The Democratic Agenda Dies of Delusions  —  Joe Biden's agenda is on life support.  —  For weeks, the White House and West Virginia senator Joe Manchin had been conducting cordial negotiations over the Build Back Better Act, the president's climate and social spending program.

‘The guy should be fired on the spot’: Fauci rebukes Fox News host over violent rhetoric  —  Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, on Tuesday called on Fox News to fire host Jesse Watters for targeting him with violent rhetoric at a conservative conference earlier this week.

Biden to announce plan to mail 500 million free rapid tests to Americans next month  —  The president also aims to deploy 1,000 military doctors and nurses.  —  President Joe Biden will announce a plan on Tuesday to distribute 500 million free at-home rapid tests to Americans beginning …

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 …

Thomas Friedman's columns prompt a different kind of ethical question for the New York Times  —  In two dozen opinion columns published by the New York Times over the past 15 years, Thomas Friedman has favorably cited the environmental organization Conservation International.

Kellogg workers ratify a revised contract after being on strike since October.  —  About 1,400 striking Kellogg workers have ratified a new contract, their union said Tuesday, ending a strike that began in early October and affected four of the company's U.S. cereal plants.

Gina.  Rosanne.  Guy. … They can't arrest us all," a future defendant had posted days before, and this was the vibe in the moment, the ecstatic invulnerability that leads someone to smear feces on the floor of the building in which the most powerful country on earth writes its rules.

A UAE agency put Pegasus spyware on phone of Jamal Khashoggi's wife months before his murder, new forensics show … Emirates flight attendant Hanan Elatr surrendered her two Android cellphones, laptop and passwords when security agents surrounded her at the Dubai airport.

Lincoln County looks to eliminate all polling places but one  —  Lincoln County is trying to close all but one polling place for next year's elections, a move opposed by voting and civil rights groups.  —  Relocating voters from the county's seven precincts to a single location will make voting …

Democrats riled by Spanish-language radio attacks on Kamala Harris  —  Florida Democrats are sounding alarms over what they believe is a sustained and coordinated campaign rapidly unfolding across Spanish-language media to tarnish the image of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Jason Miller's ‘Free Speech’ Social Media Platform Gettr Boots White Nationalist  —  BANNED  —  Jason Miller's right-wing “free speech” social media alternative Gettr “suspended” the account of white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes on Monday.  “My official Gettr account has been permanently suspended …

Special Report: Trump aide set up meeting where election worker was pressured  —  A member of Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign arranged and participated in a meeting at which a Georgia election worker says she was pressed by a Chicago publicist to falsely admit voting fraud.

The $1 Pizza Slice Becomes Inflation's Latest Victim  —  Dollar-slice businesses, a staple of New York City's dining scene, face an existential crisis as food prices rise at their fastest pace in decades.  —  To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

COVID-19, Declining Birth Rates and International Migration Resulted in Historically Small Population Gains  —  The U.S. population grew at a slower rate in 2021 than in any other year since the founding of the nation, based on historical decennial censuses and annual population estimates.

Dan Bongino threatened to quit his radio show over a vaccine mandate.  So, why hasn't he?  —  Two months later, the conservative host says he's still in an ‘ongoing fight’ about the mandate with his employer, Cumulus Media  —  Two months ago, Dan Bongino sounded ready to give …

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.

‘This is how the elite feel about normal Americans’: Bette Midler, 76, draws the ire of conservatives AND liberals after branding people in West Virginia ‘poor, illiterate and strung out’ during attack on Manchin  — Bette Midler apologized for calling West Virginia ‘poor, illiterate, and strung out’

Crisis of Command: The Pentagon, The President, and January 6  —  One of the most vexing questions about Jan. 6 is why the National Guard took more than three hours to arrive at the Capitol after D.C. authorities and Capitol Police called for immediate assistance.

Prosecutors or Praetorian Guard: Why is FBI investigating one missing diary in a sea of smash and grabs?  —  With smash and grabs raging across the country, prosecutors have struggled to assure the public that they are cracking down on the crime wave and using every possible means to deter the organized thefts.

FDA Expected to Authorize Pfizer and Merck Covid Pills This Week  — Two drugs would be first at-home treatments for Covid-19  — U.S. has ordered 13 million courses of medicines so far  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize a pair of pills from Pfizer Inc …

As the GOP sheds its moderates, a whirlwind approaches  —  Doug Sosnik was a senior adviser to Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000 and is a counselor to the Brunswick Group.  —  We don't need to wait for the results of next year's midterm elections to know that a political shock wave is headed toward Washington.

Axios-Ipsos poll: Crime a top worry for Latinos  —  Latinos say crime and gun violence is their number two concern — behind COVID-19 and before immigration, social justice or voting rights — in our inaugural Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

Republican candidates across the country refuse to acknowledge Biden won legitimately  —  Mary Trump on the real danger of Trump's election lie  —  Washington (CNN)Five Republican candidates for governor of Minnesota were asked at a forum last Wednesday whether they thought President Joe Biden won a …