Man cited in Supreme Court LGBTQ rights case says he was never involved  —  The man says he has been married to a woman for 15 years and never asked for services from a Christian website designer  —  Stewart was working on his couch in his Portland, Ore., home last week when he received …

Trump takes over small city in South Carolina show of force  —  His appearance was a shot across the bow in a critical primary state with two home-grown contenders.  —  PICKENS, S.C. — Donald Trump built his 2016 campaign on the ability to pack supporters into arenas and fields.

Trump pressured Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to overturn 2020 election  —  In a phone call in late 2020, President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state's presidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found …

Chris Christie Takes On Donald Trump  —  I offered to help prep Chris Christie for the debate with Donald Trump.  —  Christie helped prep Trump in 2016, saying he played Hillary Clinton very aggressively so that Trump would think the real thing was “a cakewalk.”

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's Remarkable Dissent  —  You have probably already heard about the Supreme Court's decision in Biden v. Nebraska, where a 6-to-3 majority of the court — split along partisan lines — struck down President Biden's student debt relief plan.

Hunter Biden's Daughter and a Tale of Two Families  —  The story surrounding the president's grandchild in Arkansas, who has not yet met her father or her grandfather, is about money, corrosive politics and what it means to have the Biden birthright.  —  Katie Rogers reported from Batesville, Ark.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Washington.

Why the Champions of Affirmative Action Had to Leave Asian Americans Behind  —  The original concept in pursuit of diversity was vital and righteous.  The way it was practiced was hard to defend.  —  Nearly a decade has passed since Students for Fair Admissions, or S.F.F.A. …

US attorney investigating Hunter Biden defends probe in letter to House Judiciary panel  —  David Weiss, the US attorney in Delaware overseeing the criminal probe into Hunter Biden, has pushed back on claims that he had been unable to bring charges against President Joe Biden's son in certain areas …

DeSantis, Seeking Attention, Uses L.G.B.T.Q Issues to Attack Trump  —  The Florida governor sought to contrast his record opposing gay and transgender rights in a video highlighting comments made by the former president during the 2016 campaign — but has gotten some pushback.

A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke  —  Talks over a matchup between the two tech billionaires have progressed and the parameters of an event are taking shape.  —  Ryan Mac reports on Twitter and Mike Isaac covers Meta.  They have both vowed to work out more frequently in 2023.

The New York City pizza stove controversy, explained  —  The New York Post ignited a controversy Sunday when it published a story titled “NYC rules crack down on coal-, wood-fired pizzerias — must cut carbon emissions up to 75%.”  The article accused climate change activists of threatening a beloved culinary staple.

Feds Say They Have 80,000 Pages of Evidence Against George Santos  —  LONG ARM OF THE LAW  —  The feds have amassed more than 80,000 pages of evidence in their fraud and money laundering case against truth-averse freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), prosecutors said in court on Friday.

The RNC's debate plans have a major, largely unnoticed problem  —  You have to hit certain polling metrics to qualify.  But what happens if there aren't enough polls conducted?  —  Even if you're the longest of long-shot presidential candidates, it's pretty easy to register at 1 percent in a poll.

Proud Boys to pay church $1 million for destroyed ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign  —  D.C. judge ruled members of the Proud Boys vandalized ‘Black Lives Matter’ sign displayed on front lawn of a historic Black church in 2020  —  The Proud Boys organization must pay more than $1 million …