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 …

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 …

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 …

David Cameron lands teaching job at Abu Dhabi university  —  Former UK prime minister will lecture students on ‘practising politics and government in the age of disruption’  —  David Cameron, Britain's former prime minister, is returning to public life with a new job teaching politics at a university in the Gulf state of Abu Dhabi.

What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?  —  Reflections on the end of history ... and the academic study of the arts, literature and philosophy.  —  The December 2022 issue of Jacobin, which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

'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

Mendham Twp.  Committee ballots, filed by Dems and questioned by Republicans, include one from GOP incumbent's daughter  —  MENDHAM TWP.  - Morris County Republicans Thursday said they would soon file a lawsuit contesting the results of the Nov. 8 election in which Republican Township …

DeSantis May Snub Big Tech Inaugural Donations, Strategists Say  —  The Florida governor, who is considering a 2024 presidential bid, has often railed against tech companies.  But while turning down their cash would cheer conservative activists, it's unclear how much is at stake.

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 …

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 …

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 …