‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6  —  The president-elect and his allies have spent four years reinventing the Capitol attack — spreading conspiracy theories and weaving a tale of martyrdom to their ultimate political gain.  —  In two weeks, Donald J. Trump …

Trump Sees the U.S. as a ‘Disaster.’ The Numbers Tell a Different Story.  —  President Biden is bequeathing his successor a nation that by many measures is in good shape, even if voters remain unconvinced.  —  To hear President-elect Donald J. Trump tell it, he is about to take over a nation ravaged …

No, Jeff Bezos is not “obeying in advance”  —  Ann Telnaes, a giant of the editorial cartoonist world who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001, has resigned from The Washington Post after the paper killed a cartoon she submitted depicting Post owner Jeff Bezos (among others) negatively.  Telnaes explains:

Director Brett Ratner, marginalized after ‘#MeToo’ allegations, will direct Melania Trump documentary  —  The director and producer Brett Ratner, forced out of Hollywood at the peak of the #MeToo movement, will direct a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump for Amazon, the studio confirmed Sunday.

Fears grow for voting rights as Trump plots to reshape US justice department  —  Experts warn that incoming president could direct DoJ officials to scale back enforcement of Voting Rights Act  —  Donald Trump could use a second term atop the justice department to gut enforcement …

Things Worth Remembering: ‘He Died Standing Up’  —  Jeannette Bougrab's partner was murdered at Charlie Hebdo 10 years ago—in the name of values, she said, 'that we've forgotten to defend.' … This has been a week of mourning for the families of the Americans who lost their lives to Islamism in New Orleans.

Driving into Manhattan?  That'll cost you, as new congestion toll starts Sunday  —  New York's new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours.

Biden to deliver two major speeches in his final days in office  —  The remarks include a foreign policy speech followed by a farewell address, people familiar with the plans told NBC News.  —  President Joe Biden plans to deliver two major speeches before leaving office as part of an effort …

Italy's Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago  —  Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, joins just a handful of other world leaders who have been to the president-elect's Florida estate since his victory.  —  Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy has gone to Mar-a-Lago …

Biden honors Dem donor George Soros, Hillary Clinton with Presidential Medal of Freedom, sparking outrage: ‘A national disgrace’  —  President Biden bestowed woke Democratic megadonor George Soros with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday — outraging critics who ripped the selection as a “national disgrace.”