Cassidy Hutchinson: Why the Jan. 6 Committee Rushed Her Testimony  —  Sequestered with family and security, Ms. Hutchinson, 26, has in the process developed an unlikely bond with Representative Liz Cheney, the panel's vice chairwoman.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals  — More than 124,000 confidential documents leaked to the Guardian  — Files expose attempts to lobby Joe Biden, Olaf Scholz and George Osborne  — Emmanuel Macron secretly aided Uber lobbying in France, texts reveal

Twitter Assembles Legal Team to Sue Musk Over Dropped Takeover  —  Twitter Inc. has hired merger law heavyweight Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP as it races to sue Elon Musk for moving to dump his $44 billion takeover of the company, according to people familiar with the matter.

De Blasio didn't trust NYPD security to keep secrets, ex-aide Lis Smith claims  —  Former Mayor Bill de Blasio didn't trust his NYPD security detail to keep secrets, former campaign aide Lis Smith claims in her tell-all book.  —  The political consultant unloaded a heap of criticism on de Blasio …

Biden to unveil first photo from James Webb Space Telescope  —  The image, known as “Webb's First Deep Field,” will be the deepest and highest-resolution view of the universe ever captured.  Biden is scheduled to release it on Monday.  —  Humanities Eye's in the Sky: The Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes (Part 1)

Paul Ryan was ‘sobbing’ as he watched the US Capitol attack unfold, new book says  —  Washington (CNN)Former House Speaker Paul Ryan was “sobbing” as he watched the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol unfold on television, a new book reports.  —  Ryan, who has criticized former President Donald Trump …

THE 28th AMENDMENT  —  My proposal to repeal and replace the 2nd Amendment  —  XXVIII AMENDMENT  —  SECTION 1.  —  The inalienable right of a free people to be kept safe from gun violence and the fear thereof must not be infringed and shall be protected by the Congress and the States.

As the BA.5 variant spreads, the risk of coronavirus reinfection grows  —  Listen  —  Gift Article … America has decided the pandemic is over.  The coronavirus has other ideas.  —  The latest omicron offshoot, BA.5, has quickly become dominant in the United States …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tests positive for covid  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tested positive for Covid and will be working remotely this week, according to his spokesperson.  —  “The Leader is fully vaccinated and double boosted, and has very mild symptoms,” …

Former Saudi official calls Mohammed bin Salman a “psychopath,” says Saudi crown prince fears what he knows  —  Much of the world was horrified when Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Turkey to murder Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.  Tonight, the man you are about to meet …

As abortion ban is reinstated, doctors describe ‘chilling effect’ on women's care  —  In the days following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a Louisiana doctor prescribed a medication called Cytotec to make the insertion of an IUD, the most effective form of birth control, less painful.

At 79, Biden Is Testing the Boundaries of Age and the Presidency  —  President Biden has said he plans to run for a second term, but his age has become an uncomfortable issue for him and his party.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — When President Biden leaves Tuesday night …

NYC bodega group pitches ‘Stand Your Ground’ law after fatal stabbing  —  A New York City bodega group says the Big Apple should adopt a local version of Florida's controversial “Stand Your Ground” law after a Manhattan store worker was charged with murder for defending himself.

Ukraine dismisses its ambassador to Germany after controversial remarks.  —  Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, fired his ambassador to Germany, a week after the diplomat gave an interview in which he defended the legacy of a World War II nationalist leader who collaborated with the Nazis.

Congressman calls for abortion ban in Virginia: ‘Republicans should not be negotiating’  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Anti-abortion supporters rallied at the Virginia State Capitol Saturday afternoon to call on state lawmakers to limit access to abortion in the Commonwealth.

Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse  —  More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”  — Give this article- - - Read in app