Document reveals Santos boasted of being ‘proud American Jew’ during campaign  —  Congressman-elect George Santos, a Republican from New York who reportedly lied about his Jewish heritage and has admitted he fabricated key details of his resume, said in an interview Monday evening that he never claimed to be Jewish.

Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall  —  Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov has been found dead at an Indian hotel, two days after a friend died during the same trip.  —  They were visiting the eastern state of Odisha and the millionaire, who was also a local politician …

It's Joe Biden's Border Now  —  The fight over Title 42 encapsulates all the dysfunctions of immigration policy.  —  WSJ Opinion: How Biden's Border Mess Began With a Reverse Trump Mindset  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x  —  The border will soon be open.

Trump tax returns to be released by House panel on Friday  —  The House Ways and Means Committee will release former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday morning, a source familiar confirmed to CNN.  —  The returns will be placed into the congressional record on Friday morning during a House pro forma session.

Disney's ABC Under Pressure to Fire Whoopi Goldberg After She Defends Saying Holocaust Wasn't Racially Motivated  —  Disney's ABC is coming under pressure to fire The View's Whoopi Goldberg after she doubled down on her comments about the Holocaust, claiming in a recent interview that the murder …

Ron DeSantis offered to ‘hide’ Libs of TikTok founder despite California residency: report  —  Right-wing activist Chaya Raichik said that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) offered to “hide” her after she was exposed as the person behind the @libsoftiktok Twitter account.

A Darkness Revealed  —  What the FBI archives showed about my dad's distant past  —  That image above is of my father on his deathbed in August 2015.  Jesus was watching him.  —  A friend back in the US forwarded to me yesterday a Twitter thread in which a leftist journalist uncovered …

DeSantis aide — using alias ‘Clarice Starling’ — helped ex-client bid on migrant flights  —  A top aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis used a private email address with the alias “Clarice Starling” — a reference to the Hannibal Lecter serial killer novels — to help his former client win a state contract …

In search of the perfect president: What Americans say they want, from age to gender  —  Republicans and Democrats value different leadership styles in the Oval Office, one reason it's hard to get things done.  —  What if you could pick a president to order?

These states tried an Obamacare public option.  It hasn't worked as planned.  —  A trio of Democratic Western states hailed passage of their public health insurance options as important steps toward finishing Obamacare's work of providing universal health coverage.

‘Tragic Battle’: On the Front Lines of China's Covid Crisis  —  Medical staff are outnumbered and working sick as the nation's health care system buckles under the strain of a spiraling crisis.  —  Slumped in wheelchairs and lying on gurneys, the sickened patients crowd every nook and cranny …

Social Security denies disability benefits based on list with jobs from 1977  —  Despite spending at least $250 million to modernize its vocational system, the agency still relies on 45-year-old job titles to deny thousands of claims a year.  —  He had made it through four years of denials and appeals …

‘Most Pro-Union President’ Runs Into Doubts in Labor Ranks  —  Many union leaders say the Biden White House has delivered on its promises.  But its handling of a freight rail dispute has given rise to detractors.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. vowed to be “the most pro-union president you've ever seen.”

Ringleader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor sentenced to 16 years in prison  —  The leader of a foiled plot by members of right-wing militia groups to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday in a U.S. District Court, prosecutors said.

For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans  —  German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.  —  Kashmir Hill writes about technology and privacy.  John Ismay covers the Pentagon.

Retirees Are One Reason the Fed Has Given Up on a Big Worker Rebound  —  Workers are in short supply three years into the pandemic job market rebound, and officials increasingly think they aren't coming back.  —  Alice Lieberman had planned to work for a few more years as a schoolteacher …

Exclusive: $4 gas could return as soon as May, GasBuddy projects  —  New York CNN Business —  Gas prices will probably be significantly cheaper overall next year.  Yet the national average could still climb back above the $4-a-gallon threshold as soon as May, according to GasBuddy projections shared exclusively with CNN.

Scoop: U.S. Jewish leaders warn Israeli officials over incoming right-wing government  —  Several U.S. Jewish leaders during a meeting with Israeli officials earlier this month warned that racist and extremist moves by the new Israeli government could seriously hamper support for Israel among Jews …