Alec Baldwin Expected to Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting  —  Film's armorer also expected to be charged while assistant director has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of deadly weapon  —  Watch: Alec Baldwin Rehearses With Gun Before Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting

In new memoir, Mike Pompeo says Trump told him to ‘shut the hell up’ about China  —  Donald Trump told former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “shut the hell up for a while” about China at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in order to avoid angering the country's leader, according to a memoir that Pompeo will publish next week.

U.S. begins ‘extraordinary’ steps to avoid debt ceiling  —  The Treasury Department says it is taking action to prevent a default that could do “irreparable harm” to the economy  —  The Biden administration began “extraordinary measures” Thursday to prevent the federal government from breaching …

Matt Yglesias and the secret of blogging  —  How to be a successful content entrepreneur  —  What is the secret to a successful career as a blogger/newsletter author/content creator?  No one ever asks me this, because my career is not successful, but if they did I would tell them to read …

McCarthy's risky weapon in the 118th Congress  —  House Republicans hope a strict, new voting schedule will help juice their slim majority — as only a handful of missed votes could change the game. … The significance of empty seats in the chamber was on full display during the speakership vote.

Biden classified document investigation: Secret Service ready to provide Delaware visitors, source says  —  Secret Service prepared to turn over documentation of visitors to Biden's Delaware home if requested by Congress, source familiar with situation tells Fox News

Embattled U.S. Rep. Santos was drag queen in Brazil pageants, say associates  —  U.S. Representative George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances told Reuters on Wednesday, adding to contrasts that have drawn criticism …

Trump sold his DC hotel.  GOP spending disappeared. … In June the Waldorf Astoria opened for business in downtown D.C.'s Old Post Office Building, replacing the Trump International Hotel, which for five years served as an assembly point for Republican officials, lobbyists and anyone who wanted to buy Donald Trump's attention.

The Pressed Secretary  —  Frustration among White House reporters with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is reaching a boiling point.  —  That is according to conversations I had on Wednesday with more than a half-dozen White House reporters who painted a picture of a White House press corps …

Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine  —  Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned NATO on Thursday that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.  —  Striking a similar tone …

Ben Savage is considering a run for Adam Schiff's California House seat, rep says  —  The actor filed campaign paperwork with the FEC this week.  —  By Hannah DemissieVideo by Will Linendoll  —  Actor Ben Savage is considering another run for political office.

Emmy-winning journalist Cecilia Vega joins 60 Minutes  —  Emmy Award-winning journalist Cecilia Vega is joining CBS News as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, executive producer Bill Owens announced today.  Vega will begin reporting for the broadcast in the spring and will be based in Washington, D.C.

Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel  —  News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor influence.  —  The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday …

Trump thought photo of accuser was of ex-wife during deposition  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump mistook his sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples when shown a photograph from the 1990s in a deposition at Mar-a-Lago last year, potentially undermining one of the common defenses he has used to deny an attack.

Supreme Court says it cannot determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion  —  The Supreme Court disclosed Thursday that it cannot identify the person who leaked a draft of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade.  —  A report from Supreme Court …

Union membership drops to record low in 2022  —  Union membership hit an all-time low in 2022 despite a surge in organizing efforts that emerged during the pandemic.  —  The percentage of U.S. workers who belong to a union dropped from 10.3 percent to 10.1 percent, the Bureau …

Rep. Greg Steube spent night in ICU after 25-foot fall off ladder; injuries ‘not life threatening’  —  U.S. Rep. Greg Steube was hospitalized Thursday in a Florida intensive care unit after suffering serious injuries during an accident at his home, his office said.

'You're hurting my country': Manchin faces Europe's wrath  —  DAVOS, Switzerland — When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Washington late last year, he hunted down the key architect of the new American trade and energy policies he loathed.  —  On the eve of a state dinner at the White House …

3 Active-Duty Marines Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot  —  STILL GOING  —  Three active-duty Marines have been hit with federal misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the Capitol siege by a mob of Trump supporters.  After one of them posted photographs from Jan. 6 to his Instagram page …

Why I'm Not Running Again for City Council  —  I'm Launching a National Movement Called Workers Strike Back  —  This is now the tenth year I've had the honor to serve as an elected representative of Seattle's working people.  —  Workers in Seattle, through getting organized alongside …

Can Trump Count on Evangelicals in 2024?  Some Leaders Are Wavering.  —  The former president, who relied on evangelical voters in 2016, has accused Christian leaders of “disloyalty” and blamed them for Republicans' disappointing midterm performance.  —  On Sunday, the Rev. Robert Jeffress …

This Right-Wing Media Feud Just Took an Ugly Turn  —  Right-wing blowhard Steven Crowder is accusing Ben Shapiro's media empire of being in bed with Big Tech—fighting words that have ignited a heated public dispute.  —  An increasingly ugly and personal feud has publicly broken …

The Not Particularly Talented Mr. Santos  —  With Kevin McCarthy and co. giving government oversight power to election deniers, it's perhaps fitting that the comically dishonest New York representative is also landing a couple committee seats.  As Rep. Ritchie Torres put it, “House Republicans have sunk to the level of self-parody.”

Biden Revives Housing Rule That Trump Derided as ‘Abolishing the Suburbs’  —  The Biden administration is restoring a rule that will require cities, counties and states that receive federal housing funds to examine patterns of residential segregation within their borders and take steps to uproot them …

The Shadow Race to Replace George Santos Has Already Begun  —  George Santos hasn't resigned.  But that isn't stopping Democrats and Republicans from preparing for his exit.  —  Rep. George Santos hasn't resigned.  He hasn't even publicly said that he won't run for re-election in 2024.

John Eastman Is Unbowed as Investigations Proliferate  —  A legal reckoning awaits a chief architect of Donald Trump's effort to reverse his election loss.  But in Mr. Eastman's telling, he was far from a criminal.  —  WASHINGTON — John C. Eastman, a legal architect of Donald J. Trump's efforts …

The federal government is investigating the possible human trafficking of children who cleaned slaughterhouses  —  Federal investigators are looking into whether 50 children — some as young as 13 — who were allegedly illegally employed cleaning Midwestern slaughterhouses were victims of labor trafficking …

Americans Sour on U.S. Healthcare Quality  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time in Gallup's two-decade trend, less than half of Americans are complimentary about the quality of U.S. healthcare, with 48% rating it “excellent” or “good.”  The slight majority now rate healthcare quality as subpar …

Presidents don't track private house guests.  Some want that to change.  —  Public access to who has visited the White House is a relatively new and tenuous practice.  It's never been the norm for private residences.  —  After classified documents from the Obama administration were found …