Giuliani in Talks to Testify to House Jan. 6 Panel  —  It is not clear how much assistance he might provide in the investigation into former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to hold onto power.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as former President Donald J. Trump's lawyer helped lead the effort …

Clinton campaign paid to ‘infiltrate’ Trump Tower, White House servers to link Trump to Russia: Durham  —  'Tech Executive-1 and his associates exploited this arrangement by mining the EOP's DNS traffic and other data for the purpose of gathering derogatory information about Donald Trump.'

Why the West's Diplomacy With Russia Keeps Failing  —  Oh, how I envy Liz Truss her opportunity!  Oh, how I regret her utter failure to make use of it!  For those who have never heard of her, Truss is the lightweight British foreign secretary who went to Moscow this week to tell her Russian counterpart …

Russians Have Already Started Hybrid War With Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks, Ukraine Says  —  Moscow is using cyberattacks, economic pressure and, most recently, false bomb threats, to undermine its neighbor, Kyiv says  —  KYIV, Ukraine—U.S. officials are warning that Russia could be about to attack Ukraine.

Rapper Kodak Black, three others shot in West Hollywood  —  Kodak Black, the rapper whose legal name is Bill Kapri, was among three people shot early Saturday outside a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, four law enforcement sources familiar with investigation told NBC News.

Trump's unorthodox phone habits complicate January 6 investigation  —  (CNN)In Donald Trump's White House, telephones were a valued commodity.  The then-President loved to talk to everyone, said a former White House aide.  —  “He took everybody's calls,” the aide said …

A Rhodes Scholar barista and the fight to unionize Starbucks  —  BUFFALO — The omicron variant was racing through the Starbucks on Elmwood Avenue so fast that by early January one-third of the store's 30-person workforce was sick or isolating at home.  —  The worried, angry and exhausted workers …

Declassified Afghanistan reports back U.S. commanders who said Biden team was indecisive during crisis  —  Declassified U.S. military analyses of the calamitous exit from Afghanistan detail repeated instances of friction between American troops and diplomats before and during the evacuation …

Trump Fans Are Making DWAC the Best-Performing SPAC of Its Kind  —  In a cooling market for SPACs, the shell company tied to Donald Trump's new tech and media venture has recorded outsized stock gains.  Supporters such as Rafael Morales help show why.  —  “This is a bigger calling …

Federal judge blocks counties from charging Texas officials with crimes for encouraging mail-in voting  —  (CNN)A federal judge has temporarily blocked several Texas counties from pursuing criminal charges against public officials who encourage voters to use mail ballots in next month's primary election.