‘An Indelible Stain’: How the G.O.P. Tried to Topple a Pillar of Democracy  —  The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump was also a blunt rebuke to Republican leaders who had put their interests ahead of the country's.  —  The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump's desperate bid …

Trump Pursues Appointing Special Counsel to Probe Election, Hunter Biden  —  President has expressed frustration with Attorney General William Barr as efforts to overturn election have failed  —  President Trump has expressed interest in pursuing the appointment of a special counsel …

F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be Shipped Right Away  —  An initial shipment of about 2.9 million doses of the vaccine will be sent around the United States over the next week.  —  The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday …

Sidney Powell's secret witness ‘Spyder’ is an IT consultant.  He told The Post he never worked in military intelligence.  —  The witness is code-named “Spyder.”  Or sometimes “Spider.”  His identity is so closely guarded that lawyer Sidney Powell has sought to keep it even from opposing counsel.

Oracle Moves Headquarters to Texas, Joining Valley Exodus  — Company says shifting locations to give flexibility to workers  — Software maker follows HPE, Palantir in leaving California  —  Oracle Corp., a Silicon Valley stalwart, has moved its headquarters to Texas …

Chris Murphy's surprise floor speech raises tough questions for Democrats  —  If there's one thing that widespread Republican support for President Trump's effort to overturn the election results suggests, it's that we're entering into uncertain and potentially treacherous territory when it comes …

Trump's political future depends on whether he can change  —  Barring a miracle from the Supreme Court, the Trump era appears to be ending, at least for now.  And at this point it seems — again, depending on the high court — to be ending in about as undignified a manner as President Trump's millions of critics would have predicted.

Red flag: Paul Krugman is optimistic about the economy  —  Paul Krugman, the left-wing economist who writes for the New York Times, is excited about the coming “Biden Boom” that will follow, he explains, the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine.  The Biden Boom, he probably forgot to note, that depends on the Trump vaccine.