Kevin McCarthy finally became Speaker of the House after one last shocking meltdown.  Here's how it all happened.  —  It took four days and fifteen ballots, but Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the House after securing a truce with conservative holdouts who had threatened to tank his nomination.

Police: 6-year-old shoots teacher in Virginia classroom  —  A 6-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom Friday, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said.  Experts said a school shooting involving …

The January 6 Attack Is Not Over  —  This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.  Sign up for it here.  —  On the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection …

“We Don't Do This”: Adam Schiff and the Underbelly of American Censorship  —  Below is my column in the Hill on the recent disclosure of efforts by Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Cal.) to pressure Twitter to censor critics, including a columnist.  This effort occurred shortly after Schiff's office objected …

On Musk's Twitter, users looking to sell and trade child sex abuse material are still easily found  —  Twitter accounts that offer to trade or sell child sexual abuse material under thinly veiled terms and hashtags have remained online for months, even after CEO Elon Musk said he would combat child exploitation on the platform.

Proposed GOP select panel would be empowered to review ‘ongoing criminal investigations’  —  The proposed “select subcommittee” would operate under the Judiciary Committee expected to be chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).  —  Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) …

A very special Christmas mass for Orthodox Church of Ukraine  —  KYIV — On a frosty Saturday morning, several altar boys posed for group selfies next to the Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Monastery complex in the Ukrainian capital.  —  “It is for history!

Shootings Reported at Homes and Offices of 5 New Mexico Democrats  —  No one was injured in the shootings, which occurred in Albuquerque between Dec. 4 and Thursday.  The authorities are investigating whether they were related and politically motivated.  —  Federal and local authorities …

John Bolton announces he WILL run for the White House in 2024 against former boss Donald Trump as he blasts the ex-president's ‘terminal decline’  — Bolton served as Donald Trump's national security adviser from 2018 to 2019  — He has announced he will run against the former president in the 2024 election

“Donald Trump Will Be in the Lead of His Obituary”: Ex-Rudy Giuliani Aide Dishes on Sweeping New CNN Doc  —  From 9/11 hero to Trump toady, a four-part CNN series will chronicle the epic fall of “America's Mayor.”  Consulting producer Ken Frydman, “dismayed” by his former boss's antics, hopes he'll “start caring about his legacy.”

George Santos sworn into Congress as investigations mount  —  WASHINGTON — George Santos, the 34-year-old New York Republican who's confessed to lying about part of his background, was sworn into the House early Saturday amid several investigations into his campaign and calls for him to resign.

US appeals court blocks ban on rapid-fire ‘bump stocks’  —  A Trump administration ban on bump stocks — devices that enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull — was struck down Friday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

2 Men Accidentally Set Themselves on Fire Trying to Burn Down an Immigration Center  —  Video shows both the men running away from the fire they set with their clothing in flames.  —  Mack Lamoureux  —  Two men set themselves on fire after dumping an accelerant on a California immigration services building …

Judge suspends law license of lawyer for Alex Jones following Sandy Hook document leaks  —  A Connecticut judge suspended the law license of a lawyer for right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after he allegedly improperly released court documents from the Sandy Hook defamation case.