U.S. attorney reviewing documents marked classified from Joe Biden's vice presidency found at Biden think tank  —  Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned the U.S. attorney in Chicago to review documents marked classified that were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy …

GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start  —  House Republicans adopted a sweeping rules package Monday night, despite frustrations within the conference over private agreements GOP leadership made with the 20 conservatives.  —  Only one House Republican …

‘We were duped’: How George Santos raised money from wealthy GOP donors while lying about his resume  — George Santos would flaunt or hint at key pieces of his resume that have turned out to be false as he raised money for his successful congressional campaign.

Voices on social media summoned the protesters to Brasília, offering free transportation and food.  —  Here's the latest on the riot in the Brazilian capital.  —  At least 1,200 protesters were detained for questioning in the wake of the storming of Brazil's capital buildings …

Trump Ally Giuliani Gets Subpoena From Washington Grand Jury  —  Rudy Giuliani, a close ally of Donald Trump involved in efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election, received a subpoena to testify and provide documents to a federal grand jury in Washington, according to a person familiar with the matter.

US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears  —  A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.  —  The US Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to take action to address the pollution …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked Out of Twitter for Using Dr. Dre's Music  —  12:28 PM PT — Turns out, Dr. Dre's team took action — reaching out to Twitter to get the video taken down.  As a result, Marjorie Taylor Greene tells us she's been locked out of her Twitter account for using Dre's copyrighted work without permission.

Florida man: Madison Cawthorn, denied NC reelection, confirms move to Sunshine State  —  Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn confirmed Friday he has moved to Florida.  —  Rumblings of a potential move away from North Carolina, the state he represented in Congress, began to emerge as early as September …

Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority  —  The House GOP is itching for a fight over spending cuts — including to major entitlement programs.  —  House Republicans are making clear that they intend to seek cuts to entitlement programs like Social Security …

Ross Douthat and the Match Throwing Club  —  Fire is good; firefighters can be dangerous; and the club is back to normal now.  —  1. The Match Throwing Club  —  Once upon a time there was a club of people who enjoyed throwing matches.  They were reasonably careful about it …

IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating  —  The House is likely to vote today on a bill that would rescind roughly $70 billion of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding over the next decade.  We estimate the bill would increase deficits by more than $100 billion …

Kevin McCarthy reveals how the MAGA House will protect Trump  —  Donald Trump has long excelled at the art of blithely revealing his corrupt designs in public, and at a rally in September, he openly signaled that he fully expected Republicans elected to Congress to thwart the ongoing criminal investigations into, well, himself.

Maria Bartiromo Is Still Doing the Kind of Journalism That Got Fox News Sued For Billions  —  Few people are as ill-equipped to handle an interview with an election denier as Maria Bartiromo, whose naïve (I'm being charitable) willingness to embrace stolen election conspiracy theories …

Statement of Support for Art Professor Fired from Hamline University  —  It is with great concern that the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) views the firing of an art professor, Erika López Prater, from Hamline University on the grounds of showing a fourteenth-century painting depicting the Prophet Muḥammad.

Florida Democratic Party Chair Manny Diaz resigns  —  Chair Manny Diaz and Florida Democrats held trainings, caucus meetings, and organizing sessions in a rally-like atmosphere on the second day of Leadership Blue Weekend in July 2022.  Credit: Photos provided by Florida Democratic Party.

McCarthy's fast start: Big Tech is a top target  —  House Republicans plan to launch a new investigative panel this week that will demand copies of White House emails, memos and other communications with Big Tech companies, top sources tell Axios. … The new panel, the Select Subcommittee …

The Supreme Court case that has unions on edge  —  ON THE DOCKET: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hear oral arguments in a case that is being closely watched by labor unions fearful that the conservative majority could undercut the appeal for workers to strike and sap authority from the National Labor Relations Board.

Stacey Abrams says she'll ‘likely run again’  —  Democrat Stacey Abrams, the two-time failed candidate for governor in Georgia and a renowned voting rights activist, says she will “likely” run for office again but did not specify for which position.  —  Abrams, who lost her second bid …

Germany detains brothers from Iran over alleged terror plot involving cyanide and ricin  —  Berlin — Counterterrorism police in Germany raided an apartment in the west of the country over the weekend, arresting an Iranian national and his brother who now stand accused of preparing an attack motivated by Islamic extremism.