Jan. 6 committee plans to vote on subpoena for Trump, sources say  —  WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol plans to vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the committee's plans told NBC News Thursday.

Trump Forms New Company, Drawing Scrutiny From N.Y. Attorney General  —  The New York attorney general, Letitia James, who is suing the former president, questioned his motive for forming a new company, which will be known in the state as the Trump Organization II.

How to Lose Friends and Influence Over People  —  A decade of Obama-Biden foreign policy has broken the Middle East and America's security order  —  Americans have a reputation, with others and in their own national literature, for being careless and breaking things.

Durham rebukes his own witness and slams FBI's Russia probe after trial setbacks  —  The final expected trial of special counsel John Durham's probe took an unexpected turn Wednesday, with Durham grilling and rebuking his own witness after the witness seemed to bolster the defense of Igor Danchenko, a key Steele dossier source.

Supreme Court rejects Trump request on Mar-a-Lago documents  —  The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to reinstate Judge Aileen Cannon's order that a special master review classified documents taken in an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's Florida home and private club.  There were no noted dissents.

Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley  —  Home Polls Ohio 2022: Ryan and Vance in Dead Heat for Ohio Senate Seat; Gov. DeWine Maintains Double-Digit Lead Over Whaley  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey …

Peter Thiel to put more money behind Masters as McConnell group balks  —  The investor, who initially resisted contributing more than $15 million, is now eyeing another cash infusion up to $5 million  —  Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor who pumped $15 million into a super PAC that helped …

Texas sheriff certifies the Martha's Vineyard migrants are crime victims, opening the door for special visas  —  A Texas sheriff has certified that the nearly 50 migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis were victims of a crime.  That certification is a key step …

Fetterman's use of captions is common in stroke recovery, experts say  —  Closed captions are often used by people with auditory processing or hearing issues  —  During his first on-camera interview since having a stroke, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman stumbled over words …

Live Updates: Families Shocked as Jury Spares Life of Parkland Killer  —  “The monster that killed them gets to live another day,” said Tony Montalto, whose daughter, Gina, was among the 17 people murdered in a Florida high school.  The jury foreman said three jurors had voted against the death penalty.

No, We Aren't Headed to Civil War  —  In two days at Shiloh in April 1862, the Union and Confederate armies suffered 23,000 casualties, a shattering total that was the worst of the war to that point.  —  If we aren't on a path to the carnage of Shiloh, we are on a straight-line trajectory …

Prices rose again in September, ensuring tough interest rates to come  —  Data released Thursday will shape the Federal Reserve's moves to aggressively hike interest rates to cool the economy, worrying investors  —  Inflation sped up in September compared with the month before, rising 0.4 percent …

Sources: Commanders boss Snyder claims ‘dirt’ on NFL owners, Goodell  —  DAN SNYDER DOES this thing when he feels cornered, say those who know him well.  He paces in a hotel suite, or on his superyacht, or at River View, his $48 million Virginia estate.  Cradling a drink in one hand …

CPS workers search millions of homes a year.  A mom who resisted paid a price.  —  Child protective services agencies inspect the homes of roughly 3.5 million children annually.  Only about 5% are ultimately found to have been physically or sexually abused.

The mystery behind L.A.'s racist tape scandal: Who leaked it — and why?  —  Three Los Angeles City Council members went to a squat office building near MacArthur Park last October to seek advice from an influential labor leader about solidifying their grip on power.

With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris  —  As an energy crisis looms, nimble young activists are using superhero-like moves to switch off wasteful lights that stores leave on all night.  —  PARIS — After taking a few steps back to get a running start …

‘Stop the steal’ supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers  —  Inside the El Paso County clerk's office in Colorado, where officials had gathered in July to recount votes in a Republican nominating contest for this year's midterms, dozens of angry election watchers pounded on the windows …

Ben Sasse Is Nothing if Not Thoughtful.  Right?  —  Among the hundreds of books I read during my years as a critic for The Washington Post, only three proved so paralyzingly pointless that, upon reaching the last page, I found I had nothing to say.  One was an unnecessary memoir, another a dispiriting manifesto.

Two Child Incest Victims Denied Abortions in Florida  —  The two young patients were forced to travel “at least two, three states away” for an abortion, according to Planned Parenthood.  —  Alerts  —  At least two child incest victims were denied abortion care since the state's 15-week abortion ban …

New York Republicans demand Garland investigate Empire State AG Letitia James over Nikki Haley group tax leak  —  The Republicans accused James of leaking Stand For America's donor list  —  Claudia Tenney: Letitia James is one of the most corrupt attorney generals we have

The Reporter Who Knows What Jerome Powell Is Thinking  —  Or, at least, that is Nick Timiraos's reputation on Wall Street and in Washington.  —  When financial reporters enter the headquarters of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at the intersection of 20th and C Streets in Washington …

ACT test scores drop to lowest in 30 years in pandemic slide  —  Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year's high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption during the pandemic.

Musk and West, Inc.  —  The Decline of the American Bourgeoisie  —  Elon Musk's newfound sympathy with Putin's war aims and his alleged contact with the Russian dictator; Kanye West's antisemitic outburst; Musk's warm welcome of West back to Twitter.—All of these things are of a piece.