McCarthy Proposes Gutting Office of Congressional Ethics in Bid for Speaker  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spent the first two days of the new year trying to shore up GOP support for his bid to be Speaker by releasing a series of proposals aimed at winning over hard-right detractors who stand to torpedo his ascension.

Trying to Trademark ‘Rigged Election,’ and Other Revelations From the Jan. 6 Transcripts  —  The Jan. 6 committee released a whirlwind of documents in its final days and wrapped up its work on Monday.  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's top military officer saw the Jan. 6 attack as similar to the …

Exclusive: Donald Trump Jr. signs 7-figure podcast deal with Rumble … - Rumble went public via a blank check company merger in September that valued the platform at over $2 billion at the time.  — The company has made strides in user growth, but continues to burn through cash as it launches new features and spends on marketing.

Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones … Ukraine says it shot down all the drones Russia launched over the new year.  —  Ukraine shot down all of the exploding drones that Russia had fired over the new year, an Air Force spokesman said on Tuesday …

Islamic Extremism Drove Suspect in Times Square Attack, Official Says  —  Trevor Bickford, a 19-year-old from Maine, had recently become radicalized and traveled to New York to attack the police, according to a law enforcement official.  —  The man charged with attacking three police officers …

Bills player Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest  —  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals late Monday and remains in critical condition, his team announced early Tuesday morning.

We're Going to Miss Greed and Cynicism  —  It's 2023.  What will the new year bring?  The answer, of course, is that we don't know.  There are a fair number of what Donald Rumsfeld (remember him?) called “known unknowns” — for example, nobody really knows how hard it will be to reduce inflation …

Americans Largely Pessimistic About U.S. Prospects in 2023  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coming off several challenging years, Americans enter 2023 with a mostly gloomy outlook for the U.S. as majorities predict negative conditions in 12 of 13 economic, political, societal and international arenas.

Trump's Tax Returns Are Only Part of the Picture  —  Democrats released six years' worth of former President Donald Trump's tax returns last Friday, confirming earlier findings outlined in a pair of congressional analyses of the records: Trump took hundreds of millions of dollars …