President Biden's COVID-19 Plan  —  President Biden is implementing a six-pronged, comprehensive national strategy that employs the same science-based approach that was used to successfully combat previous variants of COVID-19 earlier this year.  This plan will ensure that we are using every available tool …

One state Supreme Court case could destroy the court for years to come  —  It would be outrageous.  —  It would be unprecedented.  —  It would damage the credibility and validity of North Carolina's highest court for decades.  —  It would be nothing short of a bloodless coup d'état …

Scoop: The most dangerous Trump exposé  —  Stephanie Grisham has quietly written a top-secret memoir of her four years in Donald Trump's White House, and a publishing source says she'll reveal “surprising new scandals.”  —  What to watch: The book — “I'll Take Your Questions Now …

Statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar  —  I wanted to share an update about my health.  —  In February of this year, doctors at Mayo Clinic found small white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram.  After this was discovered, I had a biopsy at Piper Breast Center in Minneapolis …

FBI Seizes Oath Keeper Lawyer's Phone in “Seditious Conspiracy” Investigation  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  The FBI is investigating “seditious conspiracy” charges related to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol …

The Off-Mic Moment That Changed My View of Larry Elder  —  Larry Elder, the surprising front-running candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in next week's California recall election, has had quite a summer.  Mostly, it's because of the peculiarity of the recall itself: If less than half …

Andrew Yang to launch a third party  —  Former presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is set to launch a third party next month, according to two people familiar with the matter.  —  Yang is expected to start the party in conjunction with the Oct. 5 release of his new book …

The Capitol Police Said Jan. 6 Unrest On Capitol Grounds Would Be “Highly Improbable”  —  The chief of the Capitol Police and its top intelligence officer personally approved permits for six demonstrations to be held on Jan. 6, 2021, despite signs that one of the applications was filed …

Usher, Priyanka Chopra & Julianne Hough Set For ‘The Activist’, CBS Competition Series From Global Citizen  —  Usher, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Julianne Hough are set to co-host the Global Citizen competition series from CBS, The Activist.  The five-week reality series premieres Friday …

The statue of Robert E. Lee is gone, but the mystery of the time capsule persists  —  RICHMOND — Robert E. Lee lost his lofty perch — but he's trying to hold onto his secrets.  —  Workers were a bit stumped Thursday morning in their quest to find a time capsule supposedly planted at the base …

Exclusive-Proud Boys leader urged group not to ‘turn on each other’ in riot probe  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As four of his fellow Proud Boy leaders sat in jail this summer, charged with conspiracy in the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the group's chairman, Enrique Tarrio …

Congress raising the debt ceiling is suddenly a problem for Republicans … Politics, like fashion, can be cyclical.  And in the coming weeks, America is about to go through the economic version of the return of low-rise jeans — a baffling choice that even in theory benefits only a few select individuals …

Stephanie Murphy to oppose her party's ‘rushed’ budget package in committee  —  Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy plans to vote against the spending and tax measures the Ways and Means Committee is marking up this week and next, citing concerns that her party leadership …

Smart Glasses Made Google Look Dumb.  Now Facebook Is Giving Them a Try.  —  The company has teamed up with Ray-Ban to create glasses that can take photos, record video, answer phone calls and play podcasts.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Last Saturday, after a three-mile hike through the Presidio …

The Roe Baby  —  Nearly half a century ago, Roe v. Wade secured a woman's legal right to obtain an abortion.  The ruling has been contested with ever-increasing intensity, dividing and reshaping American politics.  And yet for all its prominence, the person most profoundly connected …

9/11 Made the Media Whitewash What Really Happened in Bush v. Gore  —  By now nearly everybody, with the exception of a handful of Bush administration leftovers, understands that the September 11 attacks induced some form of mass psychosis into the American polity.  The contours of this understanding vary.

How the GOP will exploit Covid to win power — and what Democrats can do about it  —  Here's a midterm message for you: Judging by the GOP's continuing slide into extremist and destructive behavior in the face of a surging covid-19, electing more Republicans to positions of responsibility right …

Covid-19 Policies Ignite Battle at UT Austin  —  Public university's efforts to comply with Texas ban on mask and vaccine mandates fuel outcry from faculty and others  —  AUSTIN, Texas—Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin drew up a series of projections for how Covid-19 …