Deposition video shows Trump claiming he prevented “nuclear holocaust” as president  —  Combative, angry and prone to grandiose claims — newly unveiled footage of an April 2023 deposition gives a glimpse into how former President Donald Trump behaves when testifying under oath.

Sports Illustrated's Publisher Guts Staff.  Future Unclear … Staffers at Sports Illustrated were notified on Friday of massive layoffs—some immediately, others in short time, with potential for the entire staff to be gone in three months.  —  Authentic, the licensing group …

Comer's habit of cherry-picking depositions comes back to haunt him  —  One of the arguments offered by attorneys for President Biden's son Hunter when responding to a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition was that the committee had shown a pattern …

Bank records: DA Willis and special prosecutor traveled together during Trump probe  —  Bank records show that special prosecutor Nathan Wade purchased airline tickets in his and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' name for trips to San Francisco and Miami, according to a court motion filed Friday.

Entire Town's Newspapers Stolen On Day It Runs Story About Rape At Police Chief's Home  —  “It's pretty clear that someone didn't want the community to read the news this week,” said Ouray County Plaindealer co-publisher Erin McIntyre.  —  LOADING  —  It's an old-fashioned paper caper ― but maybe don't call the cops.

Ron DeSantis Is Quietly Starting to Build His Off-Ramp From 2024  —  Mr. DeSantis praised Donald J. Trump's victory in Iowa.  He admitted to an early strategic error.  And he's begun casting his eyes forward to 2028.  —  After a humbling loss in Iowa, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is starting …

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.

DC bar authorities file disciplinary charges against pro-Trump 2020 election lawyers  —  The charges are the latest in a slew of disciplinary proceedings against attorneys who aided Donald Trump's bid to subvert the election.  —  Washington, D.C. bar investigators have filed disciplinary charges …

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.

Louisiana Legislature spurns Johnson, enacts new House map he opposed  —  The new map means an all-but-certain pickup for House Democrats.

January 18, 2024  —  This afternoon, Congress passed a new continuing resolution necessary to fund the government past the upcoming deadlines in the previous continuing resolution.  Those deadlines were tomorrow (January 19) and February 2.  The deadlines in the new measure are March 1 and March 8.

My proposed additions to the New York Times style guide to improve its political coverage  —  The New York Times repeatedly abuses the English language in its political reporting.  —  I decided it needs some additions to its style guide.  —  Here are my initial suggestions.

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 …

Police won't charge ex-Florida GOP chair with sexual battery, forward voyeurism allegations to prosecutors  —  The investigation into an alleged sexual encounter between a woman and former Florida GOP chair Christian Ziegler has rocked state politics.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. …

Global Millionaires Say Yes to Taxing Extreme Wealth, Poll Finds  —  But by US standards, they may not be rich enough to matter.  —  Millionaires from around the world support wealth taxes as a way to curb extreme inequality, according to a new poll that was released to coincide with the meeting …

Announcement of Presidential Task Forces  —  Dear Members of the Harvard Community,  —  Among the repercussions of conflict in the Middle East have been the loss of family and friends among many members of our community, as well as feelings of uncertainty, abandonment, mistrust, and fear.

Scoop: W.H. demands proof from Cabinet officials on return-to-office  —  White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients is ratcheting up pressure on Cabinet secretaries and agencies heads to bring their workforce back into the office, telling them to “personally track” their progress and develop “concrete plans” to achieve their goals.

Trump-backed Ohio Senate candidate shredded documents as he faced a lawsuit accusing him of wage theft  — Bernie Moreno, backed by Trump, is well-positioned to be the GOP nominee for Senate in Ohio.  — He settled over a dozen wage theft lawsuits before launching his campaign.