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.

Labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October, November; unemployment rate up  —  Federal worker deferred resignations pushed job losses in October to sharpest declines since the pandemic. … The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent …

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.

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 …

Scoop: Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP  —  Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms — an indication his relationship with President Trump has thawed since their messy breakup earlier this year.

Ukraine-US talks ‘real chance for peace process’ — Germany  —  Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Berlin for talks with Germany's Friedrich Merz and other European allies.  European leaders proposed a multinational force to enforce a Ukraine peace deal.  Follow DW for more.  —  What you need to know

Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall  —  Negotiations over a technology deal between the UK and US have stalled due to stumbling blocks in wider trade negotiations between the two sides.  —  The Technology Prosperity Deal - which was billed as “historic” when it was unveiled during US …

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.

“Quite a buffet”: U.S. ready to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil  —  The U.S. is preparing to seize more sanctioned oil-filled tankers off Venezuela as the Trump administration opens a new phase of its pressure campaign on Nicolas Maduro's regime, officials tell Axios.

Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans  —  Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that would subject White House renovations like President Trump's ballroom project to the same reviews as other federal projects.

U.S. Strikes 3 More Boats in Eastern Pacific, Killing 8  —  The attacks brought the number killed since the Trump administration began the strikes on suspected drug smugglers to at least 95.  —  The U.S. military struck three boats it suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific on Monday …

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.

EU drops 2035 zero-emission target, extending life of combustion engines in Europe  —  The EU has eased a 2035 zero-emission target to allow some internal-combustion cars to be sold after that date, throwing automakers a lifeline as doubts about cost, range and charging infrastructure kept European buyers …

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'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.