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.

‘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) …

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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 …

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 …

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.