Graham criticizes McConnell over debt ceiling, says GOP leaders must work with Trump  —  Sen. Lindsey O. Graham on Sunday continued his criticisms of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for adopting a bipartisan deal that allowed Democrats to raise the debt ceiling.

Meadows Jan. 5 email indicated Guard on standby to ‘protect pro Trump people,’ investigators say  —  Mark Meadows indicated in a Jan. 5 email that the National Guard was on standby to “protect pro Trump people,” according to documents obtained by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot …

Pelosi will stay around to lead House Democrats through the next election — and perhaps beyond  —  (CNN)Speaker Nancy Pelosi will stay until at least after the midterm elections, extending her nearly 20-year run as the House's top Democrat after she turns 82 and, perhaps, beyond.

Some Hospitals Drop Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates to Ease Labor Shortages  —  After a judge halted a Biden administration mandate for healthcare workers to get vaccinated, employers including HCA and Tenet have removed the requirement  —  Some of the largest U.S. hospital systems …

The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit  —  A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S. President Joe Biden's Summit for Democracy last week after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China, which claims the island as its own.

Another grim Covid-19 milestone: At least 800,000 Americans have died  —  The United States passed another grim Covid-19 milestone Monday, as more than 800,000 Americans have now died from the virus that's plagued the country for nearly two years.  —  There have been at least 800,156 confirmed …

A Comedy Nails the Media Apocalypse  —  With “Don't Look Up,” Adam McKay makes a star-studded allegorical satire that shows the news media whistling past the climate-change graveyard.  —  After the president, a former nude model, tries to cover up a major discovery, two astronomers leak …

'The president doesn't like you guys now': The inside story of Trump's rage against Netanyahu  —  A new Hebrew book published on Sunday by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid gives a behind-the-scenes look at what is now being revealed as a rocky U.S.-Israel relationship during the Trump administration …

Dems hustle for year-end deal as child tax credit cliff looms  —  “It's as important a thing as there is” in the party's social spending bill, as one senator put it.  And it's expiring any day now.  —  Democrats are hoping a year-end cliff with 35 million families on the line can finally shake …

EXCLUSIVE: New NHJournal Poll Finds Biden, BBB Underwater With Granite State Voters  —  When Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg lands in Manchester to pitch President Joe Biden's massive spending initiatives, he's going to find neither the president nor his plan are popular with Granite State voters.

South Korea applies to join CPTPP in wake of China's bid  —  Seoul's fears of angering biggest trading partner eased as Beijing seeks membership in regional pact  —  South Korea will begin the application process to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership …

Marshall: ‘I still remain concerned’ Biden didn't win 2020 election fair and square  —  Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) responds to Bob Dole's final interview about President Trump and says that while he “absolutely” believes he won his own 2020 election fair and square, he “remains concerned” that President Biden did not.

Student-loan forgiveness would mean everything to Latinx students stuck in a debt cycle  —  The amount of student loan debt in the United States is $1.8 trillion dollars — and counting.  The price to get an education has never been more expensive.  —  The student loan crisis has affected …

‘Absurdity’ of police logging rapists as women  —  Police have been criticised for saying they will record rapes by offenders with male genitalia as being committed by a woman if the attacker “identifies as a female”.  —  Police Scotland said that they would log rapes as being carried …

Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban  — Online retailer is returning to a cell phone ban in warehouses  — Workers say they want access to weather alerts, communication  —  An Amazon.com Inc. warehouse collapse on Friday night that killed at least six people …

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Makes Sad, Laughable Attempt to Stop Omicron via Mask Mandate  —  As Omicron has now been sequenced in HALF of U.S. states, it's time to acknowledge past response policies have been full of fail.  — Telegram  — Gab  — MeWe  — Buffer  — Pocket

Satellite Images Show Russian Military Forces Keep Massing Near Ukraine's Border  —  KYIV — Tanks and other menacing self-propelled artillery.  A Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system like the one that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.  Thousands more troops.

Florida Democrats aim to rebound as GOP voting numbers grow  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, for the first time in modern history, registered Republican voters outnumber Democrats.  Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading into a reelection campaign buoyed by a national profile …