Secret Service cannot recover texts; no new details for Jan. 6 committee  —  Listen  —  Gift Article  —  The U.S. Secret Service has determined it has no new texts to provide Congress relevant to its Jan. 6 investigation, and that any other texts its agents exchanged around …

Sen. Lindsey Graham agrees to accept subpoena in Trump election meddling case  — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina will accept a subpoena for his testimony issued by a Georgia grand jury investigating possible election meddling in the 2020 presidential election by then-President Donald Trump.

GOP faces conscience vote on marriage equality  —  House Republican leadership isn't telling their members how to vote on a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition for same-sex and interracial marriages but is instead advising them to vote their conscience, a senior GOP aide told Axios.

Alan Dershowitz's Martha's Vineyard Cancellation  —  Recently, the emeritus Harvard law professor has felt shunned at his usual haunts.  Is it “cancel culture,” or something else?  —  Alan Dershowitz became one of the most famous lawyers in America by representing high-profile clients …

AP source: Biden holds off on climate emergency declaration  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change but will stop short of issuing an emergency declaration that would unlock federal resources to deal with the issue …

Democrats boosted a MAGA longshot in the Pa. gov's race.  Now he's got a real shot at winning.  —  MALVERN, Pa. — Jackie Kulback was just one of the Pennsylvania GOP leaders who was worried in May when Doug Mastriano clinched the Republican primary for governor.

White House begins the search for fresh communications team  —  Longtime Biden adviser Anita Dunn is interviewing candidates to replace departing top communications members.  —  The White House is considering a major overhaul of its press and communications shop in the coming weeks …

Facing Tepid Support, Bill de Blasio Drops N.Y. House Bid  —  Polls showed Mr. de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City who also prematurely ended a 2020 presidential bid, trailing in a crowded Democratic primary.  —  Bill de Blasio, the former mayor of New York City …

Group Offering Bounties for Supreme Court Justice Locations Wants to ‘Shut Down’ Congressional Baseball Game: They 'Don't Deserve Peace'  —  Liberal activist group ShutDownDC is promising massive protests at the upcoming Congressional Baseball Game shortly after offering money bounties …

The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight  —  This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica.  —  On December 31, 2020, a 40-year-old man named Leon Casiquito walked into Kelly Liquors on Route 66 in Albuquerque and tried to shoplift a bottle of tequila.

Facebook Shifts Resources From News to Focus on Creator Economy  —  Senior executive tells employees that News tab and Bulletin newsletter platform will be put on the back burner  —  Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook META 5.11%▲ is reallocating resources from its Facebook News tab …

‘Miss Frijoles’ attack roils Latino-heavy congressional race in Texas  —  A Texas blogger paid by Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez's campaign is attacking Republican opponent Rep. Mayra Flores as “Miss Frijoles” and a “cotton-pickin' liar,” prompting a wave of denunciations by fellow Democrats.

Place Where Biden Face-Planted Off Bike Is Named ‘Brandon Falls’ On Google Maps  —  Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News,  —  The place where Joe Biden face planted into the concrete falling off his bike last month has been named as ‘Brandon Falls’ on Google Maps.

Why the January 6 hearings could be a game changer  —  Former AG Barr slams Trump's election fraud claims  —  Katherine Clayton is a PhD candidate in political science at Stanford University.  Her research focuses on public opinion about democracy in the US and abroad.