Twitter's website is breaking in novel new ways — and while the company managed to recover from its latest outage within a couple hours, the story behind how it broke suggests there are likely to be similar problems in the near future.

Mike Pence asks judge to block subpoena for Jan. 6 testimony  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed a motion asking a judge to block a federal grand jury subpoena for his testimony related to January 6 on the grounds that he is protected by the Constitution's Speech or Debate Clause …

Never Trumpers rally in D.C., trying to find hope and a plan amid despair  —  Donald Trump used his primetime stage at the CPAC conference this Saturday to taunt the Bush Republicans, globalists and neocons.  —  A dozen miles away, at a lower-profile gathering in downtown D.C. the remnants …

SPLC Lawyer Arrested in Atlanta Molotov Cocktail Riot, Faces Terrorism Charges  —  Authorities arrested Sunday a staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-leaning civil rights group notorious for branding mainstream conservative and Christians nonprofits “hate groups,” …

U.S. Is Said to Consider Reinstating Detention of Migrant Families  —  President Biden has turned to increasingly restrictive measures as his administration prepares for the end of Title 42, which has allowed border authorities to swiftly expel migrants.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration …

2 Capitol riot defendants sought by FBI after disappearing  —  The FBI is searching for a Florida woman who was supposed to stand trial Monday on charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack as well as another riot defendant who has also gone missing, officials said.

Five Women Sue Texas Over the State's Abortion Ban  —  The women, backed by an abortion-rights group, say they were denied abortions under state law despite risks to themselves and their fetuses that made the procedure a medical necessity.  —  Five women who say they were denied abortions despite grave risks …

Hope Hicks Meets With Manhattan Prosecutors as Trump Inquiry Intensifies  —  At least seven witnesses have met with prosecutors in what now appears to be a fast-moving investigation into a 2016 hush-money payment to a porn star.  —  Hope Hicks, a trusted aide to Donald J. Trump during …

Jim Jordan scrambles amid claims “weaponization” probe is a dud  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — facing criticism that his probe of alleged mistreatment of conservatives by “weaponized” U.S. agencies has moved too slowly and found little — is threatening to subpoena 16 more witnesses from the FBI.

Protests Over Netanyahu's Judiciary Overhaul Spread to Israel's Military  —  The military leadership is concerned that anger over the government's plan, with some pilots saying they will skip some training sessions and operations, could diminish military capabilities.

Baseball can no longer ignore Ron DeSantis's culture wars  —  There was a time when America's pastime showed a weariness of Florida's hostile approach to inclusiveness, which in some ways is being reconstituted by its current governor, Ron DeSantis.  —  It was not necessarily coincidental …

Vivek Ramaswamy says he received an offer to buy his way into the CPAC straw poll  —  Shortly after Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and anti-woke crusader, announced he was seeking the Republican nomination for president, a political consultant with ties to the Conservative Political …

The Lie Behind Amazon's HQ2 Sweepstakes Becomes Clear  —  With the company pausing construction on its ‘second headquarters’ in Virginia, we can see the HQ2 bidding war for what it was: a mass intelligence-gathering operation.  —  Protesters carry anti-Amazon signs during a rally …

Rosendale calls neo-Nazi photo op a mistake  —  U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale said he unwittingly posed for a photo with high profile members of the neo-Nazi movement last week walking between congressional hearings.  —  The photo taken March 1 in front of the Capitol, shows Rosendale posing with Ryan Sanchez …

California to not do business with Walgreens over abortion pills issue, Governor says  —  California would not do business with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O), state Governor Gavin Newsom said in a tweet on Monday, days after the pharmacy chain said it will not dispense abortion pills in some Republican states.

Walmart to close remaining Portland stores as crime-ridden city battles shoplifting wave  —  Walmart will close its last two stores in crime-plagued Portland, Ore., as the city contends with a relentless wave of shoplifting that has hammered retailers.  —  The closures, set for March 24 …

Revealed: 1,000 super-emitting methane leaks risk triggering climate tipping points  —  Vast releases of gas, along with future ‘methane bombs’, represent huge threat - but curbing emissions would rapidly reduce global heating  —  More than 1,000 “super-emitter” sites gushed …

Utah set to limit minors from using social media without parent's OK  —  Utah is poised to pass a law restricting children and teens under age 18 from using social media without their parent's consent.  — Meanwhile, adults could lose access to their accounts, too, if they refuse to verify their age.

Joe Biden's criminal justice regression  —  We were promised that Biden had progressed on criminal justice issues from his Senate days.  Most recent signs suggest that, if he had, he's now going back to his old ways.  —  On March 2, President Joe Biden announced that he would be the first president …

Airline Customer Service Dashboard  —  Secretary Buttigieg has called upon airlines to improve their customer service commitments to passengers, which all have done to varying degrees.  The dashboards below provide information for air travelers on airlines' commitments to families flying …

China's Xi Jinping Takes Rare Direct Aim at U.S. in Speech  —  Leader blames Washington-led ‘containment, encirclement and suppression’ for challenges at home  —  House Committee Warns of Beijing's Threat to U.S. Interests and Values … Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued an unusually blunt rebuke …

The Fight Over Penn Station and Madison Square Garden  —  How the effort to renovate midtown Manhattan's transit hub has been stalled by money, politics, and disputes about the public good.  —  Pennsylvania Station, in west midtown, is the busiest railroad station in the Western Hemisphere.

LABI president may enter Louisiana governor's race, sources say  —  The head of one of Louisiana's most powerful business groups is expected to enter the governor's race Thursday, according to a handful of lobbyists and political operatives who spoke on the condition of anonymity Monday night.

Michelle Obama Describes Trump's Inauguration from Her Point of View — and Shares Why She Sobbed After  —  In an exclusive clip from her upcoming Audible podcast, the former first lady reflects on the range of emotions she felt on Jan. 20, 2017 — and addresses the true size of Donald Trump's inauguration crowd

9/11 Commission member ID'd as person killed when business jet hit turbulence  —  A woman who died after the business jet she was aboard hit heavy turbulence while flying over New England was identified Monday as a prominent Beltway lawyer who once served on the 9/11 Commission.