Biden to nominate Jerome Powell for second term as Fed chair, signaling continuity amid heavy economic headwinds  —  The president also will nominate Lael Brainard, the Fed's only Democrat, to become the central bank's vice chair  —  President Biden will nominate Jerome H. Powell to lead …

Two Fox News Contributors Quit in Protest of Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Special  —  Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes, stars of a brand of conservatism that has fallen out of fashion, decide they've had enough.  —  The trailer for Tucker Carlson's special about the Jan. 6 mob at the Capitol landed online …

Leaked Texts: Jan. 6 Organizers Say They Were ‘Following POTUS’ Lead'  —  Rally planners coordinated closely with the White House before Jan. 6 and readied a dinner party while the Capitol was under siege, according to leaked group text messages obtained by Rolling Stone

A car plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade and people are injured, according to witness  —  Christopher Kuhagen Mary Spicuzza Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  WAUKESHA - A car plowed into the Waukesha Christmas Parade Sunday evening, leaving multiple people injured, according to witnesses on scene.

Armed father-daughter duo march alongside anti-Rittenhouse protesters — to protect them  —  KENOSHA, WI — Protesters upset over the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse marched in Kenosha on Sunday — in the presence of a Second Amendment-supporting father-daughter duo armed with AR-15s they said were to protect the demonstrators.

Joe Biden's Big Squeeze … It is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the fate of American democracy may hinge on President Joe Biden's success.  If his approval rating sinks too far below 50 percent, it becomes more likely than not that the next election will reinstall into power his exiled predecessor …

Rep. Welch announces Democratic bid for seat of retiring Sen. Leahy of Vermont  —  Rep. Peter Welch (D), Vermont's sole House member, said Monday that he is moving forward with a widely expected bid to succeed Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), who announced last week that he would not seek a ninth term next year.

Senate's Jan. 6 ethics probe into Cruz, Hawley drags on  —  House Democrats swiftly moved to punish Paul Gosar within days of his violent social media post.  The Senate's investigation into two Republicans who challenged the 2020 election is a much different matter.

‘People are freaking out’: From martial arts to high-end locks, S.F. residents are investing in self-protection  —  On a recent foggy night in San Francisco's Richmond District, a group of about a dozen people bent their knees and prepared their fists to assume a fighting pose.

How to be an anti-racist  —  Diversity training doesn't work — here's some stuff that does  —  Stanford political scientist Hakeem Jefferson remarked the other day that “what's so wild to me about all of these arguments for ‘popularism’ is that popularists never seem to entertain the idea …

Voting machines are a casualty of unnecessary election audits  —  Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202!  We're starting the week off strong because Sagittarius season starts today!  —  Below: The FBI is investigating a possible election office security breach, and Iranian hackers compromised …

White House doctor is hiding Joe Biden's brain drain  —  President Biden went for a colonoscopy Friday and his doctor pronounced his brain is fine.  —  So now he and his inner sanctum have let it be known he plans to run again in 2024, when he would be 82.  —  No one really believes any of it.

NASA's DART mission will move an asteroid and change our relationship with the solar system  —  The dinosaurs didn't have a space agency; maybe if they did they'd still be here, would-be planetary defenders sometimes quip about their quest to avoid an asteroid impact.

Equal opportunity extremism: How women seized the moment in California's far-right radical politics  —  Extremism in California: A McClatchy Investigation  —  For much of the past two years in California, extremists have swarmed protests and local board meetings with a toxic mix of conspiracy theories and violent rhetoric.

As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks Grow  —  With Iran's new administration preparing for its first international nuclear negotiations, there are signs that there will be no going back to the 2015 agreement.  —  WASHINGTON — Over the past 20 months …

Self-Pitying Jan. 6 Rioter-on-the-Run Sucks Up to Russia on State TV  —  Evan Neumann is filled with regret over his role in the insurrection, but is still backing Trump and cozying up to Putin: “I don't understand why Russia is our enemy.”  —  Evan Neumann of Mill Valley, California …

As Georgia grows more Democratic, its members of Congress will not  —  ATLANTA — Republicans in Georgia are set to approve a new congressional map that adds to their representation in the U.S. House even as they voted to trim their own majority in the state legislature.

The Enemy of My Enemy  —  During a recent conference of nationalist conservatives—a faction attempting to bring intellectual substance and coherence to the political phenomenon of Trumpism—one of the movement's leading figures, Yoram Hazony, proposed “a new deal between national conservatives …

SHOCK POLL: Matthew McConaughey Tops Texas Gov. Greg Abbott By 8 in Head-to-Head Matchup, Clobbers Beto Nearly 2-to-1  —  Matthew McConaghey's chances of becoming Texas governor are looking alright, alright, alright according to a shocking new major poll.  —  According to a survey released …

‘The Iran Deal Was a Mistake.  Withdrawing From It Was Even Worse’  —  Former Defense Minister Ya'alon says at Haaretz-UCLA Israeli National Security Conference that Trump and Netanyahu's attempt to collapse the nuclear deal was ‘the main mistake’ in Iran policy over past decade

Rep. Jeffries demands filibuster reform to pass voting rights bill  —  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told “Axios on HBO” that the “integrity of our democracy” is at stake without federal voting rights legislation, and the Senate must seriously consider filibuster reform if it can't get 60 votes to pass it next year.