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.”

Trump Cites Twitter ‘Problems,’ Says He'll Stick to Own Platform  —  Donald Trump said he sees “a lot of problems at Twitter” and will stick to his own social-media platform, offering an initial response to Elon Musk's poll on whether to reinstate the former president's account.

Desperate for Growth, Aging Casino Company Embraced ‘Degenerate Gambler’  —  David Portnoy, who has a history of misogynistic and racist behavior, is now a public spokesman for the sports-betting industry.  —  Years before he became a controversy-courting media icon, gambling promoter …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Happy 80th birthday, Mr. President.  Now please don't run  —  It is President Joe Biden's 80th birthday.  The best gift he could give the nation, and himself, is an announcement that he will not run for president in 2024.  He has worked in the federal government for 50 years now, many of them ably.

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

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.

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 …

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 …