Biden declines Trump request to withhold White House records from Jan. 6 committee  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from Congress related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, setting up a legal showdown between …

LI Rep. Suozzi to outflank Hochul in Buffalo ahead of potential gov challenge  —  A Long Island Democrat, Rep. Tom Suozzi, is making his most aggressive move in a potential bid to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul in a primary next year — by outflanking the former lieutenant governor in a local race on her own Buffalo turf.

Kyrsten Sinema Wants to Cut $100 Billion in Proposed Climate Funds, Sources Say  —  The Arizona senator, who started in politics as an environmentalist, is one of two centrist Democrats who could make or break a spending bill at the center of President Biden's legislative agenda.

McConnell vows GOP won't help raise debt ceiling in December after Schumer ‘tantrum’  —  Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned President Biden Friday that Republicans won't help raise the debt ceiling later this year, and stated that a recent speech by Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y) had “poisoned the well.”

Thompson & Cheney Statement on Subpoena Deadline  —  Bolton, MS & Wilson, WY—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) today made the following statement regarding the deadline for witnesses under subpoena to produce materials to the Select Committee:

Appeals court reinstates Texas's six-week abortion ban, two days after it was lifted  —  A federal appeals court late Friday reinstated the nation's most restrictive abortion law, which bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy with no exceptions for rape or incest.

French elections: Far-right TV pundit climbs to second behind Macron  —  A far-right firebrand is shaking up the French presidential election and, with six months to go, has pulled into second in the polls.  —  Why it matters: This race had long seemed on course for a rematch between President …

I Interviewed Trump For 5 Hours.  Here's What He Told Me About ‘Stupid F—er’ McConnell, McCarthy's Bromance With Luntz, And The Fake News That Bothered Him The Most  —  In multiple interviews, Former President Donald Trump unloads on the rigged 2020 election, Republicans who screwed him …

Major Harris surrogate goes full DGAF  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With Allie Bice.  —  “Her portfolio is trash.”  —  That's what BAKARI SELLERS, one of the most public and vocal defenders …

America's unemployed are sending a message: They'll go back to work when they feel safe - and well-compensated  —  September marked the weakest hiring this year, and an alarming number of women had to stop working again to deal with unstable school and child-care situations

Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to two of its senior leaders on Jan. 6  —  A former high-ranking Capitol Police official with knowledge of the department's response to the Jan. 6 attack has sent congressional leaders a scathing letter accusing two of its senior leaders …

Michigan Students Accuse Celebrated Music Professor of Racism for Screening Othello  —  Bright Sheng is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan.  He was born in China in 1955; when he was a child, the Red Guards took away his family piano.  Nevertheless, he grew up to become …

Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn't Exist.  Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.  —  Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children.  She said kids must face consequences …

A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2021  —  Since time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations.

EXCLUSIVE U.S. delegation to meet Taliban in first high-level talks since pullout - officials  —  A U.S. delegation will meet with senior Taliban representatives in Doha on Saturday and Sunday in their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan …

White House condemns NC Lt Gov Robinson's anti LGBTQ comments  —  The Biden White House condemned on Friday North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's comments calling transgender people and homosexuality “filth.”  —  “These words are repugnant and offensive,” said Andrew Bates …

There's an urgent need to clean up the World Bank and IMF  —  Devesh Kapur, Arvind Subramanian write: Global political leaders convening next week must open up selection of heads of these institutions to the best candidates, regardless of nationality.  —  Something is rotten on 19th Street in Washington DC.

Jon Gruden Used Racial Trope to Describe NFLPA Chief DeMaurice Smith in 2011 Email  —  The NFL has been examining more than 650,000 emails, including the one sent by the Las Vegas Raiders coach, as part of a recent investigation.  Gruden apologized for the comment.

Facebook Faces the Media's Existential Crisis  —  Despite coverage suggesting the contrary, Facebook is not facing an existential crisis, and Frances Haugen is far from Facebook's worst nightmare.  In fact, she might even be the company's ideal whistleblower.

The DOJ Is Investigating Americans For War Crimes Allegedly Committed While Fighting With Far-Right Extremists In Ukraine  —  KYIV — One chilly day in February, Craig Lang, a former US Army soldier wanted for allegedly killing a married couple in Florida, pleaded with three stern-faced judges …

Former VP Mike Pence talks to Alabama audience about his Christian faith  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence, a possible contender for the White House in 2024, delivered a message about his Christian faith and optimism about America's future at a speech in Montgomery tonight.