In the news today: At least 800,000 Americans have now died of COVID-19, and topping the 1 million mark now looks almost certain. Sen. Joe Manchin has long hidden behind claims that his coal wealth was tucked away in a «blind trust»; it now seems the Maserati-driving senator's blind trust isn't as «blind» as he had previously claimed. A group of South Dakota teachers got some desperately needed cash to fund classroom supplies the state wouldn't, but there was a catch: They had to scoop it up in loose dollar bills while being cheered and jeered by an arena audience. Does that count as America being «great» again? In the probe of the Jan. 6 insurrection, every new document to emerge has told the same story. Inside the Trump White House last January, Trump, his allies, and other Republican leaders were drafting plans to nullify the last election rather than abide Trump's loss. Ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows was at the heart of several of those plots, and he needs to either answer Congress' questions or spend the rest of his life rotting in prison. Get on with it. Here's some of what you may have missed: Read more