Elon Musk's team is seeking new investors for Twitter  —  The managing director of Elon Musk's family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter as users revolt, advertisers flee, and debt payments loom, according to two people familiar with the fundraising effort.

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.

Two Tennessee Men Arrested for Planning Attacks on Law Enforcement Personnel and the FBI's Knoxville Field Office  —  A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Edward Kelley, 33, of Maryville, Tennessee, and Austin Carter, 26, of Knoxville, Tennessee, with conspiracy …

Trump Tax Returns May Be Released After House Panel Meets Tuesday  —  Ways and Means Committee has access to Trump records from IRS  —  WASHINGTON—The House Ways and Means Committee scheduled a closed-door meeting for Tuesday at which lawmakers are likely to review former President Donald …

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 16  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Russian forces conducted their ninth large-scale missile campaign …

Pentagon's UFO office has received hundreds of new reports  —  A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has received “several hundreds” of new reports, but no evidence so far of alien life, the agency's leadership told reporters Friday.

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 …

The Chechen Warlord Who Does Putin's Dirty Work in Ukraine  —  Ramzan Kadyrov, once an anti-Russian rebel, now gets billions from Moscow and plays a key role in the war  —  At the start of the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov …

J. Robert Oppenheimer Cleared of ‘Black Mark’ After 68 Years  —  The physicist and architect of the American atomic bomb was stripped of his security clearance in 1954 after what is now called a flawed investigation.  —  The Secretary of Energy on Friday nullified a 1954 decision to revoke …

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 …

'Comply or it's going to be a serious backlash:' Activist demanding $800,000 for every black resident issues warning to California's reparations task force  — Following the second meeting of California's reparations task force, video shows one of the speakers warning of repercussions if payments weren't made

Self-esteem of sports fans is linked to their team, research shows  —  Winning or losing not only changes how fans dress, but also how they talk about their team  —  Sports fans, especially at the World Cup, use their clothes and colors to show their team identity.

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 …

Joint Statement by UNHCR and Angelina Jolie  —  UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Baw Meh, an ethnic Karenni refugee from Myanmar, in Ban Mai Nai Soi refugee camp, Thailand, in June 2014.  © UNHCR/Roger Arnold  —  After more than 20 years of dedicated and committed work …

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 …

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,” …

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.

Biden to appoint Joe Kennedy — RFK's grandson — as special envoy to Northern Ireland  —  President Biden plans to appoint former congressman Joe Kennedy — Robert F. Kennedy's grandson — as the next U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland.  —  A U.S. official, speaking on the condition …

Felony charges filed against father of Highland Park shooting suspect  —  The father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct, prosecutors announced Friday.

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.