Russia Has Suffered Staggeringly High Losses, U.S. Report Says  —  The declassified intelligence assessment also found that Russia's objective has been eroding Western support for Ukraine, the country it invaded.  —  The Russian push in eastern Ukraine this fall and winter was designed …

It's ‘insulting’ to have ‘nonsense Republicans’ on Biden impeachment inquiry panel, Democrat says  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) dubbed some of her Republican colleagues “idiots” and “a-holes” alongside criticism of the House Oversight Committee's attempts to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas's Gaza Tunnels  —  Early effort to flood tunnels is one of several techniques aimed at destroying network that underpins Hamas's operations  —  Israel's military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas's vast complex of tunnels in Gaza …

New York's high court just blew up the fight for control of the House  —  Here are five takeaways from the Tuesday's court ruling to redistrict New York — and what to know about the chaotic weeks ahead.  —  New York's high court gave Democrats a big leg up in the dogfight for control of the House of Representatives.

Biden extends White House invitation to families of Americans held hostage by Hamas  —  Biden has held Zoom meetings with the family members and they have met in person with other administration officials.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has invited family members of Americans taken hostage …

Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds  —  The revelation could shape the debate over Americans' health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health  —  The nation's largest pharmacy chains have handed …

Tech CEO Accused of Raping, Torturing Employee in ‘Slave Contract’  —  Tradeshift fired Christian Lanng in October over “serious allegations of sexual assault and harassment.”  —  The former chief executive of Tradeshift, a billion-dollar San Francisco business software startup …

Statement from the Harvard Corporation: Our President  —  As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay's continued leadership of Harvard University.  Our extensive deliberations affirm our confidence that President Gay is the right leader to help …

Lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution condemning college presidents' response to antisemitism  —  The resolution, first obtained by NBC News, calls on the presidents of Harvard and MIT to resign.  —  WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of four high-profile House lawmakers will introduce …

Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse  —  Just minutes after leaving the first day of his civil trial, Rudy Giuliani repeated a false allegation about the pollworkers.  —  Rudy Giuliani's defiant public statements outside a Washington, D.C. …

Trump sells snippets of mugshot suit, Mar-a-Lago dinner in latest NFT promotion  — Former President Donald Trump is selling snippets of the clothes he wore the day of his arrest in a Georgia state election case, part of a promotional pitch for a new set of NFT “digital trading cards.”

Florida school board votes for Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler to resign  —  Ziegler's husband, the Florida GOP chair, is accused of rape, and the couple has admitted to a three-way sexual encounter with the alleged victim.  The school board's vote is nonbinding.

Nude painting row at French school sparks teacher walkout  —  France's education minister has visited a school where some pupils refused to look at a painting of nude women in class, sparking a teacher walkout.  —  The pupils also accused their teacher of making racist and Islamophobic remarks, which the school denies.

Missouri AG launches investigation of Media Matters  —  Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) says he has launched an investigation into Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog, following its report about harmful antisemitic content on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

After Jan. 6, Brad Parscale Felt “Guilty” for Helping Trump.  Now He's Back on Trump's Gravy Train.  —  A woman is still dead, but Trump's former campaign manager is once again cashing in.  —  On the evening of January 6, 2021, Brad Parscale texted Donald Trump adviser Katrina Pierson …

'We'll Be at Each Others' Throats': Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins  —  The veteran Russia watcher is deeply alarmed as Washington reaches an inflection point on the war in Ukraine.  —  It was nearly two years ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine …

Statement from President Joe Biden on Continued Denials of Abortion Care  —  No woman should be forced to go to court or flee her home state just to receive the health care she needs.  But that is exactly what happened in Texas thanks to Republican elected officials, and it is simply outrageous.

Democrat Rep. Moskowitz Mocks GOP Chair James Comer With George Santos Cameo  —  ‘Hey James, just wanted to stop by to congratulate you for being the largest landowner in your county,’ the expelled lawmakers says in a Cameo video ordered by Moskowitz  —  Florida Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz used …

‘This is Definitely Plagiarism’: Harvard University President Claudine Gay Copied Entire Paragraphs From Others' Academic Work and Claimed Them as Her Own  —  Harvard University president Claudine Gay plagiarized numerous academics over the course of her academic career …

Antisemitic sign hung outside Michigan Republican congressman's district office  —  The sign depicted Uncle Sam removing his American stovepipe hat to reveal a kippah with a Star of David underneath reading ‘Jew u$ury buy$ USA pols’  —  An antisemitic sign was hung outside the office …

Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia - Europe live  —  Speaker of house tells reporters that a complaint will be filed with the prosecutor's office against Grzegorz Braun after incident  —  Key events