Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Subpoena Alex Jones' Texts, Emails  —  The committee would like to know more about any contacts with Donald Trump's team regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack  —  The January 6th House committee is preparing to request the trove of Alex Jones's text messages …

U.S. Senate Ratifies Adding Finland and Sweden to NATO  —  Resolution passed 95-1 as senators emphasize the expansion's importance to American security worldwide  —  Watch: Senate Votes to Add Finland and Sweden to NATO … The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly ratified the addition of Finland …

Trump Lawyer Proposed Challenging Georgia Senate Elections in Search of Fraud  —  On the day of President Biden's inauguration, John Eastman suggested looking for voting irregularities in Georgia — and asked for help being paid the $270,000 he billed the Trump campaign.

Republican ‘doomsday ticket’ ready for November  —  LURCHING RIGHT — Even before Donald Trump, Arizona Republicans had a soft spot for hard-liners.  Think Evan Mecham and Joe Arpaio, or the party's pre-Trump censuring of the late Sen. John McCain.  —  But what may soon be different …

FIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe  —  The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.

Trump's pandora's box  —  A growing number of Republican candidates this cycle are refusing to concede elections they indisputably lost, promoting conspiracy theories about the results and engaging in local battles over certification.  —  Why it matters: The undercurrent of election denialism pervading …

HBO Max Quietly Removed Six Warner Bros. Streaming-Exclusive Movies … Warner Bros. Discovery has been quietly culling content from HBO Max — including several Warner Bros. movies that were exclusively streaming on the service — in what appears to be an effort to cut costs.

Democrats Might Avoid a Midterm Wipeout  —  If Democrats avoid the worst outcome in November's midterm elections, the principal reason will likely be the GOP's failure to reverse its decline in white-collar suburbs during the Donald Trump era.  —  That's a clear message …

Democrats face blowback after boosting far-right Michigan candidate  —  The party's congressional campaign arm spent $435,000 in a GOP primary to promote a candidate challenging Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrats faced a backlash Wednesday …

Sinema inquires about Democrats' proposed tax hike on companies as lobbying intensifies for her vote  —  (CNN)Republican senators and the business community are mounting a full-court press on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to sink — or substantially change — the Democrats' economic package …

Homeland Security watchdog previously accused of misleading investigators, report says  —  The Homeland Security watchdog now under scrutiny for his handling of deleted Secret Service text messages from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack previously was accused of misleading Justice Department investigators and running …

The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China  —  When a group of engineers and researchers gathered in a warehouse in Mukilteo, Wash., 10 years ago, they knew they were onto something big.  They scrounged up tables and chairs, cleared out space in the parking lot for experiments and got to work.

Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry  —  A federal investigation into Donald Trump's former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected.  —  As Rudolph W. Giuliani comes under intensifying scrutiny …

U.S. Could Have Had Many More Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine This Year  —  The Department of Health and Human Services delayed asking the manufacturer to process the bulk vaccine the government already owned into vials.  —  WASHINGTON — The shortage of vaccines to combat a fast-growing monkeypox outbreak …

Mastriano fights back against antisemitism accusations, citing use of shofar  —  Pennsylvania's Republican nominee for governor mocks Democrats and journalists for criticizing his connections to Gab  —  The Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania is pushing back against Jewish criticism …

Europe's energy crisis: Controversy as Spain bans air conditioning from dropping below 27°C  —  A debate has been sparked after Spain's government moved to prevent offices, shops and other venues from setting air conditioning below 27°C in the summer.

Sen. Johnson suggests ending Medicare, Social Security as mandatory spending programs  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has suggested that Social Security and Medicare be eliminated as federal entitlement programs, and that they should instead become programs approved by Congress on an annual basis as discretionary spending.

Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. sit for depositions as part of NY probe into Trump Organization's finances  —  (CNN)Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. sat for depositions as part of the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the Trump Organization's finances after months of fighting in court …

Exclusive: Trump allies launch effort to recall Fulton County DA Fani Willis  —  American attorney, and District Attorney of Fulton County  —  Donald Trump's allies in Georgia are mounting a campaign to recall Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her investigation …

Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski killed in a car accident  —  Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., was killed in a car accident on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed in a tweet.  She was 58.  —  McCarthy said that Walorski's husband, Dean Swihart, was informed of her death …

Mark McCloskey, Who Aimed Gun at BLM Protest, Faces Heavy Defeat in Primary  —  Mark McCloskey, the pro-Trump candidate who gained notoriety after he and his wife pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home, was trounced Tuesday in Missouri's Republican primary for the Senate.

Exclusive: Zelensky seeks talks with China's Xi to help end Russia's invasion of Ukraine  —  Ukraine is seeking an opportunity to speak “directly” with China about its ongoing war with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, noting that his country had consistently sought close ties …

Is It All About 'Fealty to Trump's Delusions'?  Three Writers Talk About Where the G.O.P. Is Headed  —  Mr. Douthat is a Times columnist.  Ms. Bovard is the policy director at the Conservative Partnership Institute.  Mr. Miller is the author of “Why We Did It: A Travelogue From the Republican Road to Hell.”

Justice Department sues former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for emails from his private account  —  The Justice Department sued former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Wednesday, seeking to force Navarro to turn over emails from a private account that he used while working at the Trump White House.

This Orange County city to consider banning abortions, becoming ‘sanctuary for life’  —  The San Clemente City Council is set to consider a resolution in a couple of weeks that would declare the city a “sanctuary for life,” making it an abortion-free zone.  —  The resolution …

Tonga's volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere.  That could warm the Earth  —  The violent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano injected an unprecedented amount of water directly into the stratosphere — and the vapor will stay there for years …