Ginni Thomas Texts Expose Rift in House Jan. 6 Panel  —  There is debate within the committee investigating the assault on the Capitol over whether to seek testimony from the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas about her efforts to overturn the 2020 election.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Forget advise and consent.  This is smear and degrade.  —  The pretense is gone — the pretense that Supreme Court confirmation hearings are about determining nominees' fitness for office, gleaning a sense of their legal acumen and approach to judging, and gathering the information necessary to exercise a solemn senatorial power.

Utah Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of Transgender Athlete Bill  —  The measure bars transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.  Lawmakers expect it to be challenged in courts.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The Utah State Legislature voted on Friday …

EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden DID help secure millions in funding for US contractor in Ukraine specializing in deadly pathogen research, laptop emails reveal, raising more questions about the disgraced son of then vice president  — The Russian government held a press conference Thursday claiming …

Ukraine war: JK Rowling hits back at Putin's ‘cancel culture’ comment  —  JK Rowling has hit back at Vladimir Putin, after the Russian president cited her in a wide-ranging speech that saw him criticise “cancel culture”.  —  At a televised meeting on Friday, Mr Putin compared recent criticism …

Trump and his 2 eldest sons are scheduled to be deposed for a lawsuit accusing them of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme  — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit for another deposition.  — It's for a case where he's accused of promoting a scam multi-level marketing scheme on “The Celebrity Apprentice.”

Russia says new ‘phase’ of Ukraine offensive to focus on Donbas  —  Statement made by high-ranking Russian army official met with caution by Kyiv and its western allies  —  Russia said it was refocusing its month-long military offensive in Ukraine on the country's eastern Donbas region …

Supreme Court sides with Navy in challenge to COVID-19 vaccine requirements by SEALs … WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Friday sided with the Biden administration in a battle over COVID-19 vaccine requirements for a group of Navy SEALs and other special forces who sought a religious exemption.

Biden Administration Plans to Offer Second Booster Shots to Those 50 and Up  —  After fraught discussions, officials decided that another shot might save thousands of lives if a new coronavirus wave hit before the fall.  The F.D.A. could authorize the boosters next week.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Adams Says Encampments of Homeless People Will Be Cleared  —  Mayor Eric Adams said his administration was pursuing a citywide effort to remove hundreds of makeshift campsites from streets and parks.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday …

Trump accidentally proves that the Clinton campaign wasn't the driving force of the Russia probe  —  What stopped me in my tracks in the new lawsuit filed on behalf of former president Donald Trump was a reference to internal discussions at the Democratic National Committee that, the suit alleges …

Ivy League Republicans' phony rebellion against the ‘elites’  —  Sen. Tom Cotton is what you might call a counterfeit commoner.  —  The dour Arkansas Republican announced with indignation at this week's Supreme Court confirmation hearings that he doesn't want a justice who follows the “views of the legal elite.”

Russian forces are reportedly holding Ukrainian journalists hostage  —  Russian soldiers are kidnapping Ukrainian journalists in contested territories and holding them hostage, according to international groups and survivor accounts.  —  The Paris-based global nonprofit Reporters Without Borders …

War Crimes Watch: Russia's onslaught on Ukrainian hospitals  —  LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — For a month now, Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian medical facilities, striking at hospitals, ambulances, medics, patients and even newborns — with at least 34 assaults independently documented by The Associated Press.