No.  —  To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.  —  A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.

Trump is out for vengeance — and to protect himself from prosecution  —  He was always going to run.  Absent incarceration or interment, and perhaps only the latter, he inevitably would seek the presidency again.  His narcissism, his megalomania, his delicate yet illimitable ego, would have it no other way.

Trump, whose lies about the 2020 election inspired an insurrection, announces third White House bid  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, launched a campaign to reclaim the Oval Office on Tuesday, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected …

Scoop: Stephen Schwarzman comes out against Trump in major defection  —  Stephen Schwarzman — chairman, CEO and co-founder of private-equity giant Blackstone — says in a statement to Axios that he's defecting from former President Trump for the 2024 presidential race.

Poland blast most likely wasn't deliberate attack, NATO Secretary General says  —  Tuesday's explosion in Poland was most likely not the result of a deliberate attack and there is no indication that Russia is preparing offensive military operations against NATO, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Biden: ‘Unlikely’ missile that hit Poland fired from Russia  —  President Joe Biden said Wednesday it was “unlikely” that a missile that killed two in NATO-ally Poland was fired from Russia, but he pledged support for Poland's investigation into what it had called a “Russian-made” missile.

Ukraine backers get behind probe of missile blast in Poland  —  U.S. President Joe Biden and other Western backers of Ukraine threw their weight Wednesday behind an investigation into why and how a missile that Poland said was Russian-made came down in Polish farmland, killing two people …

Senators float audit of Rick Scott's NRSC  —  The GOP's post-election finger-pointing intensified Tuesday, with two senators calling for an audit of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.  —  During a tense, three-hour-long meeting of the Senate GOP Conference, Sens. Marsha Blackburn …

Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or take severance  —  It comes as Musk's first major feature, Twitter Blue Verified, was halted while the company probes issues that arose from its launch  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning …