CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all  —  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.

How Back-Channel Diplomacy Can Prevent War With Russia  —  It's not too late for Joe Biden to stave off conflict and chaos between Moscow and Kyiv.  John F. Kennedy shows the way.  —  Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Guns of August made such a deep impression …

Hispanic Voters in This Pennsylvania City Are Shifting Toward the GOP.  Both Parties Want to Know Why.  —  Republican gains among Hispanics in Reading mirror those in other parts of the country, but Democrats think they still have important advantages with this growing demographic

Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden's Electoral Win  —  “It started out perfectly.  At 1 p.m., Gosar and Cruz did exactly what was expected of them...” … A former Trump White House official says he and right-wing provocateur Steve Bannon …

Committee investigating Jan. 6 attack plans to begin a more public phase of its work in the new year  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to begin holding public hearings in the new year to tell the story of the insurrection from start to finish …

Why Is John Roberts So Popular Among Democrats?  —  Earlier this month, Gallup gauged American sentiment toward 11 of the nation's most prominent public figures.  Only one boasted majority support from both Democrats and Republicans, and he happens to be the most effective conservative politician of the modern era.

Trump Defends Remarks in Suit Blaming Him for Capitol Riot  —  Former President Donald Trump is seeking dismissal of a suit accusing him of sparking the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, arguing that speakers at political rallies don't have a “legally enforceable duty of care” to adversaries or others …

Sarah Weddington, Who Successfully Argued Roe v. Wade, Dies at 76  —  She went before the U.S. Supreme Court at 26 with almost no legal experience and won one of the most consequential cases in American history.  —  Sarah Weddington, the young Texas lawyer whose successful arguments …

US government should consider vaccination requirement for domestic air travel, Fauci says  —  (CNN) — The US government should consider requiring people to be vaccinated to fly domestically, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.  —  The federal government currently requires noncitizens coming …

Proud Boy Named in Feds' James O'Keefe Search Warrant  —  According to the warrant, FBI agents were looking for communications with a self-described “third-degree” Proud Boy named Jackson Voynick.  —  A Justice Department investigation into conservative operative James O'Keefe …

These Food Items Are Getting More Costly in 2022  —  Mayonnaise, soup and more get expensive as inflation accelerates  —  Everything from coffee to mustard is getting more expensive next year.  —  Many food manufacturers say they plan to raise prices in 2022 for a range of products …

Walmart Sparks Public Outcry in China Over Products From Xinjiang  —  Some Chinese consumers say U.S. big-box retailer stopped stocking items produced in Chinese region where the U.S. has human-rights concerns  —  Walmart Inc., the world's largest retailer, became the latest Western company …

Another time capsule found in Robert E. Lee monument  —  “This is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for.”  —  After a time capsule found last week proved to be a letdown, another one has been found in the pedestal of a now-removed Robert E. Lee state in Richmond, Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced in a tweet Monday.

Op-Ed: After 2021 tumult, here's what it will take to protect American democracy  —  For those of us who care about protecting democracy, 2021 has at times resembled the sort of nightmare where you see a friend standing on a train track but your screams about the looming danger can't be heard.

Most Americans Side With J.K. Rowling: Only Two Genders  —  Transgender activists have accused J.K. Rowling of “hate speech” for saying it, but most Americans agree with the Harry Potter author that there are only two genders.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone …

‘I Look Like the Strategy’: Winsome Sears Wants Black Voters to Rethink the G.O.P.  —  The incoming lieutenant governor of Virginia was an unlikely candidate: a deeply conservative Black woman, and an immigrant, who supports Donald Trump.  —  RICHMOND, Va. — On a December afternoon …

Statement by the President on S. 1605, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022  —  Today, I have signed into law S. 1605, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022” (the “Act").  The Act authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally for the Department of Defense …

Richard Marcinko, Founding Commander of SEAL Team 6, Dies at 81  —  The Navy asked Commander Marcinko, a larger-than-life soldier who often flouted rules, to build a SEAL unit that could respond quickly to terrorist crises.  —  Richard Marcinko, the hard-charging founding commander of Navy SEAL Team 6 …

NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding Independent Contractor Standard  —  In a notice issued today in The Atlanta Opera, Inc. 371 NLRB No. 45 (2021), the National Labor Relations Board invited parties and amici to submit briefs addressing whether the Board should reconsider its standard for determining …

Massive New Bird Flu Outbreak Could Be 2022's Deadly Pandemic  —  In the Galilee, migrating cranes infected with H5N1 are dying by the thousand, raising fears of a global pandemic.  —  Israel's National Security Council has assumed control of a massive bird flu outbreak in the Galilee …