Biden Is Set to Detail at Least $2 Trillion in Measures to Reduce Deficits  —  The president's proposals, included in the budget he will release on Thursday, are expected to heavily feature tax increases on corporations and high earners.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday …

White House goes after Tucker Carlson by name over Jan. 6 coverage  —  The White House joined in widespread condemnation of Fox News star Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, singling out the prime-time ratings king for his misleading portrayal of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

“We're All Embarrassed”: Inside Fox News as Dominion Revelations Rattle the Network  —  Fox producers are getting libel law training and staffers are (cautiously) gossiping about filings exposing the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson.  “We're very careful when we're miked up,” one on-air personality tells Vanity Fair.

Zelensky invites House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is inviting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to visit Ukraine to see the situation on the ground first hand - an invitation that comes as the Republican Party faces a divide over whether …

GOP operative comes forward as accuser in sexual misconduct claim against CPAC head  —  The man who has accused Matt Schlapp, the influential leader of the Conservative Political Action Conference, of sexual misconduct came forward publicly Wednesday after a judge said he must use his real name to proceed with a lawsuit.

Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country  —  On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent an email to 18 anti-trans activists, doctors, and lawyers with the text of a bill he planned to introduce …

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections  —  Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state's child labor protections.  —  The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age …

Pentagon Blocks Sharing Evidence of Possible Russian War Crimes With Hague Court  —  President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is blocking the Biden administration from sharing evidence …

Teamsters president calls GOP senator a ‘greedy CEO’ in heated exchange  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien got into a heated verbal exchange Wednesday in a Senate committee hearing focused on the right of workers to organize unions.

When Trump Passes the MAGA Hat, His Aides Clutch Their Wallets  —  Unlike other recent presidents, Donald Trump has rarely received campaign donations from his top advisers.  They offer a range of explanations.  —  WASHINGTON — To pay for three presidential campaigns …

Ron DeSantis's plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explained  —  DeSantis wants to destroy a fundament of American free speech law.  —  Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate the First Amendment safeguards that prevent lawsuits seeking to strong-arm the press into silence.

Louisville police use excessive force, invalid warrants and discriminatory stops, DOJ review finds  —  WASHINGTON — The Louisville Metro Police Department and the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional behavior by routinely using excessive force …

Did the “QAnon Shaman” Get Shafted on Sentencing?  New Footage Raises Questions Over the Chansley Case  —  If there is one image from Jan. 6th that will remain indelible with the day, it is the “QAnon Shaman.”  Bare chested and wearing an animal headdress, horns and red-white-and-blue face paint …

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Last Act  —  What happens when the Terminator turns 75  —  Arnold schwarzenegger nearly killed me.  —  I had joined him one morning as he rushed through his daily routine.  Schwarzenegger gets up by six.  He makes coffee, putters around, feeds Whiskey …

Right-Wingers Have A New, Very Dependable Strategy To Game The Courts.  Can It Be Stopped?  —  Start your day with TPM.  —  You would think, based on the flurry of litigation unfolding there, that a lot of drama is going down in Amarillo, Texas.  —  Of the couple dozen lawsuits Texas …

Who knew Ken Burns is an idiot?  —  Having spent a lot of time around academics and media types I learned years ago that people can be smart, talented, and complete dunces at the same time.  —  Orwell captured that reality with his typical genius, explaining: “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.”

Ex-LA Mayor Garcetti's Nomination as India Ambassador Advances  —  A Senate committee voted in favor of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination to be US ambassador to India, clearing the way for Senate action despite questions over his handling of a sexual harassment case.

The Boogaloo Bois Are Plotting a Bloody Comeback: ‘We Will Go to War’  —  Dozens of arrests fueled speculation that the Hawaiian shirt-wearing, gun-loving anti-government group was done for.  But it seems they'd merely gone underground and appear to be angrier than ever.

Biden's only primary challenger (so far) actually shows Biden's strength  —  Self-help author Marianne Williamson can barely articulate a policy reason for running.  —  Noah Berlatsky and Aaron Rupar  —  Self-help author Marianne Williamson is currently the only declared Democratic primary opposition to President Joe Biden.