Civil rights leaders call on the NFL to replace the Rooney Rule
The Rooney Rule, a policy that went into effect in 2003, requires NFL teams to interview candidates of color for head coaching and senior operation vacancies.
Politics
Top White House science adviser announces resignation after reports of bullying
Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.
Supreme Court lets Alabama use GOP-backed map of the state's congressional districts
The court's action came on an emergency appeal from Alabama, which challenged a decision by a three-judge federal court panel that included two Trump appointees.
15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
The 15 boxes of records discovered at Mar-a-Lago should have been transferred to officials from the White House at the end of the Trump administration, officials say.
Supreme Court blocks creation of 2nd majority-Black congressional district in Alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court edged toward a further erosion of the Voting Right act Monday, blocking for now a second majority-Black congressional district in Alabama for the 2022 election.
IRS has second thoughts about selfie requirement
Taxpayers seeking access to some information about their taxes were to be required to submit to facial recognition software, a move that has raised privacy concerns.
Biden says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won't move ahead if Russia invades Ukraine
"If Russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine again, there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2," Biden said, without offering specifics.
New Jersey school mask mandates are set to end in 2nd week of March
New Jersey's governor is calling for a return to "normal" as the state's COVID cases start to fall. As of the second week of March, students and school staff will no longer be required to wear masks.
North Carolina's Supreme Court has rejected a congressional map that favored GOP
North Carolina Democrats have won a battle over the fairness of the state's congressional and state legislative maps. The state Supreme Court threw out maps that give the GOP the advantage.
President Biden and German Chancellor Scholz discuss possible sanctions on Russia
President Biden met with new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House Monday. The two leaders are trying to show they're on the same page on how to sanction Russia if it invades Ukraine.