•• The New York Times • Nate Cohn • 9 hours ago • nytimes.com
Why Political Sectarianism Is a Growing Threat to American Democracy
The country is increasingly split into camps that don’t just disagree on policy and politics — they see the other as alien, immoral, a threat. Such political sectarianism is now on the march.
• CNN • Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business • 2 hours ago • cnn.com
Trump wants you to boycott Coke. His properties are still serving it
Over the past few years former President Donald Trump has called for boycotts against a number of companies, so it's hardly unusual to see him add Coca-Cola, Delta and other corporate giants that recently spoke out against Georgia's laws restricting voting access.
•• The Washington Post • Seung Min Kim, Marianna Sotomayor, Jeff Stein, Tony Romm • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
On infrastructure, lofty ideas are colliding with congressional reality
Biden hopes his plan will echo FDR, create a legacy and help rebuild America. How to get it done is a lot less clear.
• CNN • By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN • 7 hours ago • cnn.com
Trump's fight with Murkowski roils GOP with new Alaska Senate challenger emerging - CNN Politics
The first major GOP rift in the post-Trump era centers on Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the maverick Republican who has the strong backing of GOP leaders in Washington but has been targeted for defeat by former President Donald Trump and his closest confidantes over her vote to convict him for inciting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
The Washington Post • Peter Jamison • 7 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
An ‘insane’ covid lockdown two miles from the Capitol, with no end in sight
For more than a year, 1,500 men and women held at the D.C. jail have been confined to their cells 23 hours a day in what experts call a grave human rights abuse.
The Washington Post • Michael Gerson • 6 days ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | How Tucker Carlson’s racist rhetoric gives new life to Trumpism
This is what poll-tested, shrink-wrapped, mass-marketed racism looks like.
The Washington Post • Juliet Eilperin • 2 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Tyrannosaurs likely hunted in packs rather than heading out solo, scientists find
Tyrannosaurs probably hunted in groups, scientists announced Monday after analyzing fossils buried in Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
• The New York Times • Katie Benner • 2 days ago • nytimes.com
Biden Choice for Justice Dept.’s No. 2 Is Seen as a Consensus Builder
Lisa Monaco, a veteran of national security posts, is expected to be a key player in the administration’s push to combat domestic extremism, embodied most publicly in the department’s inquiry into the Capitol attack.
Washington Monthly • Eric Cortellessa • 9 hours ago • washingtonmonthly.com
Is Facebook Buying Off The New York Times? | Washington Monthly
Under the cover of launching a little-known feature, the social media giant has been funneling money to America’s biggest news organizations—and hanging the rest of the press out to dry.
• The New York Times • Danielle Ivory, Lauren Leatherby, Robert Gebeloff • 2 days ago • nytimes.com
Least Vaccinated U.S. Counties Have Something in Common: Trump Voters
A Times analysis found that willingness to receive a vaccine and actual vaccination rates to date were both lower, on average, in counties that voted red in the 2020 presidential election.
The Washington Post • Dan Diamond • 3 hours ago • washingtonpost.com
Federal turf wars over coronavirus rescues created ‘health and safety risks,’ watchdog concludes
Bureaucratic infighting put evacuees, officials and U.S. communities at risk of coronavirus, a report says.
•• The Washington Post • Jonathan Capehart • 1 day ago • washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Being Black in America is exhausting
No matter our gender, age or socioeconomic status, we live our lives under siege.
CNN • Michael Warren, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN • 9 hours ago • cnn.com
Inside the GOP's tense fallout with the big business lobby
What started as a polite discussion about small business soon turned into a heated confrontation between unusual opponents -- Republican members of the House and their party's old friends at the US Chamber of Commerce.
CNN • Betsy Klein, CNN • 2 hours ago • cnn.com
White House backtracks after Biden calls border situation a 'crisis'
The White House on Monday backtracked after President Joe Biden over the weekend described the influx of migrant children on the country's southern border as a "crisis," in what appeared to be a notable shift in language.
The New York Times • Isabel Kershner • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Israel, a world leader in vaccinations, lifts its outdoor mask mandate.
Daily new coronavirus infections in the country have fallen from a peak of 10,000 in January to around 100 on some recent days.
The New York Times • Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fatima Faizi, Najim Rahim • 1 day ago • nytimes.com
Afghan Women Fear the Worst, Whether War or Peace Lies Ahead
Whatever happens once the United States withdraws will not bode well for Afghan women. But even the gains made for them over the last 20 years have often been fleeting.
The Wall Street Journal • Chad Day, James Benedict, Brian McGill, Alexa Corse • 8 hours ago • wsj.com
Where Voting Laws Are Most Likely to Change for the 2022 Election
Nearly 1,800 bills have been filed to change election laws, but only about half have a fair chance of passing. Even fewer will become law.
Defense News • Aaron Mehta • 8 hours ago • defensenews.com
Biden to announce first woman four-star admiral for the Coast Guard
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to the role of vice commandant, making her the first woman to achieve a fourth-star in the service, Defense News has learned.
Washington Free Beacon • Collin Anderson • 9 hours ago • freebeacon.com
'Cancel Rent' Champion Ayanna Pressley Raked in Thousands as Landlord, Records Show - Washington Free Beacon
Progressive congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.) has called rent cancellation legislation "literally a matter of life and death," but failed to mention the thousands of dollars she collected from her side business as a landlord.
• The New York Times • Ben Smith • 19 hours ago • nytimes.com
In the Roaring Twenties, Ads Make a Comeback
Subscriptions may be the rage, but businesses of all sorts are pouring money into advertising — digital most of all.
The Guardian • Andrew Roth • 7 hours ago • theguardian.com
Alexei Navalny moved to hospital as fears grow for life of Putin critic
Doctors say opposition leader, who is on hunger strike, is in danger of a heart attack or kidney failure
CNN • Jeremy Diamond, CNN • 8 hours ago • cnn.com
White House expands federal vaccine programs, taking more control of coronavirus vaccination efforts
The Biden administration has ramped up its role in distributing and administering coronavirus vaccines, boosting federal pipelines in recent months with more doses and more vaccination sites in preparation for mounting US supply and the next phase of the US vaccination campaign.
The New York Times • Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin • 20 hours ago • nytimes.com
CBS News Will Try to Reinvent Itself, Again
In an interview as she prepares to step down as news division head, Susan Zirinsky said, “I feel I have given my entire soul into rebuilding this organization.”