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.

The 5th Circuit sets its sights on the vaccine-and-testing mandate — and much more than that  —  There they go again.  —  The ultra-conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has extended its order blocking the Biden administration's rule that companies employing …

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 …

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.

Iowa Poll: In a potential 2024 match, Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by double digits  —  Brianne Pfannenstiel Stephen Gruber-MillerDes Moines Register  —  In a hypothetical 2024 rematch, former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in Iowa by 11 percentage points, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.

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.

Yale Law School And the Federalist Society: Caught In A Bad Romance?  —  The ‘trap house’ email controversy is even worse than we thought. … The Federalist Society, the nation's leading organization of conservative and libertarian law students and lawyers, got its start at Yale Law School.

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.

FBI Statement on Incident Involving Fake Emails  —  The FBI and CISA are aware of the incident this morning involving fake emails from an @ic.fbi.gov email account.  This is an ongoing situation, and we are not able to provide any additional information at this time.

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.

Oklahoma National Guard rejects Pentagon's coronavirus vaccine mandate  —  The Oklahoma National Guard has rejected the Defense Department's requirement for all service members to receive the coronavirus vaccine and will allow personnel to sidestep the policy with no repercussions …

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 …

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.

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.

FBI's Email System Compromised, Hackers Warn of Cyber Threat  — No malware was attached to the emails, according to Spamhaus  — Email system targeted isn't for classified information: Expert  —  Hackers compromised the Federal Bureau of Investigation's external email system on Saturday.

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,” …