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.

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.

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.

“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.

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

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.”

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 …

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 …

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!

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 …

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 …

Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean.

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.