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 …

Jury Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers He Defamed  —  Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, wrongfully accused by Rudolph W. Giuliani of having tried to steal votes from Donald J. Trump in Georgia, were awarded the damages by a federal court in Washington.

House GOP reeling after a top recruit blasts Trump on tape  —  In a must-win Ohio race, one Republican candidate is facing allegations of stolen valor — and now another is inviting the former president's wrath by bashing him.  —  House Republicans are scrambling to fix …

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.

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.

What's Driving Former Progressives to the Right?  —  In a new essay in the progressive magazine In These Times, the writers Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet grapple with the contemporary version of an old phenomenon: erstwhile leftists decamping to the right.  There have been plenty …

Judges dubious of Mark Meadows' bid to avoid facing charges in Georgia state court  —  The former White House chief of staff is charged alongside Donald Trump with a conspiracy to tamper with the 2020 election in Georgia.  —  A federal appeals court panel took a skeptical stance Friday toward …

Kanye West Goes On Unhinged Rant, ‘Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye!  Sponsor That!!’  —  KANYE WEST UNHINGED RANT IN VEGAS ... ‘Jesus Christ, Hitler, Ye!  Sponsor That!!!’ … Kanye West is apparently in the grips of a serious mental health episode ... that's the only conclusion to draw from his furious rant …

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 …

As Student Loan Collections Restart, Millions Are Not Yet Paying  —  After a pandemic freeze, 22 million people received their first bill in years in October — and around 60 percent paid, the government said.  —  Just over half of the millions of borrowers who received …

'I'm not a progressive': Fetterman breaks with the left, showing a maverick side  —  Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has drawn fire from progressives over his fierce support for Israel and broken with immigration advocates with his support for curtailing migration.

He Was Set to Play Santa.  His Views on the Middle East Got in the Way.  —  Ken Dorph had grown out his white beard, but a tense discussion of the Israel-Hamas war at a local synagogue led to complaints that cost him the gig.  —  In the months since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war …

Billionaires Are Bankrolling Judges' Luxury Travel  —  Two deep-pocketed conservative organizations paid to send federal judges on 251 trips in 2021 and 2022 — far more than any other source.  —  In 2021 and 2022, two conservative, billionaire-funded legal interests sent more than 100 federal judges …

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect  —  The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.

GOP pushes Speaker Johnson to start picking sides in its endless battles  —  Refereeing House Republicans' clashes is like “drinking from Niagara Falls” for their new leader, as one lawmaker put it.  But pressure is mounting on the speaker to be more assertive.

HUD Releases January 2023 Point-in-Time Count Report  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released its 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates, an annual snapshot of the number of individuals in shelters, temporary housing, and in unsheltered settings.

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.

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.