Trumps Selling Prized Washington, D.C., Hotel for $375 Million  —  CGI Merchant Group, a Miami-based investment firm, is in contract to acquire the hotel lease for the Trump International Hotel  —  Donald Trump's family hotel company has reached an agreement to sell the rights to its glittering Washington …

Exasperation and dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' frustrating start as vice president  —  (CNN)Worn out by what they see as entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus, key West Wing aides have largely thrown up their hands at Vice President Kamala Harris and her staff …

Memo from Trump attorney outlined how Pence could overturn election, says new book  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl covers the story in his new book on Trump's presidency.  —  In a memo not made public until now, then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows emailed to Vice President Mike Pence's top aide …

New book alleges Fox's Maria Bartiromo shouted at Bill Barr about imagined voter fraud  —  (CNN Business)Former attorney general Bill Barr says Fox News host Maria Bartiromo called him up “screaming” about imaginary voter fraud, according to his account in a new book.

Biden to Name Mitch Landrieu to Lead Roughly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan  —  The former Louisiana lieutenant governor led the city of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018  —  WASHINGTON—President Biden intends to name former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu to supervise the roughly $1 trillion …

The media's epic fail  —  A reckoning is hitting news organizations for years-old coverage of the 2017 Steele dossier, after the document's primary source was charged with lying to the FBI.  —  Why it matters: It's one of the most egregious journalistic errors in modern history …

His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical.  Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out.  —  A clash over culture and politics comes to World, a groundbreaking journalistic institution that covers evangelical Christians.  —  When Marvin Olasky gets angry emails from readers …

Marilyn Manson: The Monster Hiding in Plain Sight  —  He was a provocative media darling for decades.  Offstage, exes allege, he was an abuser who made their lives hell.  A Rolling Stone investigation based on court documents and more than 55 new interviews  —  It started as a vocal booth.

Will Real Estate Ever Be Normal Again?  —  In Austin and cities around the country, prices are skyrocketing, forcing regular people to act like speculators.  When will it end?  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Did you witness any of Sunday's events in Liverpool?  —  Earlier, Merseyside Police chief constable, Serena Kennedy, said: 'This has not been declared a terrorist incident at this stage although out of caution [counter-terrorism] detectives are leading as we try to understand the circumstances behind the explosion.

Inflation emerges as defining economic challenge of Biden presidency, with no obvious solution at hand  —  Many of Biden's policies have helped the bottom third, but the middle class is facing new hardships and blaming Biden for it.  —  America is emerging from the pandemic facing …

Flu shots uptake is now partisan.  It didn't use to be  —  (CNN)Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine has, unfortunately, become partisan like so much else in our society.  Almost every Democratic adult (90% to 95%) has gotten a shot, while a little less than two-thirds of Republican adults have.

“Axios on HBO”: Christie calls waiting on Trump for '24 disqualifying  —  On “Axios on HBO,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a tough opening shot at potential 2024 candidates who plan to decide whether to run based on what former President Trump does:

Biden advisers say pandemic, not policies, fueling inflation  —  U.S. President Joe Biden's economic advisers defended his policies on Sunday amid rising inflation that they said was a global issue related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not a result of the administration's programs.

Taliban hold military parade with U.S.-made weapons in Kabul in show of strength  —  Taliban forces held a military parade in Kabul on Sunday using captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters in a display that showed their ongoing transformation from an insurgent force to a regular standing army.

Portugal bars companies from contacting employees off hours and requires other protections for remote work.  —  MADRID — Portugal is barring employers from contacting their staff outside their contracted working hours under a new law and from remotely monitoring their work …

NATO chief: Jan. 6 was attack on “core values” of alliance  —  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told “Axios on HBO” that the Jan. 6 siege on the U.S. Capitol was also an attack on the core values of the world's biggest military alliance.  —  Driving the news: “I regard that as an attack …

Cuba harasses, detains activists on eve of planned protest  —  Security forces surrounded the homes of Cuban activists on Sunday, the day before a planned march that will test the strength of the protest movement that erupted last summer when Cubans poured into the streets to demand more political freedoms on the communist-ruled island.

Afghan College Students Find a New Life, and Safety, in Iraq  —  Regarded as infidels by the Taliban, over 100 students from the American University in Kabul have found an unlikely refuge in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya.  —  SULAIMANIYA, Iraq — As the Taliban closed in on the Afghan capital …

Is Brooklyn in the House?  Its Politicians Certainly Are.  —  Brooklyn's influence over New York City politics grew with Eric Adams's mayoral win, and it could grow further if a candidate from the borough is elected governor.  —  When she took the stage at a recent reception …

Newsmax Goes Fishing for Respectabilty in Fox's Talent Pool  —  The outlet appears to be backing off the fringe ledge just a tad after high-profile embarrassments, hiring two longtime Fox producers and may add reporting vet James Rosen.  —  Between multiple billion-dollar lawsuits …

‘Terrifying for American democracy’: is Trump planning for a 2024 coup?  —  Republicans are vying for critical positions in many states - from which they could launch a far more effective power-grab than Trump's 2020 effort  —  At 1.35pm on 6 January, the top Republican in the US Senate …

Europe's Migration Crisis, Born in Belarus  —  “Europe's last dictator” won't hold on to power forever.  But he has invented a new weapon.  —  For centuries, national leaders have sought new and better weapons to bend adversaries to their will.  On November 8th, when border guards …