Biden and Manchin speak  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and President Joe Biden spoke Sunday night after a major blowup in negotiations around the president's domestic agenda, three people familiar with the call told POLITICO.  —  The conversation ended with a sense that negotiations would …

Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Possibility of Criminal Referrals  —  The House panel is examining whether there is enough evidence to recommend that the Justice Department pursue cases against Donald J. Trump and others.  —  When the House formed a special committee this summer to investigate …

Fox tightens its vaccine rule, removing a test-out option for N.Y.C. office workers.  —  Fox Corporation, the owner of Fox News, told employees on Friday that those working in New York City would have to show proof they'd had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine by Dec. 27, removing the option to get tested weekly instead.

Biden's omicron battle plan to include a half-billion free at-home tests, support for overwhelmed hospitals  —  President Biden in a speech Tuesday afternoon will outline plans to expand coronavirus testing sites across the country, distribute a half-billion free at-home tests and deploy …

Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of US COVID-19 cases  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73% of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday.

Journalist, Dallas Morning News politics reporter, author Wayne Slater killed in car crash  —  Slater, who chronicled two Texas governors' rise to national prominence and co-wrote two books about George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove, was 74.  —  AUSTIN — Retired Dallas Morning News Austin bureau chief …

Logs show Trump flew more often on Epstein jets than was known  —  Donald Trump appears to have flown on Jeffrey Epstein's private jets six more times than was previously known, according to flight logs released as evidence in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial.  —  Previous disclosures of portions …

Food suppliers blame inflation for price hikes.  Lawmakers say they're padding the bill.  —  The levers of government are being primed for an escalating crackdown on excessive food price inflation, which the Biden-Harris Administration and its Congressional allies believe is partially a result …

J.D. Vance Is Now Pushing False Conspiracy Theories About “Quarantine Camps”  —  Seems a little crazy!  —  It should be generally assumed when somebody starts talking about concentration or internment camps, outside of the historical context (Nazis, Japanese internment) …

My Traumatizing Years With Bryan Singer … I turned 18 in March of 2009.  Just days after my birthday, my life would change forever.  —  I was working in New York as an assistant scenic designer when I was introduced to Bryan Singer.  Bryan had heard about me through Gary Goddard …

Fanone resigns from D.C. police force 11 months after battling insurrectionist mob at Capitol  —  Michael Fanone, the D.C. police officer who was dragged into a mob and beaten during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and later publicly excoriated lawmakers and others who downplayed the attack …

A man was sentenced to prison for threatening journalists.  I was one of them  —  New York (CNN Business)Editor's note: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive.  —  Many reporters are sadly accustomed to receiving threats and harassment in connection with their work.

Latino political power is a big winner in California's new congressional map  —  Latino voters would see a major boost in political clout under new congressional and legislative districts approved unanimously Monday by the independent citizen panel charged with redrawing the state's political map.

‘We have got a problem here’: Low morale and redistricting hand Democrats a growing retirement issue  —  (CNN)There is a growing sense of gloom among Democrats in the House.  And every week or so, when another Democratic member of Congress announces they won't run for reelection in 2022, the mood inside the caucus worsens.

Actor Jay Johnston Told Me He Was at the Capitol Riot, Says Director  —  SPOTTED … The director and co-star of the 'Bob's Burgers' and ‘Mr. Show’ actor's new film say Johnston admitted to them that he was at the Capitol riot protesting so-called election fraud.

CIA advisor and expert in foreign conflicts believes the US is ‘closer to civil war than anyone would like to believe’ and claims America is no longer a democracy but an ‘anocracy’  — University of California academic Dr. Barbara Walter said the U.S. meets several of the telltale signs that are part of a road to insurgency

We Learned Our Lesson Last Year: Do Not Close Schools  —  Dr. Allen is an associate professor and director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  He is also the chair of the Lancet Covid-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School and Safe Travel.

Turning Point USA Kicks Out Right-Wing Journo Who Ambushed Kyle Rittenhouse To Ask Why He Supports BLM  —  FAILURE TO COMPLY  —  Conservative independent journalist Elad Eliahu was booted from Turning Point USA's winter conference on Monday after ambushing acquitted Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse.

QAnon cultists are now drinking bleach compound from communal bowl: ‘Immediately evokes images of Jonestown’  —  QAnon cultists gathered in Dallas have started drinking an industrial disinfectant mixed into a chemical cocktail.  —  Family members of a Delaware woman who left her husband …

Biden's Economic Performance Has Proved Unbeatable  —  No first-year president going back to Carter comes close to matching the current White House occupant's No. 1 or No. 2 ranking in each of 10 key measures.  —  U.S. financial markets are outperforming the world by the biggest margin in the 21st century …

Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar  —  Florida Power & Light delivered bill text to a state lawmaker.  Its parent company sent $10,000 to her campaign coffers  —  Mary Ellen Klas for the Miami Herald and Mario Alejandro Ariza for Floodlight

President Biden Announces Intent to Appoint Commissioners to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden announced his intent to appoint the following leaders as commissioners to the President's Advisory Commission …