Appeals court temporarily bars release of Trump White House records to House Jan. 6 committee  —  A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked the imminent release of records of former president Donald Trump's White House calls and activities related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after a lower court found …

“Axios on HBO” exclusive: Christie taunts Trump for losing  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, lacing up for a possible presidential run in 2024, told “Axios on HBO” he won't back down from a fight with former President Donald Trump, taunting his longtime friend for losing the last election.

Lawsuit Threats, Empty Seats, and a “COVID Mobile”: Trump's Disastrous Tulsa Rally Was Even More of a Train Wreck Than Originally Thought  —  The rally made headlines for its empty seats, but things were even worse behind the scenes, writes Jonathan Karl.  The president feuded with advisers …

Michigan's AG got drunk before a football game and wrote about it on Facebook  —  Two Bloody Marys on an empty stomach, it turns out, was a bit too much for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.  —  In a post on her personal Facebook page Wednesday, the state's top prosecutor acknowledged drinking …

'I hope it's a fever that will break': GOP wrestles with infrastructure vote backlash  —  It's the party against critical race theory, “woke-ism” and vaccine mandates.  —  And now, it would seem, the Republican Party is against bridges and roads.  —  The ferocity of the reaction …

Durham indictments - don't be fooled, here's where this case is likely headed  —  Abuse of political power is not necessarily a violation of the criminal law  —  Andy McCarthy on the implications of John Durham's latest indictments  —  There is a great deal of extravagant commentary …

Sen. Joe Manchin, speaking at Toyota event in W.Va., calls union-built EV tax credit ‘wrong’  —  The news arrives as the state's senior senator holds a deciding vote on the Build Back Better Act, which includes a tax credit for union-made battery-electric vehicles that Toyota opposes.

What happened to Eric Clapton? … Robert Cray was stunned when he first heard “Stand and Deliver.”  Eric Clapton, his onetime musical hero, who became a mentor and friend, had released his first protest song in 56 years of recording.  Only it wasn't about George Floyd or global warming.

White Supremacy on Trial: From Rittenhouse in Kenosha to Killers of Ahmaud Arbery, Will They Go Free?  —  Kyle Rittenhouse took to the stand on Wednesday before his defense team asked for a mistrial with prejudice in the case.  If a mistrial is granted, Rittenhouse cannot be tried again …

How Likely Is a Democratic Comeback Next Year?  —  Mr. Kondik is the author of a new book about the history of the House of Representatives.  —  The election results from last week reconfirmed a basic reality about American politics: For either party, holding the White House comes with significant power …

San Francisco police officer dies of covid while on leave for failing to meet vaccination requirement  —  When San Francisco police officer Jack Nyce missed the city's Nov. 1 deadline to submit his coronavirus vaccination record, he was placed on a month of paid administrative leave, the San Francisco Chronicle first reported.

BLM leader says there will be ‘bloodshed’ after spat with Eric Adams over police reform  —  A Black Lives Matter leader said there will be “bloodshed” after debating police reform with Mayor-elect Eric Adams during a contentious sit-down with the incoming Democrat at Brooklyn Borough Hall Wednesday.

Iran-Backed Militants Storm US Embassy in Yemen, Seize Hostages and Equipment  —  The State Department is working to secure the release of several kidnapped hostages taken by Iran-backed terrorists just a day after the militant group stormed the U.S. embassy facility in Sana'a, Yemen …

Biden calls Satchel Paige ‘the great negro’ in latest gaffe  —  Paige played in the so-called ‘Negro leagues’ before moving on to MLB in the late 1940s  —  Concha: Biden, media cannot spin this inflation catastrophe  —  President Biden referred to the late baseball player Satchel Paige as …

Shelby of Alabama is said to plan $5 million campaign to boost former aide as Senate replacement over Trump-endorsed candidate  —  Retiring Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) has said he plans to spend $5 million of his campaign funds to help his former chief of staff in the Republican primary to replace him …

Sinema: Households Earning $9 Million a Year Are Too Poor to Pay More Tax Finally, a senator looking out for the high-seven-figure-income class.  —  Joe Biden campaigned on a package of well-crafted reforms to restore fairness to the tax code, only to watch his handiwork eaten alive by a handful …

Bolduc: I Drove ‘Communist Sympathizer’ Sununu Out of Senate Race  —  During a conspiracy-spinning interview with radio host Jack Heath Tuesday retired Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc called fellow Republican Chris Sununu a “Chinese Communist sympathizer” whose family business “supports terrorism …

Fugitive Jan. 6 Rioter Makes Insanely Desperate Plea on Belarus State TV  —  In the full special released Thursday, Neumann—who allegedly called Jan. 6 cops “little bitches”—said he'd face “torture” in America and promised to be a “good citizen” of Belarus.

Build Back Better 2.0 Still Raises Taxes For High Income Households And Reduces Them For Others  —  In a new analysis, the Tax Policy Center estimates that the major tax changes in the latest version of President Biden's Build Back Better plan would cut taxes on average for nearly all income groups in 2022.

Obama adviser: Bidenflation is real and it's spectacular — and directly tied to Biden's stimulus  —  I hate to say we told you so back in February — so let's let one of Barack Obama's economists say it instead.  “They poured kerosene on a fire,” former Obama administration economic adviser …

Trump Allies Help Bolsonaro Sow Doubt in Brazil's Elections  —  With his poll numbers falling, President Jair Bolsonaro is already questioning the legitimacy of next year's election.  He has help from the United States.  —  BRASÍLIA — The conference hall was packed …

America's Real ‘Wokeness’ Divide  —  Overeducated people are ruining political discourse by embracing “woke” language.  If you pay attention to modern fights about language and social justice, you've probably heard some version of this complaint.  The Democratic patriarch James Carville …

$76 Billion a Day: How Binance Became the World's Biggest Crypto Exchange  —  The trading platform surged by operating from nowhere in particular—without offices, licenses or headquarters.  Now governments are insisting on taking some control.  —  The world's fastest-growing major financial exchange …

Gene Simmons rips anti-vaxxers: 'If you're willing to walk among us unvaccinated, you are an enemy'  —  Gene Simmons is blasting COVID-19 deniers and unvaccinated Americans, calling them the “enemy.”  —  “If you're willing to walk among us unvaccinated, you are an enemy,” …

ABC News documentary challenges Pentagon's claims of rogue Green Berets  —  “3212 UN-REDACTED” probes the mystery behind the deaths of four Green Berets.  —  Four Americans gunned down in a withering, four-hour firefight in the Sahara — part of a 10-man Green Beret team said to have gone rogue …

Graham says friendship with Biden at breaking point over Afghanistan withdrawal  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said his personal relationship with President Biden hit a breaking point after the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he “will never forgive” the president.

Embattled GOP Senator Says a Staffer Messed Up His Campaign Reports and Vanished.  We Found Him in Minutes.  —  Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) is accused of a number of major campaign-finance violations.  The campaign blames it on one particular staffer who it says “vanished.”  Not quite.

Why inflation is a political nightmare for Biden  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's next political nightmare is inflation, a force that can destroy family budgets and political careers and is being driven by domestic and global factors tough for a president to quickly fix.