Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says  —  She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury's report but noted that its recommendations are “not going to be some giant plot twist.”  —  A special grand jury that investigated election interference …

Polls close in Virginia's 4th Congressional District special election  —  Polls have closed in Virginia's 4th Congressional District for the special election to fill the seat left vacant by the late Rep. Donald McEachin.  —  Democratic state Sen. Jennifer McClellan could make history if she wins Tuesday …

Liberal Judge Is First to Advance in Major Wisconsin Supreme Court Election  —  Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal judge from Milwaukee County, will face one of two conservatives in a race that could tilt the balance of the court, with abortion rights, gerrymandered maps and more in the balance.

Dozens of ‘New York Times’ Journalists Hit Staff Union for Its Defense of Trans Coverage Criticism  —  Some of the paper's top reporters signed a letter objecting to the Guild's response to newsroom leaders.  “We ask that our union work to advance, not erode, our journalistic independence,” they wrote.

Why it matters that Kevin McCarthy gave Jan. 6 tapes to Fox News  —  Kevin McCarthy gave 41,000 hours of sensitive Jan. 6 footage to a controversial television personality.  What could possibly go wrong?  —  Just a few days after getting his gavel, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters …

US believes Russia had failed intercontinental ballistic missile test while Biden was in Ukraine  —  " data-check-event-based-preview= "" data-network-id="" data-details="">  —  Russia carried out a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed while President Joe Biden …

'Everyone's Tired': Acceptance and Exasperation in Russian Elite as Invasion Anniversary Looms  —  While most members of Russia's political and business elite have come to terms with the invasion of Ukraine one year in, some are frustrated by the Kremlin's apparent inability to act more forcefully …

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean up Ohio train derailment site and pay all costs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced a sweeping enforcement action against Norfolk Southern on Tuesday, compelling the rail company to conduct and pay for cleanup actions associated …

Feds fine Mormon church for illicitly hiding $32 billion investment fund behind shell companies  —  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a nonprofit entity that it controlled have been fined $5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations …

A Wealthy ‘Anti-Woke’ Activist Joins the 2024 Presidential Field  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, has made a name for himself in right-wing circles by opposing corporate efforts to advance political, social and environmental causes.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire entrepreneur and author …

Nikki Haley defended right to secession, Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states' rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina's Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview …

How Biden found gold in junk  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  With help from Allie Bice.  —  Even in a divided country, it's not all that surprising there is broad, bipartisan support for a new push …

Companies Can't Ask You to Shut up to Receive Severance, NLRB Rules  —  The board reverses two previous decisions that held that such severance agreements were lawful.  Limits on free speech have become increasingly common aspect of many severance agreements.

U.S. Department of Transportation Fact Sheet: Steps Forward on Freight Rail Industry Safety & Accountability  —  For well over a century, railroads have been an indispensable part of America's economy, society, and way of life.  Our rail system must be kept safe—safe for the workers who operate it …

Mississippi Racial Gerrymandering Case Dismissed in U.S. Supreme Court  —  The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Buck v. Reeves, a case alleging that the state's congressional maps are racially gerrymandered.  The decision affirms that Mississippi is no longer required to get federal preclearance for its congressional maps.

DeSantis About To Defuse $1.2 Billion Tax Bomb He Activated A Year Ago To Punish Disney  —  The Republican governor's 2022 law would have increased tax bills on Central Florida property owners by thousands of dollars each for a decade and a half.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one signature away …

‘I Was So F*cking Freaked Out’: Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed  —  Embarrassing details about the extent of the 2020 staff revolt at the New York Times have been revealed in a new book featuring an interview with former Times staffer Shawn McCreesh.

Inside the New Right's Next Frontier: The American West  —  Preppers, techies, hippies, and yuppies are converging on the American West, the safest place to “exit” a society gone haywire.  —  The buffalo were grazing by the highway on the outskirts of the richest county in the richest country in the history of the world.

Finland Takes Another Look at Youth Gender Medicine  —  A recent interview with the country's top gender expert shows how out of step the American medical establishment is with its European counterparts  —  Dr. Riittakerttu Kaltiala knows gender medicine.  She is the top expert …

Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering Mexico  —  Run all the way back!" shouts Jeremiah ‘Jay’ Shivers to a terrified, unarmed man whom he threatens at gunpoint.  Shivers is an affiliate of a nationalist militia, and “back” means Mexico.  But a geolocation indicates that …

Andrew Tate has detention extended for third time  —  Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have had their custody in Romania extended for a third time, and will remain in detention until at least the end of March.  —  The pair were arrested in December on suspicion …

EXCLUSIVE: 'If Don doesn't go, we will!':  Angry female staffers at CNN issue ultimatum over Lemon's sexist Nikki Haley comments and threaten to quit if he stays on-air  — CNN staffers have threatened to quit if Don Lemon is not fired from the network  — It comes days after he said women older …

U.S. groups suing to ban abortion pill lose bid for early trial  —  A Texas federal judge on Tuesday refused to set an accelerated trial schedule for a lawsuit by anti-abortion groups seeking to end U.S. sales of the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could severely disrupt access to medication abortion nationwide.