Harris is telling her advisers and allies to keep her political options open  —  She could run again for president — or California governor.  —  Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation's capital.

Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump  —  President-elect Donald Trump faced four felony charges in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, which culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith …

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Why Trump keeps insisting that his policy proposals are wildly popular  —  The president-elect has fervent in-party support, which he presents as a “mandate” — so he can rationalize the “extreme power” he seeks.  —  There is one obvious reason President-elect Donald Trump and his allies …

I Just Listened to Steve Bannon's Show for a Week.  What's Coming Is Clear.  —  Steve Bannon got out of prison exactly a week before Election Day.  He was released before dawn and immediately headed to a remote studio to tape War Room, his podcast and streaming show, so as to waste …

Joe Biden's Final Decision Will Be His Toughest — And Most Personal  —  The case for presidential mercy.  —  Thanks to President Joe Biden's Justice Department, Donald Trump is headed to the White House, and his son Hunter might be headed to prison.  And believe it or not, the drama will intensify shortly.

A Third Woman Died Under Texas' Abortion Ban.  Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.

The man who helped roll back abortion rights now wants to ‘crush liberal dominance’  —  Leonard Leo may not be a household name, but odds are most people in the country know his signature achievement:  —  Leo was a key architect of the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court that rolled back the federal right to an abortion.

U.S. believes Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal reached: senior official … - The Israeli Security Cabinet is expected approve the deal on Tuesday, the U.S. official said. … - “We think we have a deal. … - Four U.S. and Israeli officials told Axios on Sunday that the deal was nearly final.

US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation  —  U.S. farm industry groups want President-elect Donald Trump to spare their sector from his promise of mass deportations, which could upend a food supply chain heavily dependent on immigrants in the United States illegally.

Trump Pentagon pick attacks UN and Nato and urges US to ignore Geneva conventions  —  Revealed: Pete Hegseth writes scathingly of key institutions and says ‘If you love America, you should love Israel’  —  Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, has attacked several key US alliances …

At the crossroads of news and opinion, ‘Morning Joe’ hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting  —  One of the striking things about how furiously many people reacted to the news last week that MSNBC “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski met with President-Elect Donald Trump was how quaint their defenders sounded.

Bill Clinton: Trump interested in 100 percent loyalty ‘no matter who gets hurt’  —  Former President Clinton said President-elect Trump is interested in keeping people around him who are 100 percent loyal, “no matter who gets hurt.”  —  “You have to listen to Donald Trump.

Behind the Curtain: Trump's bad-boys fixation … - Loyalty litmus test: Trump puts a high premium on intense loyalty under fire. … - The nature of man: Trump has a very 1950s view of powerful men. … - Rationalization: Trump's own criminal and civil legal fights have made him more tolerant of others who are accused.

Could Trump sideline government watchdogs?  Some are already quitting.  —  The president-elect's allies have called for a wholesale replacement of the more than 70 inspectors general across the federal government.  —  Two in-house investigators at U.S. intelligence agencies recently quit their jobs.

Pete Hegseth Is the Perfect Trumpworld Monster  —  With Matt Gaetz forced to pull his own nomination for attorney general, savvy Washington observers call it a win for norms.  “I think it shows that Donald Trump cannot get anything he wants,” said a law professor in Politico the morning after.