After Another Failed Vote, McCarthy's Speaker Bid Is Starting to Look Pathetic  —  Just two months ago, when Republicans underperformed historical trends in the midterm elections and a bunch of extremist candidates lost winnable races, the consensus view among many commentators …

George Santos had an awkward first day at the office  —  The New York Republican, accused of fabricating details of his biography, got a taste of scrutiny that comes with his new job  —  On Tuesday, looking very much like a freshman at a prep school in hell, congressman-elect George Santos wore …

Walter Cunningham, Last Surviving Apollo 7 Astronaut, Dies at 90  —  Walter Cunningham spent 11 days in low-Earth orbit in 1968.  —  Walter Cunningham, a retired astronaut who served as a pilot on the first successful crewed mission in NASA's Apollo program, died in Houston on Tuesday, the space agency confirmed.

Trump's offensive against Ruby Freeman reaches an ugly new level  —  As Donald Trump renews his offensive against an innocent election worker in Georgia, remember that his own team told him these claims weren't true.  —  Around midnight last night, for reasons that aren't yet clear …

Taking the Oath of Office  —  Swearing in as Member of the 118th Congress  —  U.S. Representative George Santos was sworn in as a Member of the United States House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House on January 3rd, 2023.  —  The Honorable George Santos was elected to serve …

No, Congress Doesn't Need More ‘Independents’ Like Sinema  —  Kyrsten Sinema believes that private-equity billionaires should pay a smaller income-tax rate than public-school teachers, that Medicare should not have broad authority to negotiate lower drug prices, and that America's corporations …

Mississippi Health Care Faces ‘Looming Disaster,’ Medical Group Warns Lawmakers  —  Mississippi's healthcare crisis is worsening and an overhaul of the state's “current system of care is unmistakably essential,” a leading medical group warned hours before the State Legislature was set to begin its 2023 session at noon Monday.

MoD Russia  —  ⚡️ On 1 January, at 00.01 am (Moscow time), artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched six rockets by HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) at the provisional base of one of the Russian units near Makeyevka.  ◽️ 2 rockets were intercepted by air defence facilities.

Transmaxxing: the Incel-To-Transwoman Pipeline  —  why a community of depressed young men with nothing to lose is convinced the only way out of their misery is gender transition … Imagine you're a depressed young man in a developed country.  Maybe you work long hours for low pay, maybe you're unemployed.