"This is a very big deal. Today is the culmination of years of advocacy from military sexual assault survivors," said Don Christensen, president of Protect Our Defenders usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Tom Vanden Brook #NDAA #sexualassault

With inflation spiking, will states and voters give grocery taxes a second look? usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday

With inflation spiking, will states and voters give grocery taxes a second look? usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Rachel Looker USA TODAY

Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham, Brian Kilmeade, Sean Hannity, as well as Donald Trump Jr., urged Mark Meadows to help stop Jan. 6 riot, House committee says usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Rick Rouan

What's next for Mark Meadows? Ex-Trump chief of staff facing House contempt vote as more details of his Jan. 6 actions emerge usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Bart Jansen

Sen. Tammy Baldwin presses National Guard leader for answers, data about the high suicide rate in the force jsonline.com/story/news/inv… via Journal Sentinel

Federal judge tosses Trump lawsuit intended to keep tax returns from Congress usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via John Fritze

If the Justice Department decides to proceed, Mark Meadows could be the first former White House chief of staff to face prosecution since H.R. Haldeman in the Watergate scandal nearly a half-century ago.

Congress OKs $770B defense spending bill. Here's what's in it - and what's not. usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Savannah Behrmann

Federal Reserve sets stage for earlier, faster interest rate hikes as inflation soars usatoday.com/story/money/20… via @usatoday

Stacey Abrams is running in a different Georgia than when she ran in 2018 - and she's a different candidate usatoday.com/story/news/202… by Philmonger

Biden accuses GOP of 'unrelenting assault' on voting. But as he renews his push for voting rights legislation, he's still facing big obstacles usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via Joey Garrison Maureen Groppe

Sen. Joe Manchin, who has repeatedly expressed reluctance to the Build Back Better bill, gave a decisive "no" to the measure Sunday, effectively killing the bill since it requires the backing of all Democratic senators to move forward usatoday.com/story/news/pol… via @usatoday

Lorne Michaels still lives for Saturday night washingtonpost.com/arts-entertain…

Trump says he received the booster usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by David Jackson

One Night at Mom’s Spaghetti nytimes.com/2021/12/30/sty…

10 political events that will shape 2022 elections: From redistricting to CPAC to Jan. 6 usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by David Jackson