Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty of Helping Jeffrey Epstein Abuse Girls  —  Ms. Maxwell vowed to appeal after a jury found her guilty of sex-trafficking and conspiracy on Wednesday afternoon in federal court in Manhattan.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell Is Found Guilty of Aiding in Epstein's Sex Abuse

The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw  —  Mr. Jentleson was the communications director (from 2010 to 2014) and deputy chief of staff (from 2015 to 2016) for Senator Harry Reid.  —  Senator Harry Reid, who died a few weeks after his 82nd birthday, possessed a quality unique among politicians …

Michigan's New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering  —  A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators.  The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.

‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All  —  New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years.  “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist.  “We have no analog for this”

Trump asks Supreme Court to consider Jan. 6 chairman's interview with Washington Post in bid to block records  —  Lawyers for former president Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House select committee investigating …

Florida COVID update: cases, deaths, hospitalizations  —  Florida reported 46,923 new COVID cases, the largest single-day increase of COVID cases since the pandemic began and nearly double the previous peak during the summer, when the deadly delta variant was surging, according to Wednesday's report …

Biden and Putin to speak again at ‘moment of crisis’  —  President Joe Biden will speak on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid “a moment of crisis” on the Russia-Ukraine border, where Moscow has amassed a troop build-up over recent months that continues to agitate the United States …

Coronavirus risk calculations get harder as a study suggests rapid tests may be less effective at detecting omicron  —  Fauci draws a line on New Year's Eve parties — no big crowd, and moderate the “hugging and kissing”  —  As the coronavirus spawns a record-breaking wave of infections …

Second CNN producer under ‘criminal investigation’ involving ‘potential juvenile victims’  —  Rick Saleeby resigned earlier this month as a senior producer of ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’  —  Tucker: There's something very strange going on at CNN  —  A second ex-CNN producer …

As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’  —  The contagious new variant has companies and government officials wondering whether Americans can really be considered vaccinated without booster shots.  —  Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots.

Eric Adams Will Name Brooklyn Power Broker as Chief of Staff  —  Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall.  —  Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans on Thursday to name Frank Carone …

Merced man arrested on way to White House with rifle, ‘hit list’ compiled from TikTok  —  A California man was arrested last week in Iowa after telling police he was driving straight to the White House “to kill persons in power” and was found with an assault rifle and body armor, according to federal court records.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest  —  A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas' advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet - but decided not to for fear they'd be banned from the Ivy League championship, according to a report.

He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …

2021: The Year the “Great Realignment” Became a Death Spiral for Democrats  —  2021 has been the year of the Great Realignment.  Rather than a one-off, Donald Trump's impressive gains with non-white voters have proven the harbinger of a greater shift.  Republicans won two heavily Hispanic districts …

Why so much Obama-era pop culture feels so cringe now  —  How Hamilton, Parks and Recreation, and Harry Potter lost cultural cachet.  —  One of the oddities of getting old is bearing witness as the pop culture you used to think would always be beyond reproach slowly slides out of favor.

U.S. Reports 488,000 Daily Virus Cases, Shattering Record  —  Here's what you need to know:  —  The U.S. breaks its single-day case record, nearly doubling the highest numbers from last winter.  —  With a caseload nearly twice that of the worst single days of last winter …

U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”  —  Starting in 2016, the men who run the United Arab Emirates went all-in on positivity.  They installed a giant smiley face on the dome crowning a Dubai police station.  They created a Ministry of Tolerance …

The State of Black Lives Matter Now … About this Episode  —  BLM signs have come down, and tough conversions now are about what racial equity looks like.  For instance, is getting rid of the SAT the best solution?  Plus, The Washington Post's Perry Bacon and guest host Tim Miller …

Why I forgive Ralph Northam  —  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said something in a meeting with The Post's editorial board just before Christmas that still rings in my ears: “The eyes can't see what the brain doesn't know.”  —  According to the pediatric neurologist turned politician …

11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again  —  A Times reporter who once served in the Marines returned to the site of a major battle in Afghanistan to see what's changed since the Taliban took over — and to meet a commander he once fought.  —  MARJA, Afghanistan — The tea was hot.

2 Georgia Republicans Rack Up Fines for Defying House's Mask Mandate  —  Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations.  —  WASHINGTON — During a recent marathon session in the House …

Elizabeth Warren's one-trick inflation pony  —  The price of everything is rising, and the Massachusetts senator blames it all on greed.  —  Prices in the United States are rising faster than they have in decades.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this month that inflation …