Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy  —  A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes of seditious conspiracy for leading a months-long plot to unleash political violence to prevent the inauguration of President Biden, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

The inside story of Trump's explosive dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes  —  Just two days before Thanksgiving, Donald Trump was planning to have a private, uneventful dinner with an old friend: Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.  —  The two had arranged to break bread Tuesday night …

Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker described himself as living in Texas during 2022 campaign speech  —  Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker, facing renewed and growing questions about his residency in the final week of the runoff campaign, described himself during …

The US House Was Biased Toward Democrats in 2022: Why Republicans Are Developing a Geography Problem  —  In the 2012 Presidential Election, Democrat Barack Obama decisively defeated Republican Mitt Romney.  Obama won 332 electoral votes and the national Presidential popular vote by nearly 4%.

The powerful gay man behind Tucker Carlson's bloodcurdling hate  —  Justin Wells is in charge of Carlson's entire Fox News empire.  He's helped ramp up vitriol against LGBTQ people while rising higher still at News Corp. … On his first Fox News broadcast following the November 19th mass shooting …

Why you should almost always wash your clothes on cold  —  And while you're at it, don't wash them so much.  —  In Elena Karpova's household, the rumbling sound of a clothes dryer has become an unfamiliar noise.  —  “I use the dryer maybe twice, three times a year, just when it's an emergency …

Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk … Elon Musk claims to be “fighting for free speech in America” but the social network's new owner appears to be overseeing a purge of left-wing activists from the platform.  —  Several prominent antifascist organizers …

Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman must spend 500 hours registering voters as penance for phony robocalls targeting Black voters in Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A judge on Tuesday ordered Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two right-wing conspiracy theorists behind robocalls that sought to intimidate Black voters …

Whip count: Here's how much trouble Kevin McCarthy is in  —  Would-be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) appeared on Newsmax on Monday.  And rather strikingly, he floated a scenario for the upcoming vote to lead the House: “If we play games on the floor, the Democrats could end up picking who the speaker is.”

White House Decision to Force Tentative Agreement Does Not Address Rail Industry Disease  —  The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is deeply disappointed by and disagrees with United States President Joseph R. Biden's statement …

Twitter's advertising losses are piling up  —  Revenues are in free fall, employees say.  Can Musk turn the tide?  —  and Zoë Schiffer  —  On Monday morning, a revenue analyst for Twitter in Europe shared some disheartening news.  “We are seeing a significant decline in bookings …

Never Trump Means Never  —  This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.  Sign up for it here.  —  Never Trump is—still—a movement that is about more than just one man.

Mark Meadows ordered to testify in Trump investigation  —  South Carolina's Supreme Court has unanimously ordered former White House Chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify to an Atlanta-area grand jury investigating Donald Trump's effort to overturn the election in Georgia.

Testimony: Poll worker admitted to using USB drive  —  GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A poll worker charged with violating election law admitted he used a personal flash drive to export the electronic poll book at a Gaines Township precinct, according to testimony Monday.

Disney Retreats  —  Returning CEO Bob Iger moves toward neutrality in the culture war.  —  In recent years, the Walt Disney Co. has become embroiled in America's culture war.  As I have reported, the company has pushed critical race theory in its employee training programs and radical gender ideology in its children's programming.

New Trumpist threats in Arizona make electoral college reform urgent  —  At first glance, the spectacle of the Incredible Shrinking Kari Lake might be cause for optimism.  Lake is contesting her loss in the Arizona governor's race, but in so doing, she's shriveling into an almost cartoonish figure …

New York City Will Hospitalize More Mentally Ill People Involuntarily  —  Mayor Eric Adams directed city agencies, including the Police Department, to take people who appear mentally ill and seem likely to harm others to hospitals for psychiatric care.  —  Mayor Eric Adams announced …

‘The Godfather, Saudi-style’: inside the palace coup that brought MBS to power  —  Not long ago, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, was all set to assume power.  But his ambitious young cousin had a ruthless plan to seize control for himself  —  he Saudi prince was detained all night.

Gay Huffington Post contributor arrested for making threats against Atlanta LGBTQ nightclub  —  The social media posts circulated around Atlanta's gay community prior to the club's call to police.  Employees at the club told police that “they observed threatening remarks made towards their establishment on social media.”