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.

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.

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.

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.

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  —  President Donald Trump's son-in-law has withdrawn his financial backing for a massive media merger that could give …

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.

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

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 …

“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.

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 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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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!

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.

U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says  —  The commander of the arm of the U.S. military responsible for President Donald Trump's illegal military occupations of American cities said he is willing to conduct attacks …