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The undeclared race to be the former president’s running mate has sent leading figures into new paroxysms of sycophancy “I just love you!” Tim Scott bleated at Donald Trump. The South Carolina senator, who three months earlier had said Trump could not beat Joe Biden in the presidential election, was speaking on stage at a … Read more

John Clair, the police chief of a small Appalachian town in southwest Virginia, spends his days consumed by a growing problem: the frequency with which his officers are tapped to detain, transport and wait in hospitals with people in the throes of a mental health crisis. Officers from Clair’s 21-member Marion Police Department crisscross the … Read more

Former President Trump is reportedly expected to appear in person Monday for a hearing in the classified documents case against him to be held in a specially equipped secure room in Florida.  Trump is to be present for the hearing presided over by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon that will be under seal and held … Read more

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized to members of his family for a surprise Super Bowl ad that heavily featured his connection to his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy. RFK Jr. argued that the group responsible for the ad, the American Values Super PAC, did not consult with him or his campaign when making the … Read more

The Guardian and Mission Local unravel ‘grey money’ network flooding progressive city with conservative cash In a way, it’s a story as old as time: ultra-wealthy figures pouring a flood of money into city politics in an effort to shape the way it is run. Still, the political-influence machine that tech billionaires and venture capitalists … Read more

Mahomes leads winning touchdown drive in overtime in 25-22 NFL win. Plus: mummified monkeys Good morning. The NFL is becoming an easy league to understand, even for those who struggle with its complex schemes and playbooks. All you really need to know is that Patrick Mahomes will, in all probability, be on the winning team. … Read more

US president tells big brands ‘the public is tired of being played for suckers’ in video to mark Super Bowl Joe Biden has criticised food companies for alleged “shrinkflation”, making products smaller while keeping prices the same, in a video to mark the Super Bowl. The US president criticised big consumer brands for a shrinkflation … Read more

Wales rugby union player quit sport to play American football‘The vision out of the sides [of the helmet] affects things’ Louis Rees-Zammit says his American football dream is “alive” after starting out on the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) following his switch from rugby union. The Gloucester, Wales and British and Irish Lions wing stunned … Read more

Sen. Tim Scott is rising up the ranks of contenders to be Trump’s vice president, and a Trump ally who’s spoken with both men about the matter says it’s “a real possibility” that the senator is tapped.

Does calling attention to political disruptions just make the problem worse?