Major Highlights of the January 6 Report  —  What follows are highlights of the January 6th Select Committee's final report from our initial review.  Our discussion includes but is not limited to the report's findings and treatment of issues including:  — Criminal misconduct in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

George Santos's Early Life: Odd Jobs, Bad Debts and Lawsuits  —  Representative-elect George Santos, who is under scrutiny over potentially misrepresenting key parts of his campaign biography, had other undisclosed troubles in his early career.  —  The polite young customer service agent …

Exclusive: Bloomberg eyes WSJ-parent Dow Jones, WaPo  —  Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and media mogul, is interested in acquiring either Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones or The Washington Post, a source familiar with his thinking told Axios.

The Final Campaign … Donald Trump was calling from Mar-a-Lago.  It was a Monday afternoon in the middle of December.  He was at his desk in what is known as 45 Office, a room on the second floor, above what is known as the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom, 20,000 square feet festooned …

Charlie Kirk delivers a warning to the RNC, and sparks a backlash  —  Kirk's Turning Point Action debuted an initiative designed to pick off GOP committee members insufficiently attentive to the ‘grassroots voice’  —  Charlie Kirk, the 29-year-old activist who leads Turning Point USA and a network of affiliates, wrote with a warning.

McConnell calls out ‘diminished’ Trump, vows not to bow to his candidates in 2024  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell deferred to former President Donald Trump's handpicked candidates in competitive midterm races, culminating in jarring defeats and a larger Democratic majority that bucked the odds.

House prepares for passage of $1.7T spending bill  —  The House is on track for Friday approval of a colossal $1.7 trillion government funding package, as party leaders dash to avoid a shutdown and an intensifying winter storm — hours before Christmas.  —  The spending bill …

Deep secrecy, high risk: How Zelensky's improbable D.C. visit came together  —  Plans were kept within a tiny group as the Ukrainian president prepared to leave his war-ravaged country for the whirlwind trip.  —  When a U.S. military aircraft landed on the tarmac in Rzeszow, Poland …

‘Majority’ Taylor Greene: Georgia lawmaker angles to be GOP kingmaker  —  White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a telling slip of the tongue earlier this month when she briefly referred to “Majority Taylor Greene” during a press briefing.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) …

Putin declares ‘war’ - aloud - forsaking his special euphemistic operation  —  RIGA, Latvia — After nearly 10 months of war, but referring to the brutal invasion of Ukraine instead as “a special military operation,” Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday finally called it a “war” …

Hey.  The Local Paper Was All Over Notorious Liar And Weirdo George Santos  —  In which we discuss who dropped the ball on oppo research and how the local paper on the North Shore was totally on the case.  —  TPM Reader LC asks the following and I'll try to answer ...

For John Eastman and Clarence Thomas, an intellectual kinship stretching back decades  —  The Supreme Court justice and the lawyer referred by the House Jan. 6 panel for criminal investigation became acquainted years before Eastman served as Thomas's clerk  —  In July 2021, dozens …

North Korea Sending Arms to Russian Mercenary Group Fighting in Ukraine, U.S. Says  —  Pyongyang steps in as Russian President Putin acknowledges that weaponry is dwindling  —  WASHINGTON—North Korea has sent a large arms delivery to the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary force whose influence …

Dying for your high: The untold exploitation and misery in America's weed industry  —  Sareth Sin, 67, died upright, seated in a plastic chair, on Christmas Day.  He was asphyxiated by fumes from the generator he ran to chase the desert chill out of a cannabis greenhouse on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County.

Kathy Hochul Pushes New York's Highest Court to the Right  —  Fresh off her narrow re-election win in November, Governor Kathy Hochul had an opportunity this month to steer New York's highest court toward either ideological direction.  —  She chose to push it to the right on Thursday …

Surprise: George Santos might sort of be telling the truth about something  —  Congressman-elect George Santos, R-NY, who is accused of faking just about every single aspect of his biography, said on Twitter he had a “story to tell” and would clear things up “next week.”

Kamala Harris had a most excellent year  —  Vice President Harris walked into her ceremonial office at the White House with a broad smile and easy confidence when we sat down for an interview on the Monday before Christmas.  And why shouldn't she smile?  President Biden's electoral right-hand ma'am …