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 …

My fellow Republicans, convicting Trump is necessary to save America  —  Adam Kinzinger, a Republican, represents Illinois's 16th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.”

‘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.

Reporter Forgoes Covering President as Romance Blossoms with Biden Aide Battling Cancer: 'Didn't Think Twice'  —  “We both realized we both felt the same way,” TJ Ducklo, a White House deputy press secretary, says of Axios' Alexi McCammond.  “We're both really happy, and we wanted to do it the right way.”

DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign  —  (CNN)The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover expected to spare two top prosecutors in Delaware and Connecticut overseeing …

‘Its Own Domestic Army’: How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants  —  Actions taken by paramilitary groups in Michigan last year, emboldened by President Donald J. Trump, signaled a profound shift in Republican politics and a national crisis in the making.

Someone tried to poison Oldsmar's water supply during hack, sheriff says  —  Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the attacker tried to raise levels of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, by a factor of more than 100.  —  Local and federal authorities are investigating after an attempt Friday …

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 …

This New York Times profile on Kamala Harris is why the media so often earn the ‘fake news’ title  —  Reporters in Washington to this day act like they've just come out of a war zone because former President Donald Trump called them “fake news.”  It escapes them that they might have earned the title.

CNN to host town hall with President Joe Biden  —  (CNN)Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy.

Lincoln Project's avowed ignorance of Weaver texts undercut by leaked communications  —  The Lincoln Project's leaders, amid the unfolding scandal of co-founder John Weaver soliciting sexual favors from young men, have asserted they were unaware of his indiscretions until last month …

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 …

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?

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.

Jake Angeli, who wore a fur hat with horns while raiding U.S. Capitol, apologizes  —  The Phoenix man who took part in the Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol wearing a fur hat with horns, apologized on Monday for entering the building and expressed disappointment in former President Donald Trump, at whose behest he had traveled to D.C.

CNN's Van Jones felt ‘ambushed’ by hosts of ‘The View’  —  CNN pundit Van Jones did not get the warm welcome he was expecting when he appeared on ABC's “The View” last Friday.  —  “He felt like they were rude, and he was completely blindsided by how they questioned him.  He was not happy about how the interview went.

Raising the steaks: First 3-D-printed rib-eye is unveiled  —  USDA and FDA don't yet have regulatory framework to bring it to market  —  An Israeli company unveiled the first 3-D-printed rib-eye steak on Tuesday, using a culture of live animal tissue, in what could be a leap forward …

New York Times Meltdown Plays Out in Private Facebook Group  —  The “resignation” of star New York Times science writer Donald McNeil Jr. has sparked a furious back-and-forth among Times staffers, many of whom are outraged over the Gray Lady's handling of his departure.

Georgia Officials Review Trump Phone Call as Scrutiny Intensifies  —  The office of Georgia's secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has initiated a fact-finding inquiry into Donald Trump's January phone call to Mr. Raffensperger pressuring him to “find” votes.

Experts Topics … Secretary for America  —  George Shultz, R.I.P.  —  Economy, finance, and budgets  —  Politics and law  —  Other  —  Economist, academic, business leader, diplomat, and patriot George Shultz has just died at 100.  He is one of only two Americans …

Trump's Postmaster General wants to stay on the job, but his days in the Biden administration may be numbered  —  Washington (CNN)Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told those close to him he wants to stay in his role under the new president, two sources tell CNN …

The Intelligence Community's Massive January 6 Failure  —  A key DHS threat monitor's Jan. 5 message of “Nothing special to report” as alarm bells were screaming illustrates that no “lessons learned” after 9/11 really sank in.  —  I don't know about you, but I've had it up to my keister with “wake-up calls” and “lessons learned.”

OMB Nominee Neera Tanden Says She Regrets Past Tweets  —  Nominee for budget office director has drawn criticism for her past tweets about Republicans and Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  WASHINGTON— Neera Tanden, President Biden's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget …

Germany, Poland and Sweden expel Russian officials in diplomatic tit-for-tat  —  Three European countries have expelled Russian diplomats in response to the expulsion of European Union (EU) officials who were part of a delegation to Moscow headed by Josep Borrell, the EU's High Representative.