The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump  —  A binder containing highly classified information related to Russian election interference went missing at the end of Donald Trump's presidency, raising alarms among intelligence officials …

Behind the Scenes at the Dismantling of Roe v. Wade  —  On Feb. 10 last year, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. showed his eight colleagues how he intended to uproot the constitutional right to abortion.  —  At 11:16 a.m., his clerk circulated a 98-page draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Rep. Elise Stefanik files complaint against judge who has ruled in Jan. 6 and Trump cases  —  The New York Republican and staunch Trump ally is asking for an ethics investigation, arguing the judge has engaged in “highly inappropriate political speech.”  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Elise Stefanik …

GOP Sen. Mullin Says Biden ‘May Not Be Impeachable’ Because He Wasn't in Office at the Time of Accused Indiscretion  —  Mullin's comment comes after the House voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry of the president  —  Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin suggested that President Joe Biden …

Ukraine councilor detonates grenades at meeting, wounding 26, in attack captured on video  —  A Ukrainian village councilor set off hand grenades at a meeting in an attack that was captured on video and left 26 people wounded, the country's national police said Friday.

Cornel West thinks Biden won't make it to the general election  —  The independent candidate rejected the idea he could be a “spoiler” for Biden in an exclusive meeting with POLITICO.  —  Cornel West doesn't think Joe Biden will make it to the general election.

Hungary blocks €50bn of EU funding for Ukraine  —  Hungary has blocked €50bn ($55bn; £43bn) in EU aid for Ukraine - just hours after an agreement was reached on starting membership talks.  —  “Summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to Ukraine,” …

Urgent Need to Increase Immunization Coverage for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV and Use of Authorized/Approved Therapeutics in the Setting of Increased Respiratory Disease Activity During the 2023 - 2024 Winter Season  —  Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network

Republicans struggle as they keep getting forced to talk about abortion  —  The contrast between GOP candidates' maneuvering toward the middle and real-world events that remind the public of the party's most aggressively anti-abortion faction shows how vexing the issue remains for the party.

U.S. economy will pull off soft landing in 2024, CBO projects  —  The U.S. economy is on track to avoid a recession next year as inflation returns to normal, according to new economic projections released by the Congressional Budget Office. … But its projections suggest America will skirt an all-out contraction in growth.

Nikki Haley Agrees to CNN Iowa Debate, Calls on Trump to Join  —  Trump has skipped all of the 2024 primary debates  —  GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has agreed to participate in a debate hosted by CNN in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 10, 2024, and called on former President Donald Trump to participate as well.

What Trump has already taken from us  —  Democracy is a culture — and Trump is destroying it.  —  In the long arc of human history, the modern democratic era is a mere blip.  —  Humans first began residing in city-like agricultural settlements about 10,000 years ago.

Playbook: The fascinating race to replace George Santos  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TALK OF THIS TOWN — DONALD TRUMP is accused of swiping National Archives property.  But MELANIA TRUMP is set to star today in a killer photo op at the Archives: A naturalization ceremony.

Melania Trump Welcomes You to America, for Some Reason  —  Her husband is accused of swiping Archives property.  But she's set to star in a winning photo op.  —  For two years, the National Archives stalked Donald Trump over secret presidential records he's accused of purloining.

Ex-FBI counterintelligence official gets over 4 years in prison for aiding Russian oligarch  —  A former top FBI counterintelligence official was ordered Thursday to spend over four years in prison for violating sanctions on Russia by going to work for a Russian oligarch seeking dirt …

Hamas plot to attack Jews across Europe is foiled by police  —  Seven arrests made during raids in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands as fears grow that Middle East war is increasing global threat  —  A Hamas plot to kill Jews in Europe was foiled by German and Danish police who uncovered …