Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe  —  QUEENS, NY — In May 2016, Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell, New Jersey, with his beloved service dog Sapphire.  A veteran's charity gave the pit mix to Osthoff …

DeSantis proposes policy permanently banning Covid-19 vaccine and mask requirements and other pandemic mitigation measures in Florida  —  Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced a policy proposal banning many pandemic mitigation efforts involving mask mandates and vaccine requirements in the state.

White House strategy to manage documents fallout takes shape  —  The White House strategy to manage the special counsel investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has taken shape.  —  Pledge full cooperation.  —  Attack House Republicans.

What the 21 McCarthy holdouts got in committee assignments  —  Nearly two dozen House Republicans prevented Kevin McCarthy from quickly securing the speaker's gavel.  Some made out better than others in committee seats.  —  The 21 House Republicans who initially blocked Rep. Kevin McCarthy …

Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter  —  Mounting a comeback for the White House, Donald Trump is looking to regain control over his powerful social media accounts.  —  With access to his Twitter account back, Trump's campaign is formally petitioning Facebook's parent company …

Extremely Hardcore  —  Twitter's staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. … In April 2022, Elon Musk acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter …

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 17, 2023  —  Click here to see ISW's interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.  —  Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on January 17 …

Why does anyone want to re-elect the RNC chair?  We asked.  —  The Republican National Committee will elect its chair in 10 days, after a contentious campaign between three-term incumbent Ronna McDaniel and California RNC member Harmeet Dhillon, with MyPillow founder Mike Lindell shooting from the sidelines.

Take Detransitioners Seriously  —  When Kristin Beck, a decorated Navy Seal veteran, came out as a transgender woman in 2013, she became a high-profile advocate for the trans community—a role that earned her glowing coverage in left-wing and mainstream center-left media.

Pentagon Sends U.S. Arms Stored in Israel to Ukraine  —  Israeli officials had initially expressed concerns that the move could damage its relations with Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is tapping into a vast but little-known stockpile of American ammunition in Israel …

Anti-Monopoly Reformer Joins Department of Transportation  —  Jen Howard, former chief of staff to Lina Khan at the FTC, is the new chief competition officer at DOT.  —  People pass through Salt Lake City International Airport, January 11, 2023.  —  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg …

Matt Schlapp Is Accused in Lawsuit of Groping Aide to Herschel Walker's Campaign  —  The aide, who was working for Herschel Walker's campaign for Senate in Georgia, made the allegations in a lawsuit filed anonymously.  A lawyer for Mr. Schlapp denied the accusations.

FTX Executives Expressed Concern Over Use of Customer Funds, Documents Show  —  Documents obtained by The New York Times provide new details about the discussions among FTX's top leaders before the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in November.  —  A few weeks before FTX collapsed …

Republicans worry a national sales tax bill would be a ‘political gift’ for Democrats  —  As part of his deal to become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy reportedly promised his party's conservative hardliners a vote on legislation that would scrap the entire American tax code and replace it with a jumbo-sized national sales tax.

Biden just outmaneuvered MAGA Republicans — and they barely noticed  —  If President Biden rolls out a major new pro-immigrant policy, and MAGA Republicans don't make any noise about it, did the announcement happen at all?  —  Why, yes, it did.  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas unveiled …

Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village  —  A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers.  Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported.

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies  —  A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.

They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes.  So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.  —  Geraldine Tyler is a 94-year-old woman spending the twilight of her life in retirement, as 94-year-olds typically do.  But there isn't much that's typical about it.

Ukrainian interior minister, top officials killed in helicopter crash  —  KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky and other top ministry officials were killed Wednesday morning when their government helicopter crashed near a kindergarten just outside Kyiv, in what appeared to be an accident.

Astronaut Scott Kelly mocks George Santos for his committee assignments, calling the embattled congressman a ‘former NASA astronaut and moon walker’  — Astronaut Scott Kelly mocked congressman George Santos on Tuesday.  — In a tweet, Kelly called Santos a “former NASA astronaut and moon walker.”