Congress Has the Opportunity to Do the Funniest Thing Ever  —  The Speaker election looks tight.  The presidential election certification is just days away.  Could Republicans impose their own January 6th through sheer obstinacy?  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) …

Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say  —  The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday.

FBI releases new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of the Capitol riot  —  A harrowing chapter in American history remains shrouded in mystery: Who planted pipe bombs outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the eve of the attack on the Capitol?

Cybertruck blast suspect was a ‘Rambo type’ who loved Trump, family says  —  Exclusive: Matthew Livelsberger's shocked uncle told The Independent that the Green Beret was a ‘supersoldier’  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech …

Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court  —  After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.  —  A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's landmark net neutrality rules …

The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn't gone away.  It's changed.  —  The “caliphate” is history.  But ISIS is still a threat. … The deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve that left 15 people dead feels like a disturbing reminder of a past era, one when the transnational …

Why Don't the Tech Bros Just Hire from MAGA?  —  1. MSG  —  I remain fascinated by the intraparty MAGA-DOGE fight.  The MAGA position seems to be:  — Elite college-grad Americans are bad because they're woke or whatever.  — The Forgotten Men of MAGA are every bit as smart and capable …

I Was Wrong About the 2024 Election.  Here's Why.  —  I thought Kamala Harris would win.  I was wrong.  While I'm sure we Democrats can argue that the loss wasn't a landslide or take a little solace in our House performance, the most important thing for us now is to face that we were wrong and take action on the prevailing “why.”

Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M … Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant Siri routinely recorded private conversations that were then sold to third parties for targeted ads.

Eyeing Potential Bird Flu Outbreak, Biden Administration Ramps Up Preparedness  —  The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.  —  The Biden administration …

Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia  —  The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.  —  1×  —  When Elon Musk launched his latest crusade against Wikipedia …

Elon Musk Defends His Petty Revenge on MAGA Critics  —  Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics' X accounts.  But the self-described “free speech absolutist” doesn't see anything wrong with it.  —  Last week, Musk began stripping the verifications …

Governor seeks resignation of Western New Mexico University board after spending revelations  —  New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and failures in financial oversight …

Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, as Nick Clegg steps down  —  THE SCOOP  —  Meta is revamping its global policy team, with President Nick Clegg stepping down and being replaced by Joel Kaplan, his deputy and the company's most prominent Republican, people familiar with the matter said.

10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts  —  Extending the expiring 2017 tax cuts could add $5 trillion to the national debt; Trump and GOP lawmakers are are considering these policies to offset that cost.  —  Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans …

GrantED: U.S. Department of Justice  —  Over $100 Million for Restorative Justice, DEI and Social Emotional Learning  —  Total DOJ Grant Money Awarded (2021-present): $100,113,942  —  Total number of DOJ grants (2021-present): 102  —  Number of States: 36

Judges uphold ruling: Parson to appoint St. Louis County prosecutor  —  ST. LOUIS — A state appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling that gives Missouri Gov. Mike Parson the power to appoint the next St. Louis County prosecutor.  —  The ruling came hours after lawyers for state …

Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don't seem to care  —  Why the GOP is unwilling to prevent infant abandonment  —  Abortion bans don't just kill women.  They kill babies.  This is evident in the data, which shows a dramatic rise in the state's infant mortality after Texas banned abortion.

Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida's governor, dead at 91  —  Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died.  He was 91.  —  The former Democratic governor took …