Nicole Lafond
Where Things Stand: The Fox News We Know And Love 
There might have been a brief period when the conservative, Rupert Murdoch-owned cable news network earned a sliver of respect from competitors over its coverage of Trump — most notably when it refused to retract its Arizona call for Biden, even after coming under pressure.
But it appears nature is healing. Fox News is back to its Obama-era fixations on tan suit-variety non scandals.
Where Things Stand: Mask Optics
Without naming the former President, the Biden administration has been intentional from the start about being everything the Trump White House was not. Especially on COVID-19.
Where Things Stand: A GOP Day Of Reckoning
By now we know that the meeting between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) did not quite go as the Republican leader hoped.
Where Things Stand: Willing To Listen To Anyone, Anything
In the waning weeks and days of Trump’s presidency, we knew from his public statements and retweets of widely debunked conspiracy theories that he had little left to work with in his push to overturn the election.
Where Things Stand: More Proof Red States Welcoming Federal Vaccine Help
Austerity be damned in the age of COVID-19.
That’s the messaging from at least one Republican governor who just this morning said that being fiscally responsible at this point no longer matters as the nation reels from more than 400,000 COVID-19 deaths and an economy on life-support.
Where Things Stand: Easier To Coup
On an election night where the President thought things were going well, Arizona quickly stood out as a sore spot.
Not only did Trump hope to win the state, it was his once-beloved Fox News that called Arizona for Biden first. Trump was reportedly irate and tried to pressure the cable news network to reverse the call.
Where Things Stand: Hill Staffers And Members Linger In Fear Together
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) just made a stunning and pointed remark about the very real fears that House members are facing regarding security of the Capitol in the aftermath of the insurrection: “the enemy is within the House of Representatives.”
Where Things Stand: The McConnell-Trump Judicial Scheme Is Already Harming Biden
The Senate minority leader may be trying to distance himself from former President Trump now. But the damage has already been done.
Where Things Stand: A Think Tank For Trumpism
While the broader GOP weighs just how much distance to put between itself and Trump, some of the former president’s most loyal political allies are working to cement his ideological influence in politics.
Where Things Stand: How Will Ohio Swing Post-Trump?
News of Sen. Rob Portman’s (R-OH) retirement could be grounds for the latest reassessment of the historically-purple-but-lately-pretty-red state.