President Trump's interview is an embarrassing low mark for him, Fox News and, especially, interviewer Maria Bartiromo  —  Once a respected journalist and top business reporter, Bartiromo has seemingly sold her journalistic soul to become a sycophant for President Trump.

The GOP Is a Propaganda Party  —  Media parasites have taken control of the host.  —  Cymothoa exigua is a terrifying creature.  —  The parasite enters a fish through its gills, attaches to its tongue, consumes the tongue, and then becomes a sort of new tongue.

Kushner heading to Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid tensions over Iranian scientist killing  —  Senior White House adviser and his team to travel this week for talks with Saudi crown prince and emir of Qatar  —  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner is headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week …

Biden's transition challenges grow by the day  —  WASHINGTON — For President-elect Joe Biden, the easy part was defeating an incumbent president nearly four weeks ago.  —  The hard part is his transition into office during a pandemic that's only getting worse, amid destabilizing events overseas …

‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19  —  Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.  —  Continuing the spate of stunning news about COVID-19 vaccines, the biotech company Moderna announced …

Donald Trump Jr. aides launch super PAC as Georgia worries mount  —  Advisers to Donald Trump Jr. are launching a super PAC to prod the president's supporters to vote in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs, as Republicans grow concerned that Trump's backers will boycott the elections.

Hannah Knowles and By Hannah Knowles  —  National reporter covering law enforcement and criminal justice  —  Samuel Little guided his car to a stop in a secluded area off Route 27 near Miami and cut the engine.  Before long, Mary Brosley had straddled his lap.  He started playing with her necklace.

Fired director of U.S. cyber agency Chris Krebs explains why President Trump's claims of election interference are false  —  Chris Krebs, a lifelong Republican, was put in charge of the agency handling election security by President Trump two years ago.  When Krebs said the election …

The Mastermind Behind Biden's No-Drama Approach to Trump  —  When Julián Castro wasn't given a speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention in August, he complained that Joe Biden's campaign wasn't showing proper respect to Latino voters.  The real explanation for the snub is much simpler …

Trump's Disgraceful Endgame  —  The Supreme Court Got Church Restrictions Right  —  Biden's Cabinet: What a Hillary Clinton Administration Would Have Looked Like  —  You Have a National Adoption Month Date on Monday Morning  —  President Trump said the other day that he'd leave office …

The ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Was Released And It's Way Dumber Than You Realize  —  Readingitisguaranteedtogiveyouaheadache .  —  Every time you think you have a grasp of how preposterous the Trump team's election lawsuits are, another one comes out, dumber and more conspiracy-filled than the last.

Biden's Favorability Rises to 55%, Trump's Dips to 42%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Joe Biden's favorability rating has risen six percentage points to 55% since the election compared with his final preelection reading.  At the same time, President Donald Trump's favorability has edged down three points to 42%.

‘Firehose of falsehood:’ How Trump is trying to confuse the public about the election outcome  —  (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.  You can sign up for free right here.  —  Trump is Trump.  There's nothing new to say about the outgoing president.

We Won't Forget and We Won't Forgive What Trumpists Did to America  —  It's not enough to merely enjoy their agony and humiliation.  It's not enough to hope they'll be shamed and correct their behavior.  Have you not met these people?  —  BEAST INSIDE … The dark is rising for Trump's sycophants, toadies and enablers.

Trump administration leaves states to grapple with how to distribute scarce vaccines  —  The Trump administration is shunting to the states hard decisions about which Americans will get the limited early supplies of coronavirus vaccines — setting up a confusing patchwork of distribution plans …

1918 Germany Has a Warning for America  —  Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” campaign recalls one of the most disastrous political lies of the 20th century.  —  HAMBURG, Germany — It may well be that Germans have a special inclination to panic at specters from the past, and I admit that this alarmism annoys me at times.

Biden weighs history-making picks for defense secretary  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden is entering the month of December weighing several barrier-breaking candidates to be his Secretary of Defense.  —  Three candidates are in final contention to lead the department …

Andrew Yang, said to be considering mayoral bid, tested in new online poll  —  NEW YORK — Former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang, who advocated for a “universal basic income” during the Democratic primary, is now the subject of a poll that tests New York City voters' appetites for a third-party candidate in the upcoming mayoral race.

American High Schools Go Woke  —  Consultants cash in on radical changes to curricula nationwide  —  In July, the leadership of Los Angeles's elite Harvard-Westlake School issued a 20-page confessional about the school's role in perpetuating “racism and injustice” and promised changes.

The House members already facing the redistricting chopping block  —  The 2020 elections were ugly.  The redistricting battles of the next two years will be even more brutal.  —  The decennial process will produce hundreds of new congressional districts, turning safe seats …