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Takeaways From Susie Wiles’s Vanity Fair Interviews Describing Trump World

During 11 interviews with Vanity Fair over President Trump’s first year back in office, Ms. Wiles, his chief of staff, opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights. [...]

The Timing of Trump’s $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the BBC Is Significant

The lawsuit landed just hours before a once-a-decade review of the broadcaster’s royal charter, which governs its mission, purpose and funding. [...]

Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions

In interviews with Vanity Fair, Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, said President Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality,” called JD Vance a “conspiracy theorist” and concluded that Pam Bondi “completely whiffed” the early handling of the Epstein files. [...]

Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs

Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses. [...]

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

In public, the White House says it is confronting Venezuela to curb drug trafficking. Behind the scenes, gaining access to the country’s vast oil reserves is a priority. [...]

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. [...]

Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia

The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project. [...]

Wisconsin Judge Allows Election Case to Proceed Against Trump Advisers

A judge ruled that at least two of three defendants would have to stand trial in a case stemming from a plan to deploy fake electors after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. [...]

Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Over BBC Documentary

The British broadcaster, which has expressed regret over the editing of video clips about the president, has rejected claims that the error was evidence of a fundamental bias in its news reporting. [...]

Pelosi Long Resisted Stock-Trading Ban for Congress, Fueling Suspicion

The former speaker failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid G.O.P. accusations that she was corrupt. [...]

Hegseth says he won’t publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean

Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to see it, even as a defense policy bill demands that it be released to Congress. [...]

WATCH LIVE: Vance delivers remarks in Allentown, Pa., touting Trump’s economic agenda

The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, highest since 2021. Both the October and November job creation numbers, released Tuesday by the Labor Department, came in late because of the 43-day federal government shutdown. [...]

The U.S. gained 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%

Hiring has clearly lost momentum, hobbled by uncertainty over President Donald Trump's tariffs and the lingering effects of the high interest rates the Federal Reserve engineered in 2022 and 2023 to rein in an outburst of inflation. [...]

Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation deceptive practices over editing of his Jan. 6 speech

The suit accused the BBC of "splicing together two entirely separate parts of President Trump's speech on January 6, 2021" in order to "intentionally misrepresent the meaning of what President Trump said." [...]

Trump policies upend years-long paths to citizenship for some immigrants

The naturalization ceremony is the final step of a lengthy, often years-long legal process to become a U.S. citizen. In cities across the country in recent weeks, they've been abruptly canceled for immigrants from 19 countries deemed "high-risk" by President Trump. Amna Nawaz discussed those caught in legal limbo with Gail Breslow of Project Citizenship. [...]

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump facing GOP pushback over his comments on Rob Reiner

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump garnering rare backlash from members of his party for a social media post about the death of director Rob Reiner and Congress running out of time to reach a deal on the Affordable Care Act. [...]

WATCH: Trump defends reaction to Rob Reiner killing despite GOP criticism

The statement, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as an apparent homicide. [...]

DOJ and California go to court over new congressional map designed to favor Democrats

California voters decisively approved the map last month. The Justice Department has accused California of racial gerrymandering by favoring Hispanic voters. [...]

Sen. Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democrat in Latino voter outreach

The Arizona Democrat has been active in New Jersey, Virginia and Florida, supporting Democrats who won their elections. Strategists view Gallego as a rising star and potential 2028 presidential candidate. [...]

Former Trump aides appear in Wisconsin court over 2020 fake elector scheme charges

The Wisconsin case was filed a year ago, but it has been tied up as the Trump aides have fought, unsuccessfully so far, to have the charges dismissed. [...]

Some on-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News acknowledges in statement after deal is announced

Dominion still has pending lawsuits against election deniers such as Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell

Here are the 20 specific Fox broadcasts and tweets Dominion says were defamatory

• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies [...]

Judge in Fox News-Dominion defamation trial: 'The parties have resolved their case'

The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. [...]

'Difficult to say with a straight face': Tapper reacts to Fox News' statement on settlement

A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, a lawyer for the company said. [...]

Millions in the US could face massive consequences unless McCarthy can navigate out of a debt trap he set for Biden

• DeSantis goes to Washington, a place he once despised, looking for support to take on Trump • Opinion: For the GOP to win, it must ditch Trump • Chris Christie mulling 2024 White House bid • Analysis: The fire next time has begun burning in Tennessee [...]

White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in to face criminal charges

• 'A major part of Ralph died': Aunt of teen shot after ringing wrong doorbell speaks • 20-year-old woman shot after friend turned into the wrong driveway in upstate New York, officials say [...]

Newly released video shows scene of Jeremy Renner's snowplow accident

Newly released body camera footage shows firefighters and sheriff's deputies rushing to help actor Jeremy Renner after a near-fatal snowplow accident in January. The "Avengers" actor broke more than 30 bones and suffered other severe injuries. CNN's Chloe Melas has more. [...]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis spent the Covid-19 lockdown together

It's sourdough bread and handstands for Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis. [...]

Toddler crawls through White House fence, prompts Secret Service response

A tiny intruder infiltrated White House grounds Tuesday, prompting a swift response from the US Secret Service. [...]

Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss

DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover. [...]

Dashcam video shows couple trying to stop gunman before being killed in Bondi attack

Boris Gurman, 69, "charged straight towards the danger" and grabbed one of the attacker's guns, a witness says. [...]

Bondi Beach gunman originally from India, police say

Sajid Akram had "limited" contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia 27 years ago, a police official said. [...]

EU waters down plans to end petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules. [...]

Rebels say they will withdraw from key DR Congo city at US request

The US accuses Rwanda of backing the rebel advance in breach of a deal brokered by President Trump. [...]

Trump repeats criticism of killed Hollywood director Rob Reiner

Reiner was a longtime Democrat, liberal activist and outspoken opponent of the US president. [...]

Thousands of dinosaur footprints found on Italian mountain

The footprints date back some 210 million years and show traces of toes and claws. [...]

'Best of our country': Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital

"Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero". [...]

Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims dismissed

The star says the allegations "haunted" her, but she still faces allegations of sexual harassment. [...]

Eight killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats, US military says

The US has carried out more than 20 strikes in international waters on alleged drug vessels since September. [...]

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