Rep. George Santos is stepping down from committees amid fabrications about his biography  —  Embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) told House Republicans on Tuesday that he will step down from his committee assignments, according to a person familiar with the discussion.

Trump revamps his fundraising operation after struggling to raise money for 2024  —  Former President Donald Trump is strapped for campaign cash following the mid-November launch of his 2024 presidential campaign, according to end-of-year figures obtained exclusively by NBC News.

FBI searched the Penn Biden Center in mid-November  —  Washington — The FBI searched the Penn Biden Center offices in mid-November, according to two sources familiar with the investigation, after lawyers for President Biden had found about 10 documents marked classified there on Nov. 2.

Biden's message to McCarthy ahead of critical White House meeting: Show me your plan  —  House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's position that cuts to Medicare and Social Security are not on the table in exchange for a debt ceiling increase has drawn skepticism from his primary negotiating partner: The White House.

Mitch Daniels opts against a run for the Senate  —  Mitch Daniels is passing on a potential bid for an open Indiana Senate seat, forgoing what would have been one of the most hotly contested primaries in the 2024 cycle.  —  In an exclusive statement to POLITICO, the former Indiana governor …

Hide your books to avoid felony charges, Fla. schools tell teachers  —  Unsure what titles violate new state rules, two school districts tell educators to conceal every book for now  —  Students arrived in some Florida public school classrooms this month to find their teachers' bookshelves wrapped …

Video of Trump deposition in New York fraud probe shows former president taking the Fifth, repeating “same answer”  —  Newly released video obtained by CBS News provides the first look at former President Donald Trump's deposition last summer in the New York attorney general's civil fraud investigation.

Fear And Loathing Among The Union Busters  —  At a gathering of the National Restaurant Association's legal arm, lawyers and executives grappled with a worker uprising.  —  “Comrades,” said Chappell Phillips, as he grabbed the microphone, “please do not leave the conference.  It's all better from here.”

Ron DeSantis Wants to Erase Black History.  Why?  —  An unrelenting assault on truth and freedom of expression in the form of laws that censor and suppress the viewpoints, histories and experiences of historically marginalized groups, especially Black and L.G.B.T.Q. communities …

As Twitter's Legal Woes Mount, It's Elon vs. Everyone  —  Twitter's terminally-online CEO has kicked up legal trouble from California to Germany.  Those lawsuits will be devastating for a company still struggling to survive.  —  Last month, I warned that Twitter CEO and Russian election …

Kellyanne's Future & the G.O.P.'s First '24 Strike  —  News and notes from the nascent presidential trail, on Conway's green room game theory and the House Republican plan to bork the Democratic bench. … I wrote extensively last summer about the campaign's org chart and management philosophy …

George Santos Tells Republicans He Won't Serve on Committees  —  New York representative is facing an ethics investigation for misleading voters about his past  —  WASHINGTON—New York Rep. George Santos told his Republican colleagues Tuesday he would recuse himself from serving on House committees …

A conservative judge helped stop Trump on Jan. 6.  He wants to finish the job.  —  Michael Luttig, one of the most celebrated legal minds of his generation, never ascended to the Supreme Court.  But many think the retired jurist played a far more consequential role for the nation.

USCP, USSS Capture Suspected Police Impersonator with Stash of Knives  —  The United States Capitol Police (USCP) caught a suspected police impersonator with a stash of knives on Monday after receiving a tip from the United States Secret Service (USSS).  —  At approximately 6:20 p.m. …

Biden administration mulls public health emergency declaration on abortion  —  The Biden administration is weighing a plan to declare a public health emergency that would free up resources to help people access abortions. … - The lawmakers argued that such a move would allow the administration …

Donald Trump Says He Trusts Putin More Than U.S. Intelligence ‘Lowlifes’  —  Donald Trump has suggested he trusts Russian president Vladimir Putin more than the “lowlifes” who work in U.S. intelligence.  —  In a post on Truth Social, the former president referenced comments he gave after meeting …

Yale honors Black girl, 9, wrongly reported to police over insect project  —  Bobbi Wilson's efforts to rid her town of the spotted lanternfly unwittingly touched off a national discussion about racial profiling  —  A nine-year-old girl who had a neighbor call the police on her as she worked …

Exclusive: Extremists raised $6.2 million on crowdfunding websites in ‘heyday’ of financing  —  Extremists raised more than $6.2 million on crowdfunding websites from 2016 to 2022, according to an Anti-Defamation League study provided exclusively to USA TODAY.