Capitol attack panel investigates Trump over potential criminal conspiracy  —  Messages between Mark Meadows and others suggest the Trump White House coordinated efforts to stop Joe Biden's certification  —  The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is examining whether Donald Trump oversaw …

Manchin's $1.8 trillion spending offer appears no longer to be on the table  —  The West Virginia Democrat, who has consulted Mitt Romney and Trump's former economic adviser, had backed climate and education spending, but talks are now on ice  —  The week before Christmas …

Mike Pompeo didn't lose all that weight the way he claims  —  OPINION AND COMMENTARY  —  Editorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters.  —  BY THE KANSAS CITY STAR EDITORIAL BOARD

The racist 1890 law that's still blocking thousands of Black Americans from voting  —  Revealed: Fewer than 200 of those affected have been able to regain their voting rights in the last quarter-century  —  The Mississippi officials met in the heat of summer with a singular goal in mind: stopping Black people from voting.

Ted Cruz Debases Himself for the Base  —  The Texas senator tries to be all things to all people, and ends up pleasing no one.  —  U.S.  —  What Happened on January 6  —  By KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON  —  The Capitol riot was just the tip of a very dangerous spear.  —  U.S.  —  Anniversary of a Disgrace

As More Teachers' Unions Push for Remote Schooling, Parents Worry.  So Do Democrats.  —  Chicago teachers have voted to go remote.  Other unions are agitating for change.  For Democrats, who promised to keep schools open, the tensions are a distinctly unwelcome development.

‘The last straw’ |  After months of curfew violations and threats, DOJ wants Proud Boy locked up  —  Federal prosecutors say Joshua Pruitt has shown he won't abide by court-ordered restrictions while he awaits trial on charges related to January 6.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department …

Cy-Fair ISD teacher put 13-year-old son in her trunk while driving to testing site for fear of COVID-19 exposure, documents reveal  —  Ninfa Saavedra, Digital Content Specialist  —  HOUSTON - A mother has been charged after her 13-year-old son was found in the trunk of her car …

Democracy is on the brink of disaster.  For voters, it's politics as usual. … It was the scariest of times, it was the stablest of times.  —  Contemporary American politics offers an unsettling study in contrasts.  On the one hand, Donald Trump's lies about a stolen presidential election …

Just 1% of the 7 million US climbers are African American, study finds  —  The lack of diversity in outdoor recreation is receiving more attention.  Facing Race looks at how Washington state is pushing for more equity and inclusion outdoors.  —  SEATTLE — Locking in and taking the first step …

Biden, funerals and a bygone America  —  LAS VEGAS — He spoke at a private memorial for the former first lady of Indiana, eulogized two former Republican senators and sat in the audience to honor the life of a onetime GOP secretary of state.  —  He flew to Delaware to pay homage to the state's former governor.

COVID Is an Emergency.  To SCOTUS's Conservatives, It's Also an Opportunity.  —  Where the liberal justices see sickness and death, the conservatives see a chance to crush government.  — A Trucker Stuck for 14-Plus Hours on a Virginia Highway Explains What It's Like—and How She's Peeing

Matt Walsh Suspended From Twitter Over Transgender Tweets.  Here's What Twitter Has Censored.  —  The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh on Friday night was suspended from Twitter over tweets he posted recognizing biological realities and not so-called “gender identity.”

Covid may raise the risk of diabetes in children, C.D.C. researchers reported.  —  Children who have recovered from Covid-19 appear to be at significantly increased risk of developing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.

Amazon shortens paid leave policy for employees infected with COVID-19  —  Amazon is shortening its paid leave policy for employees infected with COVID-19 following the change in quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  Amazon told all U.S. employees …

America's Omicron Wave Already Looks More Severe Than Europe's  —  From abroad, where COVID-conscious Americans now look for portents of our near-term Omicron future, nearly all the signs have been positive over the last few weeks.  In fact, case numbers aside, the U.K. and continental surges …

Inslee says lying about elections should be a crime  —  In a surprise announcement Thursday, the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that he's drafting legislation to make it a crime for elected officials and candidates …

Fact-checking Sotomayor on kids with severe COVID-19  —  • The number of coronavirus-positive pediatric hospitalizations has risen with the spread of the omicron variant.  However, Sotomayor's number was way off.  —  • At the time she made this comment, federal data showed …

Steve Bannon Sought Bizarre Loan as His Jan. 6 Woes Spiraled  —  Amid mounting legal problems, Bannon seems to have tried to borrow against property linked to a nonprofit he founded with a Chinese billionaire. … Ex-White House strategist Steve Bannon appears to have recently sought a loan …

Can Eric Adams really hire his brother?  —  Bernard Adams wouldn't be the first family member of a mayor to work in their administration.  —  New York City Mayor Eric Adams' brother, Bernard Adams, is getting a high level job as deputy commissioner in the New York City Police Department …

CDC director, under fire for confusing guidance, seeks to reshape messaging  —  The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a calculated gamble Friday as she sought to assume greater control over confused public health messaging about the coronavirus as the pandemic enters its third year.

Mom Who Took Teen Son to Capitol Riot Sentenced to Three Months in Prison  —  MANIAC MAGA MOMMY  —  A federal judge said Friday that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was no time to take a child sightseeing.  A woman who brought her 14-year-old son along with her to the attempted insurrection …