The Gospel of Donald Trump Jr.  —  Donald Trump Jr. is both intensely unappealing and uninteresting.  He combines in his person corruption, ineptitude, and banality.  He is perpetually aggrieved; obsessed with trolling the left; a crude, one-dimensional figure who has done a remarkably …

Capitol panel to investigate Trump call to Willard hotel in hours before attack  —  Committee to request contents of the call seeking to stop Biden's certification and may subpoena Rudy Giuliani  —  Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House select committee investigating the Capitol attack …

Michael Fanone deserves the nation's gratitude.  That's not what he has gotten.  —  Michael Fanone, who resigned Dec. 20 from the D.C. police, was a profile in courage twice this year.  —  First, when he stood his ground against a violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6 …

Justice Roberts Tops Federal Leaders in Americans' Approval  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chief Justice John Roberts earns the highest job approval rating of 11 U.S. leaders rated in a Dec. 1-16 Gallup poll with 60% approving of how he is handling his role.  —  Only two other leaders on the list …

AT&T Slashed Promised Life Insurance for Former Workers—and Time Runs Out at Year-End  —  The company, which is sparing its executives from the cut, says it brings benefits in line with what other firms offer  —  When Dean Allison left his job as a property manager at AT&T in 1998 …

Venezuela's president to visit Iran ‘very soon’  —  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he will soon visit Iran to finalize new agreements on cooperation with the Middle Eastern country, which has become Venezuela's top ally in boosting oil output amid U.S. sanctions.

Anti-Vaxx Podcaster Reportedly on Ventilator After Attending QAnon-Friendly Event in Texas  —  Attorney Lin Wood announced on Friday that podcaster Doug Kuzma, a supporter of former President Donald Trump known for his anti-vaccine stance, is in the hospital due to COVID after attending …

Why 2022 Could Be ‘The Year of the Political Comeback’  —  It's a redemption year for these politicians.  —  Every election year, American politicians find new and ever more brazen ways to disprove that old F. Scott Fitzgerald adage—that there are “no second acts in American lives.”

Defense team in Whitmer kidnap plot case asks judge to toss indictment  —  The indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should be dismissed due to “egregious overreaching” by federal agents and informants, defense lawyers wrote in a coordinated attempt …

Chinese scientists develop AI ‘prosecutor’ that can press its own charges  —  Machine is so far able to identify eight common crimes such as fraud, gambling, dangerous driving and ‘picking quarrels’, researchers say Prosecutors in China already use an AI tool to evaluate evidence and assess …

Fauci warns omicron cases ‘likely will go much higher’  —  Dr. Fauci discussed Biden's omicron plan as well as Trump's vaccine comments.  —  As the “extraordinarily contagious” omicron variant surges across the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that COVID-19 cases will likely continue to climb.

Capitol rioter asks judge to let him use dating apps while he awaits trial  —  Thomas Sibick, of Buffalo, New York, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of obstructing Congress on January 6.  —  WASHINGTON — A New York man asked a federal judge on Christmas to allow him to use dating apps …

Editor For ‘The Atlantic’ Claims 'Let's Go, Brandon' Phone Call Is ‘About Insurrection’  —  A CNN panelist claimed that a father of four, who tagged a phone call with President Joe Biden with the phrase “Let's Go, Brandon,” was not only being impolite but also harboring feelings “about insurrection.”

Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90  —  The archbishop, a powerful force for nonviolence in South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.  —  Desmond M. Tutu, the cleric who used his pulpit and spirited oratory to help bring …

First They Fought About Masks.  Then Over the Soul of the City.  —  In Enid, Okla., pandemic politics prompted a fundamental question: What does it mean to be an American?  Whose version of the country will prevail?  —  ENID, Okla. — On a hot night in July, the first summer of the pandemic …