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 …

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 …

Exclusive: U.S. to lift travel curbs on eight African countries  —  The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries imposed last month over concerns about the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, the White House said Friday.

A 19-year-old has been charged in the carjacking of U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, police say.  Four other teens were also arrested  —  A 19-year-old from Wilmington, Del., was charged in federal court Thursday with participating in Wednesday's gunpoint carjacking of U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon …

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 …

How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension  —  On Christmas Day 1991, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev sat down at a table deep inside the Kremlin and prepared to deliver a monumental speech.  Associated Press reporter Alan Cooperman was among the few journalists allowed in.

Manchin told White House he would support version of tax on billionaires  —  His offer comes as fellow a Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, raises new concerns, illustrating that the party has work to do  —  Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) told the White House last week that he would support …

14-year-old girl in dressing room of Burlington fatally shot by LAPD  —  In an incident the police chief called “devastating and tragic,” an LAPD officer fatally shot a teenage girl at a Burlington clothing store during a chaotic confrontation that also left a suspect dead and another person injured.

State legislators, voters sue Maryland over allegedly gerrymandered congressional map helping Democrats  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan previously called on DOJ to sue state over redistricting plan  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 23  —  A group of Republican Maryland legislators …

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 …

‘Christmas’ Lights or ‘Holiday’ Lights?  —  The woke's vocabulary is a weapon in their culture war.  —  I never had kids and when I look at Facebook friends' photos of their own I realize that that's probably a good thing.  I am a graduate of the school of hard knocks.  I know how tough life can be.

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.

‘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.

Uncounted: Inaccurate death certificates across the country hide the true toll of COVID-19  —  Some counties, like Cape Girardeau, have seen a spike in deaths that aren't attributed to COVID-19.  Many of them, blamed on natural causes, are likely from the coronavirus

Two Georgia poll workers sue One America News, Giuliani over debunked fraud claims  —  Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have sued the far-right One America News Network, its top executives, and former President Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani …

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.”

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.

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 …

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 …

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

This Christmas, Republicans are giving themselves congressional seats for life  —  Republican lawmakers this holiday season are unwrapping a rare and valuable gift: congressional seats for life.  —  Thanks to a breathtaking abuse of redistricting in GOP-controlled states …