Biden German Shepherd has aggressive incident and is sent back to Delaware  —  Washington (CNN)The two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week after aggressive behavior at the White House involving Major Biden …

Georgia Republicans Pass the Most Restrictive Voting Laws Since Jim Crow  —  Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.  —  Following unexpected Democratic victories in Georgia in November and January …

Entire Staff of Nevada Democratic Party Quits After Democratic Socialist Slate Won Every Seat … Not long after Judith Whitmer won her election on Saturday to become chair of the Nevada Democratic Party, she got an email from the party's executive director, Alana Mounce.

Making Senators Orate Won't Blunt the Filibuster  —  Can obstructionism be deterred by forcing politicians to give long speeches?  The question answers itself.  —  Oy, Frank Capra.  We're back to chattering about the “talking” filibuster — the idea that filibusters should be performed …

Pandemic Bill Would Cut Taxes by An Average of $3,000, With Most Relief Going to Low- And Middle-Income Households  —  According to a new analysis by the Tax Policy Center, the Senate version of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) would reduce federal taxes in 2021 by an average of $3,000 and raise after-tax incomes by 3.8 percent.

Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete  —  Patrick Freyne: After Harry and Meghan, the monarchy looks archaic and racist.  Well duh  — Video  — Images  —  Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have hit out at the British monarchy …

RNC brushes back Trump team on cease-and-desist demand  —  The Republican National Committee is denying a cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump's attorneys, who asked the party organization to stop using the former president's name and likeness in fundraising appeals.

Bush and Clinton portraits are back on display in White House's Grand Foyer  —  Washington (CNN)The White House has rehung the official presidential portraits of former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton after they were removed last July during the Trump administration, an official tells CNN.

Rare trial of U.S. journalist arrested on the job begins in Iowa  —  Prosecutors in Iowa began their case Monday against a Des Moines Register reporter arrested during racial justice protests last summer, in a rare trial of a U.S. journalist charged with a crime while reporting.

‘Bad news’: Wave of GOP retirements signals battles ahead  —  This is not the way Republicans wanted to begin the year.  —  Missouri's Roy Blunt on Monday became the fifth Republican senator to announce he will not seek reelection, a retirement wave that portends an ugly campaign season next year …

The Internet Doesn't Have to Be Awful  —  This article was published online on March 8, 2021.  —  To read the diary of Gustave de Beaumont, the traveling companion of Alexis de Tocqueville, is to understand just how primitive the American wilderness once seemed to visiting Frenchmen.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw Decided Pandemic Was Perfect Time to Buy and Not Disclose Stocks  —  “Members of Congress should not be actively trading securities in the middle of a crisis,” said Ben Edwards, a securities law expert at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Many ‘Long Covid’ Patients Had No Symptoms From Their Initial Infection  —  An analysis of electronic medical records in California found that 32 percent started with asymptomatic infections but reported troubling aftereffects weeks and months later.  —  Many people who experience long-term symptoms …

Relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say  —  $5 billion would go to farmers of color, who have lost 90 percent of their land over the past century because of systemic discrimination and a cycle of debt

Man charged in Capitol riot is linked to Oath Keepers, seen with Roger Stone on Jan. 6, prosecutors say  —  A man linked by prosecutors to the Oath Keepers and Republican strategist Roger Stone was arrested Monday in New York and charged with criminal involvement in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Humanists, Want to Attack Originalism?  Learn About Law.  —  A recent effort to debunk the legal theory misses badly.  —  THE REVIEW … Originalism Has Many Problems.  Its Imagined Religious Origin Is Not Among Them.  —  By Paul Gowder  —  A  —  dam Shapiro's unfortunate effort …

The CDC is missing a critical opportunity to get Americans vaccinated  —  After much delay, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued interim guidance on Monday for what fully vaccinated people can do.  While some guidance is better than no guidance, the guidelines are too timid and too limited …

With the ear of Joe Manchin, West Virginia hospitals helped secure billions in new Covid relief funds  —  WASHINGTON — West Virginia University Health System doesn't have the name recognition of the Mayo Clinic or Massachusetts General Hospital.  It doesn't have the lobbying firepower in Washington, either.

Rep. Paul Gosar Tweets White Nationalist Group's Motto  —  After speaking at a white nationalist “America First” conference recently, the Arizona congressman appears to be doubling down on his support of the group.  —  Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) posted on Twitter the motto of a white nationalist group …

House Democrats end controversial consultant ban  —  In a nod to liberals, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will no longer banish consultants who work for primary challengers.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other progressives support the new DCCC chair's decision to reverse the ban.

POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Biden taps another Big Tech trustbuster  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — President JOE BIDEN has decided to nominate LINA KHAN, a Columbia University legal scholar championed by anti-Big Tech activists, to the Federal Trade Commission.

Publisher Halts Promotion of Cuomo Book, Citing Nursing Homes Inquiry  —  “American Crisis” was supposed to be a triumphant account of New York's coronavirus fight.  But as scandals swirl, sales have dramatically slowed.  —  The publisher of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's book on his leadership during …

First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's ‘intent to destroy’ Uyghur people  —  Hong Kong (CNN)The Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention …

U.S. Growth Surge Could Unbalance Fragile Global Economy  —  OECD doubles its growth forecast for world's largest economy; warns that surge could suck capital away from faltering emerging markets  —  The U.S. will drive a sharp rebound in the world economy this year, but the strength …

Biden Faces Challenge From Surge of Migrants at the Border  —  The president's promise of a more humane policy is being tested as more unaccompanied children seek to enter the United States from Mexico.  —  WASHINGTON — Thousands of migrant children are backed up in United States detention facilities along …

Macomb County Prosecutor says criminal charges possible against Governor Whitmer over nursing home deaths  —  (WXYZ) — Criminal charges could be in the works against Governor Gretchen Whitmer over putting COVID patients inside nursing homes used as hubs early in the pandemic.

NYC prosecutors' probe into Trump finances expands to include millions loaned for Chicago skyscraper  —  Five elected investigators are turning their attention to Trump  —  (CNN)The Manhattan district attorney's office subpoenaed documents from an investment company that loaned …

The Health 202: Boosted Obamacare subsidies could soon be available at Healthcare.gov  —  One corner of the health-care industry seems to be thriving amid the coronavirus pandemic: The Affordable Care Act's individual insurance marketplaces.  —  Within days, President Biden …

POLITICO Playbook PM: How Blunt's retirement will reverberate in 2022  —  Sen. ROY BLUNT'S (R-Mo.) announcement this morning that he won't seek a third term next year marks yet another blow to the governing wing of the GOP.  —  Blunt joins four other Republican incumbents heading for the exits …

The numbers are in, and the states don't need a bailout  —  Democrats call their current massive spending bill a “COVID relief” bill, but the half-trillion-dollar bailout of state governments has nothing to do with COVID-19 relief.  Plenty of states are doing poorly fiscally, but generally …

Dems ready to leap on Biden's $1.9T Covid aid plan as final vote nears  —  Democrats are readying a final vote on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package as soon as Tuesday, executing on the measure in less than eight weeks — and making a political bet on mammoth federal spending to boost the economy.