Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at ‘top secret’ level  —  The existence of documents officially labeled as classified in the trove — which has not previously been reported — raises new questions about why the materials were taken out of the White House.

Wyden and Heinrich: Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Previously Secret CIA Bulk Collection, Problems With CIA Handling of Americans' Information  —  Senators Call for Critically Needed Transparency About CIA Bulk Collection; Documents Declassified at Wyden and Heinrich's Request

Ontario prepares fines, possible seizure of trucks to end Ambassador Bridge blockade, sources say  —  The Ontario government is preparing a series of measures in an effort to break the logjam at the Ambassador Bridge and reopen the most important trade link between Canada and the U.S. …

Trump's Missing Call Logs Present a Challenge for Jan. 6 Investigators  —  Sparse call records and missing documents hinder the House panel as it tries to piece together what President Trump was doing during the attack on Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating …

Deputy Va. attorney general resigns after revelation of Facebook posts praising Jan. 6 rioters, claiming Trump won election  —  A top deputy overseeing election issues for Virginia's new Republican attorney general resigned Thursday after The Washington Post questioned the office about Facebook posts …

CNN Poll: Most Biden detractors say he's done nothing they like since becoming president  —  (CNN)Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Joe Biden is handling his presidency, with most of that group saying there's literally nothing Biden has done since taking office that they approve of.

Sarah Palin bombs on witness stand in New York Times trial  —  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's years as a conservative provocateur, TV personality and outspoken critic of the “lamestream media” have ill-prepared her for any venue in which the federal rules of evidence hold sway.

Biden talks Supreme Court timing with Democratic senators  —  The president huddled with Judiciary Committee members as a nomination fight looms.  —  Democratic senators urged President Biden on Thursday to announce his Supreme Court nomination as soon as possible, and Biden signaled he was moving quickly …

Anthony Weiner to co-host radio show with Curtis Sliwa, is ready for ‘tough questions’  —  In what may be the oddest coupling in radio history, former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner will be co-hosting a New York show with Guardian Angels founder and former Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.

Biden warns Americans in Ukraine to leave, says sending troops to evacuate would be ‘world war’  —  Biden on Supreme Court nominee: he's done a ‘deep dive’ on ‘about four people’  —  President Joe Biden issued a warning Thursday to any Americans who remain in Ukraine as Russia continues to threaten an invasion: Leave.

Putin kept Macron at a distance for snubbing COVID demands: sources … French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this week, and was therefore kept at a distance from the Russian leader, two sources in Macron's entourage told Reuters.

COVID-19 takes serious toll on heart health—a full year after recovery  —  Giant study shows striking rise in long-term heart and vessel disease  —  From very early in the pandemic, it was clear that SARS-CoV-2 can damage the heart and blood vessels while people are acutely ill. Patients developed clots …

How Republicans Saw Inflation Coming  —  The White House has been slow to recognize the political potency of rising prices.  But Republicans had a plan, and they think the issue can help realign the American electorate.  —  If Democrats lose control of Congress in November …

Police records complicate Herschel Walker's recovery story  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — One warm fall evening in 2001, police in Irving, Texas, received an alarming call from Herschel Walker's therapist.  The football legend and current Republican Senate candidate in Georgia was “volatile,” …

Republicans Admit: MTG's Blessing Is the Next Best Thing to Trump's in 2022  —  “Actually, it can be good for the candidate, and I don't know if I would have predicted that a year ago,” one Republican source said.  —  At the violent, historically disgraceful conclusion of Donald Trump's presidency …

U.S. intelligence report details ‘indirect’ Russian government support for Western neofascist groups  —  A U.S. intelligence community assessment obtained by Yahoo News concluded that the Russian government is providing “indirect and passive support” to neofascist groups operating in the U.S. and elsewhere …

Panel Approves Transfer of Saudi Engineer From Guantánamo Bay  —  The decision means that a majority of detainees at the wartime prison are cleared for transfer if U.S. diplomats can forge security deals with countries to receive them  —  WASHINGTON — A U.S. government review panel …

Trump's former communications chief says he's ‘terrified’ of a forthcoming book by The New York Times' Maggie Haberman  — Trump's ex-communications chief said he's “terrified” of Maggie Haberman's upcoming book.  — Axios reported that the book contains new details about Trump's habit of flushing documents down the toilet.

Former Government Contractor Executives Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions  —  Three Hawaii-based executives of a government contractor were indicted today in the District of Columbia for allegedly making unlawful campaign contributions to a candidate for Congress and a political action committee.

Hundreds of mail-in ballots are being returned to Texas voters because they don't comply with new voting law  —  Local elections officials say an unexpectedly large number of ballots for the March primary are being initially rejected for lacking newly required ID information.  —  Copy link