Iran Shutting Down Morality Police, Official Says, After Months of Protests  —  The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was being held by the morality police for supposedly violating Islamic dress rules.

Another Hyped “Hunter Biden Laptop” Reveal Flops  —  Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi said the “Twitter Files” would show a political scandal, but the information itself did the opposite  —  It was hyped as a big revelation, proof of a political conspiracy.  Twitter's new owner Elon Musk gave …

House Republican won't denounce Trump over call to terminate Constitution's election rules  —  Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) on Sunday declined to denounce former President Trump for suggesting the termination of the Constitution's election provisions over unfounded claims of mass electoral fraud in 2020.

POLITICO Playbook: Is going first a good thing for South Carolina?  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  There probably isn't much doubt that putting South Carolina first in the order of primary states in 2024 is good for President JOE BIDEN.

Trump Owed Hidden Debt While In Office  —  Donald Trump's business attracted so much scrutiny during his time in office that it would be easy to conclude that all information about its foreign entanglements must be out by now.  It is not.  Buried in a heap of recently released financial paperwork sits …

Chris Christie's niece kicked off New Orleans plane, injured 6 deputies, officials say  —  She asked passengers she perceived to be Latino if they were ‘smuggling cocaine’  —  After getting forced off an airplane, for asking passengers who appeared to her to be Latino whether they were drug mules …

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Can't Account for Billions Sent to Alameda  —  Entrepreneur says he had little insight into workings of trading firm even though he owned 90% of it  —  Where Did the Missing Money Go?  Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Can Only Guess  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

From chicken wings to used cars, inflation begins to ease its grip  —  But there's still a long way to go before consumers feel much relief or the Federal Reserve hits its goal of a 2 percent annual price target  —  The price of gasoline is dropping like a rock.  Chicken wings are suddenly a bargain.

Exclusive: China operating over 100 police stations across the world with the help of some host nations, report claims  —  Beijing has set up more than 100 so-called overseas police stations across the globe to monitor, harass and in some cases repatriate Chinese citizens living in exile …

The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action  —  The Texas Public Policy Foundation is shaping laws, running influence campaigns and taking legal action in a bid to promote fossil fuels.  —  When a lawsuit was filed to block the nation's first major offshore wind farm off …

The shadow race is on to succeed Feinstein  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein hasn't said if she intends to seek another term in 2024 — but the competition to succeed the oldest member of Congress is escalating.  —  Reps. Ro Khanna and Katie Porter are fielding entreaties to jump into the race …

Fox News parts ways with Lara Trump as a contributor, citing father-in-law's presidential campaign  —  Donald Trump's announced 2024 bid for the White House means a member of his family will no longer be getting a Fox News paycheck.  —  The network confirmed Saturday it has parted ways with Lara Trump …

Former Rep. Jim Kolbe, 11-term member of Congress, dead at 80  —  Former Rep. Jim Kolbe, a moderate Republican from Tucson who advocated free trade and liberalized immigration rules during his 22 years in Washington, has died at age 80.  —  “Pima County and Southern Arizona could always count on Jim Kolbe …

Georgia Senate runoff smashes early voting records — and attracts new voters  —  ATLANTA — Georgia has set new records for early voting again as the two Senate candidates blitz the state ahead of Tuesday's runoff election.  And the contest is drawing new voters, too.