At least 5 killed in shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, police say  —  A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs killed five people and injured 18 others overnight, police said early Sunday.  —  Club Q, where police said the first call came in minutes before midnight, described it as a “hate attack.”

Elon Musk says he will let Trump back onto Twitter  —  The former president said he is focused on his Twitter clone, Truth Social, echoing his previous remarks on the matter.  —  Elon Musk says he will reinstate the Twitter account of former president Donald Trump.

Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous  —  The gambling industry and its allies got their way with lawmakers after showering them with donations, gifts and dubious arguments.  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — Representative John Barker, a cattle breeder …

Russians struggle to make sense of Ukraine war after Kherson retreat … On a snowy afternoon in Moscow this week, a trickle of people entered a vast hall under the Kremlin walls, past armed riot police, to see an exhibition on what Russia still describes as a “special military operation” in Ukraine after nine months of war.

DeSantis, Others Draw Distinctions With Trump in 2024 GOP Nomination Race  —  Las Vegas gathering of Republican Jewish Coalition generates applause for both the former president and his rivals  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Second Term in Florida  —  Created with sketchtool.

For experts, the evidence in two probes compels charging Trump  —  Two reports analyzing two different criminal investigations into Donald Trump have reached a singular conclusion: there is enough evidence to bring charges against the former president.  —  Veteran prosecutors and top legal minds …

What Elephant?  AP Denies that There is Any Evidence That Joe Biden Discussed Hunter's Business Dealings  —  For those of us who have written about the Hunter Biden scandal and the family's influence-peddling operation for years, it is routine to read media stories denying the facts …

Iran's Security Forces Crack Down on Protest Movement in Kurdish Region  —  Iranian forces fire live ammunition and raid homes in search of opponents in an effort to crack down on a two-month old protest movement  —  Iranian security forces swept through the country's Kurdish region …

Biden agrees to pay climate REPARATIONS: US will pay up to $1BN to compensate developing countries for global warming - but gas-guzzling China WON'T have to pay into global fund  — The fund, negotiated at the UN's COP27 Summit, was originally known as a ‘loss and damage’ fund and had been blocked by previous administrations

Former Speaker Paul Ryan calls himself a ‘Never-Again-Trumper’  —  In a “This Week” interview, Ryan also endorsed Kevin McCarthy for speaker.  —  In this Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks to the media during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

Kari Lake Claims Her Voters Were Disenfranchised.  Her Voters Tell a Different Story.  —  Ms. Lake's supporters say in testimonials that they had problems at Phoenix-area polling sites.  But a review by The New York Times shows that most of them successfully cast their ballots.

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  —  Powerful explosions shook the area of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) yesterday evening and again this morning, abruptly ending a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlining the urgent need …

Schiff bemoans growth of ‘crazy caucus’ in House GOP  —  Republicans could remove the California representative from his committee.  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday lamented the growth of the GOP's “crazy caucus” in the House …

President Biden Is Turning 80.  Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.  —  The New York Times spoke to 10 experts in aging to paint a picture of what the next six years might look like for a person of the president's age.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has said it is a …

Garland's appointment of a special counsel was cautious.  But also bold.  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday made a typically cautious decision in a bold way: He appointed a special counsel to investigate former president Donald Trump, but chose a veteran lawyer known …