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 …

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.

Democrats, Feeling New Strength, Plan to Go on Offense on Voting Rights  —  After retaining most of the governor's offices they hold and capturing the legislatures in Michigan and Minnesota, Democrats are putting forward a long list of proposals to expand voting access.

The Dismissal of Kari Lake's Election Lawsuit Shows Voter Disenfranchisement No Longer Matters  —  Top Columns  —  Trending on Townhall Media  —  The One We've Been Waiting For: Twitter Files on COVID-19 Drops  —  David Zweig thread is ‘the latest and most disgraceful #TwitterFiles yet’ (on rigged Covid debate)

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.

Ukraine war: Drone attack on Russian bomber base leaves three dead  —  A Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says.  —  Air defences shot down the drone near the Engels base, but falling debris fatally wounded three technical staff, the defence ministry said.

Covid Is Spreading Rapidly in China, New Signs Suggest  —  Even as official figures from the central government remain low, regional numbers point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched health care systems.  —  Since China abandoned its restrictive “zero Covid” policy about two weeks ago …

Far-Right GOPer Unloads on Marjorie Taylor Greene: You ‘Crossed A Rubicon!’  —  ‘CALLING US LIARS!’  —  Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) has accused Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) of having “crossed a rubicon” after she slammed Republicans who intend to vote against a Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speakership.

What the Jan. 6th Report Says About the Fake Electors Scheme  —  “Freaking Trump idiots want someone to fly original elector papers to the senate President.”  —  On December 14, 2020, Republican operatives in at least five states—each of which had already officially certified Joe Biden as the winner …

January 6 panel's body of work boosts DoJ case against Trump, experts say  —  Former prosecutors say richly detailed report from Capitol attack committee ‘amounts to a detailed prosecution memo’  —  After 18 months of investigating Donald Trump's drive to overturn his 2020 election loss …

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 …

Shelby, One of the Senate's Last Big Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama  —  Senator Richard C. Shelby made the most of his perch on the committee that controls federal spending.  Now he's leaving Congress, where his way of doing business is a fading art.

Migrants bused from Texas arrive at VP's house on frigid Christmas Eve  —  Three buses full of migrants arrived at Vice President Harris's residence in Washington from Texas on Christmas Eve amid bitingly cold temperatures, a mutual aid group said, the latest in an influx of newcomers sent to the Northeast by Southern states.