A Failed Speaker Vote for Kevin McCarthy Would Be a Historical Event  —  Opening day in the House of Representatives is typically marked by the usual pageantry and the fleeting promise that this Congress will work better than the last.  That hope could be immediately dashed this year …

Alleged Islamic extremist who attacked NYPD cops with machete was on FBI watchlist: sources  —  The alleged Islamic extremist who attacked multiple NYPD officers with a machete near the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square has been identified as 19-year-old Trevor Bickford …

As His Life of Fantasy Comes Into Focus, George Santos Goes to Washington  —  Mr. Santos, under scrutiny for lies about his background, is set to be sworn into Congress on Tuesday even as records, colleagues and friends divulge more about his past.  —  In two years, George Santos went …

A Comprehensive Guide to Why a Ron DeSantis Presidency Would Be as Terrifying as a Trump One  —  His bigoted policies and authoritarian behavior make him just as bad a pick for the top job in Washington.  —  Ron DeSantis has not (yet) said if he will run for president in 2024 …

Ukrainian Attack Kills 63 Russian Soldiers in East, Moscow Says … A Russian proxy official called the attack in Donetsk a ‘massive blow.’  —  Ukrainian missiles struck a building that housed Russian soldiers in an occupied city in Donetsk early on New Year's Day, according to Russian proxy officials and the Ukrainian military.

Trump's New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago: Who was there (and who wasn't)?  —  The former president made a statement about the state of the nation that was not so uplifting heading into the new year.  —  PALM BEACH — Former President Donald Trump rang in the New Year on Saturday night …

Lula Becomes Brazil's President, With Bolsonaro in Florida  —  Brazil inaugurates its new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on Sunday.  Facing investigations, former President Jair Bolsonaro has taken refuge in Orlando.  —  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took the reins …

Inside the Jan. 6 committee's massive new evidence trove  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has unloaded a vast database of its underlying evidence — emails between Trump attorneys, text messages among horrified White House aides and outside advisers, internal communications among security …

A Heavily Armed Man Caused Panic at a Supermarket.  But Did He Break the Law?  —  In states with permissive gun laws, police and prosecutors have limited tools at their disposal when a heavily armed individual sows fear or panic in public.  —  ATLANTA — Two days after a gunman killed 10 people …

Hope Hicks, Ivanka Aide Fumed at Karlie Kloss' Jan. 6 Tweets  —  The pair also worried the insurrection would wreck their reputations and careers, newly released text messages reveal.  —  After a mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a top aide to Ivanka Trump and presidential adviser Hope Hicks fumed …

Ex-Capitol police chief: FBI, DHS, Pentagon failed on Jan. 6  —  Former chief Steven Sund warns in a new book that the Capitol is still not safe from domestic terror attacks  —  In a new firsthand account of the frantic efforts of Capitol Police officers to protect Congress and themselves …