Trump recorded pressuring Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 vote  —  Then-President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers not to sign the certification of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed …

New Hampshire Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill Three Presidential Candidates  —  For Immediate Release  —  A New Hampshire man has been indicted in connection with sending threatening text messages to three presidential candidates.  —  Tyler Anderson, 30, of Dover …

Washington Post Editorial Board: The Supreme Court Should Toss the Colorado Decision  —  People (including our own Ed Morrissey) have been saying this since the decision appeared Tuesday but I'm still a bit surprised to see the Washington Post's editorial board making the same case.

Rudy Giuliani files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after defamation case  —  Rudy Giuliani has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York, one day after a federal judge ruled that he must immediately pay the $148 million he owes two Georgia women he falsely accused of helping to steal the 2020 election.

Crisis communicators face blowback after disastrous college hearing  —  Who got paid to give advice on one of the most disastrous public relations moments in modern memory?  —  The appearance of three elite university presidents on Capitol Hill this month to testify about campus antisemitism …

Khashoggi's widow wins political asylum in the United States  —  The decision may be the last act in a tragic chain of events that began in 2018, when Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered in Turkey  —  Jamal Khashoggi's widow, who went into hiding after The Washington Post columnist …

Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content … More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's “platforming and monetizing Nazis,” and now they have an answer straight from co-founder Hamish McKenzie: … While McKenzie offers no evidence to back these ideas …

Palestinian support for ‘armed struggle’ is rising as Gaza death estimate tops 20,000  —  “You cannot kill people into liking you,” a policy analyst said in response to a recent poll.  —  As the death toll in Gaza reached an estimated 20,000 on Thursday, the majority of them women and children …

Judge keeps Chris Christie off Maine's Republican primary ballot  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's latest attempt to get on the Maine Republican presidential primary ballot failed Thursday after his campaign tried to recover from a surprising setback in the Super Tuesday state.

John Schneider Probe Opened By Secret Service After ‘Dukes Of Hazzard’ Star Urges Public Hanging Of Joe Biden  — Vin Diesel's Ex-Assistant Sues ‘Fast & Furious’ Star For Sexual Battery & Retaliation; Read Full Complaint  — ‘Warnamount’ Merger Talk Confounds Investors And Industry …

Statement from National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard on U.S. Steel  —  The President believes U.S. Steel was an integral part of our arsenal of democracy in WWII and remains a core component of the overall domestic steel production that is critical to our national security.

Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers  —  More than 15 million people have signed up for health insurance plans offered on the Affordable Care Act's federal marketplace, a 33 percent increase compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released by the Biden administration on Wednesday.

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner visit Israel to meet with leaders, families of hostages  —  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner traveled to Israel to meet with political leaders and families of those kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.  —  “It's important to see with one's own eyes …

Young Voters Overwhelmingly Support Biden Over Trump, Finds Economist/YouGov Poll  —  The poll comes amid a series reports of low approval ratings among the younger generation for Biden, spurred by his administration's handling of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict

November shatters global temperature records, marking 6 record-warm months in a row  —  The planet has experienced an astounding six-month run of record-breaking temperatures, including the hottest November on record, federal officials announced Thursday.  —  Global average temperatures …

Jack Smith Swings Back at Trump in Push to Start Working on South Florida Jury Questionnaire  —  The special counsel's office on Thursday doubled down on its call for Judge Cannon to set an important Feb. 2 deadline that can kickstart the vetting of potential jurors

Harvard Financial Pain Grows as Blavatnik Joins Donor Revolt  — Billionaire pauses gifts to school amid antisemitism furor  — University is still richest in US with $51 billion endowment … His family foundation has given at least $270 million to Harvard, but it's pausing donations …