Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism  —  (Jan 02) (AP video by Rodrique Ngowi) (AP production by Javier Arciga)  —  American higher education has long viewed plagiarism as among the most serious of offenses.

House committee to formally begin impeachment proceedings against Biden Homeland Security chief over border policies  —  House Republicans will forge ahead with steps to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis, a GOP source tells CNN.

State Capitols evacuated after bomb threats  —  The state Capitol complexes in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Michigan were evacuated Wednesday after bomb threats were made, officials said.  —  At least four state capitol complexes across the U.S. were forced to evacuate Wednesday morning due …

Jack Smith Keeps Telegraphing Some Seriously Scandalous Trump Crimes  —  Did Donald Trump accept a bribe?  Order his FBI director to fake evidence?  Tell the National Guard to kill critics?  Sell nuclear secrets?  Jack Smith is being awfully suggestive.  —  As Special Counsel Jack Smith makes …

Former Rep Says it Wasn't Her ‘Intention to Mislead’ by Posting Stolen Food Pics  —  Mayra Flores, a Republican seeking to win back her old seat in the Rio Grande Valley, is accused of routinely stealing photos of Mexican cooking to pass off as her own.  —  The ex-congresswoman Mayra Flores …

A Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom  —  Recognizing the broad consensus as expressed by 44 countries around the world on December 19, 2023 …

At least 103 dead in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani's tomb - state TV  —  Watch: Moment crowds disperse after deadly bomb blasts in Iran  —  At least 103 people have been killed by two bomb explosions near the tomb of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani on the fourth anniversary …

Epstein-linked John Does are about to be named publicly.  Here's what we know  —  New York CNN —  Newly unsealed documents from a lawsuit connected to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein will begin to be released Wednesday afternoon, by order of a federal judge in New York.

A right-wing tale of Michigan election fraud had it all - except proof  —  Gateway Pundit, a favorite news source of former president Donald Trump's, has pushed false claims of a stolen election even as others have pulled back in the face of consequences  —  The story had all the elements …

Anti-abortion OB-GYNs react to court victory in Texas case  —  The anti-abortion physicians group that sued the Biden administration over abortion restrictions in Texas praised a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Tuesday that found that federal regulations do not grant an absolute right to abortion.

A Constitution-flouting ‘authoritarian’ is already in the White House  —  Overcaffeinated Cassandras continue to forecast an “authoritarian” and anti-constitutional Donald Trump dictatorship.  They are mistaken about the near future because, among other reasons, they misread the recent past.

Michigan GOP committee plans meeting to remove Kristina Karamo.  She says it's illegal.  —  LANSING — Members of the Michigan Republican Party's state committee have scheduled a special meeting Saturday to consider the removal of Kristina Karamo, though the embattled state party chair …

House education chair says campus antisemitism probe will continue after Harvard president resignation  —  The committee will be “investigating many schools in terms of how they are handling antisemitism, DEI and where is their focus these days,” Foxx said.

Biden leaves St. Croix with wicked sunburn after 7-day island vacay — nearly a year after skin cancer surgery  —  Polls aren't the only thing burning the commander-in-chief.  —  President Biden was spotted red-faced in the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday as he prepared to head back to the White House …

Haley campaign says it hauled in $24M in fourth-quarter fundraising  —  Nikki Haley's presidential campaign announced Wednesday that the former United Nations ambassador and GOP rival to former President Trump hauled in $24 million in the most recent fundraising quarter.