Behind Trump's Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears  —  The president's impulsive style has never before been tested during a sustained military conflict; ruminating on Jimmy Carter  —  It seemed like Donald Trump's appetite for risk had run out, and his fears were ramping up.

Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial  —  Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later. … Donna Gustafson had a harder time than usual shaking off …

Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump's campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election …

Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington.  They Invoked the Trump Name.  —  The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president's second term.

A forceful opening  —  The opinion opened with unusually blunt language, calling out the case as a broader test of the rule of law.  —  “Unserious leaders are unsafe.  There is nothing more serious than our leaders' dedication to the rule of law so that we might maintain the integrity of our constitutional democracy,” Kasubhai wrote.

Trump's fixation on White House ballroom is increasing, Post analysis finds  —  The president has publicly highlighted his ballroom project on roughly a third of the days this year.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump had just begun a Jan. 9 meeting at the White House with oil …

Battleground Republicans are starting to worry about the Senate … “Republicans have the best candidates that they've had in a long time but are facing serious headwinds,” said New Hampshire GOP strategist Mike Dennehy.  —  “I wouldn't say I feel warm and fuzzy about things right now,” …

Poll: Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war  —  Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll, with some cracks emerging in his GOP support.

Behind the Curtain: China wins by watching  —  Chinese President Xi Jinping has spent the Iran war doing what he does best — patiently exploiting America's distraction and discord. … - The implications touch supply chains, energy procurement, geopolitical risk, and the race for superior AI and weaponry.

FBI's Kash Patel denies excess drinking amid officials' US security concerns  —  Agency director threatens to sue Atlantic for report citing allegations from two dozen current and former colleagues  —  The FBI director, Kash Patel, is denying allegations detailed in a new report that he drinks …

They're Young.  They're Conservative.  And They're Split Over the War.  —  On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.  —  As a teenager, Alex Johnson joined rallies …

Trump to read Bible verse from Oval Office after feud with Pope and deleted AI image  —  Congressional news Donald Trump January 6th AI  —  President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.

In wake of political violence, states use campaign cash for personal security … The new law, he said, will allow legislators to install security systems and cameras “to protect themselves if they are home, or their families when they're not.”  —  More than two dozen states …

Ex-model, arrested by Aventura police and deported, causes White House stir  —  In 2023, Amanda Ungaro, a Brazilian model who was brought to the United States on Jeffrey Epstein's plane when she was 16, was trying to build a new life in South Florida with her teenage son, far removed from the modeling world she had grown up in New York.