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Episcopal bishop at service asks Donald Trump to “have mercy” upon people who are scared

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Parts of Florida Panhandle shut down by historic winter storm

An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida’s Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago. Another 4 inches (10 cm) of snow, combined with sleet and freezing rain, was expected to pile up in some spots in northern Florida, southern Georgia and southeast South Carolina as the storm crawled through the region, the National Weather Service said on Wednesday.
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Rupert Murdoch’s publishers pay more than £1bn after latest Prince Harry settlement

Murdoch’s publishers have already spent over £1bn in damages to 1,300 people including legal fees
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Trump threatens Russia, others with sanctions if Ukraine deal not reached

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Russia “and other participating countries” with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon.
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McClain rips ‘out of line’ bishop who asked Trump to ‘have mercy’

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain says bishop was “out of touch” after she asked President Trump to “have mercy” on people in the country who are scared.
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Raskin: Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters ‘a reserve army of political foot soldiers’

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) slammed President Trump’s decision to grant sweeping pardons to those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, suggesting they are “political foot soldiers&…
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2 Californians on FBI’s Most Wanted List Among Capitol Rioters Pardoned by Trump

President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people who took part in the January 6 insurrection, including nine from the Bay Area.
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Birthright Citizenship Stunt Is Classic Trump

Overruling the 14th Amendment by executive order is a gambit that is unlikely to change the law, but starts a fight the president wants to have.
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Has Prince Harry really won his tabloid battle?

The settlement between the prince and the Sun’s publisher is a dramatic, high stakes, turnaround.
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Police union that endorsed Trump condemns Jan. 6 pardons

The pro-Trump Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs issued a joint statement