Harbor City called George Santos a ‘perfect fit.’ The SEC called the company a fraud.  —  The inside story of the New York congressman and the now-shuttered Florida firm that employed him for more than a year  —  In July 2020, a small Florida-based investment firm announced …

Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use  —  Court documents reveal reasons for Awad Al-Qarni's arrest - even though rulers are major investors in social media platforms  —  A prominent pro-reform law professor in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty …

POLITICO Playbook: Three storylines to watch in Biden's document drama  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HAPPENING NOW — “Biden speech at Ebenezer to bring focus to King's legacy, likely to president's as well,"by The Atlanta Journal …

Hunter Biden asks court to stop love child from taking his sullied surname  —  He doesn't want to give her his bad name.  —  Hunter Biden asked a judge to deny his 4-year-old daughter from taking his surname — claiming it's a lightning rod for criticism and would rob the child of a “peaceful existence.”

George Santos wore stolen scarf to ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, ex-roommate says  —  Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos wore stolen clothing to an election rally which accused President Biden of stealing the 2020 presidential election, according to a former roommate.

‘Dismay and anxiety’ on college campuses as DeSantis ramps up anti-CRT campaign  —  Yovanna Pineda, hired more than a decade ago to teach Latin American history at the University of Central Florida, rebranded one of her signature courses last fall.  —  Striking references to “dictatorships” …

What College Admissions Could Look Like Without Affirmative Action  —  Schools may need to rethink everything, including recruitment, scholarships, standardized testing and alumni preferences.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — In 1964, hoping to erase its image as a privileged cloister for white rich families …

Conroe brewery receives flood of threats, harassment after canceling Kyle Rittenhouse event  —  The CEO of Southern Star Brewery said the cancellation was prompted primarily by concerns from local patrons rather than pressure from a “woke mob” or distributors such as H-E-B.  —  Copy link

The racial reckoning led to lots of talk but little real change  —  A decade of intense Black-led activism, particularly the massive protests after the murder of George Floyd, have led to a society-wide rethinking of America's policies toward Black Americans.

Biden classified documents could have national security implications, Schiff says  —  “I'd like to know what these documents were,” Rep. Schiff said on “This Week”  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that classified documents recently discovered …

A GOP postmortem: What went so wrong in Pennsylvania?  —  The state party is conducting research and paying a big D.C. firm to help gather insights.  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania GOP is trying to figure out what went so horribly wrong in 2022.  —  After the party's disastrous midterm races …

How Eric Adams Started Mentoring a Con Man  —  Why did New York's mayor take Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader, under his wing?  —  About a year ago, not long after Eric Adams was sworn in as the mayor of New York, an old friend and church leader named Lamor Whitehead went …

Matt Gaetz says George Santos should go through House ethics process but should not be shunned  —  Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz said Saturday that fellow Republican Rep. George Santos, the embattled New York congressman who has admitted to lying about parts of his biography and faces federal …

‘We Will Die for Brazil’: How a Far-Right Mob Tried to Oust Lula  —  The storming of Brazil's capital failed to overthrow the elected government.  But an examination of the attack reveals how extremism is threatening Latin America's largest democracy.  —  Jack Nicas, The Times's Brazil correspondent, reported from Brasília.