Exclusive: Trump's former White House ethics lawyer told Cassidy Hutchinson to give misleading testimony to January 6 committee, sources say  —  The January 6 committee made a startling allegation on Monday, claiming it had evidence that a Trump-backed attorney urged a key witness to mislead the committee about details they recalled.

House committee votes to make public Donald Trump's personal and business tax records  —  House committee votes to release Donald Trump's tax returns  —  The House Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to make six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns public …

POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy in Washington, Scalise in waiting  —  With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HOLIDAY SURPRISE — Ukrainian President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY is set to visit Washington today in his first known journey outside his besieged nation since Russian troops invaded 300 days ago.

Police provide first official details of Elon Musk's alleged stalker incident  —  Police say a member of Elon Musk's security team is currently a suspect in their investigation, not a victim  —  Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted last week that a “crazy stalker” followed a car carrying …

Congress releases major spending bill with election reforms to prevent another Jan. 6  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders released a bipartisan government funding bill early Tuesday that includes a rewrite of federal election laws aimed at preventing another Jan. 6-style attack …

No conclusive evidence Russia is behind Nord Stream attack  —  World leaders were quick to blame Moscow for explosions along the undersea natural gas pipelines.  But some Western officials now doubt the Kremlin was responsible.  —  After explosions in late September severely damaged undersea pipelines built …

New book says Biden called Harris a ‘work in progress’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  In the first months of his presidency, JOE BIDEN vented his frustration …

Standing with Afghanistan's Women and Girls  —  The United States condemns in the strongest terms the Taliban's indefensible decision to ban women from universities, keep secondary schools closed to girls, and continue to impose other restrictions on the ability of women and girls in Afghanistan …

Twitter Aided the Pentagon in its Covert Online Propaganda Campaign … Twitter executives have claimed for years that the company makes concerted efforts to detect and thwart government-backed covert propaganda campaigns on its platform.  —  Behind the scenes, however …

Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through  —  Superstar Carlos Correa and the Mets worked out a middle-of-the-night deal after his Giants deal fell through, the New York Post has learned.  Correa's new deal with the Mets is for $315 million over 12 years, sources told The Post.

Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works  —  A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used …

Latin American Media: Migrants Marching North for Title 42's Funeral  —  Never mind last-minute legal delays, untold thousands are already at the international starting line, with many more on the way  —  AUSTIN, Texas - In a “social phenomenon never seen before in the history of the region” …

FTX Wants to Claw Back Sam Bankman-Fried's Donations  —  Customer assets were allegedly used for investments, real-estate purchases and political contributions  —  Watch: Sam Bankman-Fried Closer to Extradition After Bahamas Hearing  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x

The GOP is quietly ‘Trump-proofing’ our system behind his back  —  Nobody tell Donald Trump, but Republicans in the Senate appear poised to join Democrats in protecting our democracy from exactly the election subversion he attempted in 2020 — and would surely attempt again in 2024 if given the chance.

The Twitter-FBI story relies far more on insinuation than evidence  —  The third-most important story of Oct. 7, 2016, was a warning from the federal government about Russian efforts to interfere with that year's presidential election.  It was an unusual message and a relatively vague one …

Sam Bankman-Fried to Fly to US Wednesday, Escorted by FBI Agents  —  Federal authorities are set to whisk Sam Bankman-Fried to the US on Wednesday to face a range of criminal charges related to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.  —  Bankman-Fried signed his surrender documents on Tuesday …

White House Looks at Benefits to Lure Americans Back Into Workforce  —  Biden administration officials are crafting a 2023 economic agenda  —  WASHINGTON—Top White House economic officials are considering a renewed push for a suite of policies aimed at luring more Americans back to work …

Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over consumer abuses  — Wells Fargo agreed to a $3.7 billion settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over customer abuses tied to mortgages, auto loans and overdraft fees, the regulator said Tuesday.