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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 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.

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.

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.

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 …

AP sources: Alabama senator has indicated he won't run again  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate's fourth most senior member, has indicated to confidantes that he does not intend to run for reelection next year — prompting some Republicans to urge the powerful …

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 …

Donald Trump's Business Sought A Stake In Parler Before He Would Join  —  Documents seen by BuzzFeed News show that Parler offered Trump 40% of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform.  The deal was never finalized.  —  Copy  —  The Trump Organization negotiated on behalf …

NY Times Star Reporter Donald McNeil Exits After Daily Beast Exposé  —  Multiple students who attended a Times-sponsored trip with Don McNeil in 2019 alleged that he used racist slurs throughout the journey.  —  The New York Times on Friday announced the ouster of science …

Migrant Families Force Biden to Confront New Border Crisis  —  In recent days, hundreds of migrant families have been released into the United States by Border Patrol agents.  Thousands more are hoping for a chance to enter under looser policies.  —  LOS ANGELES — President Biden's …

In Biden's White House, science takes a back seat to teachers unions  —  “Science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” President Biden tweeted in December, one of many such statements promising that he'd put science first.  —  It turns out that his promise came with a huge asterisk attached.

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 …

Reynolds removes restrictions on businesses, gatherings, masks  —  Hide Transcript Show Transcript  —  Receive daily coronavirus & public health news straight to your inbox.  —  Submit  —  Privacy Notice  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds has eliminated most of her COVID-19 restrictions in the latest health proclamation.

Gascón makes exception to death penalty ban for “boy next door” killer  —  Michael Gargiulo, who was convicted in 2019 of killing two women and seriously injuring another in a series of knife attacks, will still face the death penalty after Los Angeles County Dist.

Time Magazine: You're G**damn Right We Ordered the Code Red on Rigging the Election.  And We Should Get Medals for It.  —  Will Time be deplatformed for admitting this?  —  Nah.  —  But will we be deplatformed for noting Time admitted the left rigged the election?  —  Probably.

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.