‘Travesty in darkness’: Trump backs drive to televise his D.C. election subversion trial  —  Trump, who is facing four criminal prosecutions as well as several civil lawsuits, has been trying in recent weeks to leverage those proceedings to amplify his message to voters.

Why Aren't More People Getting Married?  Ask Women What Dating Is Like.  —  Sarah Camino had been in a relationship for two years when she found out she was pregnant.  The father, whom she met while they were both working at a restaurant in Times Square, was initially excited.

Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack  —  Roman Chervinsky, a colonel in Ukraine's Special Operations Forces, was integral to the brazen sabotage operation, say people familiar with planning  —  A senior Ukrainian military officer with deep ties …

Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump's 2025 Immigration Plans  —  If he regains power, Donald Trump wants not only to revive some of the immigration policies criticized as draconian during his presidency, but expand and toughen them.

RNC warns candidates that attending Iowa Christian group's forum will disqualify them from debates  —  The Republican National Committee has warned some of the 2024 GOP presidential candidates about attending an Iowa Christian organization's Thanksgiving forum, saying it would disqualify …

This school board made news for banning books.  Voters flipped it to majority Democrat  —  Meghan Budden's family was considering moving if their Pennsylvania school district didn't change course.  She normally isn't politically active, she said, but felt compelled to volunteer when a slate …

Ramaswamy ditching Ohio headquarters, sending staff to Iowa and N.H.  —  The Republican presidential candidate has spent the fall mired in single digits.  —  In a move to jolt his presidential campaign back to life, Vivek Ramaswamy is abandoning his suburban Ohio headquarters and dispatching …

Xi Jinping's ‘Old Friends’ from Iowa Get a Dinner Invitation  — Reunion will be on sidelines of the APEC summit in California  — Iowans met future Chinese leader when he visited state in 1985  —  A group of Chinese President Xi Jinping's “old friends” from Iowa have been invited …

Bill Maher and Ted Cruz Stage Unexpected Mutual Love Fest  —  The comedian has often lambasted the Texas senator but Cruz's appearance on Maher's program Friday night showed these new friends were anything but TV's “Odd Couple.”  —  Anyone who was expecting fireworks when Sen. Ted Cruz appeared …

Louisiana lawmakers have until Jan. 15 to enact new congressional map, court says  —  The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last year ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the state's Black voters, a federal New Orleans appeals court said Friday.

Pastor Indicted With Trump in Georgia Asks Evangelical Supporters for Help  —  The Rev. Stephen C. Lee says he was pastoring to people in Georgia after the 2020 election.  The indictment says he was pressuring an elections worker.  —  The Rev. Stephen C. Lee is one of the lesser-known figures indicted …

Statement From Gerald Rosberg, Chair of the Special Committee on Campus Safety  —  Columbia University is suspending Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) as official student groups through the end of the fall term.  This decision was made after the two …

Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza's women and babies  —  Israel must stop killing babies and women in Gaza, French President Emmanuel Macron has told the BBC.  —  In an exclusive interview at the Élysée Palace, he said there was “no justification” for the bombing, saying a ceasefire would benefit Israel.