A Plot To Overturn An American Election  —  A Plot To Overturn An American Election  —  TPM Has Obtained Explosive Evidence Uncovered By The January 6 Select Committee  —  The messages you are about to read are the definitive, real-time record of a plot to overturn an American election.

Twitter dissolves Trust and Safety Council  —  Meanwhile, a former top Twitter official fled his home amid attacks following Musk tweets  —  Twitter on Monday night abruptly dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the latest sign that Elon Musk is unraveling years of work and institutions created …

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Is Arrested in the Bahamas  —  A statement by the government of the Bahamas said Mr. Bankman-Fried was arrested after prosecutors in the United States filed criminal charges.  —  Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX …

2022 Review: How Republicans Lost Despite Winning the Popular Vote  —  There were several reasons Republicans struggled to translate votes into seats, including candidate quality and strength in the wrong places.  —  Here's a figure about the 2022 midterm elections that might surprise you …

Trump in trouble: Republican support for his 2024 bid falls amid political, legal setbacks  —  By double digits, GOP voters prefer DeSantis as the 2024 presidential nominee  —  Republican support for Donald Trump's presidential bid in 2024 has cratered, an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds …

The midterms should be a stake through the heart of the mobilization myth  —  Turnout was great for Republicans, but they lost most of the key races anyway  —  In recent years, I've become obsessed with making an argument that would have struck people as too obvious to even write about 20 years ago …

Why the Age of American Progress Ended  —  The Scourge of All Humankind  —  If you were, for whatever macabre reason, seeking the most catastrophic moment in the history of humankind, you might well settle on this: About 10,000 years ago, as people first began to domesticate animals and farm …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ally found dead amid sexual misconduct investigation … A prominent donor and ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was found dead in a parking lot in North Florida last week.  —  Jacksonville defense contractor Kent Stermon died of an apparent suicide outside of the Mayport post office on Thursday.

The Exaggeration of Long Covid  —  Lingering symptoms after a respiratory infection are common.  Most cases are too mild to worry about.  —  1x  —  Long Covid is real.  I have reliable patients who describe lingering symptoms after Covid infection.  But public-health officials …

Inflation cooled more than expected in November  —  Minneapolis CNN —  Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index cooled considerably in November and is at its lowest level in almost a year.  —  Prices rose 7.1% annually in November, down from 7.7% in October …

After meager rations in a Russian penal colony, Brittney Griner is welcomed back to the US with a Christmas tree and barbecue  —  Freed from a Russian penal colony and back on American soil, WNBA star Brittney Griner got her first taste of a return to normal life over the weekend at a Texas military facility.

Putin Skips Annual News Conference, Avoiding Possible Questions on War  —  The December event has offered reporters rare — albeit stage-managed — chances to pose hard questions.  With the war going poorly for Russia, that could have been awkward.  —  It has been an annual ritual …

Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Arrest Calls Over ‘Armed’ Jan 6 Comments  —  Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been criticized for remarks she made at a GOP event saying the January 6 insurrection “would've been armed” if she organized it.  —  Greene was speaking as part …

MSU Bulldog family, college football community mourns the death of Coach Mike Leach  —  STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University Head Football Coach Michael Charles “Mike” Leach passed away last night (Monday, Dec. 12) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi …

Sam Brinton Out at Department of Energy After Alleged Bag Theft, Questions About ‘Conversion Therapy’ Story  —  The U.S. Department of Energy appears to have parted ways with Sam Brinton, the nonbinary Biden administration nuclear official who is facing charges for allegedly stealing two pieces of luggage at two separate airports.

Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes  —  Net energy gain indicates technology could provide an abundant zero-carbon alternative to fossil fuels  —  US government scientists have made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving …

Kavanaugh Holiday Party Appearance Raises Ethics Questions  —  US Supreme Court justices don't often seem too concerned about appearances.  —  Politico reported that Justice Brett Kavanaugh attended a private holiday party on Friday night at the home of Matt Schlapp, who is chairman …

Sunak Unveils Crackdown on Asylum Seekers Amid Immigration Row  —  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled plans to tackle the UK's swelling backlog of asylum claims including making it harder for arrivals from Albania to stay in Britain.  —  The premier unveiled a five-point plan to bear down on what he called …

Poll: 71% Say Accurate Reporting of Hunter's Laptop Could Have Altered 2020 Election  —  Seventy-one percent of Americans believe accurate reporting of Hunter Biden's “Laptop from Hell” could have altered the 2020 presidential election, TIPP Insights polling revealed Monday.