Photographer behind controversial photos speaks exclusively to KTSM  —  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - The photographer behind images depicting Border Patrol agents on horseback told KTSM things are not exactly what they seem when it comes to the photos.  —  The photographs, which were taken Sunday …

Hand count in audit affirms Biden beat Trump, as Maricopa County said in November  —  Jen Fifield Robert AnglenArizona Republic  —  A monthslong hand recount of Maricopa County's 2020 vote confirmed that President Joe Biden won and the election was not “stolen” from former President Donald Trump …

One of the most secretive and powerful groups in GOP politics just had its cell phone numbers leaked.  Here's what its members said about Trump 2024 when we started calling.  — Several members of the conservative Council for National Policy were iffy on Trump running again.

‘Vigilante treatments’: Anti-vaccine groups push people to leave ICUs  —  Anti-vaccine Facebook groups have a new message for their community members: Don't go to the emergency room, and get your loved ones out of intensive care units.  —  Consumed by conspiracy theories claiming that doctors …

Fort Bliss woman soldier assaulted at Afghan refugee camp  —  DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — The FBI is investigating the assault of a female Fort Bliss soldier by several male Afghan refugees at the Army's Doña Ana Complex camp where thousands are currently being housed, officials told ABC-7 on Friday.

POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Fox to Rudy: You're banned  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING OVERNIGHT: The Arizona Republic scooped the results of the Maricopa County “audit” paid for by “Stop the Steal” and DONALD TRUMP allies: It found that Trump lost the key county by a wider margin than the official election results.

Think tank: Trump faces ‘substantial’ legal risk in Georgia case  —  Ahead of former President Donald Trump's return to Georgia, legal experts with the Brookings Institution think tank published a detailed analysis Friday of the potential criminal investigation he faces in Fulton County linked …

On the Internet, We're Always Famous  —  What happens when the experience of celebrity becomes universal?  —  The fennec fox is the smallest fox on earth and cute as a button.  It has mischievous dark eyes, a small black nose, and impish six-inch ears—each several times larger than its head.

Senate GOP pushes DOJ to roll back Trump oversight rule  —  Senate Republicans want the Justice Department to roll back Trump-era restrictions on congressional oversight criticized at the time as an attempt to insulate the Trump administration from Democratic investigators, Axios has learned.

Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me.  I Hope He'll Use His Power to Make Change.  —  Ms. Ross is a veteran television journalist and former executive producer at ABC and CBS.  —  I was Chris Cuomo's boss at ABC News nearly two decades ago, and I am a regular viewer of CNN today …

The Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is set to be released.  —  The Justice Department has reached an agreement that will allow Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, to return to China in exchange for admitting some wrongdoing in a sanctions violation case, a person familiar with the deal said on Friday.

Maybe We Should Be Talking More About the Trump Coup Memo  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  There was big news this week on what is known ominously and euphemistically as “the democracy beat,” and like all such news, it was bad.

The bedwetting phase  —  Presented by The American Petroleum Institute (API)  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With Allie Bice.  —  At some point this past week, a dark realization set in among Democrats …

C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Workers at Risk  —  In a highly unusual decision, the C.D.C. director, Rochelle Walensky, reversed a move by agency advisers and endorsed additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for health care workers, teachers and other workers at risk.

DeSantis pulls ahead of 2024 GOP pack as Florida's Covid cases fall  —  Florida's coronavirus caseloads are dropping fast.  And Gov. Ron DeSantis is again rising above other possible 2024 GOP presidential candidates in a new poll.  —  In a theoretical primary without Donald Trump on the ballot …

Pediatric covid-19 cases rose faster in counties without school mask requirements, CDC says  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday offered more evidence that school mask requirements can help keep children healthy and in classrooms, showing lower spikes in pediatric covid cases …

'You've disgraced this country': Judge rips Capitol riot defendant  —  A federal judge tore into a low-level defendant in the Capitol Riot Friday, moments after the man entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the Jan. 6 unrest.  —  “You've disgraced this country in the eyes …

Trump Organization Warned by Judge to Obey N.Y. Subpoenas  —  Former President Donald Trump's company will have to hire an outside firm to search its documents if it doesn't soon fully comply with subpoenas issued by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a judge warned.

1 big thing: Biden's big bet backfires  —  President Biden bit off too much, too fast in trying to ram through what would be the largest social expansion in American history, top Democrats privately say.  —  Why it matters: At the time Biden proposed it, he had his mind set …

“Crisis of Trust in the Media”: Inside A.G. Sulzberger's Top Times Project  —  On a mission for 10 million paying customers, the paper has formed a new team to help ensure confidence in its journalism and broaden its reach beyond coastal hubs and across political lines.  The goal, says one source, is to “win people over.”

Police Officers Resist Getting Vaccinated for Covid-19, Now Their No. 1 Killer  —  The disease is the leading cause of death among police, surpassing gunfire, but resistance persists  —  Police departments around the country are trying to persuade officers to get vaccinated against Covid-19 …

Meet the Trump lawyer who wanted Pence to overturn the 2020 election  — John Eastman authored a memo to convince Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election.  — Known as an unorthodox legal scholar, he retired amid scrutiny of his role in Trump election fights.

Budapest to host CPAC in 2022  —  Budapest will host the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering of conservative activists and elected officials from the United States and beyond, in 2022, the Budapest-based Center for Fundamental Rights said, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Over 300 prominent Iraqis publicly call for full peace with Israel  —  Unprecedented event in Erbil features Sunni and Shiite leaders and activists demanding that Baghdad join Abraham Accords; Lapid: Event in Iraq is a ‘source of hope and optimism’  —  Hundreds of Iraqi leaders …