House Ethics Panel Voted to Release Matt Gaetz Report Lawmakers agreed the report would come out after the House has completed legislative business for the year and once they have left Washington to return to their districts.

A Rift in Trump World Over How to Make America Healthier Statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk tap into a dispute over whether lifestyle changes or drugs are a better way to treat obesity.

The Economy Is Finally Stable. Is That About to Change? President-elect Donald J. Trump’s proposals on tariffs, immigration, taxes and deregulation may have far-reaching and contradictory effects, adding uncertainty to forecasts.

‘Stay in the Fight’: Harris Urges Young Voters Not to Give Up on Politics In her first major speech since her election loss, Vice President Kamala Harris suggested she did not intend to fade into the background in the years ahead.

House Republicans’ interim report on Jan. 6 calls for former Rep. Liz Cheney to be investigated.

George Santos, Disgraced Former Congressman, Still Wants Your Attention After his lies and expulsion from Congress, and before his sentencing in February, George Santos chases the limelight with a party and a podcast.

National Archivist Rejects Bid to Certify the Equal Rights Amendment With President Biden under pressure to add an amendment explicitly guaranteeing sex equality to the Constitution, Colleen Shogan said she could not legally certify it.

Jim Leach, Iowa Republican Who Extolled Moderation, Dies at 82 During his 30 years in Congress, he resisted his party’s rightward tilt. He endorsed Barack Obama in 2008 and became a Democrat in 2022.

Democratic Donors Will Gather to Plot Ways Forward Under Trump The liberal group American Bridge is planning to bring donors together early next year in Palm Beach, Fla., as the Democratic big-money universe debates what it can do better in 2026 and 2028.

With Sports Gambling Surging, Federal Regulation Is Discussed With the industry’s popularity on the rise, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss its effect on athletes, the public and the integrity of games.

RFK Jr. Meets With More Republican Lawmakers Tuesday He is expected to meet this week with more than 20 senators, many of them receptive to his case to run the Health and Human Services Department.

Elon Musk Met With Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago The British politician shared an image on social media that showed him at Donald Trump’s Florida resort with the tech billionaire.

Richard W. Murphy, Roving Diplomat in World Hot Spots, Dies at 95 As a State Department Arabist, he served as ambassador to three Arab countries and helped broker the end of a 15-year civil war in Lebanon.

U.S. Releases Kenyan Prisoner Held for Nearly 18 Years Without Charges The detainee was approved for transfer from Guantánamo Bay three years ago as the Biden administration tried to empty the wartime prison.

A Weary Biden Heads for the Exit Still stinging from the election, President Biden is pushing for his final priorities but has absented himself from the national conversation about Donald Trump after warning repeatedly that he was a threat to American democracy.

Trump Sues The Des Moines Register, Escalating Threats Against the Media President-elect Donald J. Trump has said he would use his power to punish people he claims have wronged him. Those goals are now coming into focus.

AOC Loses Vote to Be Top Democrat on Oversight Panel The New York progressive’s defeat was a counterpoint to generational change in the Democratic ranks, as House members chose younger members for top posts on other committees.

Harris Sees Optimism for the Future in a Speech to Younger Voters In her speech at a community college in Maryland, the vice president displayed a pugnacious resolve.

What RFK Jr. Has Said About the Polio Vaccine in Recent Years President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary has suggested that the polio vaccine cost more lives than it saved and that the vaccine did not wipe out the disease in the U.S.

RFK Jr. to Meet With More Republican Lawmakers Tuesday This week, he is expected to meet with over 20 senators, many of them receptive to his case to run the Health and Human Services Department.