McCarthy and McConnell on collision course as Congress barrels toward messy finish  —  House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy took to Fox News primetime last week and dinged his counterpart across the Capitol: Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  Republicans are “wrong” if they want to cut …

Inside Team Trump's Chaotic Attempts To Overturn The 2020 Vote In Georgia  —  It was Nov. 5, 2020.  Votes were still being counted in the presidential race, but it was looking increasingly grim for President Donald Trump.  Mark Meadows, Trump's White House chief of staff, had an idea to turn things around.

Ron DeSantis Holds Early Lead Over Donald Trump Among GOP Primary Voters, WSJ Poll Shows  —  The former president's standing among Republican voters has fallen after candidates he promoted lost in midterm elections  —  Republican primary voters have high interest in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

Musk Shakes Up Twitter's Legal Team as He Looks to Cut More Costs  —  Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past two weeks, Elon Musk has shaken up Twitter's legal department …

Pentagon preparing to send Patriot missile system to Ukraine  —  Amid Russian bombardment of the energy grid, the U.S. is set to provide its most advanced air defense system  —  The Pentagon is preparing to send the Patriot missile system to Ukraine, senior U.S. officials said Tuesday …

Lawmakers unveil bipartisan bill to ban TikTok nationwide  —  Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to ban TikTok  —  WASHINGTON — A group of lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation Tuesday that would ban TikTok in the U.S., following warnings from the FBI director …

Tesla shares have fallen 28% since Elon Musk took over Twitter, lagging other carmakers  — Tesla stock is faring poorly since CEO Elon Musk bought Twitter.  — Musk sold billions of dollars' worth of his Tesla holdings to finance the Twitter takeover and has been embroiled in controversy ever since.

House GOP pushes members to vote against short-term funding bill  —  House GOP leadership is urging Republicans to vote against a short-term government funding bill lawmakers are hoping to quickly pass ahead of a looming shutdown deadline.  —  House Minority Whip Steve Scalise's (R-La.) …

Trump Organization Was Held in Contempt After Secret Trial Last Year  —  The company was fined $4,000 after failing to turn over documents.  The case is one of several in which investigators have found the ex-president or his company loath to hand over papers.

Gov. Kate Brown commutes sentences of all 17 people on Oregon's death row … - Jesse Caleb Compton, a Springfield methamphetamine user who was convicted of killing Tesslyn O'Cull, the 3-year-old daughter of his live-in girlfriend.  The girl's body, found in a shallow grave in 1997 …

Attorneys demand removal of ex-Washington cheerleader images  —  The attorneys for more than three dozen former Washington Commanders employees demanded the removal of “sexualized and salacious photographs” of the organization's former cheerleaders from any congressional records.

Exclusive: An intel analyst tried to prevent the Jan. 6 attack — but DHS failed to act  —  On Dec. 20, 2020, a 21-year-old intelligence analyst went online to search for local Washington, D.C., fishing holes and stumbled upon the blueprint of a plot to storm the Capitol and execute members …

The Republicans Need a Reckoning  —  This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture.  Sign up for it here.  —  The pretense that the seditionists in the GOP …

Antiabortion movement sets sights on putting people in jail  —  Six months after their Supreme Court victory, conservatives complain that strict new laws are not being sufficiently enforced  —  The largest antiabortion organization in Texas has created a team of advocates assigned …

Iranian footballer sentenced to execution for 'campaigning for women's rights'  —  Amir Nasr-Azadani is facing execution amid anti-government protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Masha Amini in September  —  Professional footballer Amir Nasr-Azadani is reportedly facing execution in Iran for …

Biden braces for potentially 14,000 migrants a day  —  The possibility of 14,000 migrant crossings a day is pushing the Biden administration toward a new rule that would severely limit migrants' ability to qualify for asylum at the southern border, Axios has learned.

Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’  —  A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an ongoing conservative backlash over gender issues.