DirecTV to Drop One America News in Blow to Conservative Channel  —  DirecTV, one of the largest U.S. pay-TV providers, plans to drop One America News Network, dealing a major blow to the conservative channel that's been criticized for spreading misinformation and had a loyal fan in former President Donald Trump.

Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi's office looking for a ‘lost and found’ for items they left behind on January 6, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin  — Capitol rioters called Nancy Pelosi's office on January 7 to ask if there was a lost and found, according to a congressman.

New Virginia Governor Youngkin to Lift School Mask Mandate, Change COVID Policies  —  What to Know  — Virginia's incoming governor, Glenn Youngkin, said he will rescind the statewide K-12 mask mandate.  School districts will be able to keep mask recommendations in place, but parents can choose not to follow them.

Boris Johnson's ‘wine time Fridays’ - No10 staff held drinks EVERY week during pandemic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Downing Street held yet MORE parties throughout the Covid pandemic with events taking place every Friday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged staff to “let off steam” even though indoor socialising was strictly banned

Redistricting: Ohio Supreme Court strikes down congressional map, forcing another round of drawing  —  Jessie Balmert Laura A. BischoffThe Columbus Dispatch  —  The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the state's congressional district map, saying Republicans violated the Ohio Constitution by drawing districts that favored GOP candidates.

Frustrated Democrats Call for ‘Reset’ Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  Democrats already were expecting a rough election year.  But their struggle to advance priorities has some calling for a course correction.  —  WASHINGTON — With the White House legislative agenda in shambles less …

The Trans Movement Is Not About Rights Anymore  —  It's about a cultural revolution and the abolition of biological sex.  —  An unusual thing happened in the conversation about transgender identity in America this week.  The New York Times conceded that there is, indeed …

What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You  —  The War on Drugs  —  You make your own paella and take super long naps on Saturday.  Like over two hours, consistently.  You prefer the smallest possible hardware store with the oldest possible employees.  You used to sincerely call male friends “brother,” but you stopped.

White House announces website to order free COVID-19 tests starting Jan.19  —  Americans will be able to order free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests online starting Jan. 19, the White House said Friday.  —  The move makes available the 500 million rapid tests President Biden said his administration purchased last month.

Cruise ships no longer have to abide by CDC safety standards for COVID-19  —  Cruise lines will not be obliged to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Saturday despite the omicron surge.  —  The CDC's Conditional Sailing Order …

Merrick Garland's Trump Problem—and Ours  —  The well-meaning attorney general may pursue Trump on narrow charges but is unlikely to take a much-needed broader view, and is almost certain to be too slow to save America.  —  Timing is everything.  When it comes to free and fair elections …

The case for rapprochement with Russia  —  Lee Harris is a reporter based in New York covering climate and the global energy transition.  You can follow her @leee_harris  —  Tensions between Russia and the U.S. are at their highest point in years.  Ukrainian and American intelligence reports indicate …

Financial stocks slide in volatile end to week in US markets  —  Drop in bank shares accompanied a sell-off in the $22tn Treasury market  —  US stocks notched their second consecutive weekly decline, with shares of big banks falling on Friday after disappointing results …

AOC Is a YIMBY Now  —  Have you heard there's a housing shortage?  Of course you have.  Everyone has.  (Except maybe billionaires; they're doing just fine.)  Virtually every market in the country is getting more and more cutthroat as renters and homebuyers face higher rents and mortgages …

Biden White House forces resignation of former Trump aide who promoted baseless Jan. 6 theories  —  The Biden administration on Friday forced out Darren Beattie, who was a member of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, along with six other members appointed by Trump.

The Culture War Has Warped the Supreme Court's Judgment  —  If you read the legal language in the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to act in an emergency capacity when workers face “grave danger from exposure to substances …

Trump 2024 is here, if he wants it  —  HE'S RUNNING?  — Presidential campaigns do not start in any definitive way.  The 2024 race had “already begun” last June, or was it March, or even before the last election, back in the fall of 2020.  Turn up at a Lincoln Day dinner in Portsmouth or Des Moines …

He Was Given Six Months to Live.  Then He Changed D.C.  —  As he waited inside Room 2358c of the Rayburn House Office Building, the realization set in for Brian Wallach that he had five minutes to shape the rest of his life.  —  Not save it.  He had been given his death sentence nearly two years ago when …

The conservative knives come out for Brett Kavanaugh  —  Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh could soon help deliver on something conservatives have been pining for for a very long time: a significant rollback of abortion rights in America.  —  But for now, he's getting attacked …

Fewer groceries, more debt: Families brace for first month without child tax payments  —  Economists say the lapse could quickly reverse recent gains in food security and household stability, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases casts a pall over the economic recovery

Oath Keepers leader spewed anti-government hate for more than a decade.  Alex Jones gave him the audience  —  (CNN)Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has spewed violent rhetoric and whipped up unsubstantiated fears about secret government plots and imminent civil war for more than a decade …

Hospital System Backs Off Race-Based Treatment Policy After Legal Threat  —  One of the largest hospital systems in the United States gave race more weight than diabetes, obesity, asthma, and hypertension combined in its allocation scheme for COVID treatments, only to reverse the policy after threats of legal action.

U.S. Names Official to Counter Foreign Election Interference  —  The director of national intelligence appointed a C.I.A. veteran to the post amid delays in congressional approval of money for a new office to oversee threats to American politics from abroad.

Former White House Advisor Pleads Guilty To Devising A Scheme To Steal $218,000 From Charter Schools He Founded  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SETH ANDREW pled guilty today to wire fraud, before United States District Judge John P. Cronan …

Jan. 6 was a power grab.  So is busting the filibuster to nationalize elections.  —  Mike Pence was vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.  —  Now that the anniversary of Jan. 6 has come and gone, some of us who lived through that tragic day in 2021 are getting a clearer picture of what was and is at stake.

Mass Trials in Cuba Deepen Its Harshest Crackdown in Decades  —  Following nationwide demonstrations last year, more than 60 people were put on trial this week, some facing up to 30 years behind bars.  —  Detained protesters in Cuba could get up to 30 years in prison as they face the largest …

Northam pardons Sen. Joe Morrissey for his interaction with 17-year-old  —  Gov. Ralph Northam has pardoned Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, for a misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor related to his relationship with a 17-year-old assistant who later became his wife.