Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down, sources say  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role, sources tell CNBC's David Faber.  —  Twitter stock jumped more than 11% on the news.  —  Dorsey currently serves as both the CEO of Twitter and Square, his digital payments company.

CNN host Chris Cuomo used his media sources to find out info on brother Andrew's accusers, records show  — Chris Cuomo was actively in touch with a top aide to his brother Andrew Cuomo about incoming reports that detailed alleged sexual harassment by the then-New York governor, new records show.

Trump allies work to place supporters in key election posts across the country, spurring fears about future vote challenges  —  In Michigan, local GOP leaders have sought to reshape election canvassing boards by appointing members who expressed sympathy for former president Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 vote was rigged.

As omicron emerges, a tired public has little appetite for new restrictions  —  Cold weather is driving more Americans indoors.  The holiday season has prompted a wave of travel, generating new lines of covid transmission.  And the delta variant is pushing up hospitalizations.

GOP courts anti-vaxxers with jobless aid  —  Republican officials around the country are testing a creative mechanism to build loyalty with unvaccinated Americans while undermining Biden administration mandates: unemployment benefits.  —  Driving the news: Florida, Iowa …

With Kamala Harris looking unelectable, the Democrats are considering the nuclear option  —  Whispers in Washington suggest Joe Biden's camp has a plan to find a more popular replacement ahead of the 2024 White House battle  —  Democrats desperately scrambling to find a potential successor …

POLITICO Playbook: Dems' dicey decision: Punish Boebert or not?  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IS AN APOLOGY ENOUGH?  — The drama surrounding Rep. LAUREN BOEBERT's (R-Colo.) Islamophobic comments about Rep. ILHAN OMAR (D-Minn.) is about to heat up as lawmakers return from Thanksgiving recess this week.

Rep. Tom Suozzi Is Running for Governor of New York  —  Mr. Suozzi entered a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge the incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul.  —  Representative Thomas Suozzi, a Long Island Democrat, announced on Monday that he would enter the race for governor of New York …

'They're all begging me': Trump's 2024 veep tryouts get underway  —  The last time Donald Trump picked a running mate, he made a conventional choice in Mike Pence — a relatively safe decision with traditional presidential ticket-balancing in mind.  —  But as Trump gears up for a 2024 bid …

The Great Escape  —  Why workers are quitting their jobs, after the trauma of the pandemic.  —  The first thing you should know about Caroline Potts of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is that she loves her pets.  “I have five cats and three dogs,” she told me, proudly.  “The only thing I don't have is birds.”

Inside the ‘Misinformation’ Wars  —  Journalists and academics are developing a new language for truth.  The results are not always clearer.  —  On Friday afternoons this fall, top American news executives have dialed into a series of off-the-record Zoom meetings led by Harvard academics whose goal is to …

A colossal flop — fawning media can't save Chris Christie's new book  —  Just 2,000 copies sold … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  It's hard to recall a former politician who was showered with more free media attention than Chris Christie this month as he peddled his new book, “Republican Rescue.”

‘Gifts from the Heart’ is Biden White House Christmas theme  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — “Gifts from the Heart” is the theme of President Joe Biden's first White House Christmas.  —  First lady Jill Biden was scheduled on Monday to unveil decorations matching the theme, said to be inspired by people …

Welcome to the Beach Cafe, the Upper East Side's Republican Cheers  —  There's this unassuming pub on the corner of 70th and Second that's a dovecote for that rarest of birds: the right-winged Manhattanite.  It's called the Beach Cafe.  Cindy Adams comes here.

Disney+ Drops ‘Simpsons’ Episode in Hong Kong Because of Tiananmen Square Joke  —  The 2005 episode features the Simpson family visiting Beijing, where they drop by the landmark, finding a placard that reads: “On this site, in 1989, nothing happened.”  —  Disney+ users in Hong Kong have noticed …

The FAA accidentally disclosed more than 2,000 flight records associated with Jeffrey Epstein's private jets … - Insider filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Federal Aviation Administration, seeking all flight history data associated with four planes owned by Jeffrey Epstein.

Flashback: Kamala Harris once called Jussie Smollett's claims of an attack an ‘attempted modern day lynching’  —  Harris eventually reversed course when police accused Smollett of lying  —  Biden names Harris as 2020 running mate  —  Vice President Kamala Harris once called actor Jussie Smollett's claims …

How far-right extremist groups face exposure from army of hacktivists  —  Data leaks and breaches by so-called ‘ethical hackers’ - often assisted by poor security practices - have exposed inner workings of groups and the nature of the movement as a whole  —  hroughout 2021 …