Pence Gets Subpoena From Special Counsel in Jan. 6 Investigation  —  The move by Jack Smith, the special counsel, is one of the most aggressive in his investigation of Donald Trump's efforts to stay in power and is likely to lead to a battle over executive privilege.

Fetterman, Recovering After Stroke, Labors to Adjust to Life in the Senate  —  The first-term Democrat is adapting to Congress while coping with the lasting effects of a near-fatal stroke, and the institution is adapting to accommodate him.  —  WASHINGTON — At Senator John Fetterman's desk …

The making of Anna Paulina Luna  —  Luna's sharp turn to the right, her account of an isolated and impoverished childhood, and her embrace of her Hispanic heritage have come as a surprise to friends and family who knew her before her ascent to the U.S. House this year.  —  By Jacqueline Alemany and Alice Crites

FEC orders Santos to formally declare his 2024 candidacy or ‘disavow’ post-midterm fundraising  —  The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to GOP New York Rep. George Santos ordering him to officially declare that he is running for reelection in 2024, after he raised enough money following …

House briefing on China spy balloon turns tense with Greene comments: ‘I chewed them out’  —  A classified briefing for House lawmakers on the Chinese spy balloon turned tense on Thursday when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after administration officials for waiting days before shooting down the surveillance device.

“The Florida of Today Is the America of Tomorrow”: Ron DeSantis's New College Takeover Is Just the Beginning of the Right's Higher Ed Crusade  —  Republican politicians and right-wing activists are transforming one of the Sunshine State's liberal arts schools into the “Hillsdale of the south …

Pentagon looks to restart top-secret programs in Ukraine  —  If approved, the move would authorize U.S. Special Operations troops to employ Ukrainian operatives to observe Russian movements and counter disinformation  —  The Pentagon is urging Congress to resume funding a pair of top-secret programs …

The NRA Has Lost Over a Million Members Since Corruption Allegations Surfaced  —  The National Rifle Association keeps shrinking.  —  Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre told attendees at the gun-rights group's most recent board meeting that the organization is down to 4.3 million members, according to multiple sources.

What climate law?  Voters clueless about Biden's top achievement  —  President Joe Biden and his team are fanning out across the country to tout the climate-change-fighting, job-creating, money-saving benefits coming from Democrats' landmark Inflation Reduction Act.  —  The problem?

‘Do you want a dead daughter or an alive son?’  St. Louis trans clinic is investigated for harming 600 children - as whistleblower reveals doctors perform transition surgeries on MINORS and teens who want hormones to avoid pregnancies or being gay  — The Washington University Transgender Center …

Ron DeSantis once expressed support for privatizing Social Security and Medicare giving his rivals an opening  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support for privatizing Medicare and Social Security during his first campaign for Congress in 2012, giving political rivals who have pledged …

Fear of a Female Body  —  Controlling women's bodies is a hallmark of religious fundamentalism.  Why are liberal institutions getting on board? … Another liberal arts college is in the news this week after a handful of Muslim students claimed offense at an on-campus art exhibition …

Extremist influencers are generating millions for Twitter, report says  —  Ads from major brands are running alongside hateful content and dangerous conspiracy theories from far right Twitter users, group claims  —  Elon Musk's restoration of 10 Twitter accounts that were banned under …

Santos was charged with theft in 2017 case tied to Amish dog breeders  —  NEW YORK - Rep. George Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania's Amish Country in 2017 after a series of bad checks were written in his name to dog breeders, according to the court and a lawyer friend who helped him address the charge.

Finish line: Fighting unwinnable wars … - Ailes, who died in 2017, blacklisted Politico journalists from Fox News after Fred Ryan, our publisher, leveraged his role as head of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to land two presidential debates for Politico.  —  The library picked CNN and MSNBC as partners over Fox.

Rep. Lee planning to launch Senate run in Calif. this month, as rivals ramp up  —  The Democrat is aiming to time her announcement to coincide with Black History Month, according to a person with knowledge of the plans  —  LOS ANGELES — Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee is planning to formally launch …

The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us  —  Over the past year, we have seen a sweeping and ferocious attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people across the country.  —  In states led by Republicans, conservative lawmakers have introduced or passed dozens …

Bill Barr, Trump's legal enabler, needs to be investigated  —  For more than 30 years, the former AG subverted the Constitution to protect his bosses.  —  Before taking office as Donald Trump's attorney general in February 2019, William Barr made his agenda clear: To use the Department …

Fox News Believes Super Bowl Interview With President Biden Won't Take Place … When Super Bowl LVII arrives on Sunday, Fox is prepared to broadcast hours and hours of the event, with all of the usual trappings — except, perhaps, one.  —  With just three days to go before the Kansas City Chiefs square off …

McConnell knocks GOP Sen. Rick Scott's plan to sunset federal programs amid sparring over entitlements  —  “It's just a bad idea,” McConnell said.  “I think it will be a challenge for [Scott] to deal with this in his own re-election in Florida, a state with more elderly people than any other state in America.”

‘It just rang’: In crises, US-China hotline goes unanswered  —  Within hours of an Air Force F-22 downing a giant Chinese balloon that had crossed the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Chinese counterpart via a special crisis line, aiming for a quick general …

House Democrat: George Santos getting access to 'America's secrets' was ‘final straw’ for expulsion effort  —  U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) says that Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to allow U.S. Rep. George Santos access to classified intelligence on Thursday was the “final straw” …

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Attempt to Rehab Her Image Suffers a Setback  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been trying to turn the page on her past self.  But it'"s easier said than done.  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene really is trying to be a different person.  —  She's closely aligned herself with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

Quake Latest: Turkey's Erdogan Concedes Problems Dispatching Aid  —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the initial state response had been slowed by the fact that emergency personnel and their families were themselves trapped under collapsed buildings.

Moldovan prime minister resigns, government collapses  —  Moldova's government collapsed Friday as pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned, adding to a series of crises that have gripped the small nation since Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine.

U.S. officials prepping legislation to revamp asylum system  —  U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is developing a sweeping bill that would revamp the country's asylum system to speed up the resolution of claims in large-scale processing centers at the border with Mexico …