Russia Planning Post-Invasion Arrest and Assassination Campaign in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say  —  Intelligence on possible targets has been shared with Ukraine and other partners in the region.  —  The United States has obtained intelligence that Russia may target prominent political opponents …

Durham Distances Himself From Furor in Right-Wing Media Over Filing  —  The special counsel implicitly acknowledged that White House internet data he discussed, which conservative outlets have portrayed as proof of spying on the Trump White House, came from the Obama era.

Squad politics backfire  —  The hard-left politics of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the so-called “Squad,” once a dominant theme for vast numbers of elected Democrats, is backfiring big-time on the party in power, top Democrats tell us. … - “It's a huge problem.”

The latest conservative to join the resistance?  Ted Cruz's mentor  —  It's been a measure of former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig's stature in the conservative legal movement that Supreme Court justices hired so many of his law clerks — 40 over 15 years.

Red Covid, an Update  —  The partisan gap in Covid deaths is still growing, but more slowly.  —  Ocean County, in central New Jersey, is a mixture of beach towns like Barnegat Light and exurban towns like Toms River and Lakewood.  Household income in the county exceeds the U.S. average.

Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at the age of 59  —  Hagedorn, a Republican, was serving in his second term at the time of his death.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Minnesota U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn has died at the age of 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer, according to his wife.

Trump Directed $375,000 In Donations To His Own Building To Rent An Unused Office  —  “It's a huge scam,” said a former aide, and the total exceeds what Trump donated to Republican candidates - the supposed purpose behind his committees.  —  By S.V. Date  —  NEW YORK ― …

N.Y. Officials Announce Plan to Remove Homeless People From Subways  —  The plan, which calls for stricter enforcement, also promises to offer more mental-heath services and housing options to people who shelter underground.  —  Responding to an increase in crime in the New York City subways …

The Ottawa Trucker Protest Is Both Giddy and Terrifying  —  OTTAWA — When I asked Matthew Wall, a 36-year-old electrician from Manitoba, what brought him to this city, which has been overwhelmed by a giant protest encampment, he answered with one word: “Mushrooms.”

Dean Baquet Never Wanted to Be an Editor  —  Ahead of his expected retirement, the Times' executive editor reflects on his newsroom's unprecedented growth, Twitter's influence on journalism, and the time he punched a hole in a wall.  —  When Dean Baquet took over as the executive editor of the Times …

Americans are fleeing to places where political views match their own  —  There's a private Facebook group with nearly 8,000 members called Conservatives Moving to Texas.  Three of them are sitting at a dinner table—munching on barbecue weenies and brownies—in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Jan. 6 panel interviewed Ellipse rally organizer Katrina Pierson  —  Katrina Pierson, a former Trump campaign spokesperson who helped plan the Jan. 6 rally at the Ellipse, has answered questions from the Capitol riot panel, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Wife in Maryland spy couple also pleads guilty in plot to sell U.S. nuclear secrets  —  The wife of a Navy engineer pleaded guilty Friday to helping her husband try to sell secrets about U.S. nuclear submarines to a foreign country — a high-profile espionage case that will send her to prison …

Phil Mickelson will deal with Saudis to pressure PGA Tour  —  LOS ANGELES — Even though the Saudi Arabian government has been accused of myriad human rights violations by watchdog groups around the world, Phil Mickelson says he is willing to get involved with a Saudi-financed breakaway golf league to have leverage with the PGA Tour.

Celebs Backed BLM Fund That Bailed Out a BLM Assassin  —  The creator of “Hamilton,” rappers, actors, and TV stars all donated.  —  [Order David Horowitz's latest book, 'I Can't Breathe: How a Racial Hoax is Killing America': CLICK HERE.]  —  Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow …

Daily on Energy: Morrisey lays out his case for limiting EPA power emissions regulation  —  MORRISEY LAYS OUT THE CASE: As coal interests and environmentalists prepare to face off in the Supreme Court, the case's lead petitioner is giving a preview of the argument his state and others …

Congressional stock trading ban must include spouses, lawmakers say  —  Any bill to prevent lawmakers from trading stocks must apply to their immediate family members, Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas), the authors of a stock trading ban proposal, said Friday.

Not Even $200 a Barrel: Shale Giants Swear They Won't Drill More  —  The Texas wildcatters that ushered in America's shale revolution are resisting the temptation to pump more oil as the market rallies, signaling higher gasoline prices for consumers already battered by the worst inflation in a generation.

For the first time, fewer than half of Americans have an unwavering faith in God  —  Data from the General Social Survey plots the rise of a more secular nation  —  Back in 1993, two-thirds of American adults told pollsters from the General Social Survey they “know God really exists” and had “no doubts about it.”