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 …

Material Recovered From Trump by Archives Included Classified Information  —  In a letter to Congress, the National Archives confirmed that boxes taken from the White House by the former president included classified national security documents.  —  WASHINGTON — The National Archives confirmed …

The media and Durham's corrupt “spying” investigation  —  Editor's note: Good news!  The audio option should be returning next week. … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  Fox News has lost its mind.  Again.  —  Looking for a partisan outrage to promote as Covid cases plummet …

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.

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.”

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.

Newsom backs legislation to allow private citizens to go after gun makers  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday announced he will support legislation that would allow for private citizens to go after gun makers, enforcing the state's ban on assault weapons.

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 ― …

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.

GOP bills banning critical race theory are racist, and Democrats should say so  —  Republicans believe they've found their winning issue for the 2022 election: banning what they call critical race theory from being taught to students from kindergarten to college.

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.

Fresh Avocado Imports from Mexico Resume  —  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico has restarted and avocado exports to the United States have resumed.

Chief judge in D.C. says Jan. 6 defendants should get credit for talking to Congress  —  A prominent federal judge on Friday urged the Justice Department to incentivize Jan. 6 defendants to cooperate with congressional investigators, saying Capitol riot participants should be credited …

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.

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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …