Is Gavin Newsom mishandling vaccination in California? ... Troubling historical analogues in Biden’s Middle East strategy ... Mickey stands athwart welfare expansion, yelling, “I’m not so sure” ... The “cancellation” of Andrew Cuomo ... The Blob strikes back against foreign policy realists ... Joe Manchin walks the line on the filibuster ... Mickey: Biden is planning to open the border ... Trump: Hungry for power or starved for attention? ... Parrot Room preview: Andrew Cuomo and #MeToo, Bob tries to coax Mickey off the Tucker Carlson bandwagon ...