EXCLUSIVE: ‘Con Job And A Disgrace’: Donald Trump Issues Video Response To Jan. 6 Report  —  Former President Donald Trump issued a video response to the release of the Jan. 6 report Friday, claiming the committee investigating the riot omitted evidence, made false statements and …

Exclusive: Elon Musk orders removal of Twitter suicide prevention feature, sources say  —  Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter …

Tory Lanez Found Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion  —  Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020.  The matter became the subject of speculation and gossip on social media and in songs.  —  LOS ANGELES …

The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills  —  Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.  —  The Food and Drug Administration on Friday significantly changed …

House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown  —  The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden's desk for his signature.  —  WASHINGTON — Congress on Friday cleared a roughly $1.7 trillion government funding package that would provide significant increases …

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 …

Putin, Isolated and Distrustful, Leans on Handful of Hard-Line Advisers  —  Russia's president built a power structure designed to deliver him the information he wants to hear, feeding into his miscalculation on the Ukraine war  —  MOSCOW—Russian troops were losing the battle for Lyman …

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 …

Release of Select Committee Materials  —  Washington—Today, the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committee's investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

'It's on life support.' Hochul's chief judge pick faces existential opposition  —  A growing number of Democrats have expressed publicly that they will vote against Hector LaSalle, possibly pressuring the governor to appeal to Republicans.  —  Gov. Kathy Hochul has so far stuck by her choice.

Elon Musk's Twitter Antics Are Hurting Tesla's Brand  —  Not long ago, Tesla's electric vehicles were far and away the best on the market.  If you wanted a stylish, long-range, easy-to-charge and feature-packed E.V., Elon Musk would be your most likely supplier — even if you hated his guts.

Arizona Gov Forced To Dismantle $80 Million Cargo-Container Wall He Just Built  —  Under the duress of a federal lawsuit, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has agreed to dismantle two long sections of border wall the state built out of stacked shipping containers capped by concertina wire.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica during one of the most consequential legislative weeks of the year  — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been vacationing in Costa Rica this week.  — That's despite the House voting on a major government spending bill that she's dubbed the “omnimonster.”

KS lawmaker behind “In God We Trust” bill found guilty of COVID Relief Fraud  —  Michael Capps, a former Kansas lawmaker who once sponsored a bill to put the words “In God We Trust” in every federal building, has been found guilty of committing COVID relief fraud and money laundering.

Bidens read to children at Children's National Hospital ahead of Christmas weekend  —  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with patients at Children's National Hospital in Washington on Friday, carrying on a longstanding tradition during the holiday season.