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.

U.S. Unemployment Rose in November Despite Job Gains  —  The 4.6% rate is the highest in more than four years, according to a delayed government report  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Unemployment rateSource: Labor DepartmentNotes: Seasonally adjusted.  October 2025 data not collected during government shutdown.

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.

“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.

Trump's Inferno of Hate Is Intensifying  —  The actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, the producer and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their home on Sunday.  Yesterday, their son Nick, who has spoken about his bouts of drug addiction and homelessness, was arrested on suspicion of murder.

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 …

Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States  —  During my first Administration, I restricted the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States to prevent national security and public safety threats from reaching our borders.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Bari Weiss' much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop  —  According to Nielsen, the Saturday night town hall saw a 41 percent decline in in the key 25-54 advertising demographic compared to the network's standard programming in that time slot year to date.  —  in New York

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 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.

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 …

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.

Kushner's Affinity Partners exits Paramount bid for Warner Bros. Discovery … Jared Kushner's firm Affinity Partners has dropped out of Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.  —  “With two strong competitors vying to secure the future of this unique American asset …

Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept.  —  The agency's union said the department ‘has no place for symbols that were carried by insurrectionists.’  —  WASHINGTON - A top official at the U.S. Department of Education has been keeping a controversial flag linked …

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.

Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich  —  For years, rumors swirled about where his wealth came from.  A Times investigation reveals the truth of how a college dropout clawed his way to the pinnacle of American finance and society.