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.

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,” …

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.

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 …

3/7/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM  —  The Senate is headed towards a vote on the GOP's D.C. crime bill Wednesday.  But it's hard to overstate how much frustration there is behind the scenes from top House Democrats over the debacle.  —  Democratic members feel they were blindsided …

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 …

US defense secretary makes unannounced trip to Iraq  —  US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced trip to Baghdad on Tuesday, according to the US press pool traveling with him.  —  Austin, the highest-ranking Cabinet official to visit the country since the start of the Biden administration …

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 …

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 …

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.

New York Republicans go to all-out war against Santos  —  New York's House Republicans are racing away from the walking political grenade known as George Santos.  —  Six of Santos' New York colleagues, particularly the four who flipped tight battleground districts last fall, are working …

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 …

Mastriano, unchastened, says he is weighing a Senate run  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. — Doug Mastriano lost the Pennsylvania governor's race last year by double digits, an almost unheard-of shellacking in a battleground state where winners and losers are often separated by a single percentage point.

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 …

In Oklahoma, a Freshman Republican Makes the Case for Deep Spending Cuts  —  As Representative Josh Brecheen travels his district preparing his constituents for a debt showdown, his pitch reflects how the party has intertwined its spending fight with cultural battles.

Debt Default Would Cripple U.S. Economy, New Analysis Warns  —  As President Biden prepares to release his latest budget proposal, a top economist will warn lawmakers that Republicans' refusal to raise the nation's borrowing cap could put millions out of work.

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 …

Joe Biden: My Plan to Extend Medicare for Another Generation  —  Millions of Americans work their whole life, paying into Medicare with every working day — starting with their first job, even as teenagers.  Medicare is more than a government program.  It's the rock-solid guarantee …

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.

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.

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 …