Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show.  Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’  —  The president had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter  — President Donald Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend

Part 1: How I Found Out  —  Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its contents scattered on the floor.

Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say  —  A pardoned January 6 rioter has been charged with sex crimes against two children.  Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges …

Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays  —  WORCESTER - Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) …

How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals  —  Donald Trump is on a pardon spree.  —  Did you plot to use fake electors to steal an election?  —  You get a pardon.  —  Are you a crypto king convicted in a money laundering operation who gave the Trump family a financial windfall?  —  You get a pardon.

C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time  —  If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.

In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza  —  Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration's vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War … A civil war is unfolding inside the MAGA movement over Nick Fuentes, the neo-Nazi and white supremacist, and President Donald Trump just made it worse.  In an interview, Trump defended Fuentes in a way that will boost his standing inside MAGA.

Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case  —  The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday …

When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest  —  Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities.  —  In a typical year, more than 100,000 Medicaid patients depend on the emergency department …

Trump's $2,000 tariff checks would cost $450 billion, analysis finds  —  President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment, per a new analysis of the proposal.

Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement  —  I come to break the Orange Enchanter's spell and liberate you from his rough magic, so you can see things as they really are...and join me in demanding his immediate resignation.  —  PROSPERO … PROSPERO … —William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”