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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

‘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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

'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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Iowa Republican US Sen. Chuck Grassley will run for reelection in 2022 Senate race  —  After months of deliberation, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley announced early Friday morning he will run for reelection in 2022 — a decision Republicans believe will give them their best chance to hold onto the coveted Senate seat.

Marjorie Taylor Greene starts screaming match with Democrats over abortion rights bill  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., instigated a shouting match with a group of House Democrats who were holding an event outside the U.S. Capitol on 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.

‘The View’ Pulls Two Hosts Mid-Show for Positive COVID Tests Before Kamala Harris Interview … A planned interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on “The View” was derailed Friday when two of the show's co-hosts were asked to exit mid-broadcast because they tested positive for COVID.

McConnell warms to Herschel Walker as primary war with Trump fizzles  —  Republicans are hand-wringing over former President Donald Trump's hand-picked candidate Herschel Walker entering a critical Senate race.  Surprisingly, Mitch McConnell isn't one of them.

NBC News correspondent Monica Alba announces she is pregnant with her 1st child  —  NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba is expecting her first child.  —  The mom-to-be, who is married to CNN national political reporter Dan Merica, told TODAY Parents that the couple is expecting a boy, due on Feb. 2, 2022 (or 2/2/22!).