Appeals court weighs Rep. Perry's immunity from Jan. 6 probe  —  A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled Thursday with tangled questions about Congress' immunity from criminal inquiries — and whether it might apply to efforts by Rep. Scott Perry to aid Donald Trump's bid to subvert the 2020 election.

How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down  —  The decision to invade was taken after consulting only a tiny circle.  The Russian leader has since become even more isolated  —  At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.

Most people in most states support legal abortion  —  The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade last year is perhaps the preeminent modern political example of the dog catching the car.  —  Republican leaders had pledged for decades to restrict abortion and to challenge the precedent in Roe …

Pete Buttigieg rep tells ‘aggressive’ reporter to turn off camera at Ohio derail site … MORE ON:  —  A press liaison for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to discuss her boss's handling of a toxic chemical spill following this month's train derailment in East Palestine …

Take it from a former prosecutor: Emily Kohrs' media tour is reckless  —  As an American citizen, I am gratified to hear that a Georgia special grand jury has recommended indictments against more than a dozen people for election fraud.  But as a former prosecutor, I am mortified that a grand juror is talking about it publicly.

Ozy Media CEO Carlos Watson Arrested After a Former Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud  —  Samir Rao, company's former chief operating officer, appeared in court as John Doe and admitted wrongdoing in probe of the company's practices  —  Ozy Media Chief Executive Carlos Watson …

Trump's grip on the Republican base is slipping — even among his fans  —  More than 150 interviews in pivotal electoral states show the former president maintains a bond with his GOP voters, but faces rising interest in a new standard-bearer  —  One recent snowy evening at a gun range …

Trump may be questioned in lawsuits by ex-FBI employees  —  Two former senior FBI employees who allege they were targeted for retribution after FBI's Trump-Russia probe may narrowly probe Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered that former president Donald Trump …

‘Incredibly damning:’ Fox News documents stun some legal experts  —  The disclosure of behind-the-scenes emails and texts greatly increased the chances that Dominion will win its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox, experts say.  —  The disclosure of emails and texts …

Axios-Ipsos poll: Republicans call opioids No. 1 health threat  —  Republicans see fentanyl and other opioids as the biggest threat to Americans' public health, while Democrats say it's guns, according to a new Axios-Ipsos survey. … - The survey also found that Americans overwhelmingly …

Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind  —  The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein is shaping up to be a close contest between two congressional colleagues who have built national profiles and potent fundraising operations but appeal …

DeSantis wants to roll back press freedoms — with an eye toward overturning Supreme Court ruling  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' broken relationship with the mainstream media could get even worse.  —  At the governor's urging, Florida's Republican-dominated Legislature …

Kevin McCarthy's Jan. 6 footage stunt demands a real response  —  Democrats have loudly expressed outrage about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's decision to grant Fox News's Tucker Carlson exclusive access to surveillance footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried hit with four new criminal charges  — FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was hit with four new criminal charges in a superseding indictment in New York federal court.  — The new charging document lays out in greater detail Bankman-Fried's allegedly fradulent conduct related …

Missouri AG issues ultimatum to Gardner: Resign or be removed from office  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Amid mounting calls for the St. Louis Circuit Attorney to resign, the Missouri Attorney General has issued an ultimatum for Kim Gardner: resign or face removal.

Remembering Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons  —  Dylan Lyons was born and raised in Philadelphia but made Central Florida his home, when he enrolled in, thrived in and graduated from UCF.  —  That's when he began his journey up the ladder of career success.

House GOP looks for plan B after struggling to pass border security bill  —  House Republicans had hoped to pass a narrow border security bill within the first two weeks of their new majority, notching an easy win and delivering on a key campaign promise in the process.

Florida shooting spree leaves 3 people dead, including a child and a TV news employee covering one of the shootings  —  An Orlando television reporter was among the dead in a shooting spree in Florida that killed three on Wednesday, while covering one of the shootings, police said

No, Teen Suicide Isn't Rising Because Life Got Objectively Worse  —  Over the past 15 years, the mental health of young people in the United States has rapidly deteriorated.  Between 2007 and 2018, the suicide rate among Americans ages 10 to 24 increased by nearly 60 percent.

Teen winds up in ambulance after trying to carjack DC grandma on her way to chemo: MPD  —  A teen tried to carjack a DC grandma as she was headed to chemotherapy, MPD says.  The teen ended up in an ambulance.

The Invisible Victims of American Anti-Semitism  —  If a hateful act doesn't fit a preset political narrative, the public rarely notices it.  —  Last week, a gunman shot two Jews at close range as they departed morning prayer services in Los Angeles.  The first victim was shot in the back on Wednesday.

Elon Musk's Twitter Goes Dark on Government Data Grabs  —  “That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter's previously routine transparency reports  —  TWITTER BOSS ELON Musk has railed against what he sees as U.S. government attempts to “censor” the social media company.

Putin Gave Biden $12,000 Pen Set Months Before Ukraine Invasion  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Joe Biden a $12,000 pen and decorative writing set at their first presidential summit in Geneva in 2021 during a momentary thaw in relations that ended with Putin's invasion of Ukraine eight months later.

Internal chaos plagues Bannon-fronted $FJB cryptocurrency, critics say  —  Questions about mismanagement and donations to charities have surfaced.  —  When former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn took control of a MAGA-branded  —  cryptocurrency

R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes  —  The singer will serve most of the sentence in federal prison at the same time as a 30-year term for racketeering and sex trafficking.  —  CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced R. Kelly to 20 years in prison for child sex crimes …

Kyrsten Sinema's $300,000 Security Expert Is Tulsi Gabbard's Sister  —  The Arizona senator has a security arrangement that raises several ethical red flags, according to campaign law experts. … Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) spends more of her campaign funds on security than nearly every …

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in L.A. rape conviction  —  Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday for a rape conviction in Los Angeles, adding to a more than two-decade long sentence already handed down in New York.

Congressman Tim Burchett says he won't lift the debt ceiling — period.  —  Put down Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. as a hard “no” on lifting the debt ceiling later this year.  —  The Congressman told Semafor in a Wednesday phone interview that he doesn't see a circumstance in which he casts …