Judge declines DOJ request to hold Trump team in contempt over classified documents: Sources  —  The judge urged the DOJ and Trump's team to resolve the dispute themselves.  —  A federal judge in Washington declined to hold Trump or his legal team in contempt of court following …

Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar  —  Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands.  U.S. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat …

What happens now that Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema is no longer a Democrat  —  Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has switched from Democrat to independent, and there's no great mystery as to why.  —  Arizona was home to several competitive statewide contests this year, many of which had national implications.

In freeing Griner, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home  —  The president faced opposition from the Justice Department, which viewed a one-for-one swap involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout as a mistake  —  President Biden's 10-month effort …

World Cup Daily, Day 25  —  They just don't care.  Qatari World Cup organizers don't even hide their apathy over migrant worker deaths, including the most recent one.  —  DOHA, Qatar — They just don't care.  —  The Supreme Committee in charge of Qatar's World Cup doesn't care …

Miami woman known as Fox News' ‘Liberal Sherpa’ charged with ripping off her aging mother  —  Cathy Areu, a journalist and former periodic Fox News guest known as the “Liberal Sherpa,” has been arrested in Miami on accusations that she kidnapped and financially exploited her elderly mother.

House Republicans brace for doomsday scenario if McCarthy falls short of 218 votes for speaker  —  As a right-wing faction threatens to tank his speakership ambitions, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy delivered a promise: “I'll never leave,” making clear he has no plans to drop out of the race …

Florida GOP donor, DeSantis ally under ‘active investigation’ weeks before death, authorities say  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Kent Stermon, a prominent Jacksonville-area Republican donor and friend of Gov. Ron DeSantis found dead in his car Thursday night, was under “active investigation” by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

Exclusive: SBF secretly funded crypto news site  —  The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled to The Block's CEO from the disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency trading firm, sources told Axios.

The Media Still Don't Know How to Cover Trump's Extremism  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  The day after Donald Trump, a former president and the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 …

This Case Should Never Have Made It to the Supreme Court  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.  —  “The most important case for American democracy” …

Why Conservatives Invented a ‘Right to Post’  —  Early December might have marked the first time anyone ever asserted a First Amendment right to see the president's son's penis, an argument that the Framers likely did not anticipate.  —  In November, the billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter …

Biden approval rating on Main Street rises for first time in presidency  — President Joe Biden's approval rating from small business owners increased for the first time during his presidency, according to the CNBC|  SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for Q4 2022.

Charges from DeSantis' election crimes office keep falling apart  —  The arrests from Ron DeSantis' election crimes office appeared ridiculous over the summer.  As the criminal cases keep collapsing, they now look even worse.  —  The pattern is unmistakable: Cases from Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Leaders Back Away From Raising Debt Ceiling, Punting Clash to New Congress  —  Some Democrats had hoped to act on the issue before their party loses unified control of Congress, but a lack of political will and time appears to have sapped momentum for doing so.

FEDERAL APPEALS COURT BLOCKS CONTROVERSIAL BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TRANSGENDER MANDATE EIGHTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CANNOT FORCE RELIGIOUS DOCTORS TO PERFORM GENDER TRANSITIONS  —  Legal Doc: Eighth Circuit Decision in Sisters of Mercy v. Becerra

Progressives Need to Support Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  A third wave of progressive originalism is now well underway.  Justice Jackson is already the de facto leader of a group of scholars, lawyers, and judges who understand the dangers that judicial supremacy and living constitutionalism pose …