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 …

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.

Republican tensions boil over as ObamaCare deadline approaches  —  Republican tensions boiled over Tuesday in the Capitol over the fate of expiring ObamaCare subsidies that could play an outsized role in the race for the House next year.  —  Republican moderates lashed out at House GOP leadership …

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  —  President Donald Trump's son-in-law has withdrawn his financial backing for a massive media merger that could give …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

Marjorie Taylor Greene says ‘dam is breaking’ within GOP against Trump  —  In a CNN interview, the Georgia congresswoman said Trump's reaction to the death of Rob Reiner was “classless” and she didn't see the GOP winning in the midterms. … Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) …

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 …

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

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 …

“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.

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 …

James Woods praises ‘patriot’ Rob Reiner, slams insults of slain director as ‘infuriating’  —  Woods — a vocal conservative and supporter of President Donald Trump — became emotional while talking about progressive activist Reiner, whom he credits with saving his acting career.

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.”

CDC drops hepatitis B shot recommendation for some infants  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday formally dropped the decades-old federal recommendation that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. … - The move was telegraphed earlier this month …

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 …

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.