Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Majorities of Americans support President Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and a pending bill that would spend nearly $2 trillion on social programs and climate initiatives.

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.

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 …

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.

Republicans seek a U.S. Senate takeover in 2022 but struggle over candidates  —  The national environment could hardly look more favorable to Republicans one year before the midterm elections, with declining approval for President Biden, growing pessimism in the country and spiking prices for essentials like gasoline and milk.

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 …

Steele Dossier in Tatters  —  Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down  —  I bet I'm not the only journalist with Don Henley's iconic 1982 hit, Dirty Laundry, swirling in their head this week, as the fortunes of former MI6 agent David Steele and his so-called dossier disintegrate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Nations reach climate deal with unprecedented reference to fossil fuels, but doesn't reflect urgency of crisis  —  Glasgow, Scotland (CNN)A COP26 agreement was reached on Saturday with an unprecedented reference to the role of fossil fuels in the climate crisis, with an 11th-hour change …