CNN suspends Chris Cuomo indefinitely  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN said Tuesday that it has suspended Chris Cuomo “indefinitely” after new documents released this week indicated that the anchor was more intimately involved than previously known in helping his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo …

Trump called aides hours before Capitol riot to discuss how to stop Biden victory  —  Sources tell Guardian Trump pressed lieutenants at Willard hotel in Washington about ways to delay certification of election result  —  Hours before the deadly attack on the US Capitol this year …

Please Don't Elect Dr. Oz—He's a Disgrace to Our Profession  —  Dr. Oz is running for Senate in Pennsylvania.  “I greet this prospect with the same enthusiasm I'd have for contracting dysentery,” writes Dr. Daniel Summers. … Can we please not do this, Pennsylvania?  —  By “this,” I mean send Mehmet Oz to the Senate.

I Was Raped by My Father.  An Abortion Saved My Life.  —  Ms. Goodwin is a professor of law at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of “Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.”  —  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments …

Another video shows Lauren Boebert suggesting Ilhan Omar was terrorist  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado suggested to a crowd in September that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, whom she called “black-hearted” and “evil,” was a terrorist.

Prosecutors demanded records of Sidney Powell's fundraising groups as part of criminal probe  —  A subpoena issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. sought communications and other documents related to fundraising and accounting by Defending the Republic

Trump allies launch publishing house with an eye on upending the book industry  —  Allies of former President Donald Trump are trying to rip up the traditional book publishing paradigm in politics by setting up a publishing house of their own.  And they have the ex-president helping them do it.

Stricter coronavirus testing being weighed for all travelers to U.S. … The Biden administration is preparing stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the United States, including returning Americans, to curb the spread of the potentially dangerous omicron variant, according to three federal health officials.

FDA panel narrowly recommends authorization of first antiviral pill to treat Covid-19  —  A panel of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration voted by a slim margin on Tuesday to recommend the agency authorize the Covid treatment developed by Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics …

Fairfax Co. sees largest drop in Va. public school enrollment  —  For the second straight year, enrollment in Virginia public schools has dropped, with 46,000 fewer students enrolled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.  —  According to data from the Virginia Department of Education …

Three dead, six hurt in Oxford High shooting; 15-year-old in custody  —  Oxford — Three students were killed Tuesday and six others wounded in an afternoon shooting at Oxford High School, Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said.  —  The shooter, a 15-year-old sophomore, is in custody, McCabe added during a news conference.

Expanding our private information policy to include media  —  As part of our ongoing efforts to build tools with privacy and security at the core, we're updating our existing private information policy and expanding its scope to include “private media.”  Under our existing policy …

He Declined the FBI's Offer to Become an Informant.  Then His Life Was Ruined.  —  Aswad Khan didn't understand why people were congratulating him.  On a February morning in 2017, rolling out of bed at his home in an upper-middle class area of Karachi, Pakistan, Khan saw a flurry of text messages …

Phony!  Phoni!  Phoné!  —  Chris Christie fails.  Again.  —  1. Chris Christie Is Nobody  —  Spoiler: I'm going to poleaxe Chris Christie in a minute.  But first, I want to acknowledge that he presents a genuine moral dilemma. … Welcoming people who previously collaborated …

BREAKING: Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta's 61st mayor  —  Andre Dickens, the Atlanta native who first beat an incumbent eight years ago for a spot on the City Council, defeated Felicia Moore in Tuesday's runoff election to become Atlanta's 61st mayor.

They trusted a coach with their girls and Ivy League ambitions.  Now he's accused of sex abuse. … The rowing season had already ended by the time the seven girls began drafting a letter that they hoped would get their coach fired.  —  They'd spent years competing for the crew team affiliated …

Omicron Risks Infecting Vaccinated People but May Not Cause Them Severe Illness  —  Some scientists say the virus will likely remain vulnerable to immune cells; 'Don't freak out,' says BioNTech co-founder  —  The Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus could lead to more infections among vaccinated people …

French conservative presidential voting kicks off with no clear favorite  —  PARIS — Members of the conservative Les Républicains (LR) are voting this week to pick their candidate for the French presidential election in April in a race that even party experts can't predict.

We Need to Stop Saying ‘Blacklist’ and ‘Whitelist’  —  It's time we stop using offensive and harmful words, which have clearer, more inclusive alternatives.  —  Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai  —  Earlier this month, the U.S. government sanctioned the controversial spyware vendor NSO Group …

Gov. Abbott says he can ‘guarantee the lights will stay on’ this winter in Texas  —  Gov. Greg Abbott promised that the state's electric grid would be able to withstand pressures caused by any potential winter storm that occurs this year in a television interview Friday.  —  “Listen, very confident about the grid.

Republicans eyeing a 2023 majority say they're eager to grill Biden's Cabinet secretaries, investigate Hunter, and (maybe) impeach the president  — Republicans have big plans to thwart Joe Biden if they reclaim the US House.  — Biden foes like Reps. Jim Jordan and Marjorie Taylor Greene would get more powerful.

Red States Are Now Paying Unemployment Benefits to Anti-Vaxxers Who Quit Their Jobs  —  On Oct. 20, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced a crackdown on unemployment benefits.  She required recipients to double their job-search activity, and she imposed strict audits—with the threat …

Liberal Democracy and the Federal System  —  The American federal system and the various Supreme Courts that have defended its boundaries impose firm limitations on what system-wide reforms are possible.  To many it seems impossible to make any meaningful improvement to American governance without amending …