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.

Multiple people shot at Iowa high school on the first day after winter break, officials say  —  The shooter at Perry High School is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, multiple senior law enforcement officials said.  Three others were injured, including two students and an administrator, the officials added.

Florida venue cancels Marjorie Taylor Greene event after learning of its Jan. 6 focus  —  The event was originally touted as book-signing hosted by a local Republican Party.  —  A central Florida venue has canceled an event that was to feature Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. …

Revealed: Roger Stone's Secret Call With Proud Boys Leader in Lead-Up to Jan. 6  —  In this exclusive clip from the doc A Storm Foretold, Trump operative Roger Stone is captured conversing with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio  —  BACK IN SEPTEMBER, the former chairman of the Proud Boys …

US hasn't formally assessed if Israel violating human rights  —  The Biden administration has been deflecting accusations this week about Israel's actions in Gaza, saying its ally isn't committing acts of genocide.  But it also acknowledges it conducted no formal assessment of whether Israel is violating international humanitarian law.

Bill Ackman's celebrity academic wife Neri Oxman's dissertation is marred by plagiarism  — Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned after conservative activists revealed she had plagiarized.  — Hedge fund manager and prominent Harvard donor Bill Ackman helped lead the charge against Gay.

Trump files ‘powerhouse’ motion calling for Special Counsel Jack Smith to be held in contempt of court  —  Trump attorney says Smith is converting the court's docket into ‘an arm of the Biden campaign’  —  Former President Donald Trump's attorneys filed what his campaign called a “powerhouse” …

Mob of over 100 looters smashes car through Compton bakery, trashes store after street takeover  —  A mob of over 100 looters purposefully crashed a Kia into a small bakery in Compton, Calif., before they flooded in and ransacked the store during a night of rampage on the streets earlier this week.

Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during COVID, study finds  —  Former US President Donald Trump said: ‘What do you have to lose?  Take it.’  —  Nearly 17,000 people may have died after taking hydroxycholoroquine during the first wave of COVID, according to a study by French researchers.

Stefanik pulls endorsement of House GOP recruit over Trump criticism  —  The No. 4 House Republican leader said she was “very disappointed” in Craig Riedel's “inappropriate comments.”