Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines  —  New accounts show that the former president was more directly involved than previously known in plans developed by outside advisers to use national security agencies to seek evidence of fraud.

Some records sent to Jan. 6 committee were torn up, taped back together — mirroring a well-known Trump habit  —  The National Archives confirmed Trump's unusual habit of ripping up documents, which forced aides to attempt to piece them back together in order to comply with the Presidential Records Act.

Angry US-Russia Exchange at UN Punctuates Deepening Ukraine Rift  —  With vitriolic accusations that echoed the Cold War era, the United States and Russia sparred in a bitter debate over the Ukraine crisis in a Security Council meeting watched by the world on Monday.

Republicans lead 2022 money race as both parties hit record levels of cash on hand  —  Major Republican organizations focused on winning back control of the House and the Senate ended last year with significantly more money than their Democratic counterparts, a reversal of past fortunes …

DeSantis's failure to condemn Nazis gives cover for hate  —  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 MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD

Trump ally pushes Republican Party to expel Cheney, Kinzinger  —  The resolution, to be debated at the RNC annual meeting in Salt Lake City this week, would be an unusual and public rebuke from a political party against two of its incumbent members of Congress

A Black woman on the Supreme Court can't fix Democrats' problems, but America needs her  —  Biden's pick will be good for the court and the country.  The larger issue is minority rule.  GOP popular-vote losers got to name five sitting justices.  —  Jill LawrenceUSA TODAY

Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children under 5 could be available by the end of February, people with knowledge say  —  Coronavirus vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available far sooner than expected — perhaps by the end of February — under a plan that would lead …

The Marxist Who Antagonizes Liberals and the Left  —  The renowned Black scholar Adolph Reed opposes the politics of anti-racism, describing it as a cover for capitalism.  —  Within the world of racial politics, Adolph Reed is the great modern denouncer.  His day job, for forty years, was as a political scientist.

N.Y. attorney general subpoenaed Trump D.C. hotel records from feds  —  The request sought information about whether Trump used false information to secure hotel lease, according to people familiar with inquiry  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) subpoenaed the General Services Administration …

Israel's apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity  —  Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report.

Biden vs. Trump: The Makings of a Shattering Constitutional Crisis  —  Donald Trump is already signaling that he will run for president in 2024.  A Biden-Trump rematch risks worsening our country's already deep divisions.  But there's more to be worried about: The next election will provoke …

US federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas inmates killed  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal prison system has been placed on a nationwide lockdown after two inmates were killed and two others were injured Monday during a gang altercation at a federal penitentiary in Texas.

Gray Lady ain't done with Hunter yet  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With Allie Bice.  —  The New York Times is still digging into HUNTER BIDEN's business relationships.

‘Show up armed’ to protect election observers, Michigan candidate suggests  —  Lansing — Republican Mike Detmer, a candidate for the Michigan state Senate, told a crowd Saturday that people should “show up armed” to protect Republican election observers' access to monitor the counting of ballots.