Trump and Unreleased Video Expected to Be Focus of First Jan 6.  Hearing  —  The House panel investigating the attack will lead off its public sessions with video testimony from people close to the former president, and footage revealing the role of the Proud Boys.

Bernie to Dems: Change course before you nosedive in November  —  Bernie Sanders has something to get off his chest: Without a course correction, he sees the Democratic Party on track to get shellacked this fall.  —  As the progressive Vermonter, not one to mince words, put it in an interview on Tuesday …

President Joe Biden Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live  —  President Joe Biden talks about the 27 school shootings in America in 2022, why he believes nothing has been done so far about gun violence, an overwhelming ...

How the House Landscape Changed  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The new House landscape is fairly similar to the old one.  — However, there is a notable increase in the number of super-safe Republican seats — and a modest decline in the overall number of competitive districts.

Gas prices hit $5 national average after rapid rise  —  In California, drivers are paying an average of $6.40 per gallon.  —  The average price of a gallon of gas nationwide exceeded $5 on Thursday, crossing the milestone after a rapid rise over the past month that has alarmed public officials …

Time for the Democrats' Chesa Boudin Moment!  —  If Not Now, When?  If Not Him, Who?  —  The crushing recall of San Francisco's stridently progressive District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, crystallizes just how much trouble Democrats are in on the crime issue.

America is two nations barely on speaking terms  —  The spirit of Watergate will be missing from audiences for the televised January 6 hearings  —  What should we make of the fact that America's TV channels all carried the live jubilee festivities of an elderly monarch but will part ways …

Facebook's ban on gun sales gives sellers 10 strikes before booting them  —  The company discloses little information about how it enforces its prohibition of firearm sales on the site, leaving its punishment system shrouded in secrecy  —  Facebook prohibits gun sales on its service.

5 percent of young adults identify as trans or nonbinary, survey says  —  The share of the U.S. population that identifies as transgender and nonbinary is higher than previously estimated, the Pew Research Center found  —  For years, advocates and policymakers have struggled to get a clear picture …

What's next for Republican efforts against corporate activism  —  Their quarrel is with management, not shareholders.  The policy agenda will reflect that.  —  Republican party policy has turned considerably against corporate management over the last two years, largely because of left-of-center corporate activism on social issues.

Nikki Haley battles Trump in House primary turf war  —  As former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley crisscrosses the country ahead of an anticipated 2024 presidential bid, she is also fixated on defending her home turf — from an incursion led by her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.

Carl Paladino: Hitler is “the kind of leader we need today.  We need somebody inspirational.”  —  Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino appeared on a radio program last year and claimed that New York needs someone like Adolf Hitler to lead it.  In the newly unearthed remarks …

Kevin Quealy is the next editor of The Upshot  —  Kevin Quealy is the next editor of The Upshot, home for some of The Times's most imaginative statistical thinking and data visualization.  Read more in this note from Assistant Managing Editor Matt Ericson.  —  The Upshot has helped our readers …

J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel Accused of ‘Secret Website’ Shenanigans  —  A new complaint alleges that J.D. Vance's campaign was illegally coordinating with billionaire backer Peter Thiel's super PAC. … According to a new legal complaint, investment banker J.D. Vance knowingly received unlawful support …

The biggest U.S. newspaper chain wants less opinion in its pages  —  The nation's largest newspaper chain is of the opinion that its opinion pages are alienating readers and becoming obsolete.  —  So newspapers owned by Gannett Co. — publisher of USA Today and more than 250 dailies …

Bipartisan Senate group eyes deal ‘this week’ on bill to prevent future coups  —  WASHINGTON — As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 plot prepares to kick off its first public hearing, a bipartisan group of senators huddled Wednesday in the Capitol to negotiate new laws to prevent future candidates from stealing elections.

How would GOP Senate candidates fare against Evan McMullin in Utah?  New poll reveals answers  —  A large chunk of undecided voters will have a loud voice in a competitive race come November  —  This month's Republican primary election will determine which of three candidates …