Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles  —  With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.

Pollster Ann Selzer ending election polling, moving ‘to other ventures and opportunities’  —  Public opinion polling has been my life's work.  I collected my first research data as a freshman in college, if you don't count a neighborhood poll I did at age 5.

Haitian immigrants flee Springfield, Ohio, in droves after Trump election win  —  City subjected to false rumors from Trump loses residents integral to community over mass deportation fears  —  From a tiny office behind a Haitian grocery store on Springfield's South Limestone Street …

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world  —  In the wake of Trump's unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance  —  1 When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail  —  That was quick.  —  Donald Trump is planting the seeds of his own political demise.  The corrupt, incompetent and extremist men and women he's appointing to many of the most critical posts in his cabinet are direct threats to the well-being of the country …

Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial  —  All of the officers were involved in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which independent reviews have blamed on both the Trump and Biden administrations.

Trump's shock-and-awe approach to transition is both shocking and awful  —  This week a flurry of controversial and extremist picks for Trump's cabinet came at a hectic pace with a level of provocation that made heads spin  —  “Welcome back,” Joe Biden told Donald Trump, his predecessor and successor …

Trump's early moves show he wants to disrupt government and exact retribution  —  Eight years ago, Trump's transition got off to a slow and stumbling start.  This time, he is moving swiftly to fill key roles with loyal but controversial picks.  —  The opening phase of President-elect Donald …

Tesla Has the Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands, Study Finds  —  Tesla vehicles suffer fatal accidents at a rate that's twice the industry average, according to a new report.  —  Tesla's vehicles have the highest fatal accident rate among all car brands in America …

Secret Trump voters have post-election coming out party  —  They're donning MAGA hats in cafes, celebrating on social media and flying Trump flags: Supporters of President-elect Trump in deep blue cities and states are no longer keeping it to themselves.

DOJ and FBI officials reach out to lawyers as potential Trump revenge prosecutions loom  —  Legal experts say that Trump's choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, signals the president-elect's determination to tightly control the DOJ and prosecute adversaries.

Gonzales: Targeting workers instead of convicted criminals for deportation means ‘government has failed us’  —  Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Sunday that targeting others besides convicted criminals for deportation means “government has failed us.”  —  “You know, if we're …

Playbook: What's in store for Trump's DOJ  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  JUST POSTED — “The ‘team of vipers’ is back,” by Rachael Bade: “The last time CLIFF SIMS was this close to presidential power, he coined an indelible phrase …

Maine Rep. Jared Golden, Trump Country Democrat, Wins Reelection  —  Republican Austin Theriault failed to unseat Golden, despite the Democrat's support for an assault weapons ban.  —  Rep. Jared Golden, a Maine Democrat who backed an assault weapons ban in a conservative, rural district, won reelection to a fourth term.

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom  —  The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.