U.S. military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation  —  U.S. military C-13 cargo planes on Saturday dropped food in pallets over Gaza, three U.S. officials said, two days after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy …

Biden Is Still the Democrats' Best Bet for November  —  Let's start with the obvious.  The concerns about Joe Biden are valid: He's old.  He talks slowly.  He occasionally bumbles the basics in public appearances.  —  Biden's age is so concerning that many Biden supporters now believe …

Susan Collins backs Nikki Haley over Donald Trump in Maine's Republican primary  —  U.S. Sen. Susan Collins voted for former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, becoming only the third member of Congress to back the longshot challenger to former President Donald Trump.

Protester thrown to the ground after calling Joe Manchin “a sick f**k” to his face  —  Things got heated at a Harvard Institute of Politics event on Friday, with Manchin himself squaring up  —  During a Harvard Institute of Politics event held on Friday morning, a man described by some outlets …

Yes, the Supreme Court COULD have declined the case, but then what?  —  “They could have just declined the case” is the overly simplistic but misleading version of Supreme Court law and practice being fed to laypersons by many celebrity television commentators who were rushed on air …

University of Florida eliminates all DEI positions due to new state rules  —  The memo cites recent state restrictions on the use of public funds.  —  University of Florida Century Tower and University Auditorium, Gainesville, Florida.  —  The University of Florida has eliminated all diversity …

Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter's sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases  —  A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling issued Friday that could impact dozens …

Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing  —  Landlords and property managers can't collude on rental pricing.  Using new technology to do it doesn't change that antitrust fundamental.  Regardless of the industry you're in, if your business uses an algorithm to determine prices …

“Like someone pulled the metaphorical plug”: Dr. John Gartner on Trump's “accelerating dementia”  —  “Trump looks blank, stops in mid-sentence (or mid-word), his jaw goes a little slack”  —  Since at least 2016, some of the world's leading mental health professionals have been sounding …

Activists Charged in Red Powder Attack on U.S. Constitution at the U.S. Archives  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  Defendants Caused More Than $50,000 in Damage Within the Rotunda  —  WASHINGTON - Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green …

Lawmakers eye looming ‘problematic’ funding bills  —  Congressional leaders are moving quickly to pass their first batch of bills to fund the government for most of 2024 by next Friday, but negotiators are already looking to a March 22 deadline when they say their tougher bills come due.

What “Project 2025” Would Do to America  —  What would a second Trump presidency look like?  What happens if the Reactionary Right returns to power?  —  Over the past few months, different factions on the Right have presented detailed plans for what they want to do the next time they get back to the White House.

Biden tightens chemical safety rule loosened by Trump  —  The Big Story  —  EPA imposes stricter safety rules for chemical plants  —  Biden administration on Friday tightened a safety rule for chemical plants that was loosened under the Trump administration.

New York man who killed a woman after a wrong turn in his driveway gets 25 years to life  —  A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York was sentenced Friday to more than 25 years to life in prison.

CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for Covid-19, moving away from key strategy to quell infections  —  People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday.

Businessman Pleads Guilty to Bribing Sen. Bob Menendez  —  It is the first plea obtained by prosecutors in case against New Jersey Democrat  —  A New Jersey businessman pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to bribe Sen. Bob Menendez and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors …