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The sense of a dysfunctional, if not entirely broken, democratic system in the United States has foreign rivals crowing — and suggesting that it has no business lecturing other nations.

10 GOP senators ask Biden to back a new, smaller coronavirus relief bill  Vox.com GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle  CNN Ten Senate Republicans propose compromise covid relief package, posing challenge for Biden  The

More protests are expected across Russia on Sunday by supporters of detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who could be facing years in prison after a court hearing on Tuesday.

Parkland victim’s mother says she spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about school shooting conspiracies  NBC News GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments  CNN As Democrats Call For Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Removal, Republicans Stay

At least 19 state and local elected officeholders from across the country attended the Jan. 6 rally and, in some cases, stormed the Capitol.

Prolific author, noted Judaic scholar, and recognized authority on substance abuse succumbs to virus in Israel

No reopening deal between CPS and CTU, partial return of in-person classes pushed back to Tuesday  WGN TV Chicago Chicago mayor orders teachers to return to classroom as tug-of-war with union intensifies  Fox News Chicago Public Schools will return to in-person learning

TV news estimates 8,000 attend Jerusalem burial of Rabbi Yitzhok Scheiner, hours after 10,000 joined procession for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik; both died of COVID

Ten Republican senators on Sunday proposed spending about one-third of what President Joe Biden is seeking in coronavirus aid and urged him to negotiate rather than try to ram through his $1.9 trillion package solely on Democratic votes.

Restrictions set to expire at midnight; Netanyahu and Gantz spar over rules, with PM seeking to apply them for another 7-10 days and defense minister pushing back