George Santos was paid for work at company accused of Ponzi scheme later than previously known  —  The New York congressman is said to have received payments from Florida-based Harbor City Capital as recently as April 2021, income he did not disclose as a candidate

Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location  —  WASHINGTON — Aides to President Joe Biden have discovered at least one additional batch of classified documents in a location separate from the Washington office he used after leaving the Obama administration, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Why Wall Street should worry about the debt ceiling  —  Editor's note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need with tools you can use …

Michigan and California institutions ban the word ‘field’ as racist  —  The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Southern California's school of social work have taken steps to ban the word “field” on official documents, citing racist implications.

Josh Shapiro to use Tree of Life Bible at Pa. governor inauguration  —  The Bible, which was on the bima at the Pittsburgh synagogue during the 2018 shooting, is one of three Shapiro will use at Tuesday's inauguration  —  When Josh Shapiro is sworn in as Pennsylvania's governor next week …

Jeff Beck, Guitarist With a Chapter in Rock History, Dies at 78  —  His playing with the Yardbirds and as leader of his own bands brought a sense of adventure to their groundbreaking recordings.  —  Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history …

Climate Startup Removes Carbon From Open Air in Industry First  —  Climeworks cashes in on new technology by selling carbon credits to Microsoft and others  —  One of the most important technologies to address climate change got a boost Thursday when a startup said it pulled carbon dioxide from the open air and stored it underground.

Seniors shrug off White House urgent pleas to get vaccinated as new variant spreads  —  State and federal health officials are frustrated that thousands of seniors have landed in the hospital with Covid-19 since the holidays — despite the widespread availability of a vaccine designed to prevent exactly that.

Lightfoot Campaign Asks CPS Teachers to Encourage Students to Help Her Win Reelection in Return for Credit  —  Video: The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team breaks down the biggest headlines of the day.  (Produced by Alexandra Silets)  —  Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection campaign sent …

Dems to Tester and Manchin: Run in 2024, save our majority  —  Securing the red-state duo's reelections is job No. 1 for Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters as he embarks on his second tour of duty.  —  Democrats are already waging what might be the most consequential fight …

Jim Jordan, Church Committee Pretender  —  His new panel on the “weaponization of the federal government” bears no resemblance to the storied 1970s committee whose work led to intelligence reform.  —  Members of the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives are trying to stick …

Exclusive: U.S. and Brazil lawmakers seek to cooperate on investigation of Brasilia riots  —  U.S. and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that rampaged through Brasilia this weekend, sharing lessons from inquiries into the attack …

The West should supply tanks to Ukraine  —  Allies have been too cautious about giving it the means to resist Russian aggression  —  Almost eleven months after Russia launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the war has turned static.  Since the liberation of the southern city of Kherson …

Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on someone else, book says  —  WASHINGTON — Behind closed doors in 2017, President Donald Trump discussed the idea of using a nuclear weapon against North Korea and suggested he could blame a U.S. strike …

Whisper campaign about RNC chair candidate's Sikh faith roils campaign  —  As Harmeet Dhillon seeks the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, opponents have begun raising concerns about her Sikh faith — a development that has left some members of the committee unsettled.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders bans term ‘Latinx’ on her first day in office  —  Within hours of being sworn in as the new Republican governor of Arkansas on Tuesday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning the term Latinx from official use in the state government.

Sudden Surge In Russian Navy Ships And Submarines In Black Sea  —  This morning Russian Navy ships and submarines left their base at Novorossiysk, in the Black Sea, en-masse.  This is highly unusual and may indicate ongoing operations.  —  Sources seen by Naval News confirm the exodus.

The New Jew  —  The Beginning of a Jewish Political Realignment  —  It was early December when The Chosen Comedy Festival came to Miami.  It had been a tough few weeks for Jews.  —  Kanye was on his “I love Hitler” tour and it seemed like too many people wanted to hear what he had to say.

Trump prepares to open next phase of 2024 campaign in South Carolina  —  Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold his first public campaign event of the year in South Carolina, in what aides are portraying as a first step into a more public phase of his 2024 White House run.

House GOP obsesses over mirage of a backroom-deal doc  —  It's the three-page document everyone in Washington is talking about — except it may not even exist.  —  Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his GOP allies insist that no back-room promises were made to land his gavel after 15 frenetic ballots …

Historic transportation crises haunt Buttigieg  —  A historic string of air, rail and supply-chain meltdowns has plagued Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's first two years in office, placing him — for better or worse — at the center of crises affecting millions of people.

Hunter Biden's Tangled Tale Comes Front and Center  —  Federal prosecutors could decide soon whether to indict the president's son on tax and gun charges, and he faces a fresh round of hostile congressional hearings.  But a close look at his story shows that it differs in important ways from the narrative promoted by Republicans.