Republicans Barely Won the House.  Now Can They Run It?  —  A thin margin, ideological differences and competing pressures could make managing the “people's House” virtually impossible.  But the G.O.P. majority, however slim, will still be a challenge for President Biden.

Michael Gerson, Post columnist and Bush speechwriter on 9/11, dies at 58  —  Mr. Gerson helped shape President George W. Bush's messaging after the 9/11 attacks and then moved to The Washington Post, where he wrote about politics and faith  —  Michael Gerson, a speechwriter for President George W. Bush …

John Mearsheimer on Putin's Ambitions After Nine Months of War  —  The realist political scientist explains why Russia's move to annex four Ukrainian provinces isn't imperialism.  —  Back in February, a few days after Russia launched its war in Ukraine, I spoke with the political scientist John Mearsheimer.

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emeritus?  —  The longtime Democratic leader, a fixture of the House for decades, will step back into a chairman-like role in the minority rather than retire immediately, giving her time to manage her succession and ensure the stability of her caucus through the forthcoming McCarthy era.

Statement by President Joe Biden On Speaker Nancy Pelosi Stepping Down from Democratic Leadership in the House of Representatives  —  When I think of Nancy Pelosi, I think of dignity.  —  History will note she is the most consequential Speaker of the House of Representatives in our history.

Moms for Liberty-backed school board members fire superintendent, ban critical race theory  —  The Berkeley County, South Carolina, school board made several big moves in its first meeting after the election.  The board's former chair said it was a “political witch hunt.”

Trump Faces Five Major Investigations.  He Has Dozens of Ways Out.  —  Mr. Khardori is a lawyer and legal analyst.  He spent several years as a prosecutor at the Department of Justice.  Before he joined the federal government, he defended corporate clients against charges of fraud and other crimes.

VICTORY: After FIRE lawsuit, court halts enforcement of key provisions of the Stop WOKE Act limiting how Florida professors can teach about race, sex  —  Today a federal court halted enforcement of key parts of Florida's “Stop WOKE Act” in the state's public universities …

Mar-a-Lago Model Prosecution Memo  —  This model prosecution memorandum (or “pros memo") assesses the potential charges against former President Donald Trump emanating from his handling of classified documents and other government records since leaving office on January 20, 2021.

FTX's Collapse Leaves Employees Sick With Anger  —  Many say they learned of crypto exchange's deteriorating situation through media and lost access to their funds  —  How FTX Went Bankrupt: What Went Wrong  —  Created with sketchtool. … One FTX executive vomited when he learned …

Dean Gerken: Why Yale Law School Is Leaving the U.S. News & World Report Rankings  —  Yale Law School Dean Heather K. Gerken has issued the following statement on U.S. News & World Report rankings:  —  For three decades, U.S. News & World Report, a for-profit magazine …

Five US border agents shot, one fatally, by narcos near Puerto Rico  —  EXCLUSIVE — Five U.S. border agents were shot, including one fatally, during an altercation with drug smugglers off the coast of Puerto Rico early Thursday morning, the Washington Examiner has learned.

Democrats' next big fight: Which state goes first in the 2024 presidential primary  —  WASHINGTON — With the midterm elections barely in the rearview mirror, the competition is heating up among states trying to move up in the presidential primary lineup.  And states that delivered for Democrats …

EXCLUSIVE Brittney Griner taken to penal colony in Russia's Mordovia region - source  —  U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been taken to a penal colony in the Russian region of Mordovia, a source familiar with the case told Reuters on Thursday.  —  In August, Griner was sentenced …