Trump's lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack.  Here's what his allies and aides said really happened that day.  —  President Donald Trump was “horrified” when violence broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, as a joint session of Congress convened to confirm …

‘I Am Not a Cat,’ Lawyer Using Zoom Cat Filter Tells Judge  —  “All it was was a mistake.  It was taken off and we had the hearing as normal,” the lawyer told Motherboard.  —  A court case in Texas was delayed by an adorable kitten filter.  Lawyer Rod Ponton showed up to virtual court …

Live Updates: Trump's 2nd Impeachment Trial Begins Inside Scarred Capitol With Graphic Video of Riot  —  The Senate is debating the constitutionality of trying an impeached former president.  Representative Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager, made an emotional argument, recounting his experience at the Capitol riot.

Majority favor conviction as impeachment trial begins, but many Republicans urge loyalty to Trump — CBS News poll  —  As former President Trump's second impeachment trial begins, a 56%-majority of Americans would like the Senate to vote to convict him, and the same percentage say he encouraged violence …

Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit  —  In a court filing, Rupert Murdoch's media company says it had the right to broadcast the debunked claims of election fraud promoted by President Donald Trump's legal team on Fox News and Fox Business.

‘Woke’ American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say  —  Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French identity and the French republic.  —  PARIS — The threat is said to be existential.

Republicans came within 90,000 votes of controlling all of Washington  —  The 2020 election was bad for Republicans, full stop.  For the first time since 1932, a president came into office with both chambers of Congress under his party's control, and lost both of them and reelection.

Hold Them All Accountable  —  The people who stormed the Capitol are facing the music.  It's up to us to make sure that the people who incited them do, too.  —  “Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wily agitator who induces him to desert?

One of Trump's impeachment lawyers sued him last year — and accused him of making claims about fraud with ‘no evidence’  —  Last year, Philadelphia lawyer Michael T. van der Veen filed a lawsuit against then-President Donald Trump accusing him of making “repeated claims” that mail voting is ripe with fraud …

Trump aide who penned White House tell-all considering Alabama Senate run  —  Former Donald Trump adviser Cliff Sims is considering a run for Alabama's open Senate seat, according to a person with direct knowledge of his thinking.  —  Sims, who served on the former president's 2016 campaign …

Suspect In Custody After Multiple People Shot At Allina Health Clinic In Buffalo  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A suspect is in custody and multiple people are injured following a shooting at an Allina Health Clinic in Buffalo Tuesday morning.  —  According to the Wright County Sheriff's Office …

‘I Said The Opposite’: Criticism Of Trump's Impeachment Defense Intensifies  —  Toggle more options  —  A constitutional law professor whose work is cited extensively by former President Donald Trump's lawyers in their impeachment defense brief says his work has been seriously misrepresented.

Trump Partner Exploring Ways to End Relationship With Ex-President's Company  —  Vornado considers step after efforts to sell, refinance office towers misfired, possibly due to Trump stake  —  One of the nation's biggest real-estate investors, which is run by a longtime friend of Donald Trump …

What happened with New York Times reporter Donald McNeil?  —  The Constitution protects people from being prosecuted twice for the same offense.  But those “double jeopardy” protections hold no sway in private workplaces like the New York Times, as now-former reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. discovered …

The Case for Semicolons  —  There are very few opportunities in life to have it both ways; semicolons are the rare instance in which you can; there is absolutely no downside.  —  For several years I have returned, frequently, to a vague memory of reading an article in which a woman recommended eating dessert after every meal.

Sen. Shirkey baselessly claims U.S. Capitol riot was ‘staged’ by Trump haters, recording shows  — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey.  —  Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey suggested the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a “hoax” perpetuated by opponents of former President Donald Trump.

Reckless rhetoric is a reckless standard in this impeachment  —  Little more than one year since the first impeachment of Donald Trump, the Senate is poised to pass judgment on him again.  There is, however, one notable difference in the trial that starts today.

Rep. Meijer avoids censure after GOP committee deadlock  —  GOP U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer avoided censure by Republican leaders in his west Michigan district after they deadlocked 11-11 Monday night, causing the censure resolution to fail.  —  Meijer, who represents the Grand Rapids area …

Ammon Bundy, veteran of armed standoffs, builds militia network on COVID backlash  —  The two dozen demonstrators pressed against the emergency-room doors, screaming to be let in.  —  “Show us the law!” they chanted.  —  “Let Grandma out!” one shouted.  —  They had descended …

Biden's bad move in Yemen  —  Yemen's long, bloody “civil war” — which has essentially become a proxy war between Iran and Gulf Arabs — is correctly seen as a humanitarian tragedy.  Too many, however, including President Biden, mistakenly think that solving the tragedy requires blaming the wrong side …

Piers Morgan Hammers Sarah Palin for Refusing to Say Election Was Fair in Trainwreck Debate: 'You're Sounding Totally Bonkers!'  —  Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is still trying to push claims that there were “shenanigans” in the 2020 election, while not acknowledging it was contested fairly.

What Happened to Officer Brian Sicknick?  —  No one should discount the idea that Democrats and the news media would intentionally promote a totally fabricated story to destroy Donald Trump and vilify his supporters.  —  The claim is so pervasive as not to be questioned …