Don't Blame Trump  —  Don't Blame Trump  —  Any midterm autopsy ought to focus on how to close the national money gap, and how to turn out less engaged voters.  —  Something odd happened on Election Day.  In the morning, we were confident of my victory in Ohio and cautiously optimistic about the rest of the country.

Conservatives warn McCarthy: You don't have the votes for speaker  —  WASHINGTON — Conservative lawmakers sent a strong message to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday, telling him he doesn't have the votes to be the next speaker.  —  The warning shot came just one day before McCarthy heads …

Club for Growth steps on Trump relaunch with polls showing DeSantis beating him  —  The conservative Club for Growth is sending a warning shot at former President Donald Trump on the eve of his expected 2024 campaign launch — and indicating it might back his chief potential rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump's motive on classified papers  —  A review by agents and prosecutors found no discernible business interest in the Mar-a-Lago documents, people familiar with the matter said  —  Federal agents and prosecutors have come to believe former president …

Xi-Biden talks: US Secretary of State to visit China to keep up communication  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his first trip to China, the White House announced on Monday following a face-to-face meeting between the presidents of China and the United States that covered the gamut of issues …

FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad  —  The box  —  There is so much, but I want to start with Serum.  —  If a troubled company has a few days to beg potential investors for a bailout before it files for bankruptcy, and it sends those investors its balance sheet so they can consider investing …

Documents Detail Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel  —  Six nations spent lavishly at the hotel during periods when they were seeking to influence the Trump administration, according to a breakdown released by the House Oversight Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Officials from six nations spent …

Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest  —  A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country, state media say.  —  A Revolutionary Court in Tehran found the defendant …

Jan. 6 panel weighs ‘next steps’ after Trump fails to show for deposition  —  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol says it is considering “next steps” after former President Trump failed to appear for his Monday deposition following a subpoena last month.

How Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Collapsed  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs.  But he shared few details about his handling of FTX customers' funds.  —  In less than a week, the cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried went …

A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions  —  The pharmaceutical giant halted ad spending after fake blue-check accounts went viral.  For $8, Twitter is ‘losing out on millions of dollars in ad revenue,’ a former Eli Lilly official said.

Suspect in custody, charged with murder after 3 football players killed on campus … CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Three members of the University of Virginia football team were fatally shot and two others students were injured at a parking garage on campus late Sunday, U-Va. officials said …

GOP Rep-Elect Doesn't Want to Immediately ‘Waste Time’ on Republican Probes  —  Santos said he doesn't want to spend time engaging in “hyperpartisan issues,” instead proposing his party wait at least six months before launching any probes.  —  As it looks more and more likely that Republicans …

Biden aides consider extending student loan freeze after court defeats  —  The discussions are preliminary but come as White House officials face legal challenges to the debt forgiveness program  —  White House officials are weighing extending a pause on student debt payments …

Ronna McDaniel says she will seek re-election at RNC as rivals eye her job  —  WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said Monday that she will seek re-election to a fourth term, even as potential rivals are being encouraged to mount campaigns for the post.

They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost?  —  Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths' anguish and buy time to weigh options.  But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.  —  The medical guidance was direct.  —  Eleven-year-old Emma Basques had identified as a girl since toddlerhood.

Walker's campaign tells Republicans to stop ‘deceptive fundraising’ in Georgia runoff  —  Republican politicians and associated committees are sending out desperate fundraising emails begging the GOP faithful to help save America by getting behind Herschel Walker in his Dec. 6 runoff race against Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.

BREAKING: Kemp to testify before Fulton grand jury Tuesday  —  Gov. Brian Kemp will testify Tuesday morning before the Fulton County special grand jury examining whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in Georgia's 2020 elections, according to two sources …

FBI Had Informants in Proud Boys, Court Papers Suggest  —  In filings in the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right group, defense lawyers claimed that information favorable to their clients was improperly withheld by the government until recently.