‘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:

As Trump's election is certified, Americans should declare war on stupidity  —  Shame is what keeps us in check, or at least it should.  It certainly used to.  Trump, devoid of shame, has gone to great lengths to eviscerate that societal check.  —  On the eve of Donald Trump's election certification …

Sen. Adam Schiff says the New Orleans attack shows Kash Patel shouldn't lead the FBI  —  Schiff told NBC News' “Meet the Press” that it was an “easy” decision to vote against Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI.  —  Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that the New Year's …

Director Brett Ratner, marginalized after ‘#MeToo’ allegations, will direct Melania Trump documentary  —  The News  —  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.

Understanding DOGE as Procurement Capture  —  For the last few months, there's been a lot of conversation around the “Department” of Government Efficiency, which is ostensibly an effort at improving government efficency, with a primary narrative being around government spending.

New York's toll for drivers entering center Manhattan starts today  —  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.  The toll, known as congestion pricing …

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.

Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden is signing  —  President Joe Biden on Sunday plans to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions …