His Vanity Fair photos of Trumpworld blew up online.  We called to talk.  —  Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel was captured by Christopher Anderson's lens.  What was he thinking?  —  On Tuesday, Vanity Fair published a two-part story by Chris Whipple about the inner circle …

Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship  —  An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who've unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.”  —  The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip …

Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘criminal scheme’ to overturn 2020 election  —  Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.  —  WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith told …

White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’  —  Newest additions appear to be part of the administration's ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump's opponents

FBI's No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he's moving on  —  Speculation and anticipation have gripped the nation's premier law enforcement agency over the future of one of its top leaders, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.  —  Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave …

Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center  —  Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “climate alarmism.”

American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.  —  HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities.  The organization said the cuts could harm child health.

Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies  —  Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vole on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy …

Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear  —  Trump's former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question  —  President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz …

Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails … The Biden appointee noted that the seven-day notice requirement complicated lawmakers' ability to view real-time conditions at facilities immigrants have long complained are overcrowded, unsanitary and unsafe.

Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos … Lawmakers are using the sprawling policy bill to demand the Pentagon hand over unedited videos of strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Latin America.  The bill restricts a quarter …

Voters Give Democrats In Congress A Record Low Job Approval But Still Might Vote For Them In 2026, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Think Trump's Use Of Presidential Power Goes Too Far  — mail_outline  —  Heading into a year with midterm elections …

Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers … The markets, glutted with supply and with prices at nearly five-year lows, are giving President Donald Trump an unusually free hand to tighten military pressure on the South American OPEC member …

‘You see this news?’:  What Charlie Kirk's alleged killer told friends after the attack  —  A patchwork of social interactions and a trail of online posts provide a view into Tyler Robinson's life and his beliefs, a Post examination found.  —  Fifty-five minutes before he allegedly shot …

Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams  —  One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon.  His mother says the app is to blame.  —  Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm.  —  The families of two teenage boys …

The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing  —  There is a presidency at work in Washington, but it is not clear that there is a president at work in the Oval Office.  —  Ask Donald Trump about the goings on of his administration, and there is a good chance he'll defer to a deputy rather than answer the question.

100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that  —  The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act is being introduced on Wednesday.  And, Justice Kavanaugh still isn't saying if he's having second thoughts on his September opinion.

Inside the Trump Administration's Man-Made Hunger Crisis  —  On July 18, a mild, overcast night in Nairobi, Kenya, a team of President Donald Trump's top foreign aid advisers ducked into a meeting room at the Tribe Hotel, their luxury accommodations in the city's diplomatic quarter, for a private dinner.

Hegseth to overhaul chaplain corps, toss ‘unacceptable and unserious’ Army spiritual fitness guide  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered sweeping changes to the U.S. military's chaplain corps, with a plan to simplify a system that he said has become too focused on “new age” concepts.

Senators freeze Coast Guard admiral's promotion over swastika, noose policy  —  Adm. Kevin Lunday had condemned both symbols and directed they be prohibited, but a new workplace harassment policy downgrading them to “potentially divisive” was allowed to take effect.  —  Just now

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters' Views of the Economy  —  With tariffs unpopular and prices still high, the White House has teased the promise of tariff rebates and large tax refunds next year.  —  Tariffs are unpopular, prices remain stubbornly high and Americans are souring on President Trump's handling of the economy.

Defense Dept. Opens Formal Inquiry Into Senator Mark Kelly  —  The Pentagon said it was initiating a “command investigation” into the senator, another extraordinary step as the Trump administration seeks retribution against the president's perceived foes.  —  The Defense Department …

Help Us Stand Up to Authoritarianism: Become a Paid Subscriber This Holiday Season  —  Right-wing extremism is well funded.  That means liberals can't afford to hold back if they want to win.  —  Liberal institutions don't survive on good intentions alone.

An A+++++  Economy, My A++  —  Trump made big boasts but he isn't delivering  —  When Politico recently asked Donald Trump to grade the current U.S. economy, he replied “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”  He made this boast at a time when actual economic data were still scarce …

Trump admin broke spending deal agreement to halt mass layoffs, judge says … “The government did what it was ordered not to do,” she later added.  —  Illston said she would issue another order — at least the third in the case — that will again ban the administration from initiating …

Trump's Attempt to Deport Chinese Dissident Guan Heng is Part of an Awful Pattern  —  The Trump Administration's effort to deport Chinese dissident Guan Heng has rightly drawn widespread outrage and condemnation.  Guan is a hero for his exposure of the Chinese government's oppression …

Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio  —  Sen. Chris Murphy trashed a meeting with the Cabinet duo about the Trump administration's boat bombings.  —  Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said a classified meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …

Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein  —  The students face discipline for recording Mr. Summers, the former Harvard president, discussing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a Harvard class.  —  Harvard officials have opened a secret disciplinary investigation …