Flights resume after FAA outage causes mass delays … Updated just now  —  The Federal Aviation Administration announced shortly before 9 a.m. Eastern that air traffic operations were resuming at airports across the United States, following an overnight outage of the agency's Notice to Air Missions system …

In the case of the classified documents, it's more serious for Trump than Biden  —  The former president's retention of papers at Mar-a-Lago appears to satisfy more criteria for prosecution than the find at Biden's institute  —  Donald Trump's retention of documents marked classified …

Why the January 6th Mob Wasn't Stopped in Time  —  Transcripts reveal where the bottlenecks were.  —  The House January 6th Committee did an excellent job in its final report of proving that former President Donald Trump incited the insurrectionist mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.

George Santos Took Donation From Migrant-Smuggler  —  Serial liar and border-hardliner George Santos accepted support from an Italian caught piloting a yacht full of Chinese migrants and from his prominent restaurant-owning family. … Embattled Rep. George Santos took an almost certainly illegal donation …

Tory MP Suspended for Comparing Covid Vaccine to the Holocaust  —  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended a member of his ruling Conservative Party after MP Andrew Bridgen compared Covid-19 vaccinations to the Holocaust.  —  Bridgen shared a link and chart on Twitter on Wednesday …

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 …

GOP-led Oversight Committee issues flurry of letters to begin probe of Biden, Twitter  —  The letters lead off the GOP's long-promised investigation of the president.  —  The chairman of the new Republican-led House Oversight Committee has issued a flurry of letters as part of the panel's …

The Party's Over for Us.  Where Do We Go Now?  —  For decades, conservative values have been central to Bret Stephens's and David Brooks's political beliefs, and the Republican Party was the vehicle to extend those beliefs into policy.  But in recent years, both the party …

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.

Iran Says Face Recognition Will ID Women Breaking Hijab Laws  —  Iranian women are baring their heads to protest government controls.  A top official said algorithms can identify anyone flouting dress codes.  —  Last month, a young woman went to work at Sarzamineh Shadi, or Land of Happiness …

Local N.Y. GOP leaders to call on George Santos to resign  —  “They'll issue a rebuke of him for running as a complete liar in an effort to resuscitate the image of the party,” said one person familiar with the announcement.  —  Nassau County Republican leaders will call on Rep. George Santos …

JUST IN: Republicans to Vote on a Bill that Would Abolish the IRS, Eliminate Income Tax  —  The House Republicans have essentially declared war on the IRS.  They are now not just stripping it of its funding but are also considering legislation that would abolish both it and its reason for existence.

Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit  —  The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce a sweeping new gun law banning guns from “sensitive places” such as schools and playgrounds for now while a court challenge plays out.  The justices on Wednesday turned away a plea by the law's challengers.

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 …

Parler's parent company has laid off a majority of its staff … Parlement Technologies, the parent company of “censorship-free” social media platform Parler, has laid off a majority of its staff and most of its chief executives over the last few weeks.  The sudden purge of staff has thrown …

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 …

Academy mourns tragic loss in cadet wing  —  The Academy mourns the loss of Cadet 3rd Class Hunter Brown, 21, of Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Brown experienced a medical emergency while leaving his dormitory for class on Monday morning.  Academy first responders were immediately called …

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 …

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 …

Women can be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, says Alabama attorney general  —  1,454  —  One week after the federal government made it easier to get abortion pills, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday that women in Alabama who use those pills to end pregnancies could be prosecuted.

Burning Man sues BLM over geothermal project  —  Gerlach, Nevada (Photo courtesy John Curley)  —  Policy, politics and progressive commentary  —  Burning Man is suing the Bureau of Land Management over its approval of a geothermal exploration project in Gerlach, Nevada.