Scoop: Trump nears deal for D.C. hotel  —  Former President Trump is in advanced talks to sell rights to his Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., sources tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: The removal of Trump's big, golden name from Pennsylvania Avenue would be a symbolic bombshell savored by opponents.

Taliban Fighters Crush a Women's Protest Amid Flickers of Resistance  —  The women were assaulted with rifle butts, tear gas and metal clubs, while anti-Taliban rebels in the north vowed to repel an assault by the Islamist group.  —  Taliban fighters violently suppressed a women's protest Saturday in Kabul …

Thompson & Cheney Statement on McCarthy's January 6th Misinformation Campaign  —  Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding Minority Leader McCarthy's false claim that the FBI and Senate committees …

Portland City Council to vote on ending trade and travel with Texas in response to abortion restrictions  —  Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Friday that Portland City Council will vote on an emergency resolution on Wednesday with the intent to ban city business and employee travel related to the state of Texas.

Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer … Nearly 1 in 3 Americans live in a county hit by a weather disaster in the past three months, according to a new Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations.  On top of that, 64 percent live in places …

Florida grapples with COVID-19′s deadliest phase yet  —  MIAMI (AP) — Funeral director Wayne Bright has seen grief piled upon grief during the latest COVID-19 surge.  —  A woman died of the virus, and as her family was planning the funeral, her mother was also struck down.

Biden to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 at 3 memorial sites  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.

John Fund: Why California's recall could deliver a sucker punch to Biden, not just Newsom  —  The result of California's recall will be determined by two questions  —  Tomi Lahren: If Newsom isn't recalled, he'll punish California with more mandates  —  Democrats are in panic mode …

General Milley inspects tent city for evacuees built in 48 hours at Ramstein: “This is America”  —  General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, landed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany Saturday.  I've been following the trip this morning by keeping an eye on FNC's Jen Griffin's Twitter account.

Angry Men With Zip-Ties Ambush School Principal After COVID Masking Request  —  The surreal confrontation stemmed from the Arizona school asking a child who was exposed to the virus to abide by public health guidelines.  —  Police arrested a 40-year-old Arizona dad after he stormed …

Why America has 8.4 million unemployed when there are 10 million job openings  —  The economy is undergoing massive changes.  There's a big mismatch at the moment between the jobs available and what workers want.  —  A mystery sits at the heart of the economic recovery …

ADL head: On NY Islamic center, we were wrong, plain and simple  —  Syrian refugee and activist: ‘You either leave or you die’  —  Jonathan A. Greenblatt is CEO and National Director of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League).  The views expressed here are his.  Read more opinion on CNN.

VOA Exclusive: American Stuck in Afghanistan Shares Her Story  —  Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline.  —  Download File  —  Embed  —  In a chaotic effort, the U.S. managed to evacuate more than 124,000 civilians …