President's Rating Hits Record Low  —  Biden gets especially poor marks on inflation and immigration; few Americans say he is paying enough attention to their concerns  —  West Long Branch, NJ - President Joe Biden's job rating has hit an all-time low in the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") …

A “Delicate Matter”: Clarence Thomas' Private Complaints About Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign  —  Friends of the Court: SCOTUS Justices' Beneficial Relationships With Billionaire Donors  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow …

Testo in lingua inglese  —  On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings  —  This Declaration considers several questions that have come to this Dicastery in recent years.  In preparing the document, the Dicastery, as is its practice, consulted experts, undertook a careful drafting process …

Trump makes fresh bid to toss Georgia election interference charges  —  Attorneys for former President Trump on Monday formally asked a judge to toss Trump's Georgia 2020 election criminal racketeering case on First Amendment grounds.  —  Steve Sadow, Trump's lead Georgia attorney …

BP pauses all Red Sea shipments after rebel attacks  —  Oil giant BP has announced it is pausing all shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels.  —  The firm blamed the “deteriorating security situation” in the region as Iran-backed Houthis target ships they believe are bound for Israel.

Right-wing tantrum over Jill Biden Christmas video accidentally reveals how much MAGA hates America  —  When the “war on woke” is over, the only entertainment left for Trump cultists will be Dear Leader's speeches  —  Last week, First Lady Jill Biden, rejecting her predecessor's loathing of Christmas cheer …

NASA's Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus  —  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus, an ice giant that spins on its side.  Webb captured this dynamic world with rings, moons, storms, and other atmospheric features - including a seasonal polar cap.

GOP Gov. Abbott signs border bill that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime  —  Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed into law Monday a bill that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime, an extraordinary step in the hard-fought legal battle between the state and the federal government …

The New York Times Is Part of the Effing Problem  —  So much both sides.  —  1. Shade of a Gray Lady  —  James Bennet has written a long piece for the Economist about “When the New York Times Lost Its Way.”  —  Bennet was an editor at the Atlantic who went to the NYT to run …

Miami GOP Strategist Barbara Balmaseda Arrested on Capitol Riot Charges  —  Barbara Balmaseda has been charged with a felony count of obstructing an official proceeding during the Capitol riot. … Authorities have unsealed an arrest warrant for Barbara Balmaseda, a former Florida International …

Ziwe Exposes George Santos Once and for All in Scathing Sit-Down  —  In a nearly 20-minute interview, comedian Ziwe Fumudoh gave America the George Santos takedown it was waiting for.  —  It instantly became the most hotly anticipated—and dreaded?—political stunt of the year …

Interior Watchdog Confirms J6 Organizers Lied About Planned March On Capitol  —  “So, um, basically she lied to all of us,” a National Park Service official told investigators.  —  The group that organized the pro-Donald Trump rally in front of the White House on Jan. 6, 2021 …

Everyone expected a recession.  The Fed and White House found a way out.  —  The economy's strength and stability — defying many of the most optimistic predictions — represents a remarkable development after seemingly endless crises  —  After two years of relentless pressure over everything …

Democrats seek to restrain new immigration powers, fearing abuse by Trump  —  The former president and other immigration hardliners eying the White House are on the minds of senators as they negotiate new aslyum restrictions and border security measures.  —  WASHINGTON — Senators negotiating …

Trump defends former influencer convicted of election interference who has racist, antisemitic past  —  Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have come to the defense of a one time social media influencer who has been convicted of election interference and has a well-known history of pushing deeply racist …

Biden unharmed after car strikes president's motorcade in Delaware  —  It was not immediately clear why the sedan smashed into an SUV that was part of the motorcade.  The driver was surrounded by agents who had their guns drawn.  —  A sedan smacked into a Secret Service vehicle that was part …

Inside The Russian Propaganda Mill Beaming Out Of A Florida Strip Mall  —  When Ben Swann delivers a news report, he looks and sounds like any other TV anchor: conventionally attractive, slick hair, clad in an unremarkable but well-tailored suit.  —  But unlike thousands of TV reporters around …

Trump's rhetoric in final campaign sprint goes to new dark extremes  —  Donald Trump's rhetoric dropped to a spine-tingling new low this weekend with less than a month before the Iowa caucuses.  —  The GOP primary front-runner said migrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US …

Conservatives move to keep abortion off the 2024 ballot  —  “We don't believe those rights should be subjected to majority vote.”  —  Conservatives are testing new tactics to keep abortion off the ballot following a series of high-profile defeats.  —  In Arizona, Florida, Nevada and other states …