They resigned in protest over Jan. 6 — then never went after Trump again  —  In the hours after a mob of angry Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, a number of prominent Trump administration officials and Republicans decided that they'd had enough.

How the E.U. Allowed Hungary to Become an Illiberal Model  —  After years of complacency and wishful thinking, Brussels is finally trying to rein in the country's pugnacious leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.  —  BRUSSELS — After long indulging him, leaders in the European Union …

U.S. Catches Kremlin Insider Who May Have Secrets of 2016 Hack  —  IT executive Vladislav Klyushin's journey into U.S. custody is a blow to the Kremlin, say people familiar with a Russian intelligence assessment of what he may have to offer  —  In the days before Christmas …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Multiple Actions to Expand Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to:

David Fahrenthold Joins The Times  —  David is joining The Times's Washington bureau as an investigative reporter.  Read more in this note from Elisabeth Bumiller.  —  I'm thrilled to announce that David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post will be joining The Times's Washington bureau as an investigative reporter.

If American democracy is going to survive, the media must make this crucial shift  —  Journalists stepped it up in 2021, but now we need a concerted effort  —  In the year since the Jan. 6 insurrection, mainstream journalists have done a lot of things right.

Five Rudys from the Abyss  —  If Giuliani-like sycophants had replaced just five officials, Trump's coup would have succeeded.  —  There are two reasonable ways to look at the 2020 presidential election.  —  The first is that despite a ferocious effort by Team Trump to steal a presidential election, the center held.

Did a Meteor Explode Over Pittsburgh?  —  A meteor likely either “exploded or vaporized” over the city on Saturday, a meteorologist said, setting off a strong vibration that one resident likened to a “shock wave.”  —  For Heather Lin Ishler, the first morning of 2022 in Dormont …

The Corporate Insurrection: How companies have broken promises and funded seditionists … On January 6, an armed and violent mob stormed the Capitol.  It was the first time the building had been breached since the War of 1812.  At the end of the day, the death toll stood at five.

Operating Status  —  CURRENT STATUS  —  Washington, DC Area  —  FEDERAL OFFICES in the Washington, DC area are CLOSED.  Emergency employees and telework employees continue to work.  —  Non-emergency employees generally will be granted weather and safety leave for the number of hours they were scheduled to work.

Morning Greatness: J6 Sensationalism Revs Up as Campaign '22 Season Begins  —  Good Monday morning. … - 11:10am: The President and The Vice President receive the President's Daily Brief  — 1:30pm: The President meets virtually with family and independent farmers and ranchers to discuss …

Fix the filibuster to rescue the Republic  —  Our country is at a turning point.  The Jan. 6 House Select Committee is daily uncovering deeply disturbing evidence of a broad and deep attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.  The threat is not over; Republican legislatures around …

Since Jan. 6, the pro-Trump Internet has descended into infighting over money and followers  —  Far-right influencers and QAnon devotees are battling over online audiences in the power vacuum created by Trump's departure from office  —  The far-right firebrands and conspiracy theorists …

Happy ‘woke’ 2022, Democrats.  With democracy in the balance, time to reclaim your brand.  —  Too much is at stake for Democrats to blow the midterms.  Enough with the identity politics.  They need universal economic messages rooted in real life.  —  You may be a Democrat …

Ashli Babbitt a martyr?  Her past tells a more complex story  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The first time Celeste Norris laid eyes on Ashli Babbitt, the future insurrectionist had just rammed her vehicle three times with an SUV and was pounding on the window, challenging her to a fight.

What It Means to Be a Republican in 2022  —  Inside the GOP, it's a war of all against all.  —  (SHUTTERSTOCK)  —  What does it mean to be a Republican in the year 2022?  Being hated.  Yes, by the left—but more importantly, also by members of your own party.  —  Here in the bad, red place, hardly anyone gets along.

Ex-National Archivist Thinks Trump Is Hiding His Records to Avoid ‘Prison Time’  —  HAND 'EM OVER … “There are things in those records that are going to make real trouble.”  —  With the National Archives now at the center of a historic fight over records between the current and former president …

US could be under rightwing dictator by 2030, Canadian professor warns  —  Canadian political scientist warns in op ed of Trumpist threat to American democracy and possible effect on northern neighbor  —  The US could be under a rightwing dictatorship by 2030, a Canadian political science professor …