The Trump and Biden cases are similar, but they are not the same  —  Merrick Garland didn't have a choice about whether to name a special counsel.  —  Not really.  Not after he had named a special counsel to deal with criminal inquiries against former president Donald Trump.

Santos's Lies Were Known to Some Well-Connected Republicans  —  George Santos inspired no shortage of suspicion during his 2022 campaign, including in the upper echelons of his own party, yet many Republicans looked the other way.  —  In late 2021, as he prepared to make a second run …

House Republicans prepare emergency plan for breaching debt limit  —  The proposal, still under discussion, would direct the Treasury Dept. to prioritize certain payments if the U.S. hits the debt ceiling  —  House Republicans are preparing a plan telling the Treasury Department …

Most Republicans approve of McCarthy's election after messy Speaker battle: poll  —  Most Republicans approve of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) election to lead the body following a marathon vote that took more than three days last week, according to a new poll.

George Santos Raised Money for Company the SEC Says Was a Ponzi Scheme  —  New York congressman, under scrutiny for his finances and lies about his past, was paid by Florida-based company, now in receivership after it was sued by regulator  —  WASHINGTON—Embattled Rep. George Santos persuaded …

Trump claimed woman who accused him of sexual assault in a luxury department store said ‘rape was sexy’ and ‘indicated that she loved it’  — In an October 2022 deposition, Donald Trump claimed that E. Jean Carroll said “rape was sexy.”  — Trump was misrepresenting comments Carroll …

NHL backtracks after Florida Gov. Ron Desantis' office blasts league for ‘discriminatory’ job fair  —  The NHL backtracked on late Friday night and said that the event is open to all individuals ages 18 and over  —  How Gov. Ron DeSantis turned Florida red

Bolsonaro Faces Investigation for Inspiring Brazil's Capital Riot  —  Brazil's Supreme Court said it would investigate Jair Bolsonaro, the country's former president, for inspiring the mob that stormed the nation's halls of power on Sunday.  —  Brazil's Supreme Court said it would investigate …

Rep. Grothman displays Christian nationalist flag outside congressional office  —  U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman has a Christian nationalist flag connected to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol displayed outside his congressional office.  —  On Friday morning, Grothman posted a picture of the flag …

Youngkin says he blocked Ford battery plant on China concerns  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said this week that he had rejected efforts by Ford Motor Co. to consider locating an electric battery plant in Virginia over concerns that the automaker's partnership with China created a security risk.

Ukraine liberated Kherson city.  Now, Russia is destroying it.  —  KHERSON, Ukraine — Four charred baby cribs were all that was left in the maternity ward's bomb shelter.  —  The rest of the room was destroyed Wednesday when Russian forces attacked the city, striking one of the only hospitals …

We are overcounting covid deaths and hospitalizations.  That's a problem.  —  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States is experiencing around 400 covid deaths every day.  At that rate, there would be nearly 150,000 deaths a year.

Sweden Says It Has Uncovered a Rare Earth Bonanza  —  The state-owned mining company announced it had found Europe's largest deposit of the vital minerals used in electric vehicles and other green technology.  —  A Swedish mining company said this week that it had found Europe's largest known deposit …

From outside agitator to inside player: The remaking of Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Even as she has sidled up to GOP leadership, however, Greene has continued making offensive and outlandish comments.  —  In late September, when House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California privately unveiled …

Iran Executes Alireza Akbari, Ex-Official Accused of Spying  —  Alireza Akbari, previously a senior military and defense official, had moved to Britain a decade ago.  He had been detained since 2019.  —  Iran has executed Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister and a dual British citizen …

Scientists inch closer to learning origins of mysterious ‘fairy circles’  —  No one knows exactly how these circles form.  New evidence suggests the plants may be responding to the dehydrated terrain.  —  The origins of eerily perfect circles in the eastern Namib desert have puzzled scientists for decades.

Idaho lawmaker ‘deeply sorry’ for comment comparing cows and women's health  —  First-term Republican Rep. Jack Nelsen of Jerome apologized Thursday night after he drew a stinging rebuke from the Idaho Statesman Editorial Board for his introductory remarks to the House Agriculture Committee.

COVID-19  —  CDC & FDA Identify Preliminary COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal for Persons Aged 65 Years and Older  —  Transparency and vaccine safety are top priorities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Supreme Court Investigators Have Narrowed Leak Inquiry to Small Number of Suspects  —  At least one law clerk is among those suspected of leaking the draft abortion ruling in May  —  Roe v. Wade: Protests Over Leaked Draft of Supreme Court Opinion  —  Created with sketchtool. … 1x

Supreme Court takes up Christian postal worker's religious claim  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an evangelical Christian mail carrier's employment discrimination claim in a case that could force employers to do more to accommodate the religious practices of their workers.