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.

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.

George Santos Lands 2 House Committees: Small Business and Science  —  House Republican leadership placed Representative George Santos on two committees, even as some G.O.P. congressmen have called for his resignation.  —  Even as calls grew for investigations into Representative George Santos …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

USCP Threat Assessment Cases for 2022  —  Last year the number of threat investigations by the United States Capitol Police (USCP) decreased, but the caseload remains historically high.  —  In 2022, the USCP Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated a total of 7,501 cases.

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.

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.

Since Biden Inauguration, Anonymous Chinese Donors Poured Millions Into University That Houses His Think Tank … Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 anonymous Chinese donors have poured millions of dollars to the university that houses President Joe Biden's think tank, where at least 10 classified documents were identified.

Semafor Davos Daily: Davos, Man  —  Welcome to Day 3 of Davos 2023, where temperatures remain below freezing and the agenda is a little slow.  At least there's free “Emirati hot chocolate” available in sidewalk stalls.  —  It's midweek, which is right about when the “Davos consensus” …

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.