Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’ on X  —  Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.

Stephen Schwartz Criticizes Kennedy Center, Saying He Won't Host Gala  —  The Washington National Opera said the “Wicked” composer was scheduled to host its annual event at the center this spring.  —  Stephen Schwartz, the composer of “Wicked,” announced on Friday that he would no longer host …

Mamdani defends eliminating executive orders on antisemitism, boycotting Israel … “My administration will also be marked by a city government that will be relentless in its efforts to combat hate and division, and we will showcase that by fighting hate across the city,” he said.

Trump Super PAC Raised More Than $100 Million in Recent Months  —  The haul highlights how the president's team has continued aggressive fund-raising from donors with interests before the administration.  —  President Trump's team raised more than $100 million for a super PAC in the second half of 2025 …

Private jets, armed security and ‘Bari pitches’ including jet-skiing with DJ Khaled: Inside Weiss' chaotic ‘CBS Evening News’ reboot  —  EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes …

Regarding the Acquisition of Certain Assets of Emcore Corporation by Hiefo Corporation  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C. 4565, it is hereby ordered:

Today in Politics, Bulletin 278. 1/2/26  —  ... WSJ: “Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just a frequent visitor to Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in the late 1990s and early 2000s.  The club was also sending spa employees—usually young women—to Epstein's nearby mansion for massages, manicures and other spa services …

A Diminished Congress Weighs Whether to Reassert Its Power … Congress learned some hard lessons about the limits of its power during the first year of the second Trump administration, when Republican leaders in both chambers largely declined to check a president unconstrained by law or custom.

The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives  —  🆕 🕛 PN 2026 SPECIAL 🆕 🕛 Click the button below to sign up for an annual paid subscription for the special price of $40 ⬇️  —  The internet is currently awash in right-wing propaganda …

Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration's Order to Stop Work  —  The developers of Revolution Wind off Rhode Island and Empire Wind off New York are the latest to sue the Trump administration.  —  Developers of five offshore wind farms that were ordered last week …

Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt  —  Wall Street's biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.

Tesla sales hit lowest point since 2022 after Musk backlash and end of tax credit  —  Tesla vehicle sales declined for a second consecutive year in 2025, hitting their lowest point since 2022.  — The results mean that Chinese automaker BYD sold more EVs in 2025 than Tesla …

California ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional, court rules  —  A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that California's ban on openly carrying firearms in most parts of the state was unconstitutional.  —  A panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided 2-1 …

FBI Disrupts Alleged New Year's Eve Attack, Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced that a Mint Hill …

Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum  —  EVOLVING SITUATION  —  In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.  —  Measles may have been spread at a Noah's Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state's health authority said.

Trump threatens Iran over protest crackdown as deadly unrest flares  —  U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fired on them, days into unrest that has left several dead and posed the biggest internal threat to Iranian authorities in years.

The latest effort to hold Gregory Bovino accountable for his disregard of the rule of law  —  Gregory Bovino always finds a way.  —  Unfortunately for the rule of law, it appears generally to be a way to violate court orders, the law, or the Constitution itself.

Scoop: ICE Plans to Descend on Phoenix  —  ALTHOUGH DONALD TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION AGENDA is becoming less and less popular with voters, the president has shown no interest in slowing it down or scaling it back in the new year.  —  In fact, the federal crackdown is likely to only grow in scope and intensity, as Reuters reported.

He exposed myth of the South's ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond.  —  William J.  “Bill” Martin, director of the Valentine museum in Richmond, died after being struck by a car Dec. 27.  —  RICHMOND — In a cavernous gallery of the Valentine museum filled with marble busts and giant images of maps …

Today's Deep Question: What Exactly Is ‘The Warmth of Collectivism’?  —  Ah, yes.  The “warmth of collectivism,” as demonstrated by more than a century of collectivist experiments?  Or as pledged by those who insist that all of the previous collectivist regimes had never practiced true collectivism?

DOJ Demands Minnesota Voting Records in New Attack on Same-Day Registration  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a new front in its ongoing campaign for voter data held by states Friday, demanding Minnesota turn over records related to same-day registrations.