Chris Christie Wants the Post-Trump G.O.P. to Move Past 2020  —  In a new book and in an interview, Mr. Christie says that if the former president wants to be a positive force, “he's got to let this other stuff go.”  —  Chris Christie wants to be very clear about something: The election of 2020 was not stolen.

At COP26, nations speed climate action but leave world still headed for dangerous warming  —  As negotiators praised the compromise the minister from the low-lying Maldives noted, “It will be too late” for her nation and others most vulnerable to climate impacts.

How the U.S. Hid an Airstrike That Killed Dozens of Civilians in Syria  —  The military never conducted an independent investigation into a 2019 bombing on the last bastion of the Islamic State, despite concerns about a secretive commando force.  —  In the last days of the battle …

Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command  —  The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard has declared the organization will not enforce the Defense Department's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its troops, according to local media outlets.

DOJ says it will ‘vigorously defend’ Biden OSHA COVID-19 vaccine mandate in court  —  An appeals court has blocked the OSHA vaccine mandate from taking effect

US announces big hike in Medicare premiums  —  (CNN)The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug.

The Man Who Freed Me From Cant  —  I always find it hard to list the books that have influenced me the most.  Memory is tricky, and a work can assert its influences over my thinking long after I've forgotten its particular details, or even its title.  Moreover, people who set as their job …

Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty over Biden's future  —  PARIS — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg started his week in the White House press briefing room promoting a crown jewel of President Biden's legislative agenda — a landmark public works package that recently passed with bipartisan support.

Americans Need to Learn to Live More Like Europeans  —  Supply-chain shortages are constraining U.S. consumers' endless appetite for buying whatever they want whenever they want.  It's about time.  —  It's become the conventional wisdom that the U.S. economy is built on Americans' endless appetite to buy lots and lots of stuff.

FBI raid on Project Veritas founder's home sparks questions about press freedom  —  The Biden administration's effort to establish itself as a committed champion of press freedom is facing new doubts because of the Justice Department's aggressive legal tactics against a conservative provocateur known for his hidden-camera video stings.

Sinema's shift: ‘Prada socialist’ to corporate donor magnet  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty years ago, a Green Party activist running for the Phoenix City Council named Kyrsten Sinema likened raising campaign cash to “bribery.”  —  Now a first-term senator from Arizona, she no longer has such qualms.

Documents Expose ‘Staggering Pattern of Political Interference’ in Trump's Covid-19 Response  —  “Top elected officials preferred to keep Americans in the dark and set policy based on political considerations, not science,” said one former CDC adviser.  —  Documents released Friday reveal …

Retirement talk growing around Rep. Jerry Nadler  —  Rep. Jerry Nadler, a liberal warhorse who has represented Manhattan's West Side in Congress since 1992, may pack it in at the end of his current term, insiders tell The Post.  —  “People are wondering when he would decide to retire,” …

Fox News edits video of Biden to make it seem he was being racially insensitive  —  Fox & Friends host played edited clip before claiming the US president was ‘facing backlash’ for his remarks  —  Fox News edited video of Joe Biden to remove context from remarks some could judge as racially insensitive.

Migrants Say Belarusians Took Them to E.U. Border and Supplied Wire Cutters  —  Iraqi Kurds and other migrants said they were fleeing despair at home, but Belarus encouraged them, offering visas and helping them get to the border.  —  SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — The sudden surge of migrants …

Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial faces backlash from ‘Asian food’ joke: ‘Definitely not okay’  —  As the court in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was set to adjourn for lunch Thursday, Judge Bruce E. Schroeder thought it was a good time to joke about whether their food would get there on time.

This one image illustrates the severity of climate change  —  Knee-deep in the rising tide, a Tuvalu minister's COP26 speech makes a big impression.  — SCIENCE - ENVIRONMENT  —  Tuvalu representative Simon Kofe delivered a speech to delegates at the United Nations climate talks …

13-yr-old watches father die as staffing crisis likely delayed police, fire response  —  In two 911 calls, a 13-year-old Seattle teen pleaded for help as his father suffered a medical emergency in their apartment.  But what would normally elicit an immediate response was delayed, and the father died.

On Podcasts and Radio, Misleading Covid-19 Talk Goes Unchecked  —  False statements about vaccines have spread on the “Wild West” of media, even as some hosts die of virus complications.  —  On a recent episode of his podcast, Rick Wiles, a pastor and self-described “citizen reporter,” …