Newsrooms are scrambling to counter Elon Musk's bans  —  News organizations are scrambling to respond to Elon Musk's suspension from Twitter of prominent journalists whose coverage he objected to.  —  On Thursday, Twitter suspended CNN's Donie O'Sullivan, the New York Times' Ryan Mac …

Jan. 6 panel to vote on urging DOJ to prosecute Trump on at least three criminal charges  —  The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to pursue at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection.

Inside Mar-a-Lago, Where Thousands Partied Near Secret Files  —  Notes: The 3-D model is based on photographs of Mar-a-Lago as well as building plans of the property obtained from the Town of Palm Beach, Fla., through a public records request.  The model of the basement relied primarily on two plans …

House Dems poised to release Trump's tax secrets  —  House Democrats will likely unmask new details about former President Donald Trump's long-hidden taxes following a key meeting now set for next week.  —  That would be a highly unusual move sure to ignite another post-presidential controversy …

Donald Trump NFT Collection Sells Out, Price Surges  —  According to data from OpenSea, the collection's floor price is about 0.19 ETH, or $230, more than double the original mint price.  —  Former U.S. President Donald Trump's non-fungible token (NFT) digital trading card collection sold out early Friday …

‘Wiped out’: War in Ukraine has decimated a once feared Russian brigade  —  The bloody fate of the 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade is emblematic of Vladimir Putin's derailed invasion plans  —  HELSINKI — Nuclear-armed submarines slip in and out of the frigid waters along the coast …

Steve Bannon fed up with Trump's latest stunts: 'I can't do this anymore'  —  Even Steve Bannon and other key advisors to former President Trump have had enough of his latest stunts — demanding everyone behind his wacky NFT collection be “fired today.”  —  “I can't do this anymore,” …

What in the World Is Happening in Israel?  —  A week of reporting from Israel and the West Bank has left me feeling that the prospect for a two-state solution has all but vanished.  But no one wants to formally declare it dead and buried — because categorically ruling it out would have enormous ramifications.

Former Twitter employee sentenced to prison for sharing confidential info with Saudis  —  Ahmad Abouammo was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for accepting bribes in exchange for users' information  —  A California man who formerly worked for Twitter was sentenced to 42 months …

Exclusive - Trump Backs McCarthy for Speaker, Tells Opponents to Stand Down: ‘I Think He Deserves the Shot’  —  MIAMI, Florida — Former President Donald Trump told the conservatives currently withholding support from House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in McCarthy's speakership bid to stand …

Newly-elected State House member Daniel Rampey of Statham arrested on drug charge  —  A longtime businessman in Barrow County who was elected unopposed in November to the state House Representative in District 116 was arrested Thursday after authorities said he burglarized a residence at a Winder retirement complex where he works.

Americana  —  with David Weigel  —  In today's Americana, we look at Lee Zeldin, the silver medalist in New York's governor's race.  He's the latest example of a political phenomenon we've seen a lot of in recent years: The losing candidate whose party can't wait to see them run again.

Early Estimates of Bivalent mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent Adults Aged ≥65 Years — IVY Network, 18 States, September 8-November 30, 2022  —  Diya Surie, MD1,*; Jennifer DeCuir, MD, PhD1,*; Yuwei Zhu, MD2; Manjusha Gaglani …

U.S. attorney general moves to end sentencing disparities on crack, powder cocaine  —  The Justice Dept. aims to reverse decades of policy that critics say disproportionately targeted Black communities by treating crack users more punitively  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Nobel Prize-Winning Economics Professor Faces Harassment Inquiry  —  Nobel laureate Philip Dybvig is facing an inquiry by Washington University in St. Louis about allegations of sexual harassment by a former student.  —  Dybvig, who has been a banking and finance professor at the university since 1990 …

Former Sheriff Accused Of Trying To Kill Man Who Defeated Him  —  AUSTIN WILSONFebruary 5, 1989 GMT  —  _ Politics is serious business in Cajun country, but Lafourche Parish Sheriff Duffy Breaux said he didn't think it would get so serious that a onetime rival for office would try to kill him.

In first speech since dinner with West and Fuentes, Trump calls himself ‘the best ally’ for Jewish people  —  ‘How do you do that?’  Trump asked Orthodox Jewish group, complaining about the lack of Jewish support in 2020  —  Former President Donald Trump didn't mention his dinner …