Trump Dined at Mar-a-Lago with White Nationalist, Holocaust Denier Nick Fuentes Alongside Kanye West; UPDATE - Trump Responds, ‘Had Never Met and Knew Nothing About’ Fuentes  —  UPDATE: After the publication of this article, Trump's campaign provided Breitbart News with this statement from President Trump …

Backers of Farmworker Visa Overhaul Make Year-End Push for Immigrant Labor Deal  —  Lawmakers and farm groups are trying to secure Senate approval before GOP takes over the House next year  —  WASHINGTON—Lawmakers, agriculture groups and farmworker organizations are pushing to pass an overhaul …

Musk says granting ‘amnesty’ to suspended Twitter accounts  —  New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation.

Elite Conservatives Have Taken an Awfully Weird Turn … An inkling of the Republican Party's shocking underperformance in the midterms could be seen in a literal, not figurative, crusade.  Allen West, former congressman and Texas Republican Party chairman, decided in September that the time was ripe …

The Expanded Child Tax Credit Is Gone.  The Battle Over It Remains.  —  A pandemic-era program that sent monthly checks of up to $300 per child to most families drove down poverty rates.  Amid new research about its merits, some Democrats are vowing to bring it back.

Beijing on edge as city adds new quarantine centers  —  Residents of some parts of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals.

Why Republican donors on Wall Street are abandoning Donald Trump  —  It was always a marriage of convenience; now they see him as a loser  —  Wall street is turning its back on Donald Trump.  In recent days financiers who had donated hundreds of millions to the Republican Party …

Iran arrests soccer's Voria Ghafouri amid scrutiny of World Cup team  —  A prominent Iranian soccer player was arrested Thursday on charges that included destroying the reputation of the country's national team, which is competing in the World Cup, state-linked Iranian media outlets reported Thursday.

Lake files lawsuit against Maricopa County, demands information about Election Day printer problems  —  Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County officials on Wednesday, accusing them of breaking election laws and demanding they provide information …

French vote for right to abortion in constitution  —  France's National Assembly has backed a bid to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution, prompted largely by increased restrictions elsewhere.  —  Lawmakers voted by a large majority to include a clause guaranteeing …

Russia rains missiles on recaptured Ukrainian city  —  Natalia Kristenko's dead body lay covered in a blanket in the doorway of her apartment building for hours overnight.  City workers were at first too overwhelmed to retrieve her as they responded to a deadly barrage of attacks that shook Ukraine's southern city of Kherson.