U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks  —  The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

US: 2 posed as agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady's security detail.

Judge issues first outright acquittal of Jan. 6 riot defendant  —  A judge has issued the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged in the Capitol riot.  —  Following a two-day bench trial in U.S. District Court in Washington, New Mexico engineer Matthew Martin was acquitted Wednesday …

Liberal media critic Eric Boehlert dies in bicycle collision  —  Eric Boehlert, a liberal critic who offered blistering takedowns and analysis of mainstream and conservative media, died Monday in a bicycle collision in his New Jersey hometown.  He was 57.  —  “Through his journalism …

Paul Gosar to attend white nationalist social gathering on Hitler's birthday  —  Prescott Republican Congressman Paul Gosar is set to be a “special guest” with the white nationalist American Populist Union at an event that will be on a date popular among white nationalists and Neo-Nazis: Hitler's birthday.

After Gridiron Dinner, a covid outbreak among Washington A-list guests … It was supposed to be an evening of lighthearted political satire and bipartisan fellowship among an elite cadre of politicians, journalists and public officials, just as it has been for much of the past 137 years.

Dissatisfied With Their Party, Wealthy Republican Donors Form Secret Coalitions  —  Eager to offset a Democratic advantage among so-called dark money groups, wealthy pro-Trump conservatives like Peter Thiel are involved in efforts to wield greater influence outside the traditional party machinery.

Scoop: Bipartisan Senate group bids to block lifting Title 42  —  Five Democratic and six Republican senators will introduce a new bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration from lifting Title 42 without a detailed plan in place to stop an expected surge of migrants at the border.

Elon Musk delayed filing a form and made $156 million … Elon Musk was 11 days late in publicly declaring he had amassed a large stake in Twitter.  That omission may have earned him $156 million, according to a half-dozen legal and securities experts.  —  That's because of a 50-year-old law …

House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress  —  The House voted Wednesday to hold two former aides to President Donald Trump in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

Republicans thought defining a ‘woman’ is easy.  Then they tried. … Before we get to the fact that I spent my lunch hour emailing with an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary to find out whether “tallywhacker” was an officially recognized euphemism for “penis,” a brief recap of how we got here:

Officials Captured And Euthanized The Capitol Hill Fox, Then Found Her Kits  —  There's a tragic twist to the story of the Capitol Hill fox accused of biting and nipping multiple people earlier this week — the adult female was euthanized after her capture on Tuesday afternoon.

California math wars get ugly: Accusations of racism and harassment ignite battle between Stanford and Cal profs  —  Two professors at rival Bay Area colleges — UC Berkeley and Stanford— landed in a social media feud this week, trading accusations of racism and harassment.

Florida's Scott exposes fissures with DeSantis  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott on Wednesday showed an unwillingness to embrace the harsh rhetoric of Gov. Ron DeSantis over Disney's rejection of Florida's “Parental Rights in Education” bill, dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill by opponents.

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower who handed Hunter's abandoned laptop to congressmen and DailyMail.com reveals he has 450 gigabytes of DELETED material including 80,000 images and videos - and has fled to Switzerland fearing retaliation from White House  — Whistleblower Jack Maxey gave DailyMail.com …

At least five shooters involved in Sacramento massacre, gang ties likely, police say  —  Sacramento police said Wednesday that it appears at least five shooters fired guns during Sunday's massacre in downtown, which killed six people and injured 12.  —  Officials are still trying to determine …