Trump files suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and Des Moines Register newspaper  —  Selzer published a poll days before the election that said Kamala Harris was ahead by 3 percentage points.  Trump ultimately won the state by 13 percentage points.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is suing Ann Selzer …

AOC defeated by Connolly in battle for Oversight role … - Ocasio-Cortez, one of House Democrats' most high-profile members, also lost a vote of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Monday. … - He had the backing of several veteran lawmakers, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules … Elon Musk and his rocket company, SpaceX, have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings …

GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work  —  Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation by recommending a criminal investigation into former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).

Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable  —  A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable.

Republican House Majority in Peril  —  The Republican wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives is facing growing uncertainty as GOP members of  —  's Cabinet.  —  Representative Victoria Spartz, an Indiana  —  , announced on Monday that she would no longer …

Musk's influence on X eclipses all members of the incoming Congress, combined  —  The tech billionaire's X account blasts his political messages to an audience far bigger than Trump reaches on the platform, data analysis by The Post shows.  —  From the moment Musk first endorsed Trump …

Biden's LNG-Export Study Presents ‘Speed Bump’ for Trump  — Study finds more US exports threatens higher global emissions  — Trump has vowed to end a moratorium on new LNG permits  —  The Biden administration released a key study Tuesday that is likely to complicate President-elect …

Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it  —  In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts …

Possible Trump FEMA Pick Made Millions After Florida Disaster-Response Gig  —  Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz is seen as a contender to lead FEMA under Donald Trump.  He says he's staying in Congress  —  Over the past two years, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) built a national profile …

Trump's lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed  —  President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.

'It's Frightening': ABC News Staffers Incensed by ‘Capitulation’ to Trump  —  “My fear is this sets a tone for the next four years, and that the tone is: Do not upset the president” … A New York jury had ruled in May of that year that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.

Judge Broke Rules by Criticizing Justice Alito During Flag Flap  —  Investigation concludes it was an ethics violation to question the ethics of a Supreme Court justice  —  WASHINGTON—Amid collapsing public confidence in U.S. courts, a federal judge has been found culpable of misconduct.

Kremlin Insiders Spill Putin's Secret Plan to Manipulate Trump  —  Head of RT Margarita Simonyan, a decorated state TV propagandist and Kremlin insider, has spilled not only Russia's hopes and dreams for Donald Trump's second term in office but also Moscow's strategy for suckering him in.

Make America the Great Depression Again: Trump's plan to kill the FDIC  —  The president-elect's transition team is looking to unshackle banks from regulations.  —  Donald Trump has officially revealed when America was last “great”: the 1930s.  —  Back in that golden era, there was no polio vaccine.

A bomb killed a Russian general in Moscow.  A Ukrainian official says secret service was behind it  —  Live from Moscow after an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Lt. General Igor Kirillov, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Nancy Mace says mysterious drones could be from ‘outer space’  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said in a podcast interview that the public should not rule out “outer space” as a possible origin of some of the drones sighted recently in the Northeast.  —  In an interview on “OutKick” recorded Monday …

CNN Fact-Checker Flags ‘Most Dangerous Part’ Of Donald Trump's News Conference  —  There was “a lot of lying from the president-elect” but one comment stood out, said Daniel Dale.  —  LOADING  —  There was “a lot of lying” from Donald Trump during the press conference the president-elect gave …

Americans Pass Judgment on Their Courts  —  Sharp decline in confidence in judiciary is among the largest Gallup has ever measured  —  LONDON — Americans' confidence in their nation's judicial system and courts dropped to a record-low 35% in 2024.  —  The result further sets the U.S. apart …

Scoop: Top editors stiff the Washington Post … - One person involved in the search told us Lewis' pitch was foggy and uninspiring. … Other candidates include current interim executive editor Matt Murray.  But it's hard to imagine this monthslong process unfolding so publicly — only to end with the same guy in charge.

Why did murders surge in 2020?  Research says economics, not activism.  —  New analysis from Brookings shows that the increase began not with the death of George Floyd but the erosion of employment.  —  2020 was a tumultuous year, to put it mildly.  There was a presidential election …

The Real Scandal of Our Media Tycoons  —  Quote of the year so far, from Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago yesterday: “In the first term, everyone was fighting me.  This time, everybody wants to be my friend.”  —  Amazing how many friends you can make with just a few well-chosen threats of vengeance against your remaining enemies!

Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar's ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)  —  The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February. … The series follows a co-ed middle school softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship game.

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted  —  Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds  —  A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today …

What Kennedy Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years  —  President-elect Donald Trump's choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began a tour …

Elon Musk Met With Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago  —  The British politician shared an image on social media that showed him at Donald Trump's Florida resort with the tech billionaire.  —  As preparations for President-elect Donald J. Trump's return to the White House continue at Mar-a-Lago …

McHenry gets a mini portrait  —  Retiring Rep. Patrick McHenry received a parting prank gift as he heads to the congressional exits: A mini portrait to commemorate his time as speaker pro tempore.  House speakers have official portraits commissioned, but the honor is not typically granted …

Did Pa. politician think Star Wars prop was a drone?  Mastriano's X post raises eyebrows  —  Everyone is looking for answers about the mysterious drones over East Coast states, but one lawmaker may have taken the search way back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Transcript: Trump's Unhinged New Vaccine Ramblings Reveal Big Weakness … The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 17 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

Authorities arrest suspected terrorist who was released after illegal border crossing  —  Federal law enforcement has arrested a suspected terrorist from South Africa after Border Patrol released him into the country following his recent illegal entry from Mexico.

U.S. Releases Kenyan Prisoner Held for Nearly 18 Years Without Charges  —  The detainee was approved for transfer from Guantánamo Bay three years ago as the Biden administration tried to empty the wartime prison.  —  The Pentagon has released a Kenyan prisoner who was held …