National Archives: Meadows may not have stored all Trump-era records ‘properly’  —  Mark Meadows and the National Archives are in talks over potential records he did “not properly” turn over from his personal phone and email account, the presidential record-keeping agency confirmed Thursday.

William Hartmann, 63, Michigan Official Who Disputed Election, Dies  —  He refused to certify Joseph Biden's victory over Donald Trump in Detroit but later relented.  A foe of Covid vaccines, he was hospitalized with the virus.  —  William Hartmann, one of two Republican election officials …

Jussie Smollett's conviction for orchestrating and reporting a phony hate crime punctuates actor's sudden downfall  —  Jussie Smollett's star was rising fast three years ago, with his hit show “Empire” leading the ratings and providing him groundbreaking opportunities to portray a gay …

Trump's White House Passed Around a PowerPoint on How to End American Democracy  —  The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol on Thursday released slides from a PowerPoint calling for former President Trump to declare a national security emergency in order …

The Supreme Court isn't well.  The only hope for a cure is more justices.  —  Nancy Gertner is a retired U.S. District Court judge.  Laurence H. Tribe is Carl M. Loeb University Professor emeritus and professor of constitutional law emeritus at Harvard Law School.

Reality TV's Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession  —  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was immediately taken into custody Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography.  —  The jury in Fayetteville …

The Pandemic of the Vaccinated Is Here  —  Even before the arrival of Omicron, the winter months were going to be tough for parts of the United States.  While COVID transmission rates in the South caught fire over the summer, the Northeast and Great Plains states were largely spared thanks …

Texas Judge Rules State Abortion Law Unconstitutional Over Its Enforcement  —  ‘EAGER IDEOLOGICAL CLAIMANTS’  —  A judge in Texas ruled the state's controversial new abortion law unconstitutional Thursday.  The statute bans abortions after six weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant …

Enes Kanter Freedom's Political Awakening  —  The N.B.A. star, who has been outspoken about human rights in China, discusses his embrace by the right and his harsh words for LeBron James.  —  Enes Kanter Freedom, a center for the Boston Celtics, has played in the N.B.A. for a decade …

Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor  —  Starbucks workers have voted to form their first U.S. union.  —  Workers from one store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize, in a watershed moment for Starbucks, which operates 8,953 stores in the United States.

‘Get them ready now’: Matt Gaetz and Steve Bannon discuss plan to take over government with ‘shock troops’  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Thursday talked with conservative broadcaster Steve Bannon about a plan to use “4,000 shock troops” to take over the jobs of federal government employees.

OutKick Exclusive: Penn Trans Swimmer's Teammate Speaks Out As Lia Thomas Smashes More Records … While University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who spent three years at the Ivy League school swimming as a male, has been busy smashing female pool records …

Bitcoin surge was a windfall for white supremacists, research finds  —  Some prominent white nationalists invested early in bitcoin and have gotten rich off its sharp rise in value in recent years, researchers say.  —  Fringe movements have acquired an estimated tens of millions of dollars …

Slain D.C. student wanted to join the Marines after graduation  —  He was 17 and had his future planned: Graduate high school and join the Marines.  —  Larelle Washington's family had hired a tutor to help him study for an aptitude test used to match enlistees to jobs in the military.

New York City gives noncitizens right to vote in local elections  —  New York (CNN)New York City on Thursday became the largest municipality in the US to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections  —  In a vote of 33 to 14, the Democrat-controlled city council passed the measure known as “Our City, Our Vote.”

GOP senators and Manchin in talks to work around Cruz's ambassador blockade  —  (CNN)A growing number of Senate Republicans are expressing deep concerns about the impact that Sen. Ted Cruz's blockade on President Joe Biden's ambassador nominees is having around the world …

Some Texas religious leaders live in lavish, tax-free estates thanks to obscure law  —  Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos.  —  This fall, county officials mailed out property tax bills to the owners of a 10-bedroom, 10.5-bath Houston-area mansion, an 8,000-square-foot residence …

State Department officer struck by Havana syndrome sues Blinken and agency for alleged disability discrimination  —  (CNN)A State Department officer who says he was struck by the strange constellation of symptoms now known as “Havana syndrome” in 2017 is suing Secretary of State Antony Blinken …

What a Times Journalist Learned From His 'Don't Look Up' Moment  —  A new film about a killer comet revives memories of a nail-biting night in The Times newsroom two decades ago.  —  One of the thus-far theoretical duties of the astronomer is to inform the public that something very big …

That Cream Cheese Shortage You Heard About?  Cyberattacks Played a Part  —  Hackers shut down the biggest cheese manufacturer during peak demand  —  The cream cheese shortage wreaking havoc on bagel shops and bakeries is, in part, due to a cyberattack on the biggest U.S. cheese manufacturer.

Earth Is Getting a ‘Black Box’ to Hold Humans Accountable for Climate Change  —  When a plane crashes, its flight recorder is critical to piecing together the missteps that led to calamity.  Now the planet is getting its own in case it self-destructs.  —  In a remote part of Australia …

Senate Clears Last Major Hurdle to Raising Debt Ceiling  —  Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats in voting to take up legislation that would pave the way for Congress to raise the debt ceiling by a simple majority vote, skirting a filibuster.  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared away …

I'm Black But Look White.  Here Are The Horrible Things White People Feel Safe Telling Me.  —  “Many of these people are educated, and hold jobs or positions that give them some form of power or influence over Black people.”  —  I was outside my house gardening a few weekends ago when a neighbor …