Wisconsin Trump electors settle lawsuit, agree Biden won in 2020  —  MADISON, Wis. — In a legal settlement Wednesday, the 10 Republicans who signed official-looking paperwork falsely purporting Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2020 have agreed to withdraw their inaccurate filings …

My Next Chapter  —  I'm leaving the House but not the fight.  —  I'm an optimist.  How could I not be?  I'm the son of a firefighter.  For 17 years I've served in the same congressional seat—the same office in which I was once denied an internship.  Only in America.

Trump says he told son Eric not to testify at fraud trial  —  Former President Trump says he directed his second eldest son, Eric Trump, not to testify again in the New York fraud trial threatening the family's business empire.  —  “Eric has already testified, PERFECTLY …

Dems assess wreckage of border talks: ‘They never should have started’  —  With a foreign aid package slated to go down on the Senate floor Wednesday, Democrats aren't hiding their frustration that border policies ever became linked to cash for Ukraine and Israel.

Kevin McCarthy will retire from Congress at end of year  —  Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will not seek another term in Congress, ending a tumultuous two-decade career in public office that was marked by a swift ascent and descent in Washington GOP leadership.  He said he would leave the House by the end of the year.

GOP Decision to Blur Jan. 6 Faces Has Democrats ‘Deeply Troubled’  —  'They don't get a chance to alter that footage for the American people to be the best judge,' Rep. Annie Kuster told The Messenger  —  JWPlayer  —  House Democrats excoriated House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to blur …

The report AT&T didn't want to produce  —  Last Friday, AT&T quietly published an extraordinary document.  For the first time ever, the company released a “political congruency report.”  The report, which covers the year 2022, looks at the “[s]tate and federal elected officials to whom AT&T …

Norman Lear, boundary-breaking TV master and progressive activist behind ‘All in the Family,’ dies at 101  —  Lear created or developed some of the most seminal comedies in television history, including “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” “Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “One Day at a Time.”

America's White Evangelical Problem  —  When the journalist Tim Alberta's father unexpectedly died, another ordeal awaited Tim.  His father had pastored the Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian church in Michigan, where the Alberta family now gathered to honor his life alongside the congregation the father had nurtured.

Congressman Dan Goldman's landlord sued him for $180,000, claiming he didn't pay rent on a swanky Manhattan condo  — Former prosecutor Dan Goldman represents rich parts of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.  — But he and his wife are accused of not paying the $45,000 monthly rent on their 5-bedroom condo.

Senate confirms 425 military nominees after Sen. Tommy Tuberville drops his hold  —  Tuberville “has nothing to show for his 10 months of delay,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a scathing speech after the nominees were confirmed.  Tuberville has retained his holds on roughly 11 other promotions.

White House interns demand a Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden  —  The letter, first shared with NBC News, is supported by more than 40 interns who work in the White House and other executive branch offices.  —  WASHINGTON — A group of White House interns joined the growing list …

George Santos is earning six figures from Cameo videos  —  The Scene  —  Just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, George Santos was at Best Buy on Northern Boulevard in Queens.  —  Santos, whose biography on the celebrity video platform Cameo identifies him as a “Former congressional ‘Icon’!

Senate Democrat says governments spying on smartphone users through push notifications  —  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) warned Wednesday that foreign governments could be using push notifications to spy on smartphone users.  —  Wyden said in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland …

Al Gore Says Social Media Algorithms Are ‘Digital Equivalent of AR-15s’  —  The former vice president called for algorithms to be ‘banned’ while speaking during the COP28 climate summit  —  Social media algorithms are the equivalent of “digital” AR-15s, Al Gore declared at the COP28 climate summit, an annual talk held in Dubai.

Liz Cheney's Memoir Is an Instant Bestseller  —  TOP OF THE CHARTS  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney's (R-WY) memoir has shot to the top of the bestseller list, going temporarily out of stock on Amazon on Tuesday after clocking in at No.1 on its bestseller list.  Cheney's book, Oath and Honor …