The newest employee for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is a former gang member who remains on parole in New York, according to state records. 
Northwestern University is celebrating Black History Month by hosting a “two spirit black and indigenous facilitator and healer” to teach students about how bondage and polygamy can be used to bring about “black sexual liberation.”
Days after the New York Times reported on Lincoln Project cofounder John Weaver's history of inappropriate sexual behavior toward young men, his colleague Rick Wilson paid off the mortgage for his Florida home a full 16 years ahead of schedule. 
Louisiana banned a Democratic House candidate in next month's special election from performing social work after investigating her years of unlicensed work with sex offenders. 
Paul Hastings, the law firm hired to conduct a "comprehensive review" of the Lincoln Project's "operations and culture," could be hard-pressed to deliver a credible result given several of its senior partners have donated to the scandal-plagued super PAC. 
The decision by Democratic Virginia governor Ralph Northam to push for teachers to return to the classroom next month has infuriated teachers' unions, putting Democrats running to be his successor in a political bind. Candidates must decide between leaning on science that says it’s now safe to open schools or falling in line behind the state’s powerful teachers’ unions.
The latest fundraising plea from Democratic congresswoman Cheri Bustos tells potential donors their money is desperately needed to fund struggling post offices—but every dollar raised is going straight to her campaign. 
Newly introduced Republican legislation would prevent lawmakers from using campaign funds to enrich their spouses.
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign rolled back its anti-free speech policies, which activists allegedly used to intimidate pro-Israel students, after facing legal pressure. 
Massachusetts's Democratic attorney general has confirmed an ongoing investigation into a road rage allegation against Boston top prosecutor Rachael Rollins, a liberal firebrand who is on the Biden administration's shortlist to be nominated for U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. 