I Never Truly Understood Fox News Until Now  —  The basic story of Fox News and the 2020 election is well understood.  Fox's relatively small news operation covered the vote count accurately; this coverage infuriated President Donald Trump, the MAGA base, and Fox's opinion stars …

Internal review found ‘falsified data’ in Stanford President's Alzheimer's research, colleagues allege  —  In 2009, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, then a top executive at the biotechnology company Genentech, was the primary author of a scientific paper published in the prestigious journal Nature …

Man in custody after 6 killed, including suspect's ex-wife, in series of shootings in Mississippi, sheriff says  —  Six people are dead and another was wounded Friday in a series of shootings in Tate County, Mississippi after a man opened fire on his ex-wife and potentially other family members, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told CNN.

U.S. Calls Off Search for Unidentified Objects It Shot Down  —  The end of the search for objects downed over Alaska and Lake Huron raises the possibility that the devices will never be collected and analyzed.  —  DEADHORSE, Alaska — The United States has called off the search …

Company That Had Kids Clean Meatpacking Plants Pays $1.5M Fine  —  PENALTY  —  A major U.S. sanitation company paid a $1.5 million fine for illegally employing over 100 kids to undertake dangerous sanitation work in meatpacking factories, according to the Department of Labor.

Christopher Rufo Claims a Degree from “Harvard.”  Umm ... Not Quite  —  On paper, Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist who recently was appointed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sit on the board of a small Sarasota liberal arts college whose curriculum the governor dislikes …

GOP Operative Sentenced to 18 Months for Funneling Russian Money to Trump Campaign  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  On Friday, a federal judge in Washington, DC sentenced a veteran GOP operative to 18 months …

I Serve With Sen. John Fetterman.  I Struggled With Depression, Too  —  In a candid, personal essay, Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota writes about John Fetterman, her own struggle with depression, seeking help, and finding a way back to health. … I've only worked with Sen. John Fetterman for a short time …

Roald Dahl goes PC in a world where no one is ‘fat’ and the Oompa-Loompas are gender neutral  —  Sensitivity readers were hired to scrutinise the text with parts rewritten for a modern audience  —  Augustus Gloop is no longer fat, Mrs Twit is no longer fearfully ugly, and the Oompa-Loompas …

Trans teacher with Z-size prosthetic breasts dresses as man outside of school, neighbor says  —  A Canadian teacher who made international headlines for wearing gigantic prosthetic breasts rarely wears them outside of school — raising questions about whether the vulgar costume is just an act.

6-Year-Old Brings Handgun to School  —  TERRIBLE  —  A 6-year-old student brought a handgun to class at an elementary school Thursday, according to Norfolk, Virginia police.  The child's mother has now been charged with allowing access to a loaded firearm by children, as well as contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Rep. Angie Craig's office releases threatening calls it received after congresswoman assaulted  —  Rep. Angie Craig's office released audio Friday of threatening, vulgar phone calls it said it received after the Minnesota Democrat was physically assaulted in her apartment building in Washington, DC, earlier this month.

It Is Journalism's Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible  —  The task of reporting is not a simple one.  Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention …

North Korea fires missile as US, S. Korea prepare for drills  —  1 of 8  —  North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range missile from its capital into the sea off Japan, according to its neighbors, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.

Ann Coulter tells Nikki Haley to ‘go back to your own country’ in racist rant against new GOP presidential candidate  —  “What's with the worshipping of the cows?  They're all starving over there,” Coulter also said.  —  Conservative pundit Ann Coulter is under fire for a racist tirade …

Ron DeSantis injects chaos into the Chicago mayoral race  —  CHICAGO — An element drifting into Chicago is stirring up an already volatile nine-way mayor's race here — and its name is Ron DeSantis.  —  The mere mention of the Florida governor's trip to the state next week set off …

Judge Bans Starbucks From Firing Union Supporters  —  A nationwide injunction restrains the company from dismissing labor organizers and could help reinstate ousted workers more quickly.  —  A federal judge in Michigan issued an injunction on Friday banning Starbucks from firing U.S. workers …

‘Never intended’ to sunset Social Security, Sen. Rick Scott says amid Biden criticism  —  Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., a favorite target of the White House, updated his controversial proposal to sunset all federal programs every five years with a boldened note Friday that claims it was never his intention to cut Social Security or Medicare.

Tommy Tuberville plans to jam up Pentagon nominations in the Senate over new policies aimed at shoring up troops' access to abortion services.  —  News and analysis from Capitol Hill for when you only have a few minutes, from POLITICO.