Trump White House records can be turned over to House Jan. 6 investigative committee, judge rules  —  A federal judge in Washington ruled late Tuesday that hundreds of pages of Trump White House records can be turned over to a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack …

Prices climbed 6.2 percent in October compared to last year, the largest increase in 30 years, as inflation strains economy  —  It's unclear when supply chains will clear, especially given how vulnerable the economy remain to the pandemic  —  Prices rose 6.2 percent in October compared with a year ago …

Brian Williams to Leave MSNBC  —  The former anchor of “NBC Nightly News” rehabilitated his tarnished image as the host of a popular 11 p.m. show on MSNBC.  —  Brian Williams, the square-jawed news anchor laid low by a fabulism scandal who mounted a career comeback with a popular 11 p.m. talk show on MSNBC …

Donald Trump bashes 13 Republicans who backed infrastructure bill  —  Former President Donald Trump ripped 13 congressional Republicans who backed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill during a lengthy speech Monday - while one of them, New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, listened from the audience.

GOP recruitment struggles give Democrats hope in 2022 Senate fight  —  WASHINGTON — They lost the governor's race in Virginia.  They had a bad scare in New Jersey.  They're the clear underdogs in the battle for the U.S. House.  But Democrats saw glimmers of hope in the fight for the Senate …

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema takes victory lap after Congress passes physical infrastructure bill  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema took a victory lap Monday, saying the $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill passed by the House of Representatives is evidence her approach to bipartisan legislating is backed by the American public.

Prosecutors seek 4+ years in prison for ‘QAnon Shaman’ in attempt to set example  —  ‘Man up’: Chairman challenges Trump after ruling  —  (CNN)The Justice Department is asking for the so-called QAnon Shaman, who wore a headdress and posed shirtless on the Senate floor during the siege of the US Capitol …

Goddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation  —  WICHITA, Kansas — The Goddard school district has removed more than two dozen books from circulation in the district's school libraries, citing national attention and challenges to the books elsewhere.

Democrats are lying about critical race theory  —  It has become a refrain on the left and its media echo-chamber following Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in the Virginia governor's race: Critical race theory is not being taught in schools.  PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor …

Mayor Breed backs recall of three San Francisco school board members: ‘Our kids must come first’  —  San Francisco's Mayor London Breed is backing the effort to recall three school board members, saying she is supporting “the parents' call for change.”  —  Breed's endorsement of the recall …

CNN Poll: Three out of four adults think Facebook is making society worse  —  (CNN)Roughly three-quarters of adults believe Facebook is making American society worse, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with about half saying they know somebody who was persuaded to believe in a conspiracy theory because of the site's content.

U.S. Holocaust Museum Says China ‘May Be Committing Genocide’ Against Uyghurs  —  Its report found that the government's attacks against the group of Muslims in Xinjiang had escalated and most likely included “forced sterilization, sexual violence, enslavement, torture, and forcible transfer.”

South Dakota House votes to begin ‘unprecedented’ impeachment probe of AG  —  PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota's House launched an investigation Tuesday into whether the state's attorney general should be impeached for his conduct surrounding a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian.

McConaughey comes out against vaccine mandates for kids  —  Matthew McConaughey says that while he's received his COVID-19 shot, he's against mandating that his children get vaccinated.  —  “I couldn't mandate having to vaccinate the younger kids.  I still want to find out more information …

Jobs, jabs, infrastructure, prosperity, peace: Why isn't Biden doing more to tout his wins?  —  There's no question Biden, like any president, has problems.  But jobs are plentiful.  Wages are up.  The U.S. is reopening.  Things are getting fixed.  —  View Comments

Newsmax tries to assuage furor of conservative hosts over vaccine mandate  —  On-air stars went from venting anger at their company's policy to accusing “fake news” of trying to turn viewers against the channel.  —  Newsmax seemed to have a massive problem on its hands at the end of last week.

POLITICO Playbook: New reminders that this is not normal  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BREAKING TUESDAY NIGHT — “Trump cannot shield White House records from Jan. 6 committee, judge rules,” by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein ... Judge TANYA CHUTKAN: “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not President.”

Poll: As GOP bets on backlash over COVID and race, just 5% of parents say schools are their top issue for 2022  —  When thinking about next year's elections, a mere 3 percent of Americans — including just 2 percent of Republicans and 5 percent of parents with kids under 18 …

Statement from Sir Geoffrey Cox  —  Sir Geoffrey Cox has practised as a Queen's Counsel in the courts since well before his election in 2005.  He is a leading barrister in England and makes no secret of his professional activities.  He was asked to advise the Attorney General …

After nearly a year of doing nothing, Kamala Harris takes vacay to Paris with hubby  —  Joe Biden's “border czar,” Kamala Harris, who has spent all of about two hours at the border to find the “root causes” of illegal migration as two million migrants surged in, is now going to Paris.

Arkansas attorney general Rutledge drops bid for governor  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday dropped her bid for governor, clearing former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' path to the Republican nomination for the post.

Biden Agenda Faces Revenue Doubt With IRS Boost Likely Left Out  — Democratic aide anticipates lower-than-expected revenue score  — House moderates delayed floor vote pending cost analysis  —  A major IRS enforcement boost will likely be omitted from a forthcoming top-line revenue estimate …

Max Cleland Did Not Deserve What Rick Wilson Did to Him  —  The former Georgia senator died Tuesday at age 79.  His political career was a harbinger of things to come.  —  In 1999, I went to Washington to work on a profile of John McCain for this magazine.