A Dangerous Ruling About The Times, Project Veritas and Press Freedom  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  Half a century ago …

NORAD's Christmas Eve Santa Claus tracker needs to end  —  This Christmas Eve, the United States military will be busy “tracking” Santa Claus' sleigh as it makes its reindeer-powered journey across American airspace.  What's today known as the North American Aerospace Defense Command …

Jim Jordan ‘Very Scared’ as 1/6 Committee Seeks Info on Trump Calls, Fellow Lawmaker Says  —  The January 6 committee wants to speak with Representative Jim Jordan about his communication with former President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, and a Democratic lawmaker urged him to offer up “everything” he knows.

Trump spokesman cooperating with Jan. 6 committee but fighting subpoena for financial records  —  Taylor Budowich's bank, JPMorgan, is represented by Obama AG Loretta Lynch  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for December 24  —  FIRST ON FOX: Taylor Budowich, a spokesman for former President Donald Trump …

A new drug to treat covid could create a breeding ground for mutant viruses  —  Merck's molnupiravir is good at one thing — and that's what makes it scary  —  On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration made what may be the most momentous drug-approval decision in its history …

Roger Stone Is Desperate for Cash and Still Selling Autographed Rocks  —  The GOP operator is hoping fans will want to pay $100 for his very own signature.  —  Last-minute holiday shoppers can breathe easy: Roger Stone's one-day auction of rocks, NFTs, and private phone calls with his friends has been extended indefinitely.

Didion's Prophetic Eye on America  —  Ms. Kakutani is a former chief book critic of The Times.  She reviewed several works by Joan Didion over the decades and interviewed Ms. Didion.  —  Joan Didion was a writer uniquely attuned to the disorder and fragmentation of our times …

Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve flights as Covid hits crews  — More than 500 flights were cancelled in the U.S. on Christmas Eve.  — United and Delta blamed some of the cancellations on rising numbers of Covid infections.  — Airlines ramped up pressure on the CDC this week …

Biden is quietly erasing one of Trump's cruelest legacies  —  It has been overshadowed by months of Democratic infighting and the searing national debate over Jan. 6, but the Biden administration is quietly erasing one of the cruelest legacies of Donald Trump's presidency.

The Third, and Last, Covid Winter Begins  —  We'll be living for a long time with the virus's ramifications for health, the economy and politics.  —  In New York we feel back where we started.  It's like 2020, with everyone in a mask and canceling gatherings and scrambling to find a test.