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.

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.

Chaya Raichik appears to have trespassed at the Capitol  —  Newly-released analysis of footage appears to show Chaya Raichik, the woman behind the LibsOfTikTok account, trespassing on restricted grounds of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021.  —  Today Chaya Raichik …

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.

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 …

Buffalo blizzard death toll exceeds 30 as storm preparation questioned  —  The death toll from the Buffalo blizzard over Christmas weekend rose to 31 Tuesday, according to numbers from Erie County's chief executive. … It calls into question how a city so used to snow could be endangered to such an extent.

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 …

‘Driving force’ in plot to kidnap Mich. governor sentenced to 16 years  —  The co-leader of the failed plot by right-wing extremists to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to 16 years in prison, far below the life sentence sought by federal prosecutors …

Biden heads to St. Croix as winter blast kills dozens, cancels 10,000 flights  —  WASHINGTON — Wanna get away?  —  President Biden left the White House Tuesday night for a tropical vacation in St. Croix to ring in the New Year — as much of the country deals with extreme cold and snowfall …

Arizona judge orders Kari Lake to compensate Katie Hobbs for some fees for election lawsuit, but declines to sanction her  —  A Maricopa County judge on Tuesday ordered Arizona Republican Kari Lake to compensate Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs for some legal fees related to the election lawsuit Lake …

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 …

Mayor Adams defends U.S. Virgin Islands trip as NYC prepared for winter storm … Donate now  —  As a major winter storm brought frigid temperatures and flooding to parts of the city, delaying mass transit and sending holiday travel plans into a tizzy, Mayor Eric Adams was in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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?

Supreme Court's ‘Nostalgia Doctrine’ Is Trump's Biggest Legacy  —  2022 turned out to be the most consequential year of Donald Trump's presidency.  This year, the Supreme Court proved that its hard-right turn will be the most enduring legacy of his sorry four years in office.

Republicans see little resistance from the business lobby after ‘anti-woke’ attacks  —  Republican lawmakers are vowing to crack down on big investment managers pushing climate and social agendas.  But the Wall Street giants are finding they have few defenders in Washington to help fend off the assault.

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 …

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 …

Knoxville Mayor Attends ‘All-Ages’ Christmas-Themed Drag Show with Simulated Sex Acts  —  The mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, attended a lewd Christmas-themed drag show that was marketed for “all-ages.”  —  Democrat Mayor Indya Kincannon bragged on Facebook that she attended a “Drag Queen Christmas” in Knoxville.

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.

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.