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.

Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote on filibuster rules changes to advance stalled voting legislation that Democrats say is needed to protect democracy.

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.

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 …

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:

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Reporter's Notebook: Chad Pergram remembers Jan. 6 attack one year later  —  Fox News' congressional correspondent remembers the mob going through the Capitol  —  Pergram: Most significant breach of government institution since 1814  —  I remember when I walk through the Capitol Rotunda.

Election-Fraud Stars Vow to Stab Each Other—'With the Truth'  —  “I will stab you in the face with the truth,” inventor Jovan Pulitzer warned a rival.  —  Inventor Jovan Pulitzer is a pillar of the MAGA election-fraud movement.  His theories were integrated into the Arizona audit …

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.

Scoop: Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is open to reengaging on the climate and child care provisions in President Biden's Build Back Better agenda if the White House removes the enhanced child tax credit from the $1.75 trillion package …