Florida surgeon general calls for halt on mRNA covid vaccines, citing debunked claim  —  Florida's top health official called for a halt to using mRNA coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday, contending that the shots could contaminate patients' DNA — a claim that has been roundly debunked …

Chicago in January with flip flops  —  Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) says he has transported 95,000 migrants from the Texas border to New York, Washington, DC, and other cities.  On New Year's Eve, Abbott flew hundreds of migrants …

Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds  —  House Democrats released evidence that the former president took in at least $7.8 million from foreign entities while in office, engaging in the kind of conduct the G.O.P. is grasping to pin on President Biden.

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay: This Is About More Than My Mistakes  —  On Tuesday, I made the wrenching but necessary decision to resign as Harvard's president.  For weeks, both I and the institution to which I've devoted my professional life have been under attack.

Texas, where women are less important than a fetus  —  Texas doesn't care if pregnant women die.  That comes as no surprise in the post-Dobbs abortion landscape.  But it's worth noting when the state's unceasing cruelty is aided and abetted by federal judges.  —  Need something to talk about?

Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon  —  It's the second funding announcement tied to the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which provides more than $52 billion to boost the development and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States.

The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just revealed in unsealed court documents.  Here's what we know.  — The names of more than 170 Jeffrey Epstein associates were just unsealed.  — Powerful associates like Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Glenn Dubin, and Jean Luc Brunel are in the documents.

LIVE: Law enforcement respond to Perry High School on reports of shooting  —  PERRY, Iowa — A news conference has been scheduled to release information about a reported school shooting at Perry High School Thursday morning.  —  Sgt. Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol said the briefing …

‘Beyond Crazy’: The Liberal Jew Mugged by a Post-Oct. 7 World  —  French rabbi Delphine Horvilleur says the antisemitism in the U.S. following Hamas' attack on Israel is not so surprising — and all too familiar.  —  SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT, France —  “If I had been given one dollar …

Florida man arrested and accused of threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell and his kids  —  Prosecutors say a 72-year-old man from Greenacres left voicemail messages that included threats to “come after you and kill you” and “come and kill your children.”  —  A Florida man was arrested Wednesday …

Claudine Gay and America's new class system  —  Ibram X. Kendi's “anti-racist” pronouncements are pure grift, but his woke prestige makes them a good place to start in examining Claudine Gay's belated exit as Harvard University's first black president.  In her long-overdue resignation letter Tuesday …

Multiple state Capitols evacuated due to mass-emailed bomb threats  —  Capitol buildings in multiple states were temporarily shut down and evacuated Wednesday because of threats.  —  “It was a mass email sent to several (Secretaries of State) and state offices across the country,” …

Progressive group files FEC complaint against Phillips campaign  —  A progressive watchdog organization has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), alleging his presidential campaign improperly coordinated with a super PAC.

The Polls Prove It: Many Republicans Love Fascism  —  It is no longer controversial to speak plainly about the authoritarian shift of the Republican Party, led by Donald Trump.  Hillary Clinton was dragged in 2016 for saying, “You could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket …

Dear President Biden, we need a ceasefire now.  —  We write to you as the current staff of your re-election campaign.  As we work to mobilize voters to cast their ballots for you in 2024, we must take a moment to acknowledge our tremendous grief, and the grief shared by countless other Americans, toward the violence occurring in Gaza.

The Trump campaign embraces Jan. 6 rioters with money and pardon promises  —  Three years after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the future of the government's massive investigation into the riot, as well as the fate of many rioters themselves, may hinge on this year's presidential election.