How Mike Pence just doomed his 2024 chances  —  (CNN)Mike Pence just crashed his political career into Donald Trump — and the former President's ongoing claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and should have been overturned on January 6.  —  “President Trump is wrong,” Pence said in a speech to a conservative group in Florida.

Senate GOP backlash smacks RNC after Cheney-Kinzinger censure  —  Senate Republicans are not happy with the Republican National Committee.  —  In interviews on Monday evening, GOP senators lashed out at their own national party's overwhelming vote to censure Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) …

‘Precipitous decline’: J.D. Vance pollster issues warning on Ohio Senate race  —  Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance “needs a course correction ASAP” — and that's according to the well-funded super PAC supporting him.  —  A 98-page PowerPoint presentation produced by Tony Fabrizio …

Peter Thiel to Exit Meta's Board to Support Trump-Aligned Candidates  —  The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections.  —  Peter Thiel, one of the longest-serving board members of Meta …

We Have Kyrsten Sinema's Social Security Number  —  Last month, we filed a public records request for Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's divorce papers.  The request came back with many enlightening insights, such as that the Congresswoman — who wrote the book Unite and Conquer …

Supreme Court, in 5-4 Vote, Restores Alabama's Congressional Voting Map  —  A special three-judge court had ordered lawmakers to redraw the lines, saying Black voters “have less opportunity” than other Alabamians to elect their favored candidates.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court …

Sidney Powell, ‘Kraken’ Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Reverse ‘Intemperate’ Sanctions Order: We're Not ‘Overwrought, Dangerous Lunatics’  —  Indignant about what they describe as their portrayals as “overwrought, dangerous lunatics,” attorney Sidney Powell and her fellow “Kraken” …

Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigns amid reports of bullying  —  President Joe Biden's top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday evening following reports of his bullying and mistreatment of subordinates.  —  The resignation came despite initial insistence …

France says Putin is moving towards de-escalating Ukraine crisis  —  Russia's president has agreed not to undertake new military initiatives in region, according to Paris  —  French officials said Vladimir Putin had moved towards de-escalating the Ukraine crisis by promising not to undertake any new …

Requiem for a Liberal Giant  —  There's an indelible scene in Todd Gitlin's 1987 book “The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage,” in which he and other leaders of Students for a Democratic Society — the leading organization of what was called the New Left — meet with old guard democratic socialists from the journal Dissent.

Message Regarding Posters Displayed on Campus  —  Dear Members of the George Washington University Community,  —  Last week, the university learned of posters on campus depicting images that alarmed some members of our community, and we began to receive a number of concerns through official …

Kilar Comes Back for More...  After a series of off-the-rails newsroom conversations last week to address Jeff Zucker's ouster, the likely outgoing WarnerMedia C.E.O. returned to the barrel today via an emotional virtual meeting with select high-level staff.

Slow-Motion Suicide in San Francisco  —  The city is carrying out a bizarre medical experiment in which they are helping homeless drug addicts use drugs.  'It's handing a loaded gun to a suicidal person.'  —  Writes Michael Shellenberger  · Subscribe

New York Deer Infected With Omicron, Study Finds  —  White-tailed deer on Staten Island have become the first wild animals with documented Omicron infections.  The coronavirus has now been found in deer in 15 states.  —  White-tailed deer on Staten Island have been found carrying …

He Survived the Holocaust and Was Killed Crossing the Street at Age 99  —  Jack Mikulincer was on his way to synagogue to observe the Sabbath when he was hit by an SUV in Brooklyn, the police and family members said.  —  After surviving two wars, the Nazi invasion of Hungary and the Holocaust …

Amy Coney Barrett's Long Game  —  The newest Supreme Court Justice isn't just another conservative—she's the product of a Christian legal movement that is intent on remaking America. … On December 1st, the Supreme Court had its day of oral argument in a landmark abortion case …

Child Custody's Gender Gauntlet  —  Transgender ideology has already achieved a powerful hold on our court system—and parents and children are paying the price.  —  The Social Order  —  Politics and law  —  Before she decided to strip him of all custody over his son, Drew* …

Yes or no on Mueller report criminal charges?  Don't let Trump just run out the clock.  —  It's time for the Biden Justice Department to issue a report on the Mueller report.  —  There are multiple criminal investigations currently swirling around former president Donald Trump.

National Archives had to retrieve Trump White House records from Mar-a-Lago  —  The recovery of multiple boxes from Trump's Florida resort, including letters from Barack Obama and Kim Jong Un, underscores the previous administration's cavalier handling of presidential records

Lies Are the Building Blocks of Trumpian Authoritarianism  —  Deceit and the danger to democracy.  —  Americans like to think our country is immune to authoritarianism.  We have a culture of freedom, a tradition of elected government, and a Bill of Rights.  We're not like those European countries that fell into fascism.

Banker gets gets 1 year in prison in Manafort loan scheme  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker was sentenced on Monday to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort to gain influence in the Trump administration.

Roger Stone Is Raking It In—From Candidates He Endorses  —  Roger Stone is officially back, tax evasion cases be damned.  —  Less than a year after receiving a presidential pardon, Roger Stone is staging a comeback, doling out political endorsements to a spate of right-wing longshots and raking in cash.

Governors in 4 states plan for end to school mask mandates  —  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The governors of four states announced plans Monday to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March, citing the rapid easing of COVID-19′s omicron surge.

Re: The Federal Government's Duty To Protect the States And The States' Sovereign Power Of Self Defense When Invaded  —  Attorney General Opinion Number  —  To:  —  Arizona House of Representatives  —  Questions Presented  —  The request seeks a formal legal opinion on whether …

The Case for Splitting Amazon in Two  —  Cloud-computing division AWS subsidizes Prime, harming consumers in the long run.  —  If the price of a service seems too good to be true, it probably is.  —  Amazon's most recent earnings report sent the stock price soaring, up nearly 14% …

NRA Silent as Amir Locke Slain by Police for Having a Gun He Legally Owned … The first gun control organization in the United States was formed after the Civil War by white Southerners bothered by the fact that enslaved people were now free, entitled to vote, and arming themselves to defend that freedom.

How Psychiatry Is Failing America  —  Anyone who cares about facts, truth and reality understands knowledge is power, and any denial of knowledge usually results in a weakening of power.  —  Anyone who is always focused on themselves and their own power understands they must deny others the knowledge of their self-serving nature.

Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland  —  The United States remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of mis- dis- and mal-information …

Trump SPAC stock Digital World Acquisition Corp. plunges after news spreads of delayed app launch  — The stock price of the blank-check company that has partnered with ex-President Donald Trump's social media app firm plunged as news of the delay in the app's launch spread on Twitter.

Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting  —  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force must pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims' families of a 2017 Texas church massacre for failing to flag a conviction that might have kept the gunman from legally buying …