Jan. 6 committee refers Trump to Justice Dept. for criminal charges  —  The decision — an unprecedented move for Congress — came as the panel released a summary of its final report and met publicly for the last time  —  The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 …

Incoming GOP congressman accused of lying about his employment history and where he went to college defends himself with a false Winston Churchill quote  — Long Island Republican George Santos has been accused of fabricating his biography.  — In a statement Monday night, Santos's attorney quoted Winston Churchill.

‘He lies’: Kevin McCarthy's political mentor rips him as liar in scathing attack  —  A former mentor to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy blasted the aspiring speaker in remarks published this week for a profile of McCarthy.  —  “You never know what's inside, really,” …

Chief justice temporarily keeps pandemic-era Title 42 border policy in place  —  GOP governors have asked Supreme Court to stop Biden administration from allowing all border crossers to seek asylum  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday temporarily left in place a pandemic-era policy …

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.

DOJ snooped on House Intelligence Committee investigators during Russia probe, subpoenas show  —  In an extraordinary intrusion on congressional oversight, the Justice Department used grand jury subpoenas to secretly obtain the personal email and phone data of at least two top House Intelligence …

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial  —  Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement.  After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks …

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 …

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.

'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 …

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.

An ‘Imperial Supreme Court’ Asserts Its Power, Alarming Scholars  —  Several new studies document the current court's distinctive insistence on its dominance and the justices' willingness to use procedural shortcuts to achieve it.  —  WASHINGTON — The conventional critique of the Supreme Court …

The Rise of the DeSantis Democrats  —  Like Reagan Democrats once upon a time, these voters have already reshaped the political landscape in Florida.  Can they do the same nationally in 2024?  —  MIAMI—It's almost 11 p.m. on a recent Friday night at ONE Gentlemens Club …