Fox News hosts urged Meadows to have Trump stop Jan. 6 violence, texts show  —  Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade expressed alarm, concern, according to messages shared during House select committee hearing  —  Three Fox News hosts who have been among Donald Trump's …

Pfizer says its Covid pill will protect against severe disease, even from Omicron.  —  A highly anticipated study of Pfizer's Covid pill confirmed that it helps stave off severe disease, the company announced on Tuesday.  —  Pfizer also said its antiviral pill worked in laboratory studies …

Factory workers threatened with firing if they left before tornado, employees say  —  MAYFIELD, Ky. — As a c atastrophic tornado approached this city on Friday, employees of a candle factory — which would later be destroyed — heard the warning sirens and wanted to leave the building.

Pfizer's Covid pill remains 89% effective in final analysis, company says  —  Paxlovid, Pfizer's pill to treat Covid-19, retained its 89% efficacy at preventing hospitalization and death in the full results of a 2,246-patient study, the company said Tuesday.

Israel's staunch evangelical allies shocked by Trump's outburst on Netanyahu  —  JERUSALEM — One of former president Donald Trump's major evangelical backers on Monday condemned recently reported attacks by Trump on former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned that he risked alienating …

In Gaza, a Contentious Palestinian Professor Calmly Teaches Israeli Poetry  —  On social media, Refaat Alareer rages against Israel.  In the lecture hall, he studiously analyzes the work of some of its leading poets — and surprises some of his students.  —  Editors' Note, Dec. 13, 2021:

Axios-Ipsos poll: The danger of vaccine mandates  —  Half of Americans say it should be illegal for companies to deny service or employment to the unvaccinated, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.  —  Why it matters: This carries real political risk …

Supreme Court Allows Vaccine Mandate for New York Health Care Workers  —  Doctors and nurses challenged a state coronavirus vaccine requirement that had medical but not religious exemptions, saying it violated their right to free exercise of their faiths.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

YouTube Star Dave Rubin Announces That He's Leaving California, Heading to This Free State Instead  —  Celebrities like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Elon Musk have fled California for greener pastures in recent years, making headlines.  But it's not just individuals: According to a Stanford study …

Documents link Huawei to China's surveillance programs  —  The Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has long brushed off questions about its role in China's state surveillance, saying it just sells general-purpose networking gear.  —  A review by The Washington Post of more than 100 Huawei …

It's time to entertain the possibility that the Build Back Better bill won't pass  —  Most pundits seem to be operating under the assumption that President Biden's Build Back Better program will eventually become law.  After all, it would be very unusual for a Congress controlled …

Exclusive: Herschel Walker confronts his mental health, domestic violence allegations  —  Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker told Axios on Monday that he's “accountable” for past violent behavior toward his ex-wife and people shouldn't feel “ashamed” about confronting mental health issues.

Max Linn, colorful candidate, dead at 62  —  Linn privately speculated in 2020 that he may have caught COVID-19 during a trip to Wuhan in late 2019.

Where I Live, No One Cares About COVID  —  In November, my wife asked me whether I had seen an article with the remarkable headline “Is It Safe to Go to Thanksgiving Dinner?”  —  “Is that from last year?”  I asked.  —  “No, it's a few days old,” she said, her voice sinking to a growling murmur.

Covid: PM faces big rebellion as MPs vote on new restrictions  —  MPs will vote on new Covid rules for England later with around 70 Conservatives expected to rebel against Boris Johnson.  —  The prime minister has defended his plans as a “proportionate” response to rising cases of the Omicron variant.

A Squabble at the F.D.I.C. Is Actually a Fight Over Biden's Entire Economic Agenda  —  Ms. Baradaran and Mr. Kress are professors of law with expertise in banking law.  —  The last time you walked into a branch of your bank, you might have noticed a sign bearing the official seal …

Commerce Secretary's Husband Is Top Executive at Tech Firm Funded by Chinese Government  —  Gina Raimondo has major financial stake in AI firm funded by Chinese venture capital firm  —  A venture capital firm backed by the Chinese government is a major investor in an artificial intelligence company …

Saule Omarova gets candid: Banks sank her nomination to become a key regulator  —  Saule Omarova blamed the banking industry for helping to sink her nomination to become one of the country's top banking regulators, saying they distorted her research, which led to an environment in which attacks against her became unfair and personal.

Meet the 25 wealthiest members of Congress  — The reports cover 2020 and provide the most up-to-date estimate of members' net worth.  — The wealthiest 15 members were worth at least $1.3 billion, half of Congress' wealth.  —  Each year, every member of Congress is required to file …