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.

China Frees 2 Canadians After U.S. Deal Over Huawei Executive  —  Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor had been held by China since 2018, soon after Canada detained the Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.  A U.S. agreement has cleared the way for Ms. Meng's release.

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 …

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.

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 Surveillance Apparatus That Surrounded Britney Spears  —  An account by a former employee of the security team hired by Ms. Spears's father created the most detailed portrait yet of the singer's life under 13 years of conservatorship.  —  Britney Spears's father and the security firm …

Schools With Face-Mask Requirements Had Fewer Covid-19 Outbreaks, CDC Study Finds  —  Two studies suggest that masks can help prevent classroom outbreaks and pediatric cases in the community  —  Face-mask requirements in schools drastically reduce the spread of Covid-19 among children …

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.

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 …

Jan. 6 committee seeks testimony from riot defendants who pleaded guilty  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has begun to solicit testimony from the rioters, issuing requests for some defendants to voluntarily provide an account of their decision to travel to Washington and join the angry mob.

Seven-seven-what?  After 74 years, D.C. braces for a new area code.  —  The plethora of timeless symbols that define Washington include the White House, the Lincoln Memorial and a venerated area code that evokes power and prestige: 202 — the digital entryway to the nation's capital.  —  For now.

If my fellow Republicans want to win, they won't buy Trump's stolen election fantasy  —  ‘No one has lost the state of Arizona more than Donald Trump’: Berman on Arizona audit  —  Geoff Duncan, a Republican, is the 12th lieutenant governor of Georgia.  The views expressed in this commentary are his own.

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 …

Award-Winning New York News Start-up THE CITY Seeks Editor in Chief  —  NEW YORK, N.Y. — THE CITY, an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to serving the people of New York, has launched a search for an experienced, innovative and visionary editor in chief to help lead the acclaimed local news site …

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.

‘Gutfeld!’ beats all late-night shows on their widely hyped ‘Climate Night’  —  Greg Gutfeld also trounced his cable news competitors on MSNBC and CNN  —  Tucker roasts ‘dumbest’ CNN hosts on ‘Gutfeld!’  —  Fox News' “Gutfeld!” beat all the other late-night shows Wednesday …

Joint Statement from Quad Leaders  —  We, the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, convened today in person as “the Quad” for the first time.  On this historic occasion we recommit to our partnership, and to a region that is a bedrock of our shared security and prosperity …

Harris hires two senior advisers  —  Vice President Harris has brought on two new senior advisers in recent months as part of an effort to bolster her office's capacity amid a heightened media profile and a growing portfolio, according to a White House official.

Trapped in Kabul, Prominent Afghan Women Fear Retribution Under Taliban Rule  —  Lacking documents and unable to flee, high-profile women are at risk because of their past roles  —  KABUL—Nabila, a 31-year-old Afghan judge, used to grant divorces to the wives of militants while their husbands languished in prison.

Del Rio, Texas camp cleared of Haitian migrants  —  The last remaining Haitian migrants who were living in squalid conditions in makeshift encampments underneath a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border have been cleared out, the head of the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.

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.