Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump's hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is focusing intently on Donald Trump's actions that day as it begins to discuss whether to recommend …

Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87  —  She established a distinctive voice in American fiction before turning to political reporting and screenplay writing.  But it was California, her native state, that provided her with her richest material.

Wilmington Man to Face Federal Charges For Armed Carjacking in FDR Park Yesterday Afternoon  —  PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Josiah Brown, 19, of Wilmington, DE, was arrested and charged by Criminal Complaint on charges of carjacking …

MAGA Cartoonist Ben Garrison Turns on Trump After Pro-Vaccine Comments  —  Controversial cartoonist Ben Garrison's latest offering takes aim at former President Donald Trump - who once invited him to the White House for a social media summit.  —  Garrison's cartoon shows a distraught Trump riding …

The Biden Administration Rejected an October Proposal for “Free Rapid Tests for the Holidays”  —  With omicron cases spreading like wildfire, the White House is finally taking steps to make free antigen tests available to all.  But this fall, Vanity Fair has learned, it dismissed a bold plan …

Jury finds former officer Kim Potter guilty in Daunte Wright's death  —  A jury found Kim Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who said she accidentally shot a young black man when she mistook her gun for her Taser, guilty on two manslaughter charges Thursday.

Wave of suicides hits Texas National Guard's border mission  —  Four soldiers have taken their own lives in two months  —  Pfc. Joshua R. Cortez was preparing to accept a “lifetime job” with one of the nation's biggest health insurance companies in late October.  But the Texas National Guard had other ideas.

A year ago, Fox News considered a breakup with Trump.  2021 changed those plans.  —  Going into 2022, the network's alignment with Trump has it grappling with a pair of potentially catastrophic lawsuits.  But its ratings are on top again.  —  In the weeks before the 2020 election …

Putin Demands Quick Answers on Russian Security Concerns  —  At a traditional year-end news conference, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said a potential meeting with the U.S. was a positive sign, but he also demanded a quick response to his security concerns.

New York will require masks and social distancing at scaled-back Times Square New Year's celebration  — Attendees at the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration will have to wear masks, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday.  — Social-distancing rules will limit the crowd …

A Rift in the Conservative Foreign-Policy World  —  For years an influential foreign-policy voice on the right, the American Enterprise Institute finds itself at odds with hawkish Republicans.  —  hile Donald Trump's presidency realigned the foreign-policy debate on the right …

Trump's newest business partner: A Chinese firm with a history of SEC investigations  —  Shanghai-based Arc Capital, an investment firm that has been the target of probes by securities regulators, is at the center of the deal to take Trump's media venture public.

DC had largest percentage drop in population in nation … More people are leaving D.C. than in any other area of the country.  —  The District had the largest percentage drop in population in the nation in the last year, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.

Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 … View Larger  —  Background  —  This interim guidance is intended to assist with the following:  — Determining the duration of restriction from the workplace for HCP with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has boasted about being unvaccinated, owns stock in 3 major vaccine makers  —  Bill Bostock,Camila DeChalus,Kimberly Leonard,Warren Rojas,Madison Hall  —  American politician and businesswoman from the state of Georgia  — Marjorie Taylor Greene owns stock …

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Improve State Response to COVID-19 Pandemic  —  Legislation (S.4516-C/A.7536-B) Makes the Falsification of COVID-19 Vaccination Records a Crime  —  Legislation (S.4962/A.5062) Gives Schools Improved Access to the Statewide Immunization Database

George Floyd pardon recommendation withdrawn, as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott grants 8 others clemency  —  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles withdrew Floyd's unanimous pardon recommendation because it “contained procedural errors and lack of compliance with Board rules.”

U.S. Will Waive In-Person Interviews for H-1B, Other Work Visas  —  The State Department is seeking to ease the issuance of several types of visas that have been backlogged during the Covid-19 pandemic  —  WASHINGTON—The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement …

‘Burn it all down’  —  How Myanmar's military razed villages to crush a growing resistance  —  For decades, Thantlang had known peace.  The town's mostly Christian residents cherished their home among mountains in northwest Myanmar, where they hosted an annual soccer tournament.

The problem with performative centrism  —  In basically every major institution in America, there are powerful figures who I doubt voted for Donald Trump but nonetheless play down the radicalism of the Republican Party, belittle those who speak honestly about it or otherwise act in ways that make it harder to combat that radicalism.