Jan. 6 committee to vote on referring Trump for criminal charges  —  The vote is expected at a public meeting on Monday as the committee prepares to release its final report  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to vote …

Twitter announces, then quickly retracts ban on promoting other social media  —  Hours after Twitter banned users from promoting accounts on other major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social, the controversial prohibition vanished from its policy page.

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 …

'He's Got a Huge Problem'  —  PHOENIX — A few weeks before Election Day, Mike Pence stood in the arid Arizona heat to give a boost to someone who was at that moment locked in a fight for a Senate seat.  —  Pence had been invited by David McIntosh — the president of the conservative Club for Growth and …

How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over Homophobia  —  Did the former head of NASA discriminate against gay people?  One physicist tried to rebut the accusation, only to find himself the target of attacks.  —  For half a decade now, influential young scientists …

What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power  —  The Republican leader's ambition has always been his defining characteristic.  Attempting to placate both Trumpists and moderates may lead to his downfall. … On the afternoon of November 15th, a congressional intern in a suit and tie sprinted …

Elizabeth Warren Raises Questions About Elon Musk and Twitter  —  In a letter to Tesla's board, the Democratic senator asks whether investors have been harmed by the billionaire tech mogul's time running the social network.  —  Elizabeth Warren has questions for Musk

In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics  —  NPR's David Folkenflik reported this story with Mario Ariza and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.

U.S. Scores $4 Billion Windfall on Oil-Reserve Sales  —  Washington emerges as unlikely winner after releases from Strategic Petroleum Reserve  —  Volatile energy markets have made 2022 a big year for commodity traders.  One of the biggest and perhaps most unlikely winners: The U.S. government.

‘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.

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.

DOJ Preps Charges Against Former ABC News Producer  —  Nearly eight months after the FBI raided James Gordon Meek's home, sources say the government is preparing an indictment, unrelated to his work as a journalist, for a grand jury's consideration  —  MORE THAN SEVEN months …

Donald Trump Jr. Joins Outrage After NYT Publishes Crossword Resembling Swastika  —  The New York Times came under fire Sunday for publishing a crossword puzzle resembling a Nazi swastika, with readers pointing out its appearance coincided with the first day of the festival of Hanukkah …

The U.S. Needs to Change the Way It Does Business With China  —  In a recent speech, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo suggested an incremental shift in how the United States approaches “competitiveness and the China challenge.”  She recognized the serious threat from China …

Nevada could clear out its death row this week  —  Outgoing Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has asked the Board of Pardons, on which he sits, to consider a mass commutation at its meeting on Tuesday.  Also: McCarthy and Musk's difficulties.  —  While most eyes will be on the Jan. 6 Committee later today …

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.

Veteran CNN investigative journalist Drew Griffin dead at 60  —  Drew Griffin, CNN's award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said.  He was 60.