Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff On Trump's Second Term (Part 1 of 2)  —  Throughout the first year of Donald Trump's second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Wiles amid each moment of crisis.

House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.

US jobless rate for Blacks and teens surges in November  —  The unemployment rate for two U.S. groups that are often the most vulnerable to job loss in a softening economy - Blacks and teenagers - surged to the highest levels in more than four years in November, Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.

“I've Never Seen So Many Police Cars”  —  On a dark November evening, I find myself outside a unit at a garden-style apartment complex in Memphis, its parking lot alight in flashing blues and reds.  The police are here—about a dozen cars—responding to reports of a violent crime.

The Longest Suicide Note in American History  —  The Trump administration's new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.  —  last year, a team of American diplomats from the State Department's Global Engagement Center traveled to two dozen countries and signed a series of memoranda.

Republicans rebuff Trump's post on Rob Reiner … The director of “The Princess Bride” and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday.  Police are currently investigating the deaths as an “apparent homicide.”  Authorities announced on Monday that Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, is in custody as a suspect.

Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent  —  Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Tuesday that the Pentagon's escalating investigation into his remarks urging troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military.

Police release new photo of Brown shooting person of interest, whose identity remains unknown.  Follow live updates.  —  The search continues for the gunman who killed two students and wounded nine others in an attack at Brown University on Saturday.  —  On Tuesday afternoon …

Hey Boomers and Gen X, if You Think DEI Has Been Bad for You, Ask a Millennial or Gen Z Guy  —  One point I have made about Affirmative Action is that, for many years, it was more of a conceptual problem than one that directly affects most people.  —  When you are discussing admissions …

Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’  —  A new workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of such symbols quietly went into effect this week.  —  Just now … The U.S. Coast Guard has allowed a new workplace harassment policy to take effect …

Trump sues BBC for $10B over edited Jan. 6 speech  —  This recording was made using enhanced software.  —  Summary  —  Trump vs BBC  —  President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a documentary he claims removed portions of his speech on Jan 6, 2021 …

FBI doubted probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid but pushed forward amid pressure from Biden DOJ, emails reveal  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in 2022, but moved forward amid pressure from the Biden Justice Department …

As DOJ Sues More States For Voter Rolls, Federal ‘Power Grab’ Comes into Focus  —  Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed four new lawsuits seeking states' unredacted voter rolls.  DOJ has now brought similar actions against a total of 18 states, almost all of them led by Democrats.

Graham: Obama, Biden ‘have a lot to do’ with Australia Hanukkah attack  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday cast blame on former Presidents Obama and Biden after a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event killed 15 people and injured 25.

Donald Trump Jr announces engagement to Bettina Anderson  —  President Donald Trump's eldest son and namesake, Donald Trump Jr., is engaged to Bettina Anderson.  “President Trump just announced at the White House that his son @DonaldJTrumpJr and his girlfriend Bettina Anderson are getting married!

The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤖 Subscribe to PN 🤖  —  Over the course of Joe Biden's presidency, a great awakening took place among the nation's tech industry leaders.

CoreWeave's Staggering Fall From Market Grace Highlights AI Bubble Fears  —  The data-center provider's terrible six-week slide picked up speed when a famous short seller piled concerns on top of delays  —  CoreWeave , the largest of a new breed of companies driving the artificial-intelligence boom …

Trump's war on democracy is failing  —  If you want to understand how the US government works today, you should study President Donald Trump's attempt to pardon a woman named Tina Peters last week.  —  Peters is a former Colorado election clerk and a die-hard believer in the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Situation: Why Can't Kash Patel Shut Up?  —  On the FBI director's penchant for commenting on pending matters.  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Sunday posed the question of who exactly is the “responsible United States Attorney” in the Eastern District of Virginia.

What is Heather Cox Richardsonism?  —  First, it was Blueskyism.  Now, it's “Heather Cox Richardsonism”?  Given the changes to the algorithm, tweets don't really go “viral” these days unless they fall into one of a few dubious niches.  But this one from the weekend sparked a relatively big reaction …

Trump Promotes Artist Who Suggests Earth is Flat  —  Vanessa Horabuena: “NASA lies”  —  On Truth Social in recent days, Donald Trump has promoted artwork by Vanessa Horabuena, a painter he previously hosted at the White House.  —  Trump recently shared a painting of himself created by Horabuena.