House GOP presses toward leadership elections despite post-midterm disarray  —  Kevin McCarthy will take his first step toward the speakership this week.  It's looking increasingly like a leap straight into chaos.  —  As Republicans begin grappling with the reality of a much smaller majority next year …

CIA Director Bill Burns meeting with Russian counterpart Monday  —  CIA Director Bill Burns is meeting with his Russian intelligence counterpart, Sergey Naryshkin, in Ankara Monday as part of an ongoing effort by the US to “communicate with Russia on managing risk” and to discuss the cases of …

A manhunt is underway for a student after 3 people shot dead and 2 wounded at the University of Virginia  —  Video shows scene in Charlottesville after shooting at UVA Kari Lake's path to victory continues to narrow despite gains Enten reveals what's ‘shocking’ about House race so far Hear …

Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says  —  John F. Kelly, who was White House chief of staff, said that as president, Donald J. Trump wanted investigations into perceived enemies like James Comey, the former F.B.I. director.  —  While in office, President Donald J. Trump …

Allies of Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott Trade Blame for GOP Not Winning Senate  —  Republicans' failure to win back Senate control triggered a new round of squabbling between allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and those of Sen. Rick Scott, who leads the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The Trump delusion has finally started wearing off  —  Maybe the system is working after all.  —  In a democracy, being equivocal about democracy turns out to carry a price.  In Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland — all over the country — candidates who went along …

Pence to Muir: Trump's words on 1/6 ‘endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol’  —  “It was clear he decided to be part of the problem.”  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence is interviewed by David Muir of ABC News.  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence said in an exclusive interview …

Forget Trump, Ted Cruz May Be the Biggest Loser of the Midterm Elections  —  Donald Trump's brand of politics didn't fare well on Election Day.  But Ted Cruz's picks did even worse.  And he's tested the bounds of the law along the way.  —  In the aftermath of a disastrous midterm for Republicans …

The Russian Empire Must Die  —  During the quarter century of its formal existence, the Moscow School of Civic Education did not have a campus, a syllabus, or professors.  The school instead ran seminars for politicians and journalists, led by other politicians and journalists, from Russia and around the world.

SpaceX just bought a big ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink  — Elon Musk's aerospace business SpaceX just ordered one of the larger advertising packages available from Twitter, which Musk recently took over in a contentious, $44 billion deal.  — The campaign is to promote …

Court files show evidence Trump handled records marked classified after presidency  —  Justice department filing claims former US president kept secret documents in drawer at Mar-a-Lago with other files from after his time in office  —  Donald Trump retained documents bearing classification markings …

Republicans served up ‘red wave’ Kool-Aid.  Pundits drank it up.  —  Susan J. Demas graphic of Tudor Dixon using Andrew Roth photo  —  The election was four weeks out.  Every sign pointed to Republican gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon careening toward an epic loss.

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.

The $32 Billion Crypto Scammer  —  Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as the next Warren Buffet.  Now he looks more like the next Elizabeth Holmes.  Or perhaps Bernie Madoff.  —  “The Next Warren Buffett.”  That's how Fortune magazine dubbed Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto wunderkind who wore shorts …

This flu season is looking really scary, in one chart  —  Here's how to prepare for it.  —  Flu season is here — and early red flags suggest it's on track to be very, very bad.  The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Flu View report show extraordinarily high numbers …

USA make a statement at the World Cup in Qatar by REDESIGNING their crest with rainbow colors to show solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community  — The USMNT squad have arrived in Qatar to continue their World Cup preparation  — Team showed solidarity with LGBTQ+ community by redesigning their USA crest

Election Day saw few major problems, despite new voting laws  —  Heading into this year's midterms, voting rights groups were concerned that restrictions in Republican-leaning states triggered by false claims surrounding the 2020 election might jeopardize access to the ballot box for scores of voters.

Biden, Xi meet amid efforts to cool tensions between their nations  —  BALI, Indonesia — As fears of a new cold war rise, President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping met for nearly three hours, trying to find areas of common ground amid moments of stark disagreement as relations between …