Don't Blame Trump  —  Don't Blame Trump  —  Any midterm autopsy ought to focus on how to close the national money gap, and how to turn out less engaged voters.  —  Something odd happened on Election Day.  In the morning, we were confident of my victory in Ohio and cautiously optimistic about the rest of the country.

Democrat Henry Cuellar Rejected Request From Allies of GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to Switch Parties  —  WASHINGTON - Allies of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) made multiple calls to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas over the weekend and asked him if he would switch parties …

Club for Growth steps on Trump relaunch with polls showing DeSantis beating him  —  The conservative Club for Growth is sending a warning shot at former President Donald Trump on the eve of his expected 2024 campaign launch — and indicating it might back his chief potential rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Investigators see ego, not money, as Trump's motive on classified papers  —  A review by agents and prosecutors found no discernible business interest in the Mar-a-Lago documents, people familiar with the matter said  —  Federal agents and prosecutors have come to believe former president …

FTX's Balance Sheet Was Bad  —  The box  —  There is so much, but I want to start with Serum.  —  If a troubled company has a few days to beg potential investors for a bailout before it files for bankruptcy, and it sends those investors its balance sheet so they can consider investing …

Documents Detail Foreign Government Spending at Trump Hotel  —  Six nations spent lavishly at the hotel during periods when they were seeking to influence the Trump administration, according to a breakdown released by the House Oversight Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Officials from six nations spent …

GOP Rep-Elect Doesn't Want to Immediately ‘Waste Time’ on Republican Probes  —  Santos said he doesn't want to spend time engaging in “hyperpartisan issues,” instead proposing his party wait at least six months before launching any probes.  —  As it looks more and more likely that Republicans …

Suspect in custody, charged with murder after 3 football players killed on campus … CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Three members of the University of Virginia football team were fatally shot and two others students were injured at a parking garage on campus late Sunday, U-Va. officials said …

Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest  —  A court in Iran has issued the first death sentence to a person arrested for taking part in the protests that have engulfed the country, state media say.  —  A Revolutionary Court in Tehran found the defendant …

How Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto Empire Collapsed  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs.  But he shared few details about his handling of FTX customers' funds.  —  In less than a week, the cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried went …

BREAKING: Kemp to testify before Fulton grand jury Tuesday  —  Gov. Brian Kemp will testify Tuesday morning before the Fulton County special grand jury examining whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in Georgia's 2020 elections, according to two sources …

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to access Arizona GOP chair's phone records  —  The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House's Jan. 6 select committee to obtain the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, a key ally during Donald Trump's effort to subvert the 2020 election.

A fake tweet sparked panic at Eli Lilly and may have cost Twitter millions  —  The pharmaceutical giant halted ad spending after fake blue-check accounts went viral.  For $8, Twitter is ‘losing out on millions of dollars in ad revenue,’ a former Eli Lilly official said.

They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost?  —  Puberty blockers can ease transgender youths' anguish and buy time to weigh options.  But concerns are growing about long-term physical effects and other consequences.  —  The medical guidance was direct.  —  Eleven-year-old Emma Basques had identified as a girl since toddlerhood.

The Senate will vote to codify same-sex marriage rights this week  —  Democrats will put the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act up for a vote this week just days after the midterms, according to a Senate aide.  —  Earlier this month, Semafor reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer intended …

The quiet vindication of Liz Cheney  —  After Rep. Liz Cheney lost by 37 points in August to a primary challenger backed by Donald Trump, the former president displayed characteristic grace and generosity of spirit.  Trump ripped the Wyoming Republican as a “fool,” hailing the result as a …

DEA's most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’  —  José Irizarry accepts that he's known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting he “became another man” in conspiring with Colombian cartels to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive sportscars …

FBI Had Informants in Proud Boys, Court Papers Suggest  —  In filings in the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right group, defense lawyers claimed that information favorable to their clients was improperly withheld by the government until recently.