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.”

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …