Trump Emerges From Impeachment Trial With Sturdy Backing From GOP Voters  —  54% would support him in a hypothetical 2024 primary, a return to pre-riot numbers  — 59% of GOP voters said Trump should play a “major role” in the Republican Party going forward, up 18 points since a Jan. 6-7 survey.

Adam Kinzinger's Lonely Mission  —  Censured by his party and shunned by family members, Mr. Kinzinger, a six-term Illinois Congressman, is pressing Republicans to leave Donald Trump behind — and risking his career doing so.  —  WASHINGTON — As the Republican Party censures …

What went wrong with the Texas power grid?  —  Millions of Texans were without heat and electricity Monday as snow, ice and frigid temperatures caused a catastrophic failure of the state's power grid.  —  The Texas power grid, powered largely by wind and natural gas, is relatively well equipped …

Some Lincoln Project founders knew about sexual harassment allegations as early as March  —  The revelation comes as the political group releases workers from nondisclosure agreements.  —  Some of the leaders of the embattled Lincoln Project knew about sexual harassment allegations …

N.A.A.C.P. Sues Trump and Giuliani Over Election Fight and Jan. 6 Riot  —  The civil rights group brought the suit on behalf of Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, with other Democrats in Congress expected to join as plaintiffs.  —  WASHINGTON — The N.A.A.C.P. on Tuesday morning filed …

Ron Johnson on Jan. 6 Capitol attack: 'This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me'  —  MADISON - Two days after members of the U.S. Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Wisconsin's senior senator is questioning whether an armed insurrection even occurred.

Covid wars launch DeSantis into GOP ‘top tier’  —  MIAMI — Ron DeSantis once drew national scorn for his stewardship of Florida's Covid-19 response — critics took to referring to the governor as “DeathSantis” for his resistance to restrictive measures.  —  But that very blowback …

Acquittal Vindicated the Constitution, Not Trump  —  House managers wanted us to rush through a sham trial.  Instead we did our duty to the rule of law.  —  Jan. 6 was a shameful day.  A mob bloodied law enforcement and besieged the first branch of government.

The truth about Cuomo  —  As the pandemic took hold of the United States last March, upending life as Americans knew it, Trump offered little consolation.  The president claimed COVID would magically disappear in a few weeks, promoted miracle cures, and dismissed any criticism of his chaotic response as a “hoax.”

Billionaires See VR as a Way to Avoid Radical Social Change  —  Tech oligarchs are encouraging the creation of virtual worlds as a cheap way to avoid problems in the real one.  —  THE FUTURE OF virtual reality is far more than just video games.  Silicon Valley sees the creation of virtual worlds …

GOP tries to weaponize pandemic-exhausted parents against Biden  —  Distraught and exhausted parents are emerging as a new class of voters that could torment President Joe Biden — and the White House is moving quickly to head off the pain.  —  Nearing a year into the pandemic …

McConnell's Impeachment Ploy Was Not Statesmanship, But An Attack On The Base — And Republicans Must Remember It Well  —  Friday's floor speech was no quick tantrum: It was the last stupid moments of the minority leader's plan to purge the GOP of Donald Trump.

China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defence industry  —  Beijing asks industry executives if proposed restrictions will harm western contractors  —  China is exploring limiting the export of rare earth minerals that are crucial for the manufacture of American F-35 fighter jets …

Parler Is Now in the Hands of a Right-Wing Activist Seeking a Radical Rewrite of the Constitution  —  The board of the far-right social media app Parler has fired its CEO and put the platform in the hands of interim CEO Mark Meckler and right-wing British political operative Matthew Richardson …

Exclusive: Gannett, McClatchy team up to sell ads  —  Two of the country's biggest local news companies are joining forces to sell national ads to their combined reach of over 300 local communities.  —  Why it matters: There aren't many great options for Fortune 500 companies to buy ads …

Western Pa. Republican County Chairs Oppose Sen. Toomey's Vote To Convict Trump But Disagree On Censure Resolutions  —  Allegheny County Republican Party chair Sam DeMarco says Republicans should focus on Joe Biden and Democrats.  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is feeling …

DNC announces key staff hires as Biden takes hold of party  —  President Biden's stewardship brings a focus on bolstering the party structure.  —  DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: ‘Democrats are unified’  —  Jaime Harrison, the new chair of the Democratic National Committee …

Biden is hitting the reset button with Israel  —  Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can't Have (and Doesn't Want) Another Great President.”  Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations.

After Trump, the attention economy deflates  —  Politicians, celebrities and business leaders are trying to adapt to a new world beyond the attention inflation of the Trump era — one where the volume of attention-getting statements and actions has dropped and the value and impact of individual events may rise.

Inside the new President's routine: Oval Office fires and early bedtimes  —  (CNN)When President Joe Biden flew aboard Air Force One for the first time this month, he did not spend much time soaking in the moment.  —  The flight, after all, was only 25 minutes long.

Open letter to the people of the United States of America  —  As you may already be aware, every nation aspires to live a life in accordance with their own principles and values free from the fear of threats, invasions and attacks.  Our struggle for the past nineteen years in Afghanistan …

David Schoen describes dysfunction within Trump's impeachment team … Despite winning former President Donald Trump an acquittal in his second impeachment trial on Saturday, Trump's defense team was plagued by inconsistent internal communication and coordination, last minute shake-ups …

Only Half Of Americans Have Heard Of ‘Cancel Culture’  —  A HuffPost/YouGov poll found many Americans are unaware of the idea, which has become a major Republican talking point.  —  The Republican Party has a new bogeyman: cancel culture.  —  One of former President Donald Trump's lawyers described …

What's Next for Trumpism?  —  Since leaving office, Donald Trump has been acquitted in a second impeachment trial, and has reportedly considered launching a new political party, investing in a social-media app, and, perhaps more predictably, making another run for the White House in 2024.

Biden, Hill Democrats plan to unveil immigration reform bill this week  —  The Biden administration and Hill Democrats are expected later this week to release an immigration reform bill, multiple sources familiar with the planning tell NBC News.  —  The legislative text of the …