At least 13 Trump officials illegally campaigned while in office, federal investigation finds  —  At least 13 senior Trump administration officials illegally mixed governing with campaigning before the 2020 election, intentionally ignoring a law that prohibits merging the two and getting approval to break it …

The Man Who Made January 6 Possible  —  In late October 2020, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was attending the confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett when his cellphone rang.  He answered with a whisper and walked out to the hallway to take the call.

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Stephen Miller, Kayleigh McEnany among other top ex-Trump aides  —  WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a new round of subpoenas on Tuesday to former officials who worked in the Trump administration …

Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime video of himself killing AOC.  This was her response  —  Critics are slamming Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for sharing an altered anime video in which he kills Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and swings swords at President Biden.

USA-ELECTION/THREATS  —  Law enforcement has taken little action as backers of Donald Trump aim stark threats at election officials.  Reuters tracked down nine of the harassers.  Most were unrepentant.  —  This story contains text, images and audio clips with offensive language.

Dr. Oz Prepares To Jump Into Pennsylvania Senate Race  —  The celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is preparing to jump into the Pennsylvania Senate race on the Republican side, a move that would shake up contested primary and general election contests.  —  The 61-year-old Oz has begun hiring …

GOP Rep. Upton receives death threats after backing bipartisan public works bill  —  Washington — Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said he has received well over 1,000 calls including multiple “nasty” death threats since he voted for a bipartisan infrastructure bill that he helped write …

Former VA administrator and Georgia senator Max Cleland dies at home  —  Former U.S. senator and Veterans Administration leader Max Cleland died Tuesday more than 53 years after a live grenade dropped by a fellow soldier in Vietnam robbed him of three limbs.The injuries, however …

Getting Back to Normal Is Only Possible Until You Test Positive  —  When I first received the invitation to the wedding where I would eventually get COVID, I was on the fence about attending at all.  My best friend had gone through a tough divorce and was remarrying.  I was thrilled for him.

'90s Dad Thrillers: a List  —  Notes toward a theory of the Dad Thriller  —  For the first few months after my son was born last year, I was hunting for stuff to watch that would be entertaining but not taxing — movies I'd seen before, or movies that even if I hadn't actually seen them …

A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA's evolution on school shootings  —  Soon after the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, senior leaders of the National Rifle Association huddled on a conference call to consider canceling their annual convention, scheduled just days later and a few miles away.

CBO's Schedule for Releasing a Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act  —  The Congressional Budget Office is in the process of preparing a cost estimate for the current version of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (Rules Committee Print 117-18 incorporating a manager's amendment by Congressman Yarmuth).

Producer prices rise 8.6%, matching September record high  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.6% last month from a year earlier, matching September's record annual gain and offering more evidence that inflationary pressures are not yet easing.

Trump's supporters have a bizarre secret password meant to own the libs  —  Biden's presence in the White House doesn't inflame Trump's base in quite the same way as Obama's did.  I wonder why.  —  A new shibboleth insulting President Joe Biden has been circulating lately among Republican members …

Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to.  That's a good thing.  —  Steve Bannon's potential indictment is taking a while to materialize.  That just means our justice system is working.  —  ‘Cowardice’: Elie Mystal slams AG Garland's lack of urgency with Bannon case

Jet carrying US senators, congressmen makes surprise visit to Taiwan  —  Navy C-40A carrying congressional delegation spotted landing in Taipei on Tuesday evening  —  TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A delegation of U.S. Congress members reportedly arrived in Taipei on an unannounced visit via a U.S. Navy aircraft on Tuesday evening (Nov. 9).

Man Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse Describes the Encounter on a Kenosha Street  —  The testimony underscores the prosecutors' challenge in disproving a self-defense claim.  Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed, was shot while responding to an earlier shooting.  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — Gaige Grosskreutz …

National Security Adviser Sullivan is ‘foreign policy advisor’ in former Clinton lawyer indictment: sources  —  There is no indication that Sullivan is a target of Durham's investigation, only that he received information from Sussmann  —  Andy McCarthy on the implications of John Durham's latest indictments

USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree.  Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts.  —  The prestigious private university hired a for-profit firm to recruit low-income students to its social-work master's program; 'You don't feel like you're part of an elite school'

What Moves Swing Voters  —  A creative new poll tries to understand.  —  Political pundits often talk about swing voters as if they were upscale suburbanites, like “soccer moms” or “office-park dads.”  And some are.  But many are blue-collar.  They are the successors to the so-called Reagan Democrats …

DealBook Online Summit: Watch Ken Chenault and Ken Frazier on Voting Rights  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has been hitting the phones, calling members of Congress to garner support for paid family leave in the United States.

Even in a polarized era, deep divisions in both partisan coalitions  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to learn more about the complexity of the current political environment.  While partisanship remains the dominant factor in politics, we sought to identify the fissures within both partisan coalitions.

Meta Plans to Remove Thousands of Sensitive Ad-Targeting Categories  —  Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, said on Tuesday that it planned to eliminate advertisers' ability to target people with promotions based on their interactions with content related to health …

Pfizer CEO says people who spread misinformation on Covid vaccines are ‘criminals’  — People who spread misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines are “criminals,” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said Tuesday.  — “They're criminals because they have literally cost millions of lives,” he said.

Unvaccinated Texans 40 times as likely to die of covid as those fully vaccinated in 2021, study says … A vast majority of Texans who have died of covid-19 since the beginning of the year were unvaccinated, according to a grim new Texas health department report released Monday.

Trump Highway Sign at West 79th To Be Removed After 1,600 Sign Petition  —  The Donald J. Trump highway beautification sign — on the southbound side of the Henry Hudson Parkway, just north of the West 79th Street exit — is being removed, according to a letter from the New York City Department …

“Critical Race Theory” and actual education policy, part two  —  The core problem is a dangerous attack on efforts to measure learning  —  In yesterday's post I wrote about two recent trends in progressive education policy that have (rightly, I think) annoyed a lot of people …

Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6.  Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats.  —  One day after rioters ransacked the Capitol in a bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Republican lobbyist Geoff Verhoff sent a searing email to top GOP officials.