Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor's race  —  PHOENIX — A judge has thrown out Republican Kari Lake's challenge of her defeat in the Arizona governor's race to Democrat Katie Hobbs, rejecting her claim that problems with ballot printers at some polling places on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct.

Twitter brings Elon Musk's genius reputation crashing down to earth  —  Musk's intense focus on his social media company purchase has devolved into the culture wars.  Meanwhile, Tesla is tanking.  —  Elon Musk was speechless.  —  The Twitter CEO was on a live audio chat Tuesday night …

This Week with George Stephanopoulos Executive Producer Dax Tejera Dies  —  Some very, very sad news to report on Christmas Eve.  Dax Tejera, the executive producer of ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos, has died from a heart attack.  —  He was only a few weeks shy of his 38th birthday.

McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O'Brien told Jan. 6 committee  —  Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O'Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked …

Trump attorney Jenna Ellis of Colorado under investigation for alleged misconduct  —  Jenna Ellis, the Colorado attorney who represented former President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn the 2020 election, is under investigation by the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel.

Mets have concerns with Carlos Correa's physical: Sources  —  It's the physical.  Again.  —  The New York Mets, like the San Francisco Giants earlier in the week, have raised concerns about Carlos Correa's surgically repaired lower right leg, potentially jeopardizing their 12-year …

January 6 panel's criminal referrals are ‘worthless,’ Trump lawyer says  —  The January 6 committee's criminal referrals to the Justice Department, urging the prosecution of Donald Trump, are “worthless,” one of the former president's lawyers told CNN on Saturday.

IRS announces delay for implementation of $600 reporting threshold for third-party payment platforms' Forms 1099-K  —  News Releases for Frequently Asked Questions  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced a delay in reporting thresholds for third-party settlement organizations set …

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report  —  Twitter Inc restored a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal.

Top five takeaways from the newest trove of Jan. 6 transcripts  —  The Jan. 6 Committee released 46 more witness transcripts the day after the release of its final report.  —  The new witness transcripts included hundreds of pages of testimony from several key people in the last days …

George Santos' congressional freshman yearbook entries come with questions  —  Besides a photo and party affiliation, there are only three pieces of personal information in George Santos' entry for the recently released 118th Congress freshman yearbook — and all three of them come with questions.

Far Right Turns on ‘Faker’ & ‘Liar’ Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Her one-time allies are now targeting her with the same rage they had once reserved for Democrats.  —  The far right is out to destroy one of their own.  —  Over the past week, far-right pundits have begun lining up to take shots …

Zelenskyy's speech and the blind fury of the hard right … The above is a key part of an opinion piece by Greg Sargent at the Washington Post that's worth reading in its entirety.  The prompt for the piece was Tucker Carlson's rage-fueled rant about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's momentous speech …