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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump stands by chief of staff Susie Wiles after bombshell Vanity Fair interviews — admits he has 'alcoholic's personality' — President Trump defended White House chief of staff Susie Wiles in an exclusive interview with The Post Tuesday — saying she was right to tell Vanity Fair he has an …
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Politico:
‘Extremely demoralizing’: Republicans respond to the bombastic Wiles interview … Still, the more than 10,000-word Vanity Fair spread, based on 11 interviews over the course of a year, glossy photo-spreads and on-the-record quotes from Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
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Cate Martel / The Hill:
Top moments in Susie Wiles's unfiltered interview
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
White House scrambles to address Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interviews
White House scrambles to address Susie Wiles' explosive Vanity Fair interviews
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Takeaways From Susie Wiles's Candid Interviews Describing Trump World
Takeaways From Susie Wiles's Candid Interviews Describing Trump World
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Vanity Fair:
Vanity Fair Goes to the White House: Trump 2.0 Edition
Vanity Fair Goes to the White House: Trump 2.0 Edition
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado — WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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The Colorado Sun
Politico:
Fitzpatrick declines to turn off ACA discharge petition as amendment talks drag on — Vulnerable Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick told Speaker Mike Johnson on the House floor Tuesday he would not withdraw his discharge petition that would force a floor vote on extending expiring Affordable …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Johnson picks sides
Johnson picks sides
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
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.
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Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it was expanding travel restrictions to an additional 20 countries and the Palestinian Authority, doubling the number of nations affected by sweeping limits announced earlier …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Further Restricts and Limits the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Further Restricts and Limits the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States
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Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Expands Travel Ban to Additional Countries
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month — Economy Job market — The US labor market grew even more exclusive in November. — Unemployment rose to a four-year high of 4.6% in November, and the economy added 64,000 jobs last month, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday.
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Dan Burns / Reuters:
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.
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Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
Spooked by AI and Layoffs, White-Collar Workers See Their Security Slip Away
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Townhall
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate
White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate
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Axios, IJR, Deseret News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and Associated Press
Vic Verbalaitis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Son-In-Law Backs Out of Paramount's Takeover Bid — SEE YA! — Jared Kushner's firm will no longer back Paramount's takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery. — President Donald Trump's son-in-law has withdrawn his financial backing for a massive media merger that could give …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid — Affinity Partners, the fund tied to President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, has backed out of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Axios has confirmed. … - If the board does reject Paramount's offer …
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Associated Press:
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro.
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Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels it a “terrorist” regime
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels it a “terrorist” regime
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Blaze Media
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge lets Trump's ballroom construction proceed … “The court will hold them to that,” Leon said during a packed federal court hearing in Washington. “They've got until the end of this month.” — Leon issued the ruling after accepting a classified filing from the government detailing …
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NBC News:
Federal judge allows Trump's White House ballroom construction to move forward — The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued the Trump administration last week in an effort to halt the $300 million project. — A federal judge is allowing construction of the White House ballroom to move forward …
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
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
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Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones:
“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.
Washington Post:
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 …
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LGBTQ Nation, Jewish Insider and The Independent
John Dowd / MS NOW:
I was Donald Trump's lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified. — House Republicans are depriving the American people of a chance to hear from a career prosecutor who investigated serious allegations against the president. — Former special counsel Jack Smith is scheduled …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump officials privately raise doubts about Hassett for Fed chair … “He is ever present in media, appropriately defending the president, and that has value to the president,” the person added. “But being a great communicator at the top of the Fed is probably not what anyone who seeks real change at the Fed is seeking as a skill.”
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David Strom / HotAir:
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 …
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
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.
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Jason Furman / New York Times:
Donald Trump May Be About to Pick the Least Important Fed Chair in Decades — Working at the Federal Reserve is a terrible way to make headlines. The chair — in this case, Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May — is considered newsworthy, but the other 11 members of the voting committee fade into the background.
Chicago Tribune:
Multiple reports of Border Patrol activity in Cicero and Chicago's Southwest Side Tuesday morning — Chicago Tribune, LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA | Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and dozens of federal immigration agents returned in force across Chicago and the suburbs Tuesday …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Mick Foley cuts ties with WWE, says Trump's Reiner comments ‘final straw’ — WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley said Tuesday he is cutting ties with the professional wrestling organization, citing its close relationship with the Trump administration. — Foley, who's long been critical of President Trump …
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Nonprofit groups offer legal assistance to U.S. troops amid debate over boat strikes — Billboards are going up in military communities in Florida urging American service members to “obey only lawful orders.” — Two nonprofit groups launched an ad campaign Tuesday, offering legal information …
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Governor of California:
Newsom launches website tracking Trump's top 10 criminal cronies as new data shows California crime continues to drop — What you need to know: As new data shows that crime continues to drop in California, Governor Newsom is launching a new web page to track Trump's criminal compatriots.
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The Independent and Los Angeles Times

