Amid Rumors of a Breakup, Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Appointed Ambassador to Greece  —  The announcement came as Donald Trump Jr. has been seen with the socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida.  —  It was an announcement made amid a swirl of tabloid speculation: Kimberly Guilfoyle …

Trump Aims to Remake Federal Trade Commission With Two Picks  —  President-elect says he will elevate Andrew Ferguson to replace Lina Khan as chair and nominate Mark Meador as a commissioner  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday selected Andrew Ferguson to lead …

Playbook: Inside Trump's game of Senate hardball  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  NEW JMART — There's some high internal drama over the Senate Intelligence Committee chairmanship, Jonathan Martin reports this morning: Sen. TOM COTTON …

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case  —  Sentencing and appeals could be put on hold until after Trump leaves office, the prosecutor said.  —  Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Donald Trump's imminent return to the presidency is not a reason …

Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto  —  I've obtained a copy of suspected killer Luigi Mangione's manifesto — the real one, not the forgery circulating online.  Major media outlets are also in possession of the document but have refused to publish it and not even articulated a reason why.

Mitch McConnell falls during Senate Republican lunch  —  Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he's “fine.”  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Thune takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following …

Luigi Mangione's Full Story Isn't Online  —  When the identity of Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter, was revealed on Monday, the online search — a reporting process that's become a collective online ritual — began.  It turns out he left a lot of information online …

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars  —  The ruling dashed, at least for now, the plans of The Onion's parent company to take over Infowars and radically shift its content.  —  A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by The Onion's parent company …

The Fraudulence of “Waste, Fraud and Abuse”  —  History repeats itself, the first time as farce, the second as clown show  —  First things first: welcome to readers new and old.  Now that I have written my last column for the New York Times, this newsletter is coming out of dormancy.

Trump announces 2 picks for OMB positions  —  President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to fill out key posts at the Office of Management and Budget with two staff picks on Tuesday.  Trump picked Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina as deputy director of the OMB.

Eric Trump Promises the ‘Most Pro-Crypto President’ in History  —  Speaking at a Middle East conference, President-elect Donald J. Trump's son said his family had embraced cryptocurrency because some banks stopped doing business with them after Jan. 6.  —  Eric Trump flew across the world …

How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes  —  Some of Wall Street's richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.  —  The Secret IRS Files: Inside the Tax Records of the .001%

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Top Republicans split over strategy to move Trump's 2025 agenda  —  Incoming Senate GOP Leader John Thune wants to pass two bills: border and energy policy in one, and tax cuts in a second.  The House's top tax writer is pushing for one big package.  —  WASHINGTON — Top Republicans …

South Korea's ex-defense minister attempts to take his own life as presidential office raided in martial law fallout  —  Former South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has attempted to end his own life while in custody, the head of the country's correctional service said Wednesday …

Sanders says next term is likely his last  —  Progressive icon was reelected for another six years in November.  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders, former presidential candidate and leader of the progressive movement in the United States for decades, said his term starting in January would likely be his last in an interview with POLITICO.

Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors  —  Wisconsin prosecutors filed 10 additional felony charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised Trump in 2020 as part of a plan …

Israel Says It Destroyed Syria's Navy, Part of Wave of Post-Assad Attacks  —  Israel says it is striking Syrian military sites to keep them out of “the hands of extremists.”  The rebels who toppled the Assad government began laying out their plans while rival groups fought fierce battles for territory.

Rep. Nancy Mace allegedly attacked on Capitol Hill; Suspect arrested  — Capitol Police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting Rep. Nancy Mace at the Rayburn Building.  — Rep. Mace condemned “tr*ns violence” and vowed resilience on her X account.  — The suspect entered through …

How Trump could try to deport immigrants to countries other than their own  —  President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering deporting some immigrants to countries other than their own.  If he tries to do so, it won't be the first time.  Like before, however, he would probably face legal challenges.

Postmaster general visibly covers his ears amid criticism from GOP lawmaker  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears when faced with criticism from Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) over his handling of the U.S. Postal Service, a move the Republican mocked and emphasized after it happened.

Bizarre reason why McDonald's worker might not receive $60,000 reward for identifying Luigi Mangione  —  The strict rules could mean the tipster might not even get a dime  —  The McDonald's restaurant employee who helped police trace a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting …

Biden — addressing critics, voters and history — defends his economy  —  One month after voters rejected his party amid deep economic anxiety, Biden defends his economic legacy.  —  President Joe Biden offered a robust defense of his economic record on Tuesday in an impassioned speech aimed …

The nasty things RFK Jr. and Gabbard said about Republicans — and vice versa  —  The two former Democrats that Trump picked for Cabinet posts could test the GOP's willingness to trust them and let bygones be bygones.  —  By this point, it's hardly news that lots of politicians …