Yes, that really is Kyrsten Sinema selling designer clothes and bike gear on Facebook  —  Slate on Thursday published a story speculating that U.S. Sen Kyrsten Sinema is padding her income and decluttering her D.C. apartment by reselling designer clothing and athletic gear on Facebook Marketplace.

McCarthy's ongoing speaker battle paralyzes House  —  Kevin McCarthy's imperiled speakership bid is threatening to incapacitate Republicans during a crucial planning period, virtually guaranteeing a sluggish start for the new House majority.  —  The GOP leader on Thursday took the unusual step …

DeSantis Sucks Up to the Anti-Vax Crowd  —  Another stunt aimed at the fringe base.  —  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's record handling the COVID-19 pandemic is nuanced.  After initially locking down the state's businesses and schools and installing highway checkpoints to monitor travel …

Rudy Giuliani Under Threat of Disbarment After D.C. Bar Committee Finds His Failed 2020 Election Suit in Pa. Broke Ethics Rules  —  Former New York City mayor and Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani's law license is on the line after the D.C. Board of Professional Responsibility found on Thursday …

An Alternate Reality: How Russia's State TV Spins the Ukraine War  —  Leaked emails detail how Russia's biggest state broadcaster, working with the nation's security services, mined right-wing American news and Chinese media to craft a narrative that Moscow was winning.

Biden releases most JFK assassination records — but withholds thousands  —  President Joe Biden's administration released more than 13,000 records of President John F. Kennedy's assassination Thursday, but it fell short of fully complying with the spirit of a 30-year-old law demanding transparency by now.

Donald Trump's ‘Major Announcement’ Is Grifty NFT Project  —  Donald Trump's “major announcement” turned out to be a lame NFT project.  Some advisers are already pointing the finger.  —  Former President Donald Trump's “MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT” landed on Thursday like the release of a new NFT …

Video Footage of Attack on Paul Pelosi Shown at San Francisco Hearing  —  David DePape, the man accused of bludgeoning the husband of Nancy Pelosi, told the police that he also had Gavin Newsom and Tom Hanks on his target list.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — It was as quick as it was brutal …

ANDY NGO REPORTS: Domestic terrorism charges for five arrested at violent Antifa autonomous zone near Atlanta  —  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it found explosive devices and gasoline at the raid.  —  Minute Read  —  Five militants part of a violent far-left occupation …

‘Losing the plot’: Trump mocked after announcing superhero card collection  —  Cards cost ‘only $99 each’ and ‘would make a great Christmas gift’, says former president in ‘major announcement’ video  —  Donald Trump walked into a comic-book universe of internet mockery on Thursday …

House Passes Bill That Could Pave the Way for Puerto Rican Statehood  —  The legislation has little chance of becoming law in the short term, but its passage in a bipartisan vote reflects a perception by the House that Puerto Rico's status as a colonial territory is untenable.

Russia warns of ‘consequences’ if US missiles go to Ukraine  —  Russia's Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be “another provocative move by the U.S.” that could prompt a response from Moscow.

Trump vows to ban feds from ID-ing domestic ‘misinformation’ if elected  —  Former President Donald Trump vowed Thursday that he will ban the federal government from using the terms “misinformation” and “disinformation” to describe domestic speech if he retakes the White House.

Former Twitter Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as a Foreign Agent  —  Defendant was Convicted After Trial of Participating in Fraudulent Scheme to Access, Monitor and Convey User Information to Saudi Royal Family and The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Helping Trans Kids Means Admitting What We Don't Know  —  Last month, the New York Times published an investigative report on the medical treatment of children who question their gender identity.  The findings were decidedly mixed.  The reporters showed that many patients benefit …

Woman Admits to Unwittingly Funding Effort to Kidnap Iranian Dissident  —  Niloufar Bahadorifar was the conduit for money used to hire a private detective who shadowed the Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad.  —  Four Iranians who plotted to kidnap a prominent Iranian American journalist …

Trump Hoarded Most Of The $147 Million In Small-Donor Money He Raised For Himself  —  The much-touted super PAC he created spent only $15 million on GOP candidates in key Senate races, and nothing at all on Herschel Walker's runoff.  —  WASHINGTON ― Just weeks after touting a new super PAC …

Xi Jinping Doubles Down on His Putin Bet.  ‘I Have a Similar Personality to Yours.’  —  The Chinese leader has long admired Vladimir Putin.  Now, he is strengthening ties between the two nations with increased trade and energy partnerships.  —  China's leader Xi Jinping has in recent months tried …

Five down in Apt. 307: Mass fentanyl deaths test a Colorado prosecutor  —  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — From the doorway of Apt. 307, District Attorney Brian Mason could see the five bodies inside.  They lay awkwardly on the floor and couch, their arms and legs contorted — a sign of sudden collapse.

Traumatized by Covid, but Ruled by a Party That Never Apologizes  —  Gripped with grief, anxiety and depression, many in China want a national reckoning over the hard-line “zero Covid” policy.  Holding the government to account may be a quixotic quest.  —  They posted photos of their positive Covid tests on social media.

Newly Revealed Texts Show Mark Meadows Is a Liar  —  Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.  —  Mark Meadows is a liar—at least by omission.  And newly revealed text messages prove it.  —  In 2021, the former White House chief …

The untimely, infuriating death of the deal to save 2 million ‘dreamers’  —  For a fleeting moment this month, a deal to protect 2 million “dreamers” and rationalize our asylum system appeared within reach.  Two senators with a history of bipartisan compromises were earnestly haggling over details.

Trump to meet with Orthodox Jewish group on heels of Fuentes, Ye dinner  —  Former president Donald Trump is set to meet with a Orthodox Jewish educational group on Friday, amid ongoing controversy over his decision to dine with two prominent antisemites.  —  Trump will give a speech …

Washington man charged with leaving more than 400 threatening voicemails for members of Congress  —  The 48-year-old left voicemails to numerous lawmakers on Capitol Hill threatening bodily harm.  He is due in court in Tacoma on Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON — A Washington state man has been charged …

Jill Biden makes a tidal shift from her thoughts on another run at the White House  —  First lady Jill Biden, despite being so worn out from a recent circuit of White House events that she lost her voice, is now seriously looking ahead to her husband running for reelection in 2024.

The Electoral College in the 21st Century  —  Dear Readers: Join the Crystal Ball's Kyle Kondik, J. Miles Coleman, and Carah Ong Whaley for a Twitter Spaces at 2 p.m. eastern today.  They will be wrapping up the best and worst moments from politics in 2022, and listeners will also get the chance …

Three men sentenced to prison in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Jackson — Three men were sentenced Thursday to serve a minimum of seven to 12 years in prison for providing material aid to terrorists and being members of a gang in connection with the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.