Man arrested with AK-47 outside of dissident Iranian journalist's Brooklyn home  —  A man armed with a loaded AK-47 was arrested on Thursday outside of the Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad, according to sources and charging documents.

Biden's success story  —  President Biden has slowly but substantially re-engineered significant parts of the American economy — achievements obscured by COVID, inflation and broad disenchantment. … And it's possible no amount of explaining can excite people when prices are soaring and viruses are spreading.

Republicans' next big play is to ‘scare the hell out of Washington’ by rewriting the Constitution.  And they're willing to play the long game to win.  — The conservative movement isn't done reshaping the Constitution from the ground up.  — Conservatives are now pushing …

Republicans lead race for House control at start of 2022 campaign — CBS News Battleground Tracker  —  The CBS News Battleground Tracker model finds Republicans start the 2022 campaign with a lead in the race for the House, with 230 seats to 205 seats for Democrats.  The party with 218 seats controls the House.

Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?  —  First wife's resting-place in Trump's New Jersey golf course might benefit ex-husband's long-held tax planning purposes  —  hen Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, was buried last month near the first hole …

Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura in ‘Star Trek’ franchise, dies at 89  —  She helped break ground on TV by showing a Black woman in a position of authority and who shared with co-star William Shatner one of the first interracial kisses on American prime-time television

Bill Russell, basketball great who worked for civil rights, dies at 88  —  Throughout his basketball career, Bill Russell compiled a legacy of championship achievement unparalleled in any sport.  As the dominant defensive player of his generation, he won an Olympic gold medal …

Congress on “high alert” amid security threats  —  A series of high-profile security incidents is rattling members of Congress and prompting Capitol security officials to take major steps to shore up lawmakers' security. … - The development came just weeks after a man was arrested …

Publisher admits error, says Tim Scott did not OK line in book about presidential bid  —  The publisher of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's forthcoming political memoir acknowledged over the weekend that it made a mistake when it claimed the South Carolina Republican is preparing a presidential bid this year.

Conservatives skeptical of coronavirus vaccines battle to lead a hospital  —  The battle for control of one of Florida's largest public health systems has turned political  —  SARASOTA, Fla — When his blood oxygen dropped to what he described as a critically low level in September, Victor Rohe knew he had “a bad case of covid.”

Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted 9/11 conspiracy radio shows  —  The Republican Party's nominee for Maryland attorney general hosted a series of five radio shows in 2006 devoted to arguing in support of 9/11 conspiracy theories questioning if the terror attack was the work of an …

'I'll never vote again' for former President Trump: Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers  —  The Arizona state representative spoke with Jonathan Karl.  —  Arizona's House Speaker Rusty Bowers arrives for a House select committee hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022.

Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group  —  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.  —  Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock …

Pelosi to Lead Congressional Delegation to Indo-Pacific Region  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan.  The trip will focus on mutual security …