GOP can't escape ‘self-inflicted injuries’ as they fight to reclaim House  —  House Republicans should be riding high: The majority is in their grasp and President Joe Biden's poll numbers are tanking.  —  Instead, they're getting in their own way, again.  —  Ahead of a vote …

Allegations of bigotry and calls for impeachment rock College Democrats  —  The kids are not alright.  —  The College Democrats of America — the Democratic Party's national organization presiding over 500 chapters on campuses across the country — is in turmoil.

Steve Bannon isn't just a problem for America.  He is an international menace  —  Steve Bannon recently made headlines for defying a subpoena regarding the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.  But Bannon, who once said that his goal is to …

2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated Decades Later  —  The 1966 convictions of the men are expected to be thrown out after a lengthy investigation, validating long-held doubts about who killed the civil rights leader.  —  Follow our live coverage of reactions to the exonerations …

Man who raped four teenagers gets no jail time, judge says: 'Incarceration isn't appropriate'  —  A New York man who pleaded guilty to rape and sexual abuse for assaulting four teenage girls during parties at his parents' home will not face jail time after a judge Tuesday sentenced him to eight years probation.

Here's when high inflation will come to an end  —  Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics.  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.  —  We can't catch a break.  Since the Covid-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, the United States has suffered hundreds …

Russian entrepreneur drops suit against BuzzFeed over Steele dossier  —  A Russian internet entrepreneur has dropped a four-year legal battle against BuzzFeed over its publication of the so-called Steele dossier, a politically charged compendium produced during the 2016 presidential campaign …

Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed in Memphis, law enforcement sources confirm  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three independent law enforcement sources confirmed to FOX13 that rapper Young Dolph was shot and killed in Memphis Wednesday afternoon.  —  Maurice Hill, the owner of the shop where the shooting happened …

What Happened at Carmine's  —  A confrontation between a host and dining patrons slid neatly into every outrage narrative of 2021.  Maybe a bit too neatly.  —  A few hours before his workplace went viral, Matt, a server at Carmine's on the Upper West Side, was sitting in a pre-shift meeting, taking notes on the dinner specials.

100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 12 months during the pandemic  —  The U.S. drug epidemic reached another terrible milestone Wednesday when the government announced that more than 100,000 people had died of overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021.

Longtime eastern N.C. congressman to retire, sources say  —  Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who has represented northeast North Carolina in Congress since 2004, will retire at the end of this term, multiple sources tell Spectrum News 1.  —  Butterfield's office would not confirm or deny if the congressman …

Where's Marty Walsh sleeping?  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With Allie Bice, Stephanie Murray and Rebecca Rainey.  —  Labor Secretary MARTY WALSH has not moved to Washington, D.C.

Matt Gaetz Says ‘Kyle Rittenhouse Would Probably Make a Pretty Good Congressional Intern’ and ‘May Reach Out To Him’  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) thanked Newsmax host Grant Stinchfield on Wednesday night for his support of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is currently on trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

DC Council members ask mayor to reverse decision to drop indoor mask mandate … D.C.'s indoor mask mandate is scheduled to be lifted Monday, but members of the city council are concerned about the decision and are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to reverse course and keep the mandate in effect as the holidays approach.

Justus Rosenberg, Beloved Professor With a Heroic Past, Dies at 100  —  As a teenager, he helped provide safe passage to artists and intellectuals out of Vichy France.  He went on to teach literature at Bard College for six decades.  —  For nearly 60 years, Justus Rosenberg was a beloved literature professor at Bard College.

For Fifth Time, GOP Boycotts High-Ranking Muslim Nominee Dilawar Syed  —  Republican senators have refused to allow Syed to get a committee vote to be deputy administrator for the Small Business Administration.  —  For the fifth time, Senate Republicans blocked Dilawar Syed …

How obituaries got a jolt of new life in the Internet era  —  When Rush Limbaugh died this year, the mainstream media he had so long railed against gave him the kind of immaculately choreographed send-off that was once reserved for popes and presidents.  —  Within minutes of his widow announcing …

Exemptions to the COVID-19 Vaccine  —  And an update on the federal vaccine mandates  —  I've had a ton of questions about the status of the various federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates (OSHA, federal contractors, CMS).  In this post I'll explain (1) the status of these mandates; and (2) …

Exclusive: I Spotted Three of CNN's Most Well-Known Names at an Indoor Billy Joel Concert—Without Masks On  —  Earlier this month, Billy Joel finally returned to Madison Square Garden for his first show at the venue since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detroit school district moving to remote learning on Fridays in December as COVID cases rise  —  The Detroit school district is moving to remote instruction for three Fridays in December, a decision district officials attributed to concerns about mental health, COVID cases, and school cleanliness.

Fauci says COVID-19 booster might become new standard for being vaccinated  —  COVID-19 booster shots may become the new standard to be considered fully vaccinated, according to the nation's top doctor.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed the impending need for hundreds of millions of Americans …

The New York Times gets trees wrong — and just repeats the right-wing playbook against Build Back Better  —  The New York Times ran a piece Wednesday titled “From Electric Bikes to ‘Tree Equity,’ Biden's Social Policy Bill Funds Niche Items,” in which the paper simply rehashed …

Miami Condo Collapse Victims Sue Next-Door Luxury Development  — Families of deceased say outsized project destabilized land  — Excavation, water damage corroded structural support of towers  —  The catastrophic structural failure that led to the collapse of the Champlain Towers …

CDC Newsroom  —  Imported Monkeypox case Reported in Maryland  —  Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are collaborating with the Maryland Department of Health and other health partners to investigate a case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria.

In Arbery Murder Trial, Defendant Travis McMichael Takes the Stand  —  Defendant tells jury his Georgia neighborhood had seen a rise in thefts  —  Travis McMichael, one of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, took the stand in his defense Wednesday, stating his neighborhood had seen …

CBO Director Called Mild Tax Hikes Proposed by Obama “Class Warfare” … Early in his administration, amid backlash to the Affordable Care Act and the rise of the tea party movement, President Barack Obama pivoted toward austerity, culminating in a series of bipartisan negotiations aimed at cutting spending and bolstering revenues.

Yale Law Dean Admits Error, Stops Short of Apologizing to Targeted Students  —  Under fire, Dean Heather Gerken issues muted mea culpa  —  The dean of Yale Law School expressed “regret” Wednesday for her administration's role in the now-infamous “trap house” incident but stopped short …

Prosecutors in the Kenosha shooter trial withheld evidence from the defense that was ‘at the center of their case,’ only sharing the high-definition drone video footage (pictured) on which they have hung their prosecution after the trial had concluded  —  Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger played …

News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch takes swings at Google, Facebook  —  Rupert Murdoch renewed his attacks on Google and Facebook during News Corp's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, accusing the tech giants of trying to silence conservative voices and calling for “significant reform.”

Idaho Lawmaker Is Censured for Doxxing Intern Who Reported Rape  —  Priscilla Giddings, an Idaho state representative, shared a student intern's personal information after the teenager accused another lawmaker of rape.  —  An Idaho lawmaker who shared the personal information …