Titus unloads on fellow Nevada Democrats, says they botched redistricting  —  Congresswoman warns of difficult election year after lawmakers created ‘three, competitive, risky districts’  —  Between state legislators and Gov. Steve Sisolak making a mess of redistricting in Nevada …

F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail  —  The decision will broaden access to medication abortion, an increasingly common method, but many conservative states are already mobilizing against it.  —  The federal government on Thursday permanently lifted a major restriction on access to abortion pills.

A theory: How Trump's Jan. 6 coup plan worked, how close it came, why it failed  —  The first time many Americans learned that a large pro-Donald Trump protest in Washington was planned for January 6 was 18 days earlier when the 45th president tweeted about it - “Will be wild!”

Select Committee Subpoenas James P.  “Phil” Waldron  —  Washington—Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) today announced that the Select Committee has issued a subpoena to James P.  “Phil” Waldron for records and testimony.  Mr. Waldron appears to have been involved with efforts to promote claims about fraud in the 2020 election.

How Ashley Biden's Diary Made Its Way to Project Veritas  —  New details shed light on the federal investigation into the conservative group's acquisition last year of a journal kept by the president's daughter.  —  In the final two months of the 2020 campaign, President Donald J. Trump …

America Is Not Ready for Omicron  —  America was not prepared for COVID-19 when it arrived.  It was not prepared for last winter's surge.  It was not prepared for Delta's arrival in the summer or its current winter assault.  More than 1,000 Americans are still dying of COVID every day, and more have died this year than last.

Vaccine Holdouts in Army and Navy Will Be Dismissed, Military Says  —  Governors of five states are seeking exemptions for their National Guard troops.  —  WASHINGTON — The vast majority of active-duty troops in the Army and Navy are vaccinated against the coronavirus …

US pulls out of settlement talks in family separation suits  —  The American Civil Liberties Union says the Department of Justice has withdrawn from talks to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance border enforcement policy

Joe Manchin Is the Only Thing Standing Between America and Sen. Cletus Von Ivermectin in 2024.  —  Hey all -  —  I'm sitting in for Charlie today and rather than even attempt to try to fill his shoes and give you a full rundown of the news before I have my morning coffee …

Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces He Will Not Seek Reelection To Congress In 2022  —  Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) today issued the following statement to his constituents:  —  “Almost 30 years ago to the day, I made the decision to run for the Long Beach City Council because I felt …

Kamala Harris Says She and Biden Haven't Discussed Running for Re-Election in 2024  —  'I don't think about it, nor have we talked about it,' she said in an interview, noting it's their first year in office amid a pandemic  —  Vice President Kamala Harris said that she and President Biden …

GOP agrees to pay up to $1.6 million of Trump's legal bills in N.Y. probes  —  The Republican Party has agreed to pay up to $1.6 million in legal bills for former president Donald Trump to help him fight investigations into his business practices in New York, according to Republican National Committee members …

Chris Noth Accused of Sexual Assault by Two Women  —  Triggered by the recent ‘Sex and the City’ reboot, the women allege two incidents of misconduct they say took place more than a decade apart.

CDC advisers recommend Pfizer, Moderna vaccines over Johnson & Johnson, citing rare blood-clot issue … Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that people seeking the safest and most effective vaccines and boosters …

‘The Media Variant’ Hits New York City  —  Yesterday, I jumped in line at my local City MD, at Lexington and 79th.  By the time I got swabbed two hours later, the blue check mafia had worked itself into a full-on Omicron meltdown.  What remained of the media-holiday-party industrial complex collapsed in a single afternoon.

WSJ News Exclusive |  Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Democrats' Immigration Proposal in $2 Trillion Bill  —  The proposal marked Democrats' third effort to provide temporary deportation protections and work permits to millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Taking Action Against the Surveillance-For-Hire Industry  — The global surveillance-for-hire industry targets people to collect intelligence, manipulate and compromise their devices and accounts across the internet.  — While these “cyber mercenaries” often claim that their services …

Washington Post Grasps for New Direction as Trump-Era Boom Fades  —  News outlet's audience is down sharply, amid sector-wide declines; subscription growth has stagnated as readers look beyond politics  —  Top Washington Post officials gathered last week and discussed how to respond …

DC Bar Restores Convicted FBI Russiagate Forger to ‘Good Standing’ Amid Irregularities and Leniency  —  A former senior FBI lawyer who falsified a surveillance document in the Trump-Russia investigation has been restored as a member in “good standing” by the District of Columbia Bar Association …

Independents prefer Trump over Biden for 2024, 67% say Biden should not run again: Poll  —  A poll released Wednesday revealed independents favor former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election.  —  Some 67% of independents said they believe Biden …

Omicron is dominant in wastewater samples in Florida county  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even though there have been practically no cases of clinical infection, wastewater samples show that the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Florida county that is home …

Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage  —  South Dakota Man Emailed Classified Information to FBI Undercover Posing as Russian Agent  —  A South Dakota man was arrested last night in Lead, South Dakota, on criminal charges related to his alleged espionage attempts.