Trump talks with white nationalist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-Lago dinner  —  Former President Trump dined and conversed with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday night, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

House Republicans' Slim Majority Creates Extra Challenges for Party Leaders  —  Each member will have more leverage to alter or block legislation; McCarthy highlights plans for investigations  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans won enough seats during midterm elections to capture a slim majority in the House …

Elon Musk and the Narcissism/Radicalization Maelstrom  —  It's a fascinating thing to watch far-right radicalization unfold in real time.  I've been watching the Elon Musk and Twitter drama with a mix of fascination and awe.  He bought Twitter as part of his romance with the “free speech"/anti-"cancel culture" right and Donald Trump.

Elite Conservatives Have Taken an Awfully Weird Turn  —  An inkling of the Republican Party's shocking underperformance in the midterms could be seen in a literal, not figurative, crusade.  Allen West, former congressman and Texas Republican Party chairman, decided in September that the time was ripe …

Twitter has lost 50 of its top 100 advertisers since Elon Musk took over, report says  —  Half of Twitter's top 100 advertisers appear to no longer be advertising on the website.  A report from Media Matters for America states that these 50 advertisers have spent almost $2 billion …

DOJ: JetBlue passenger held razor blade to woman's throat on flight  —  A Utah man was arrested after he held a razor blade to a woman's throat while on a JetBlue flight on Monday, according to the Justice Department.  —  A Wednesday release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District …

Former surgeon general faces his wife's cancer — and the ‘Trump Effect’  —  Jerome Adams and his wife, Lacey, want to tell a personal story about melanoma and cancer prevention.  But it is hard to excise the stigma of serving under the former president.  —  Former surgeon general Jerome Adams …

A parasite makes wolves more likely to become pack leaders  —  Toxoplasma, a common parasite in mammals, increases boldness in several species  —  Toxoplasma gondii is sometimes called the “mind control” parasite: It can infect the brains of animals and mess with their behavior in ways …

U.S. bans imports of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE  —  The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security.

Musk's Twitter “amnesty” plan for suspended accounts alarms activists  —  Elon Musk announced Thursday a “general amnesty” for suspended Twitter accounts from next week, “provided that they have not broken the law” or engaged in “egregious spam.” … - Activists warn the situation …