Liar Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio  —  Long Island Rep.-elect George Santos came clean to The Post on Monday, admitting that he lied on the campaign trail about his education and work experience — but insisting that the controversy won't deter him from serving out his two-year term in Congress.

‘A sea change’: Biden reverses decades of Chinese trade policy  —  After decades of U.S. efforts to engage China with the prospect of greater development through trade, the era of cooperation is coming to a screeching halt.  —  The White House and Congress are quietly reshaping …

Hitting back at Trump, Biden gears up for more clashes with GOP  —  As Biden prepares his reelection bid, some Democrats see an advantage in highlighting volatile remarks by Republicans  —  President Biden and his team have begun responding faster and more sharply to provocative comments …

S. Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones  —  South Korea's military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years …

Four substations attacked in Washington state, leaving thousands without power  —  Four Washington electricity substations targeted in attack  —  Four electricity substations in the Tacoma, Washington, area were attacked Sunday, affecting thousands of customers, authorities said.

‘Enough Really Is Enough’: Arizona Governor-Elect Katie Hobbs Seeks More Than $500,000 in Sanctions for Kari Lake and Her Lawyers  —  Arizona's Governor-elect Katie Hobbs (D) asked a judge on Monday for more than half a million dollars in sanctions against her defeated rival Kari Lake (R) …

How Twitter Rigged the Covid Debate  —  The platform suppressed true information from doctors and public-health experts that was at odds with U.S. government policy.  —  By the time reporter David Zweig got to the 10th floor conference room at Twitter Headquarters on Market Street in San Francisco …

In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-Fried  —  Residents there have a generous view of the disgraced FTX founder, who has been accused of misusing billions of dollars in customer funds.  —  Rob Copeland reported this story from New Providence Island in the Bahamas.

Pennsylvania politics are heated.  It soon could be utter chaos  —  PHILADELPHIA — Democrats in Pennsylvania won the majority of seats in the state House this fall, powered by voter backlash to the fall of Roe v. Wade.  —  But come next year, it's anybody's guess which party will actually hold the speaker's gavel.

Far-Right GOPer Unloads on Marjorie Taylor Greene: You ‘Crossed a Rubicon!’  —  GOP infighting over who will become the next speaker appears to be boiling over.  —  Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of having “crossed a Rubicon” …

DeSantis's request for COVID vaccine probe denounced by health experts  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) petition for a grand jury investigation into COVID-19 vaccines, in which he decries the ongoing vaccine campaign as “propaganda” by the Biden administration, is drawing fierce criticism from health experts.

Court Rules Sikh Marine Recruits Can Wear Beards at Boot Camp  —  The recruits sued the Marine Corps in April, saying its refusal to grant a religious waiver was arbitrary and discriminatory.  —  A federal appeals court on Friday granted a preliminary injunction allowing two Sikh men …