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 …

Capitol Police chief tears into Tucker Carlson for claims about Officer Brian Sicknick  —  The Fox News host said that Democrats lied about Sicknick's death.  In a letter to Capitol Police officers, Chief Manger called Carlson's portrayal “offensive and misleading.”

‘The Whole Thing Seems Insane’: New Documents Shed Light on Debate Inside Fox After Election  —  Messages and depositions from the network's stars like Tucker Carlson revealed serious misgivings about claims of election fraud even as some of the hosts told their audiences of millions a very different story.

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 …

Why Are So Many Guys Obsessed With Master and Commander?  —  March—2023.  Napoleon is master of Europe.  Only the British fleet stands before him.  Oceans are now battlefields.  And a moderate box office success from 2003 has become an unlikely streaming favorite, a poster child for the kind …

Walgreens' deceptive damage control  —  Walgreens is facing a public relations crisis after announcing it would not dispense abortion medication in several states where abortion remains legal.  Walgreens' decision came in response to threatening letters from Republican Attorneys General and anti-abortion activists.

Biden is back in hot water with Dem lawmakers  —  First it was crime, now immigration: For the second time in as many weeks President Biden has inflamed fellow Democrats, who are questioning his tactics and strategy. … - Now cracks in the coalition are emerging as vulnerable Democrats chart …

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.

Conservative covid backlash handcuffs public health, pandemic response  —  Lawsuits and legislation have stripped public health officials of their powers in three years  —  When the next pandemic sweeps the United States, health officials in Ohio won't be able to shutter businesses or schools …

Tyre Nichols death spurs Justice Department police review  —  The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis police department policies on use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest.

Kyle Rittenhouse, the MAGA Star That Wasn't  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  Modern conservatives love to own the libs by supporting people who claim they've been “canceled.”

Louisville police engaged in pattern of misconduct, Justice Dept. finds  —  The two-year federal investigation was prompted by the 2020 police killing of Breonna Taylor and is expected to result in court-mandated changes.  —  The Louisville Metro Police Department engaged in systemic civil rights abuses …

China is right about US containment  —  But encircling Beijing is not a viable long-term strategy  —  Here is a thought experiment.  If Taiwan did not exist, would the US and China still be at loggerheads?  My hunch is yes.  Antagonism between top dogs and rising powers is part of the human story.

Miami's popular Republican Mayor Suarez weighs GOP challenge to Trump for White House in 2024  — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has been privately holding court with political financiers as he considers running for president.  — He's recently met with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft …

Exit Yemen Now to Assist a Fragile Peace  —  It's time for a war powers resolution to end U.S. support for Saudi's war of aggression.  —  Armed Houthi fighters attend the funeral procession of Houthi rebel fighters who were killed in fighting with forces of Yemen's internationally recognized government …

Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  On a Saturday afternoon in August 2019, South Dakota Republican state Rep. Fred Deutsch sent …

Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs law gutting child labor protections for minors under 16 years old  —  Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law a bill further destabilizing minors in what was once called the “Land of Opportunity.”  Her signature comes on the same …

Federal judge adds a touch of sanity to Missouri's gun safety debate  —  ST. LOUIS — It's important to remember when Missouri's elected Republicans made the decision to try to crumple up the U.S. Constitution and toss it in the trash bin of history.  —  It was after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012.

Is a Democrat really the favorite in the Kentucky governor race?  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is entering his reelection contest in a rare position for a red state Democrat: the frontrunner.  —  It is a remarkable chain of events for Beshear, the son of a popular former governor who upset …

Oklahoma Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Effort To Legalize Recreational Marijuana  —  Opponents seized on problems with existing medical marijuana regulations and crime in the campaign to stop full legalization.  —  Oklahoma voters sharply rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday …

Ron DeSantis leads charge for more coercive conservative government  —  The Republican Florida governor's embrace of regulation of private business comes as many leaders on the right are revisiting their ideological boundaries  —  Back when he was a member of the House Freedom Caucus …

Haley or Scott?  South Carolina GOP braces for '24 primary with two hometown candidates  —  Mikee Johnson went to high school with Nikki Haley, held a leadership post in her charitable organization and donated early on to her first gubernatorial campaign.  —  And yet, this well-connected GOP donor …

Available evidence still points to covid originating from spillover  —  Angela Rasmussen is a virologist and principal research scientist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan.  Saskia Popescu is an infectious-disease epidemiologist …