Trump holds fast to his election lies as the GOP establishment hugs him tighter  —  DES MOINES, IOWA — Nine months ago, Republicans were questioning Donald Trump's place as the lead fixture of their party.  Saturday night provided the clearest evidence yet that they want him right there.

Raymond T. Odierno, Army general who helped devise Iraq War strategy, dies at 67  —  Raymond T. Odierno, a four-star Army general who was a key architect of the “surge” in U.S. forces during the Iraq War that was credited with reducing violence and increasing stability in the country …

Past is prologue for New York mayors  —  In quite the tale of two cities, Bill de Blasio talked in his first year as mayor, after the NYPD had killed Eric Garner, about how he'd “literally had to train” his then 16-year-old son Dante “to take special care in any encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him.”

Blinken to hold trilateral meeting with Israeli and UAE counterparts  —  Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a trilateral meeting at the State Department on Wednesday with the foreign ministers of Israel and the United Arab Emirates.  —  Why it matters: This is the first such meeting since …

Fix the Senate, save America  —  It is a measure of the shattered state of the American political system that a deal proposed by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell simply to postpone by two months a dangerous confrontation over the debt ceiling — one that could result in a default …

Georgia election official takes the fight to Trump  —  Donald Trump never wastes an opportunity to attack Georgia's top statewide Republican officeholders for failing to help him overturn the 2020 election results in the key swing state.  —  Brad Raffensperger is the only one who refuses to shut up and take it.

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines near  —  Hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members remain unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Pentagon's first compliance deadlines near …

Garland Just Tipped Over the Dominos  —  Parents across the country have suddenly woken up to the wokeness haunting their schools and poisoning the minds of their children.  —  Destruction of the family has always been at the center of the collectivist project.

Abdul Qadeer Khan, Father of Pakistan's Nuclear Program, Dies at 85  —  Starting from scratch in 1976, he acquired the technology and knowledge that allowed Pakistan to detonate its first nuclear device in 1998.  —  Abdul Qadeer Khan, a metallurgist who became known to Western intelligence services …

China-Taiwan tensions: We will not bow to Beijing pressure, says leader  —  Taiwan will not bow to pressure from China and will defend its democratic way of life, President Tsai Ing-wen has said in a defiant speech amid heightened tensions over the island.  —  “The more we achieve …

Austrian Chancellor Kurz resigns amid corruption allegations  —  BERLIN — Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned Saturday amid a corruption probe that had opposition parties seeking a no-confidence vote.  —  In a televised address, the 35-year-old conservative leader said he denied …

An energy crisis is gripping the world, with potentially grave consequences  —  How China and Europe are catching the brunt of it  —  Energy is so hard to come by right now that some provinces in China are rationing electricity, Europeans are paying sky-high prices for liquefied natural gas …

Canadian Admits Fabricating Terrorism Tale Detailed in New York Times Podcast  —  In exchange for the admission of the man, Shehroze Chaudhry, Canada dropped criminal charges against him.  —  OTTAWA — A Canadian man admitted in court on Friday that he made up tales about serving as an Islamic State fighter and executioner in Syria.

Biden administration delivers brusque message to Pakistan  —  With relations frosty over Taliban victory and Pakistani repression, deputy secretary of state visits for ‘specific and narrow purpose’  —  A senior US official visiting Islamabad has made clear to Pakistan that the Biden administration …

Czech elections: PM Andrej Babis looks set to lose power  —  The Czech Republic's billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his ruling ANO party are set to lose their bid for re-election, partial results suggest.  —  With some 99% of voting districts reporting, Czech Television predicts …