Tim Scott, the Former G.O.P. Presidential Contender, Will Back Donald Trump  —  The former president and his allies had been privately courting Mr. Scott, hoping to win his endorsement before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.  —  Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina will endorse Donald J. Trump …

The DeSantis Team Ran the Worst Campaign in History  —  The bizarre decisions behind a $130 million debacle.  —  Tim Pawlenty's and Scott Walker's presidential campaigns can breathe a sigh of relief.  The mantle of Worst Republican Presidential Campaign Ever has been lifted from their shoulders …

Statement from President Joe Biden on Nearly $5 Billion in Additional Student Debt Cancellation for 74,000 Borrowers  —  Today, my Administration approved debt cancellation for another 74,000 student loan borrowers across the country, bringing the total number of people who have gotten …

Inside the breakup of Haley and Trump's partnership over her U.N. role  —  Nikki Haley began her time as U.S. ambassador to United Nations with diplomatic successes.  Although she veered right on some issues to satisfy Trump, he attacks her as a ‘globalist’ in their primary fight.

How a Judge in India Prevented Americans From Seeing a Blockbuster Report  —  Free speech on the internet took a huge hit when the news agency Reuters took down an important hacking investigation to comply with an overseas legal challenge.  —  Two months ago, the news agency Reuters published …

Media outlets making their own coverage decisions isn't “authoritarian”  —  Trump's call to take them off the air is  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is worried about creeping authoritarianism in the United States.  Not from Donald Trump, whose presidential bid Rubio endorsed Sunday despite …

Attorney for Hunter Biden's benefactor accuses House GOP of misrepresenting testimony  —  An attorney for Kevin Morris, a close friend of Hunter Biden, accused House Republicans of misrepresenting his testimony following Morris'sThursday closed-door interview.

Nikki Haley DID cheat on husband Michael - had affairs with her comms consultant and a MARRIED South Carolina lobbyist before she became governor, sworn affidavits and new witnesses claim  — Nikki Haley, 51, denied claims she cheated on her husband Michael before she became South Carolina governor …

Half of recent US inflation due to high corporate profits, report finds  —  Thinktank report says ‘resounding evidence’ shows companies continue to keep prices high even as their inflationary costs drop  —  A new report claims “resounding evidence” shows that high corporate profits …

Republican leaders forced to rely on Democrats to govern (again)  —  To prevent a government shutdown, Republican leaders grudgingly embraced the obvious solution they wanted to avoid: They relied on Democrats to govern.  —  As 2023 came to an end, and members of Congress wrapped up their work …

Democrats ‘appalled’ by Netanyahu's bashing of two-state solution  —  Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Washington is fed up with Israel's leadership.  —  Democratic lawmakers are furious with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for rejecting the idea of creating an independent Palestinian nation after fighting in the Gaza Strip ends.

House panel advances debt commission without shields for Medicare, Social Security  —  The House Budget Committee did not take measures to protect systems like Medicare and Social Security Thursday, despite advancing legislation to create a bipartisan fiscal commission designed to find a solution to the government's budget.

U.S. seeks jail for Trump adviser Navarro in Jan. 6 contempt case  —  The former Trump White House trade adviser acted without a lawyer in defying a House subpoena and failed to substantiate a claim that Trump asserted executive privilege to bar his testimony

Exclusive: Attorney General Merrick Garland says there should be ‘speedy trial’ of Trump as 2024 election looms  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview with CNN that he believes there should be a “speedy trial” in the election subversion case against Donald Trump …

Japan moon landing live: Japan's ‘sniper’ lands on moon - but tense moments as mission control waits to make contact  —  Japan has become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon after its “sniper” probe touched down.  But the control room is still waiting to make contact with the lander.

North Dakota Lawmaker Sentenced After Making Homophobic Slurs in Tirade  —  He was sentenced on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty  —  North Dakota GOP state Rep. Nico Rios was sentenced to nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000.  —  Rios was arrested on Dec. 15 for driving under the influence after leaving a party.

Outrage as Oklahoma Republican's bill labels Hispanic people ‘terrorists’  —  Lawmaker JJ Humphrey seeks punishments for ‘acts of terrorism’ and defines terrorist as ‘any person who is of Hispanic descent’  —  An Oklahoma lawmaker is facing backlash for proposing a discriminatory bill …

NATO admiral warns of potential all-out war with Russia  —  Top NATO official Adm. Rob Bauer warned Thursday that a larger war with Russia and other adversaries is a real threat amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.  —  Bauer, chair of the Western security alliance's Military Committee …