I.R.S. Routinely Audited Obama and Biden, Raising Questions Over Delays for Trump  —  The revelation that the agency had not audited Donald J. Trump during his first two years in office despite a mandatory presidential audit program raised concerns about potential politicization.

Zelensky's visit yields remarkable moment for two presidents  —  Ukrainian leader briefly leaves his war-torn country to meet U.S. counterpart who has rallied nations on his behalf  —  Capping a year in which they each faced long odds and defied gloomy predictions, the two men stood side …

Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty to Fraud  —  Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.  —  Two former top executives …

In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump's Fraud Claims  —  On Wednesday, lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems shared some of the strongest evidence yet that some Fox employees knew what they broadcast about the claims was false.  —  On Nov. 30, 2020 …

George Santos also lied about his grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII  —  Congressman-elect George Santos' emotional narrative of having Jewish grandparents who fled Europe during World War II appears to be untrue, like much of the rest of his campaign biography …

A U.S. ally in Iraq vowed to tackle corruption.  Torture and extortion followed.  —  BAGHDAD — A flagship anti-corruption drive under the tenure of U.S.-backed Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi used incommunicado detention, torture and sexual violence to extract confessions …

REVEALED: GMA producer was paid thousands of dollars by Florida-based lobbying firm to perform ‘hit job’ interviews on political opponents - 11 years after she had THAT affair with married ‘To Catch a Predator’ host Chris Hansen  — A Good Morning America producer is accused of using …

3 Princeton DEI staff members resign, alleging lack of support  —  In May, the University's Director of Athletics was “incredibly excited” to announc e a new hire for the department: Jordan “JT” Turner, who would be joining the University as the inaugural Associate Director of Athletics for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Ronna McDaniel Hits Back at Turning Point: How Many Young Voters Did They Register?  How Many Youth Voters Turned Out?  —  Ronna McDaniel, RNC Chairwoman, spoke to Brian Kilmeade about her leadership being questioned after the midterms didn't produce the red wave, especially in the senate …

Mitch McConnell Sets the Script for Lame Duck Spending Omnibus  —  Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, bruised by his party's poor performance in the midterm elections, nonetheless emerged a winner in year-end negotiations on the $1.7 trillion government spending bill, collecting significant policy wins …

Porn, Piracy, Fraud: What Lurks Inside Google's Black Box Ad Empire  —  In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud.  —  It wasn't Conservative Beaver's first brush with fabricated news.

Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger Put Patriotism Over Politics  —  “Thank you for your service.”  Most Americans use the phrase when they see a member of the military at the airport or in the supermarket.  We should also now use it whenever we see Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.

House GOP locates emails, texts showing Pelosi office directly involved in failed Jan. 6 security  —  House Republicans have gathered a trove of text and email messages revealing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office was directly involved in the creation and editing of the Capitol security plan …

Matt Gaetz and Lauren Boebert blow through Capitol security and refuse screenings before Zelensky speech  —  Moment occurs as joint session of Congress called to hear Ukrainian leader's address  —  Biden welcomes Ukrainian president Zelensky to The White House

'I've done it': Netanyahu announces his 6th government, Israel's most hardline ever  —  7 weeks after elections and minutes before deadline, Likud head tells president he's mustered a majority; right-religious coalition set to expand settlements, constrain judiciary

Sotomayor and Kagan need to think about retiring  —  The US Senate is a fundamentally broken institution.  Democratic judges need to account for that in their retirement decisions.  —  We have now lived with the consequences of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's late-life arrogance for more than two years.

If Twitter Fails, They'll Be Free  —  For some of Twitter's most prolific users, the platform was often a “hellsite.”  Now they contemplate a life without it.  —  The literary critic Fredric Jameson once said it was easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.  But what about Twitter?

As Crimes of Apartheid Worsen, the West's Exceptionalism Toward Israel Must End  —  Israel's new administration will be one that does not conceal its intention to preserve and further entrench the apartheid tyranny over the Palestinians, while fully cultivating Jewish supremacy as a political and legal credo

If Republicans Want To Get Things Done, There's Only One Choice For House Speaker  —  Editor's note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on the hottest issues of the day.  Below is a column arguing that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should be elected Speaker when Republicans take the gavel in January.

‘We will find you:’ Russians hunt down Ukrainians on lists  —  Three days after the first Russian bombs struck Ukraine, Andrii Kuprash, the head of a village north of Kyiv, walked into a forest near his home and began to dig.  He didn't stop until he had carved out a shallow pit, big enough for a man like him.