‘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 …

Melania Trump, Amazon partner to release new film about her life in theaters worldwide  —  The documentary will be released in the second half of 2025 and executive produced by Mrs. Trump  —  EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime has exclusively licensed a documentary film for global theatrical …

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 …

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 …

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.