First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials  —  (CNN)The Defense Department wiped the phones of top departing DOD and Army officials at the end of the Trump administration, deleting any texts from key witnesses to events surrounding the January 6 …

Why I'm leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan  —  Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, is speaker of the House of Representatives.  —  Some 43 years ago, the United States Congress overwhelmingly passed — and President Jimmy Carter signed into law — the Taiwan Relations Act …

Arizona Officials Warned Fake Electors Plan Could ‘Appear Treasonous’  —  Politicians involved in Donald Trump's effort to put forth electors to falsely claim he had won Arizona said doing so without first filing a legal challenge could look like a crime.  —  Two Arizona Republicans recruited …

Senate approves bill to aid vets exposed to toxic burn pits  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits won final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates …

Dems ready to gamble their domestic agenda on Sinema  —  Senate Democrats will probably start a climactic series of votes on their party-line energy, tax and health care bill this week with very little public indication of where Sen. Kyrsten Sinema stands.  They're willing to risk it.

Trump Faces Questions About His Net Worth in Interview He Tried to Avoid  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has embraced the verbal sparring of legal depositions in the past, but now faces significant risk.  —  For decades, Donald J. Trump has boasted with impunity about a subject close to his heart and ego: his net worth.

Asked about Biden in 2024, Craig says ‘new leaders’ needed in D.C.  —  U.S. Rep. Angie Craig on Tuesday would not say if she would support President Joe Biden if he runs for a second term in 2024 and urged a “new generation” of Democratic leadership.  —  “I'm talking about Congress …

Justice Department sues Idaho over abortion ban in first post-Roe litigation  —  Garland announces Justice Department lawsuit challenging Idaho abortion law  —  WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates federal law …

Profits Slump at CNN as Ratings Plummet  —  The network is on a pace to drop below $1 billion in profit for the first time in years, according to people familiar with its operations, amid steep declines in TV viewership.  —  One of the first moves the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery …

AOC is the Democrats' best shot against Trump in 2024  —  THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  When Barack Obama came out of nowhere to win his Senate seat in 2004, it almost felt preordained.  As if he was the person we had been waiting for to breathe fresh air into the Democratic Party.

Tiger Woods turned down $700-$800 million offer to join Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, says CEO Greg Norman  —  (CNN)Tiger Woods turned down an offer worth approximately $700-$800 million to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf series, according to the tour's CEO Greg Norman.

Jeremy Corbyn urges west to stop arming Ukraine  —  Ex-Labour leader also tells Beirut-based TV channel he was criticised over antisemitism because of stance on Palestine  —  Jeremy Corbyn has urged western countries to stop arming Ukraine, and claimed he was criticised over antisemitism …

Misleading Kansas abortion texts linked to Republican-aligned firm  —  The numbers used to spread the texts were leased to Alliance Forge, a Nevada-based firm that provides texting services to Republican campaigns  —  The text messages arrived on Monday, the day before Kansans were set …

Trump's purported free speech social media platform Truth Social is hiding user posts, threatening to create a ‘curated echo chamber,’ research group finds  — A new report found instances where Trump's TRUTH Social kept posts from being visible.  — The posts discussed abortion …

Trump tries to topple a powerful Wisconsin Republican in his futile quest to reverse his 2020 loss.  —  BURLINGTON, Wis. — After months of toying with Robin Vos, who as the speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly is the most powerful Republican in state politics, former President Donald J. Trump endorsed …

First to USA TODAY: Uninsured rate hit record low of 8%, HHS analysis shows  —  WASHINGTON - A record low 8% of Americans lacked health insurance at the start of the year, according to an analysis by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provided first to USA TODAY.