Trump gears up for war with his own party  —  There's no longer a chief of staff to screen his calls and he keeps no predictable working hours.  So an unspoken rule has governed Donald Trump's calendar since he left Washington last month: To sit down with the former president …

Griddy customers face $5,000 electric bills for 5 freezing days in Texas  —  In our deregulated market, Griddy and some other power suppliers charge customers wholesale variable rates.  Those plans are relatively new — and left customers frustrated after the storm.

U.S. deports former Nazi guard whose wartime role was noted on card found amid sunken ship  —  A 95-year-old former German concentration camp guard who made a new life in Tennessee was deported to his home country Saturday after an index card found in a sunken ship helped prove his Nazi ties.

U.S. investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol rioters  —  The Justice Department and FBI are investigating whether high-profile right-wing figures — including Roger Stone and Alex Jones — may have played a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach as part of a broader look …

Chris Christie Has No Sympathy For Ted Cruz: ‘Ted Has Just Not Been A Very Likable Guy’  —  The former New Jersey governor hasn't forgotten how Cruz made fun of him for that infamous beach incident in 2017.  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday that he wasn't particularly …

Bronx educator claims she was fired after sharing Holocaust story, refusing ‘Wakanda’ salute  —  A veteran Bronx superintendent once praised by Chancellor Richard Carranza for her successes in the classroom claims her career was derailed by his “equity” agenda — forcing her to take a demotion …

It's time to starve colleges of students and money, conservative scholars argue  —  “When enough parents and students decide that colleges are no longer worth it, campuses will start to fail.”  —  So said John Ellis, chairman of the California Association of Scholars and distinguished professor emeritus …

James Carville, Mary Matalin moving out of $3.4M New Orleans ‘gem’; here's a look inside  —  James Carville and Mary Matalin — America's most famous bipartisan power couple — are selling their Uptown New Orleans mansion.  —  But they're not leaving town.

The jockeying to replace Neera Tanden has begun  —  The Biden White House is signaling publicly and privately that it is not prepared to abandon Neera Tanden's nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget.  —  But almost immediately after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) …

BUSTED: Second Texas Republican fled killer storm by hopping on his private jet and flying to Florida  —  Another Republican lawmaker representing Texas is facing a scandal for fleeing Texas during this week's fatal winter storm.  —  “State Rep. Gary Gates is under fire from his constituents …

The Republicans UnCivil UnWar  —  Mitch versus Trump?  LOL no.  —  1. The UnBattle of Ohio  —  A dour, sullen, unsmiling, political hack.  This was former president Donald Trump's assessment of Mitch McConnell in a press release this week.  Politico reported that Trump was persuaded …

4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels  —  Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana.  More are likely to come.  —  Dawn Goodwin spent her 50th birthday among towering pines …

The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed  —  The state's electricity system was considered a model.  This week's outages revealed shortcomings in the market structure.  —  A fundamental flaw in the freewheeling Texas electricity market left millions powerless and freezing in the dark this week during a historic cold snap.

Meet SG3: The Élite Legal Squad That Vowed to Safeguard the Election  —  Calling themselves the Three Amigos, a self-appointed legal SWAT team of former Solicitors General ran through all the Doomsday scenarios they could think of—except armed insurrection at the Capitol.

Pope Francis Removes Conservative African Cardinal From Vatican Post  —  Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea is often mentioned as a possible future pontiff  —  ROME— Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah as head of the Vatican's office for liturgy …

Venezuelan Women Lose Access to Contraception, and Control of Their Lives  —  Affordable birth control has disappeared, pushing many women into unplanned pregnancies at a time when they can barely feed the children they already have.  —  SAN DIEGO DE LOS ALTOS, Venezuela …

PolitiFact Is Ticked That We Fact-Checked Their False Fact-Check Of Our Fact-Check Of Their Fact-Check  —  PolitiFact botched a fact-check of a fact-check in a story exposing the group's absence of a fact-check.  —  On Friday, PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Angie Holan twice demanded …

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Texas Disaster Declaration … Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe winter storms beginning …

In a Russian court, Alexei Navalny loses again but still has the last word  —  MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny lost in court Saturday — twice — but again used his time in the dock to expound on why he stands against President Vladimir Putin, no matter the personal risk.

Democrats Beat Trump in 2020.  Now They're Asking: What Went Wrong?  —  Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results.  Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.'s major defeats.

Merrick Garland Might Actually Get to Do This Job.  It Looks Daunting.  —  After the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing — “the most important thing I have ever done in my life” — the spurned Supreme Court nominee has another chance to shape history as threats of domestic terrorism rage.