NATO Says Missile That Hit Poland Was Likely Ukraine Air Defense  —  Alliance meeting assesses fatal explosion that occurred amid Russian barrage across Ukraine  —  BRUSSELS—Top NATO officials said a missile that crashed in Poland and killed two people was likely a Russian-made weapon fired …

Trump's Drag on Republicans Quantified: A Five-Point Penalty  —  An analysis based on House districts shows a pattern in the results of his preferred primary candidates.  —  Donald J. Trump's announcement on Tuesday that he would run for president in 2024 came at an especially awkward time for Republicans.

Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him  —  Mr. Musk, who is rapidly transforming the social media company, also has cut its contractor work force.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk continued cutting Twitter's work force in his third week of owning the social media company …

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 …

Kari Lake's Loss Destroys ‘Stop the Steal’  —  Arizona candidates who took the Trump line on 2020 won fewer votes than a GOP state Treasurer.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  If anyone needs more evidence that “Stop the Steal” was a loser for the GOP this year, the party's Arizona wipeout is definitive.

The Jolt: Abortion ruling puts spotlight on Kemp and GOP lawmakers  —  The Fulton County ruling that suspended Georgia's antiabortion law Tuesday leaves many, many unanswered questions in state politics.Chief among them: Will an appeals court uphold the state's ban on most abortions as early …

Ivanka Trump says she loves her father but does ‘not plan to be involved in politics’  —  Ivanka Trump does ‘not plan’ to continue being involved in politics despite her father's announced 2024 presidential run  —  Trump facing calls to delay ‘big announcement’ at Mar-a-Lago

‘National Conservatism’ Is A Dead End  —  A rant.  —  Since a civil war is about to break out and destroy the modern Republican Party — fingers crossed — let me tell you what grinds my gears.  —  Young NatCons, many of whom I know and like, seem to be under the impression …

An Attempt at Intellectual Fraud, Pt. 2  —  Phil Magness Can't Stop Lying  —  There is apparently no low to which Phil Magness will not stoop to defend his shoddy thesis that Marx was a “relatively obscure” figure in European intellectual life prior to the Russian Revolution.

D.C. Council passes new criminal code, despite some objections  —  The bill will now go to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, who has said she is concerned about some aspects of it  —  The D.C. Council unanimously approved a major overhaul of the city's criminal code Tuesday, despite objections …

John Fetterman made big gains in Trump country.  New data reveals how.  —  For years, John Fetterman has wagered that steadily showing up in areas hostile to Democrats would ultimately pay off.  After getting elected as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor in 2018, Fetterman conducted a listening tour of the state's 67 counties.

UVa knew of gun conviction against student before triple murder but never started discipline process  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia admitted Tuesday it knew triple-murder suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. had been convicted of a weapons charge weeks …

Two anonymous $425 million donations gives dark money conservative group a massive haul  —  DonorsTrust took in more than $1 billion in 2021, according to its tax filing.  It came from three donations.  The identities of those donors remains a secret.  —  Federalist Society Executive Vice …

Gen Z voted and it was a W for democracy.  We can no longer be a political afterthought.  —  Youth voter outreach cannot be an afterthought for politicians and operatives.  —  View Comments  —  A burning planet, abortion restrictions and weapons of war in schools were the issues at top …

Farm Bureau Survey Shows Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Up 20%  —  Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind.  Farm Bureau's 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost …

White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast  —  The White House has largely given up hope of Congress raising the nation's debt limit during the lame-duck session that runs through late December, increasing the risk of a highly partisan, market-rattling fiscal confrontation next year.

Trans Americans Face ‘Epidemic of Violence,’ Human Rights Campaign Says  —  “It's an epidemic of real people whose lives are lost, and they have friends and family members and loved ones who are mourning them,” a Human Rights Campaign official says.  —  A new report from the Human Rights Campaign …

Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program  —  Cape Canaveral, Florida CNN —  The historic Artemis I mission took flight in the early hours of Wednesday morning after months of anticipation.  The milestone event kicked off a journey that will send …