Rep.-elect George Santos acknowledges ‘résumé embellishment’ but answers little on finances  —  The Long Island Republican was pressed to address questions about whether he fabricated his biography and why he reported skyrocketing wealth  —  George Santos, a Long Island Republican …

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.

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 …

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?

‘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 …

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 …

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.

‘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.”

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.

With Record Military Incursions, China Warns Taiwan and the U.S.  —  Taiwan said China sent 71 military aircraft near the island days after President Biden bolstered U.S. support for Taiwan.  —  China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace self-ruled Taiwan in a large show …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The untold story of how a US woman was sentenced to six years for voting  —  The case of Pamela Moses sparked a national outcry - but newly uncovered documents reveal the extent of its injustice  —  It was the morning after Labor Day and Pamela Moses was in a rush.

Kremlin Bans Sales of Russian Oil to Countries That Impose Price Cap  —  Action to take effect Feb. 1 and run through July 1, 2023  —  How a Cap on Russian Oil Prices Could Affect U.S. Consumers  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x  —  MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin banned …