Playbook: N.H.'s frigid finish, Louisiana's big payback  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW HAMPSHIRE SNOOZER?  — If Tuesday's New Hampshire primary is the final stand for the anti-DONALD TRUMP wing of the Republican Party …

Trump Confuses Haley and Pelosi, Accusing Rival of Jan. 6 Lapse  —  Donald Trump has often accused former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of failing to provide adequate security for the Capitol.  On Friday, he inexplicably substituted Nikki Haley's name for Ms. Pelosi's.

Iranian and Hezbollah commanders help direct Houthi attacks in Yemen  —  Commanders from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon's Hezbollah group are on the ground in Yemen helping to direct and oversee Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, four regional and two Iranian sources told Reuters.

Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, with a specific condition attached.  —  Speaking with U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 News, Zelensky said that Trump would be warmly received in the capital under one stipulation …

DC Bar Association files disciplinary charges against lawyers over 2020 election fraud claims  —  The Bar association in Washington, D.C., filed disciplinary charges against three lawyers associated with former President Trump's alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Congress keeps punting on the hard work, then leaving town for recess  —  The latest stopgap funding bill gave lawmakers an early-March deadline, but now their schedules call for a light workload in February  —  Congressional bureau chief  —  Once the House on Thursday finished kicking …

Revealed: far-right figures try to create Christian nationalist ‘haven’ in Kentucky  —  Venture fund and real estate startup linked to far-right groups promote residential development as community for rightwingers  —  A venture fund and a real estate startup - both with links to far-right organizations …

Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard  —  The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access.

Growing number of Senate Democrats question Biden's Israel strategy  —  Discomfort with Israel's onslaught, which started with the party's liberals, is moving to the Democratic mainstream  —  Five Senate Democrats on Friday signed onto a measure that would condition aid to Israel on its compliance …

Palestinian-American teenager killed by Israeli forces in West Bank- Palestinian officials  —  A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli security forces on Friday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.  —  The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A ‘whale’ of a tale: Trump continues to distort cognitive test he took  —  The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, a test aimed at detecting dementia or cognitive decline, never included the combination of animals Trump identified this week  —  Donald Trump this week bragged about purportedly acing …

S&P 500 hits new record high amid signs of easing US economic gloom  —  Index climbs to all-time high of 4,838, clearing record set two years ago, as US consumer confidence rises while inflation concerns ease  —  The S&P 500 scaled a new all-time high on Friday amid signs that the economic despondency …

Robb grand jury forms to examine investigation  —  Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 19 to clarify how the jury will operate.  —  A jury has been convened in Uvalde to determine if law enforcement officers will face criminal charges related to the attack at Robb Elementary School.