Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing  —  Alito spoke to Trump to recommend an ex-clerk for a job in his administration.  —  President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Biden postpones Italy trip amid raging Los Angeles fires  —  President Biden will no longer travel to Italy this weekend as fires rage in Los Angeles County, the White House said Wednesday.  —  “After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police …

Taking Trump's imperialist trolling seriously (for a moment)  —  We've come a long way from bringing down egg prices.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Speaking as someone who's been covering Trump for nine years now, paying attention to what he's doing instead of obsessing over what he's saying is generally a good rule of thumb.

Are North Carolina Republicans trying to steal a state Supreme Court seat?  —  North Carolina's Supreme Court has temporarily prohibited the state's Board of Elections from certifying the election of sitting Democratic Justice Allison Riggs to the bench on Tuesday, despite her 734-vote victory …

With Bass abroad, even Democrats are slamming LA mayor over wildfires  —  Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and developer Rick Caurso led the chorus of criticism against the mayor.  Tommy Vietor, a former Obama staffer and Pod Save America host, piled on.

Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico's President Suggests Renaming the U.S.  —  President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.”  —  Mexico's president rejected several of President-elect Donald J. Trump's assertions …

AG Merrick Garland intends to release special counsel report on Trump's Jan. 6 case, DOJ says  —  The portion of the report about the classified documents case is being withheld pending litigation in Florida federal courts.  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith has turned …

House Republican bill would pave way for Trump to acquire Panama Canal for US  —  Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it under U.S. control, an acquisition that President-elect Trump has been pushing over the last several weeks.

Prepare to Be Shocked: Los Angeles' Fire Chief Is a DEI-Obsessed ‘LGBTQ’ Woman Who Wasted Millions  —  In perhaps the most unexpected, shocking revelation to come out of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, it turns out their Fire Chief is an “LGBTQ+” woman who is obsessed with DEI.

Hawaii Gov: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vax Misinformation Left Dozens Of Kids Dead In Samoa  —  The Senate is poised to make “an absolute life-or-death decision” in confirming Kennedy as HHS secretary, warned Gov. Josh Green, who is also a physician.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green …

Trump transition considering D.C.-area showcase immigration raid in first days of administration  —  The raid under consideration would target immigrants allegedly living in the U.S. illegally at a workplace in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.  —  The incoming Trump administration …

Facebook Is Censoring 404 Media Stories About Facebook's Censorship  —  In early December I got the kind of tip we've been getting a lot over the past year.  A reader had noticed a post from someone on Reddit complaining about a very graphic sexual ad appearing in their Instagram Reels.

Japanese Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Materials Trafficking, Narcotics, and Weapons Charges  —  For Immediate Release  —  Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, today to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials …

Trump Inauguration, Awash in Cash, Runs Out of Perks for Big Donors  —  The president-elect has raised more than $170 million for his swearing-in, an inaugural record, as wealthy Americans flock to curry favor with him and some give money even without the prospect of V.I.P. access.

Powerful Labor Group Joins A.F.L.-C.I.O. Ahead of New Trump Era  —  A marriage between the service employees union and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. could better equip organized labor to deal with a less-friendly administration.  —  Two prominent labor groups are joining forces in an attempt …

Capitol Police arrest man with machete at entrance for Jimmy Carter viewing  —  Police said the man was arrested at a security checkpoint for people waiting to offer their respects to former President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda.  —  Capitol Police said a man …

Ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison  —  The disgraced former FBI informant who falsely accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden of taking a $10 million bribe from Ukraine was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison, according to court records.

Disgraced former US Rep. George Santos granted 3-month delay in sentencing for fraud and ID theft  —  Disgraced former congressman George Santos, facing a federal prison sentence, has won a few months' freedom to come up with more than half a million dollars in court fines — including from work on his new podcast.

Threatening Canada  —  Trump posted this last night on Truth Social.  —  A lot of people went off on him.  A lot of other people chided those people for chasing a bright shiny object and ignoring important things, like Senator Majority Leader John Thune's claim he has the votes to confirm …