Brazilian Authorities Will Revive Fraud Case Against George Santos  —  A 2008 court case had been suspended because Brazilian law enforcement officials could not find Mr. Santos.  —  When Representative-elect George Santos takes his seat in Congress on Tuesday, he will do so under the shadow …

McCarthy still short on votes in bid to become speaker  —  House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has begged countless lawmakers — and offered extraordinary concessions, including allowing members to easily fire him at any time — to secure the votes for speaker.

'It's going to stink for a while, but I'll fight with all I have got': Tennis world rallies around Wimbledon legend Martina Navratilova, 66, as she reveals ‘double whammy’ of throat and breast cancer diagnosis  — Martina Navratilova, 66, has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer …

‘This made us all unemployable’: Trump White House aides respond to January 6 in angry text exchange  —  A text exchange between Ivanka Trump's chief of staff Julie Radford and White House aide Hope Hicks reveals their anger over then-President Donald Trump's actions on January 6, 2021 …

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.

South Carolina Lawmaker Found Drunk in Parked Car on New Year's  —  ‘ASHAMED’  —  South Carolina state Sen. Tom Davis was hit with a public intoxication ticket on New Year's after he was found drunk in a parked car.  The Republican said in a statement that he got in a car after a night of drinking …

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 …

White contractors wouldn't remove Confederate statues.  So a Black man did it.  —  RICHMOND — Workers in bright yellow vests circled up in the morning chill.  Some clutched cups of Starbucks coffee, a last comfort before beginning the hard work of dismantling a statue of Confederate Gen. A.P. Hill in the middle of an intersection.

‘Died Suddenly’?  More Than 1-in-4 Think Someone They Know Died From COVID-19 Vaccines  —  Nearly half of Americans think COVID-19 vaccines may be to blame for many unexplained deaths, and more than a quarter say someone they know could be among the victims.

New data shows the folly of Trump's crusade against early voting  —  If there was any doubt Donald Trump's vilification of early voting is only hurting the GOP, new receipts from the midterm elections show it.  —  Election data from a trio of states that dramatically expanded the ability …

‘You Can Protect Yourself’: Zeke Emanuel Tells MSNBC Viewers To Mask Up As New COVID Strain Spreads ‘Very Rapidly’  —  A MSNBC guest told viewers Monday that the best way to prevent infection from a new strain of COVID-19 was to use masks, and characterized travel bans as a “delaying” tactic that won't “help.”

McConnell to host Biden in Kentucky for event celebrating president's ‘economic plan’  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will join President Joe Biden for a rare joint event held in the senator's state on Wednesday.  —  The visit from the president comes after McConnell joined Democrats …