Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says  —  She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury's report but noted that its recommendations are “not going to be some giant plot twist.”  —  A special grand jury that investigated election interference …

Putin says Russia will suspend role in New START nuclear accord with U.S.  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in a state of the nation address Tuesday that Moscow is “suspending” its participation in the New START nuclear nonproliferation agreement, the last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia.

Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News  —  Kevin McCarthy gave 41,000 hours of sensitive Jan. 6 footage to a controversial television personality.  What could possibly go wrong?  —  Just a few days after getting his gavel, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters …

‘I Was So F*cking Freaked Out’: Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed  —  Embarrassing details about the extent of the 2020 staff revolt at the New York Times have been revealed in a new book featuring an interview with former Times staffer Shawn McCreesh.

Mike Pompeo's PAC Spent $42,000 On Books The Day His Memoir Was Published.  It Became A Bestseller.  —  Mike Pompeo's political action committee shelled out $42,000 on books the day his memoir hit bookshelves, according to a filing submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Monday.

Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies  —  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a nonprofit entity that it controlled have been fined $5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations …

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up Ohio train derailment site and pay all costs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping enforcement action against Norfolk Southern on Tuesday, compelling the rail company to conduct and pay for cleanup actions associated …

Party tells former RNC chair that he's no longer a Republican  —  Marc Racicot was a Republican governor and a former RNC chair.  That didn't stop the Montana GOP from approving a resolution kicking him out of the party.  —  On the surface, there doesn't appear to be any reason to question Marc Racicot's partisanship.

HIGH-PROFILE NEW YORK TIMES JOURNALISTS HIT BACK AT GUILD AMID DISPUTE OVER TRANS COVERAGE  —  Some of the paper's top reporters signed a letter objecting to the Guild's response to newsroom leaders.  “We ask that our union work to advance, not erode, our journalistic independence,” they wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: 'If Don doesn't go, we will!':  Angry female staffers at CNN issue ultimatum over Lemon's sexist Nikki Haley comments and threaten to quit if he stays on-air  — CNN staffers have threatened to quit if Don Lemon is not fired from the network  — It comes days after he said women older …

Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair  —  The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19.  As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”  —  Rachel Maddow is teaching her to use a TelePrompTer, so far with mixed results.

Why QAnon Targeted the Creator of Hollywood's ‘Black List’  —  This excerpt from Will Sommer's new book ‘Trust the Plan’ tells the story behind QAnon's twisted fixation on Franklin Leonard.  —  ON OCTOBER 18, 2018, film executive Franklin Leonard's phone started vibrating and would not stop.

Republicans use ‘wokeism’ to attack left — but struggle to define it  —  Conservatives attach the term to a host of policies they oppose, from transgender rights to climate change measures to socially responsible investing  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a likely 2024 presidential candidate …

World's Largest Four-Day Work Week Trial Finds Few Are Going Back  —  The largest-ever trial of the four-day work week found that most UK companies participating are not returning to the five-day standard, and a third are ready to make that change permanent.

Supreme Court won't upset Arkansas anti-Israel boycott law  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to step into a legal fight over state laws that require contractors to pledge not to boycott Israel.  The justices rejected an appeal on behalf of an alternative weekly newspaper in Little Rock …

Project Veritas claimed James O'Keefe risked group's nonprofit status  —  The board of directors issued a memo before O'Keefe's departure arguing that his actions had put the sting group at odds with the IRS  —  James O'Keefe's departure from Project Veritas, the right-wing organization known …

Democratic Rep. Cicilline to leave Congress in June  —  Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) will leave Congress in June to take over as the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation, his office announced on Tuesday.  —  “Serving the people of Rhode Island's First Congressional District …

Supreme Court rejects Ohio man's bid to sue police over arrest for Facebook parody  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an Ohio man's claim that his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested and prosecuted for making satirical posts about his local police department on Facebook.

More than $200 Million in City-Purchased COVID Gear Auctioned Off For Just $500,000  —  Thousands of ventilators de Blasio commissioned for $12 million sell as scrap metal for less than $25K.  —  Over the last few weeks, 18-wheelers pulled up again and again to the City of New York's huge supply warehouse …

Sensitive US military emails spill online  —  A government cloud email server was connected to the internet without a password  —  The U.S. Department of Defense secured an exposed server on Monday that was spilling internal U.S. military emails to the open internet for the past two weeks.

GOP Elects QAnon Conspiracist Who Thinks Yoga Is Satanic as Party Chair in Michigan  —  Kristina Karamo became chair over Donald Trump's endorsed candidate—because she was more extreme.  —  Cameron Joseph  —  WASHINGTON, US  —  Former President Donald Trump wanted his election-denying campaign lawyer …

Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off Senate campaign to replace Feinstein  —  Rep. Barbara Lee, a longtime favorite of liberal Democrats, confirmed Tuesday that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  —  “For those who say my time has passed, well, when does making change go out of style?

GOP lawmakers seek investigation of ‘unauthorized’ disclosure of their Air Force records  —  Two Republican lawmakers say the Air Force alerted them that their military records were improperly released during the midterm campaign.  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) was informed of the …

Florida teacher fired for video of empty bookshelves after DeSantis complaint  —  A full-time substitute teacher was abruptly fired last week after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis complained about a video of empty bookshelves that the teacher posted to social media.  —  Since y'all wanna play the “this isn't really happening” game

We're zooming into the 2024 race with the same bad crime data analysis  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis compared Big Apple crime to Floridian oranges.  —  We talk about Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R-Fla.) plans for 2024 the way we might hedge our bets about an upcoming Harlem Globetrotters game: maybe this time, despite the odds, they're going to lose.

The Era of Shutting Others Out of New York's Suburbs Is Ending  —  Across the New York City suburbs, a thicket of local zoning laws thwarts the building of all but the most expensive single-family homes.  —  In some parts of Scarsdale, in Westchester County, new homes must be built on lots of at least two acres.

Ban On Care For Young Trans Mississippians Heads to Gov. Reeves Desk  —  A bill banning treatments for young transgender Mississippians is headed to Gov. Tate Reeves' desk after Mississippi senators passed it by a vote of 33-15 today.  The Mississippi House of Representatives previously passed House Bill 1125 on Jan. 19.