Elon Musk blamed a Twitter account for a stalker.  Police see no link.  —  The Twitter owner threatened legal action, changed the platform's rules and suspended journalists' accounts after a confrontation involving his security team at a gas station.  But the incident's timing and location cast doubt on a link to the @ElonJet account.

Who Is Rep.-Elect George Santos?  His Résumé May Be Largely Fiction.  —  Mr. Santos, a Republican from New York, says he's the “embodiment of the American dream.”  But he seems to have misrepresented a number of his career highlights.  —  George Santos, whose election …

How Trump jettisoned restraints at Mar-a-Lago and prompted legal peril  —  The inside story of how Trump transplanted the chaos and norm flouting of his White House into his post-presidential life, leading to a criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents that presents potential legal peril

Promotion of alternative social platforms policy  —  Twitter is where the public conversation is happening, and where people from all over the globe come to promote their businesses, art, ideas, and more.  We know that many of our users may be active on other social media platforms; however …

Jan. 6 committee finalizes criminal referral plan for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee met Sunday to finalize its plans to issue at least three criminal referrals for former President Donald Trump, NBC News has learned exclusively.  —  The committee, gathering publicly Monday …

Scoop: Kevin McCarthy goes on offense in speaker battle … - “Kevin gave them an opportunity to negotiate in good faith,” a McCarthy adviser told me.  — “Now there's going to be more of an effort to expose the craziness of what they're doing.” … - Now, fears are rising …

Scoop: Stacey Abrams campaign in debt after blowout loss  —  After raising more than $100 million in her second bid to be Georgia governor, the Stacey Abrams campaign owes more than $1 million in debt to vendors, two-time campaign manager Lauren Groh-Wargo confirmed to Axios.

A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon  —  Social media site Mastodon is a popular Twitter alternative with a learning curve.  —  Twitter under Elon Musk is still up and running despite massive layoffs and a series of erratic management decisions.

McDaniel faces furious campaign from right in race for RNC chair  —  PHOENIX — Ronna McDaniel's path to another two-year term leading the Republican National Committee faces a major obstacle: Some of the loudest voices in the conservative movement are calling for her to go.

Musk's magical media-shifting machine  —  Elon Musk and allies are building a new anti-left media ecosystem almost overnight.  — Why it matters: It's as if the New York Times editorial page suddenly flipped to the right. … - “The furious and enthusiastic reactions to Musk's takeover resemble …

‘THE central issue’: How the fall of Roe v. Wade shook the 2022 election  —  On May 4, less than 48 hours after a draft opinion was published showing the Supreme Court was poised to end the federal right to abortion, a group of eight strangers gathered around a conference table in the Detroit suburbs to talk about the news.

Swedish court: Man wanted by Turkey cannot be extradited  —  Sweden's top court on Monday rejected a request to extradite a man wanted by Turkey, saying the crime the person is alleged to have committed is “not criminalized” in the Scandinavian country.  In a statement, the Supreme Court …

Retired military leaders press Congress to pass Afghan resettlement bill  —  Three former chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are among those urging lawmakers to attach the legislation to a must-pass funding measure  —  Some of the best-known retired military officers in the United States …