Country music response to Wallen racism shows Republicans how they failed on Greene  —  The country music industry punished Morgan Wallen for his racist remark.  Why didn't McCarthy and Republicans hold Marjorie Taylor Greene accountable?  —  At the same time House Republicans were trying …

Supreme Court Partly Backs Religious Challenge to California Virus Restrictions  —  The ruling followed a similar one in a case from New York and provided more evidence of a change in the court's direction after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  —  WASHINGTON — A splintered Supreme Court …

Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do  —  Governors continue to open indoor dining and other activities before vaccinations become widespread.  Experts warn this could create superspreading playgrounds for dangerous variants and squander our best shot at getting the pandemic under control.

Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings  —  President Biden said Friday that former president Donald Trump should not have access to classified information in the form of the briefings usually given to ex-presidents, citing Trump's “erratic behavior” and the risk that he might recklessly reveal sensitive information.

FIRST ON CBS7: FBI raids home of Alpine man who took part in Capitol riot  —  Sean Watson says his actions at the Capitol on Jan 6. were necessary.  —  ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) -The FBI raided the home of a prominent Trump supporter in Alpine who took part in the Capitol riots.

Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs' show and is expected to part ways with the pro-Trump host  —  Fox News has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” the program hosted by television's staunchest supporter of Donald Trump and of his assertions of voter fraud in the 2020 election, The Times has learned.

Why Joe Manchin is an electoral miracle  —  (CNN)Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is one of the most powerful men in Washington.  With Democrats holding a one-vote majority in the Senate (thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking vote), he can make or break a lot of bills for them.

Montana House endorses bill to end Election Day voter registration  —  HELENA (KPAX) — Republicans in the Montana House Thursday endorsed a bill to end Election Day voter registration, saying it will take pressure off local election officials that day and still allow people to register and vote up to the previous day.

The Battery Is Ready to Power the World  —  After a decade of rapidly falling costs, the rechargeable lithium-ion battery is poised to disrupt industries  —  Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries were first commercially used in hand-held camcorders in 1991.  Laptops soon followed.

The Official Overseeing Biden's Daily Briefings Previously Defended The CIA's False Intelligence About Torture  —  The man overseeing President Joe Biden's daily intelligence briefing previously advocated for the CIA's false claims about its torture program to a powerful Senate committee …

With Covid-19 Vaccine Waiting Lists in the Millions, Some Skip the Line  —  Across the U.S., people are flouting eligibility rules and using connections to get a coveted shot  —  Board members of a Rhode Island medical system were invited to get vaccinated, regardless of their age or occupations.

Mutated virus may reinfect people already stricken once with covid-19, sparking debate and concerns  —  More than 100 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, but they may not be completely protected against new variants … A trial of an experimental coronavirus vaccine detected …

Parscale urges Trump to run again as a ‘martyr’  —  “If they only impeached you twice, you need to run again.  Because to change the system you have to kick it in the a#$,” Trump's former campaign manager wrote.  —  Brad Parscale was President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager until July …

5 key questions for Trump's Senate impeachment trial  —  WASHINGTON — Arguments begin Tuesday in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump on allegations that he incited the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.  —  A look at five key questions about what to expect when senators hear …

QAnon Believers Are Obsessed With Hillary Clinton.  She Has Thoughts.  —  The mass execution cult has roots in three decades of demonization.  —  A clear indication that Marjorie Taylor Greene was more than a dabbler in QAnon was her 2018 endorsement of “Frazzledrip,” one of the most grotesque tendrils of the movement's mythology.

Pushing QAnon and Stolen Election Lies, Flynn Re-emerges  —  Recast by President Trump's most ardent supporters as a MAGA martyr, Michael T. Flynn has embraced his role as the man who spent four years unjustly ensnared in the Russian investigation.  —  In Washington's respectable circles …

QAnon is Not a ‘Conspiracy Theory’  —  As the QAnon phenomenon becomes more central to critical political and public safety questions, I realize we need a new vocabulary to describe this and similar phenomena.  Q is not a “conspiracy theory”.  The faked moon landing was a conspiracy theory.

Warehouse Workers Wage Historic Fight for Union Recognition at Amazon  —  The corporate giant has gone to great lengths to stop workers in Bessemer, Alabama, from unionizing.  —  Inside the Aurora, Colorado, Amazon fulfillment center in 2018.  A warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama …

Woman charged in US Capitol riot can take trip to Mexico, federal judge says  —  (CNN)A Texas florist charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection will be allowed to go to Mexico later this month, a federal judge ruled Friday.  —  The case involving Jenny Cudd got national attention …

Congressional Group Getting to Know 2024 Hopefuls Early  —  There are auditions.  A lot of them.  —  Before White House hopefuls can step even onto a soap box at a state fair, those candidates need a message, connections to members of Congress, realistic ways to make money, and more.  Much more.

An interesting experiment in voting rights moves ahead in Virginia  —  All signs are that the Republican Party's key takeaway from then-President Donald Trump's failed effort to overturn the election — first by trying to corrupt local officials, then by inciting mob violence …

How the United States Lost to Hackers  —  America's biggest vulnerability in cyberwarfare is hubris.  —  If ever there was a sign the United States was losing control of information warfare, of its own warriors, it was the moment one of its own, a young American contractor, saw first lady Michelle Obama's emails pop up on his screen.

A Man Who Allegedly Maced Police Officers During The Capitol Coup Attempt Has Been Arrested  —  A man who was filmed macing police officers during the attempted coup at the US Capitol last month was arrested by the FBI on Thursday, authorities said.  —  Peter Schwartz, a 47-year-old from Owensboro …

Judge rules Trump hotel in Chicago violated Illinois environmental laws  —  Former President Donald Trump's hotel along the Chicago River violated state environmental laws by sucking in massive amounts of water without a valid permit, a Cook County judge ruled in a decision made public Friday.

The US ambassador in Seoul on Trump, diplomacy and setting up that summit with Kim Jong Un  —  The outgoing envoy recalls moments of tension in his role as the face of the former president's America  —  The courtyard hidden inside the American residence in Seoul has been a favourite place …

Attorney General Jeff Landry sues Advocate reporter over public-records request  —  Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Friday sued a reporter for The Advocate and The Times-Picayune over a public-records request she filed, asking a judge to issue a declaratory judgment denying the request and seal the proceedings.

US suspends Haiti deportation flights as Biden administration tries to control Ice  —  Halt came after activists and staffers called homeland security secretary's office but it is unclear how long it will last  —  The US has suspended deportation flights to Haiti, in the latest sign …