Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump  —  A cartoonist has decided to quit her job at the Washington Post after an editor rejected her sketch of the newspaper's owner and other media executives bowing before President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump's tax cuts are about to unleash chaos on the Hill.  Here's how.  —  Republicans are likely to face deep divisions in assembling a plan before — and after — it hits the floor.  —  Washington is geared up for a big debate over trillions of dollars in tax cuts.  It's going to be long, slow and messy.

President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  Today, President Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  —  The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions …

The Militia and the Mole  —  Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.  He didn't tell police or the FBI.  He didn't tell family or friends.  The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

Trump Has Reeled in More Than $200 Million Since Election Day  —  The president-elect has boasted about the donations for his inauguration, library and political activities from those seeking favor or perhaps in some cases, atonement.  —  Since his victory in November …

Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters  —  The president will sign memorandums prohibiting future oil and gas leasing across parts of the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea.  —  President Joe Biden …

Why Are Publications Sugar-Coating Livilsberger's Political Minifestos?  —  Over the last four days the bizarre Cybertruck fire outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas has run from comical interlude to possible terrorist incident to tragic suicide of another veteran of America's forever wars.

US plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel, US official says  —  The administration of President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a U.S. official said on Friday, with Washington maintaining support for its ally whose war in Gaza has killed tens of thousands.

Former Capitol Police officers call Trump's vows to pardon Jan. 6 rioters ‘a betrayal’  —  Former Capitol Police officers present during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection said President-elect Trump's commitment to pardon rioters is “a betrayal.”  —  “It's a betrayal, a stab in the heart,” …

Trump calls for New York judge to be disbarred after hush money conviction advances  —  President-elect Trump in a weekend rant turned his ire on the New York judge who ordered sentencing to begin next week in his hush money case, calling him “the most conflicted judge in New York State history.”

Trade in the Ruins (Wonkish)  —  On misunderstanding the postwar boom  —  I got a lot of comments in response to my post about the postwar boom, which conservative ideology says couldn't have happened.  I appreciate that — feedback is valuable in this new venture of mine, and so far there have been very few trolls on this platform.