Fine, Call It a Comeback  —  If the Joe Biden who showed up to deliver the State of the Union address last week is the Joe Biden who shows up for the rest of the campaign, you're not going to have any more of those weak-kneed pundits suggesting he's not up to running for re-election.  Here's hoping he does.

There should be newspapers that we work at where we do this  —  Katie Britt, the Republican junior United States senator from Alabama, became a national punchline Thursday night by delivering a deeply bizarre and disastrous State of the Union rebuttal.  Social media was already going nuts …

Netanyahu vows to defy Biden's ‘red line’ and invade Rafah  —  Israel PM insists his priority is to prevent another terror attack like the Oct. 7 Hamas raid.  —  Paul Ronzheimer is the deputy editor-in-chief of BILD and a senior journalist reporting for Axel Springer, the parent company of POLITICO.

Trump campaign insider recounts failed hunt for 2020 fraud in new book  —  Ken Block, an expert hired by the campaign, writes that he shot down false claim after false claim in an election that was not stolen  —  The December 2020 claim of voter fraud was explosive, if true …

Trump supporters hoping to oust Wisconsin leader say they have enough signatures to force recall  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition to former President Donald Trump announced Sunday …

Elon Musk Has a Giant Charity.  Its Money Stays Close to Home.  —  After making billions in tax-deductible donations to his philanthropy, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX gave away far less than required in some years — and what he did give often supported his own interests.

Kimmel knocks Britt for SOTU rebuttal at Oscars: She's an ‘adult woman with the brain of a child’  —  Jimmy Kimmel is taking a knock at Sen. Katie Britt at the Academy Awards for the Alabama Republican's much-mocked State of the Union rebuttal.  —  The late-night TV host took to the stage …

The Body Shop is closing down all US operations after filing for bankruptcy  —  The Body Shop announced this month that it has closed all its stores in the United States as it filed for bankruptcy.  —  The Body Shop Canada Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the UK-based cosmetics company …

Republican politico accused of ‘sexual torture’ and murder of pal in Alabama  —  A well-known GOP politico in Alabama has been charged with the “sexual torture” and murder of a man he knew.  —  Kyle Hayden Lewter, 36, allegedly killed Derek Franklin Walls, 54, of Harvest, Alabama …

Democrats attack Senate GOP's wealthy “carpetbagger” candidates … - It's not unusual to see candidates move to the state they want to run in, but “carpetbagger” attacks can be potent. … - Democrats also hope to use the wealth of Republican candidates to convey the message that the GOP …

Nancy Mace explodes at ABC host for rape ‘shaming’ her for supporting rapist Donald Trump  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) exploded at ABC host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday after he asked why she supported Donald Trump after he was found liable for sexual assault.

Forget ‘polarization.’ It's the GOP's radicalization.  —  The notion that the United States is “polarized” into two conflicting, equally stubborn and extreme camps infects much of the mainstream news coverage and everyday chatter about politics.  Washington is “broken.”  “Gridlock” is a problem.

Colin Allred says Texas Republican Party is seeing an ‘internal civil war’  —  Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) said he thinks his Senate campaign against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) can find victory because the Texas Republican Party is in disarray, and Democrats can pull off an upset in the Lone Star State.