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 …

Judge unseals new details of contacts among Rep. Perry, Trump-connected attorneys  —  A federal judge revealed Friday that earlier this year she granted Justice Department investigators access to emails between three Trump-connected attorneys and Rep. Scott Perry as part of the federal investigation …

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,” …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Inside the ugly fight to become the next Republican chair  —  Struggling to unify after another disappointing election, the Republican National Committee is consumed by an increasingly nasty leadership fight as the GOP navigates its delicate relationship with former President Donald Trump.

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 …

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.