Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden's private office, source tells CNN  —  Among the classified documents from Joe Biden's time as vice president discovered in a private office last fall are US intelligence memos and briefing materials …

Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry Into ‘Weaponization’ of Government  —  Republicans pushed through a measure to create a powerful new committee to scrutinize what they have charged is an effort by the government to target and silence conservatives.  —  WASHINGTON — A divided House voted …

Trump's Longtime Finance Chief Sentenced to 5 Months in Jail  —  Allen H. Weisselberg served the family company for decades but agreed to testify about its tax fraud in exchange for a lighter punishment.  —  Allen H. Weisselberg, once one of Donald J. Trump's most loyal lieutenants …

Xi Jinping's plan to reset China's economy and win back friends … The costs of China's chaotic exit from its zero-Covid strategy are surging.  In spite of a virtually static official death toll, a slew of obituaries for elderly public figures from academics to opera singers demonstrate …

Assault weapon sales now illegal in Illinois: ‘This will save lives,’ Pritzker says after quickly signing bill into law  —  The governor paid tribute to some of the lives lost to assault weapons: “We have done this for Highland Park's Kevin and Irina McCarthy, Jacquelyn Sundheim …

‘We started running’: Pelosi aide tells jurors about flight from Jan. 6 chaos  —  While rioters attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, Emily Berret was hunkered down with Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Fort McNair when an image popped on the TV screen that stopped her in her tracks.

Rep. Katie Porter announces bid for Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat  —  Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic star known for her incisive questioning of corporate leaders and use of a whiteboard to distill complex concepts in congressional hearings, announced Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate.

Prince Harry says he was bred to offer spare organs to heir William  —  FOLLOW THE STORY  —  Prince Harry bitterly believes he was only bred to offer literal spare parts for his brother in case the heir apparent ever needed new organs.  —  “Two years older than me, Willy was the Heir …

In Remembrance of a Beloved and Very Online Journalist  —  Blake Hounshell, a witty and astute political observer who possessed a special knack for understanding the dynamics of internet journalism and became one of the driving forces behind POLITICO's success over nearly a decade, died Tuesday morning at age 44.

More George Santos Acquaintances Come Forward With Theft Allegations  —  Santos left a trail of lies and alleged thefts in Brazil and NY, sources say.  Now 10 victims are comparing notes in a group chat.  —  Replies (2)  —  ELMHURST, NY — “Lies have short legs” is a Brazilian saying that means the truth will always win.

Biden Is Coming for Your Gas Stove  —  The Consumer Product Safety Commission enlists in the crusade to ban fossil fuels from the kitchen.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  WSJ Opinion: Welcome to the 2024 Horse Race for the Presidency  —  YOU MAY ALSO LIKE  —  Created with sketchtool.  —  1x

Trump's tax returns show he was a bigger risk than we realized  —  ‘That was a surprise’ What we learned from Trump's revealed tax returns  —  Last month the House Ways and Means Committee published six years of former President Trump's tax returns — documents that should have been released years earlier …

U.S. Supreme Court considers narrowing federal protections for unions  —  U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes that result in damage to company property.

Twitter bans account for D.C. area bus system without explanation  —  The social media app suspended the @metrobusinfo account on Tuesday and gave Metro transit officials no explanation why.  —  Twitter suspended the account Tuesday that the D.C.-area's largest transit system uses …

Exclusive: Surveillance Footage of Tesla Crash on SF's Bay Bridge Hours After Elon Musk Announces “Self-Driving” Feature … Highway surveillance footage from Thanksgiving Day shows a Tesla Model S vehicle changing lanes and then abruptly braking in the far-left lane of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, resulting in an eight-vehicle crash.

Lynette Hardaway, of Pro-Trump Duo Diamond and Silk, Dies at 51  —  Ms. Hardaway rose to fame with one of her sisters as a conservative media celebrity.  —  Lynette Hardaway, who was better known as Diamond from Diamond and Silk, the outspoken sisters who became prominent conservative media personalities …

McCarthy, GOP, Dems unite behind new China committee: ‘The era of trusting communist China is over’  —  Several Democrats spoke in favor of new committee during House debate  —  Criticism of McCarthy fair, but he has ‘opportunity to reach out to Democrats’: Ford Jr.

Southern states rebel against RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel  —  A growing Sunbelt uprising among GOP activists at the state and local level has emerged as a threat — or at least a noisy nuisance — to Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel's bid for another term.

Crime Concerns Drove Asian Americans Away From New York Democrats  —  Worries about public safety, especially attacks against Asian Americans, caused some in the once-reliably Democratic bloc to vote Republican last year.  —  Asian Americans have typically formed a crucial and reliable voting bloc …

How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation  —  The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda.  Here's what other countries can learn from its success.  —  A typical lesson that Saara Martikka, a teacher in Hameenlinna, Finland …

U.S., Japan set to announce shake-up of Marine Corps units to deter China  —  In a deepening of the two countries' strategic alliance, a Marine regiment on Okinawa will be able to fire missiles at Chinese ships in the event of a Taiwan conflict  —  Japan, already Washington's most important ally …

Counter-terrorism police investigate after uranium seized at Heathrow  —  Border Force officials found small amount on passenger flight from Oman on 29 December  —  Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after Border Force officials seized material containing uranium at Heathrow.

How a speaker of the House can be ousted with a ‘motion to vacate’  —  WASHINGTON — In his bid to become speaker of the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy agreed to a number of concessions to secure the support of Republicans who originally opposed him.  One was a rule change to allow just a single member to try to force him from office.

Bolsonaro eyes early return to Brazil as US stay irks Biden  —  The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America as well as U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following his supporters' brazen attack on Brazil's capital over the weekend.

Iran executions quash protests, push dissent underground  —  Iran's hanging of protesters — and display of their lifeless bodies suspended from cranes — seems to have instilled enough fear to keep people off the streets after months of anti-government unrest.

Carter introduces Fair Tax Act  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L.  “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act, to replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax.  —  “Cosponsoring this Georgia-made legislation was my first act …

Turkey Is Sending Cold War-Era Cluster Bombs to Ukraine  —  The artillery-fired cluster munitions could be lethal to Russian troops-and Ukrainian civilians.  —  Turkey began sending Ukraine a form of U.S.-designed, artillery-fired cluster bomb in late 2022 after months of Kyiv pleading …