Fox News to Light New Christmas Tree After Previous One Torched  —  Fox News Media announced on Wednesday that a new tree will be lit on Thursday evening after its original one was allegedly burned by an arsonist early Wednesday morning.  —  The event on Fox Square in New York will include network personalities, clergymen and others.

Inside Trump's hunt for “disloyal” Republicans  —  Donald Trump and his associates are systematically reshaping the Republican Party, working to install hand-picked loyalists across federal and state governments and destroy those he feels have been disloyal, sources close to the former president tell Axios.

Old foes thwart Biden's foreign policy pivot  —  President Joe Biden wants to pivot U.S. foreign policy to the future but has not yet been able to shake the past.  —  Biden took office early this year promising a new era for the United States on the world stage, casting aside …

Meadows Sues Pelosi in Bid to Block Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena  —  The suit came hours after the committee said it would prepare a criminal contempt of Congress referral against Mark Meadows, who was President Donald J. Trump's chief of staff on Jan. 6.  —  WASHINGTON — Mark Meadows …

The Coronavirus Attacks Fat Tissue, Scientists Find  —  The research may help explain why people who are overweight and obese have been at higher risk of severe illness and death from Covid.  —  From the start of the pandemic, the coronavirus seemed to target people carrying extra pounds.

Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 ‘Agent Provocateur’ Is A Big Tucker Fan And An Amateur Cardinals Mascot  —  “If I'm wrong, so be it, bro,” Carlson's guest said after he'd told Fox News viewers that the St. Louis baseball booster was “clearly a law enforcement officer.”

Low-profile heiress who ‘played a strong role’ in financing Jan. 6 rally is thrust into spotlight  —  Eight days before the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, a little-known Trump donor living thousands of miles away in the Tuscan countryside quietly wired a total of $650,000 to three organizations that helped stage and promote the event.

De Blasio Fought for 2 Years to Keep Ethics Warning Secret.  Here's Why.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio was warned that he created an “appearance of coercion and improper access” by directly contacting donors who had business before the city.  —  When Bill de Blasio was first elected mayor of New York …

Senate votes to nix Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses  —  The Senate on Wednesday voted to nix President Biden's vaccine mandate for larger businesses, handing Republicans a symbolic win.  —  Senators voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved.

Graham warns GOP about Trump's wrath on debt vote  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) offered a forceful warning to Republican colleagues during a private lunch on Wednesday, saying former President Trump will come down hard on any GOP senators who vote for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's …

Sanna Marin: Finland's PM sorry for clubbing after Covid contact  —  Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has apologised for going clubbing after coming into close contact with a Covid-19 case.  —  Sanna Marin went on a night out in Helsinki on Saturday, hours after her foreign minister had tested positive.

Jussie Smollett's final act: How a hate crime hoax became a pitch for jury nullification  —  In his testimony before a Chicago jury this week, actor Jussie Smollett talked about how he has had to carefully maintain his image as “a black Cary Grant.”  The “Empire” star, however …

U.S. Moves to Tighten Iran Sanctions Enforcement as Nuclear Talks Stall  —  Delegation to warn private firms and banks in U.A.E. that they ‘face extreme risk’ if sanctioned trade continues  —  The Biden administration is moving to tighten enforcement of sanctions against Iran …

Biden to award three Medals of Honor for combat actions in Iraq, Afghanistan  —  The Biden administration is planning to award Medals of Honor to three U.S. soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to people familiar with the matter, a group that includes the first Black service member …

Believe it or not, Fox News once knew shame  —  It wasn't so very long ago that Fox News had some standards for what was unacceptable.  —  In 2008, a Fox host named E.D. Hill suggested that a playful fist bump between Barack and Michelle Obama looked like a “terrorist fist jab.”

POLITICO Playbook: Why tongues are wagging inside the House GOP  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE RETURN OF RENEE — Former Rep. RENEE ELLMERS announced on Twitter Wednesday that she's running for Congress again in North Carolina's 4th district — and sent the House GOP gossip mill into overdrive.

Biden's ‘Summit for Democracy’ needs to be democratized  —  President Biden's “Summit for Democracy” begins tomorrow with the laudable aim to reenergize global commitment to democracy during a dangerous period of backsliding and rising authoritarianism.  Yet the process — organization …

Inclusion Delusion: The Antisemitism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff at Universities  —  Authors:  —  SUMMARY … Universities ostensibly employ diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff to create more tolerant and welcoming environments for students from all backgrounds.

A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats  —  Americans don't feel the direct payments or expanded child tax credits doled out earlier this year helped them much, according to the latest NPR/Marist poll, and they don't see Democrats' signature legislation as addressing their top economic concern — inflation.

More Evidence Muddles Durham's Case on Lawyer's Meeting With F.B.I.  —  One disclosure dovetails with the special counsel John Durham's indictment against Michael Sussmann, while several others clash with it.  —  WASHINGTON — When a special counsel accused a prominent cybersecurity lawyer …

Feds: Would-Be Terrorist Trained for Jihad at Texas Gun Range  —  The man's name first surfaced when FBI agents went through the phone of a terrorist who was shot and killed after attacking a Corpus Christi Navy base in 2020.  —  When Navy sailors shot and killed a terrorist in the middle …

Youngkin pledges to pull Virginia from carbon market by executive order  —  Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is pledging to use executive action to pull Virginia out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a carbon market involving 10 other Mid-Atlantic and New England states.

Millions of dollars in GOP ads haven't changed public support for Build Back Better  —  Two new polls show broad support for President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion social infrastructure package.  —  Republican-linked dark money groups have spent millions on false ads trying to convince voters …

Rachael Rollins Confirmed As Massachusetts' Historic Top Federal Prosecutor  —  Every Republican senator opposed her.  But the Boston district attorney will now be the state's first Black woman to serve as U.S. attorney.  —  Senate Democrats on Wednesday narrowly confirmed Rachael Rollins …

Hillary Clinton chokes up as she reads parts of the victory speech she hoped to deliver in 2016  —  For the first time, Hillary Clinton is sharing the speech she would have made if she had won the 2016 presidential election.  —  The former first lady and secretary of state grows emotional …