United States Politics and Government

• Epstein Victims Outraged Over Unredacted Info, and the Supreme Court Made Itself More Secretive - Plus, big firsts at the Grammy Awards.
• The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files - The photos, which showed young women or possibly teenagers with their faces visible, were largely removed after The New York Times began notifying the Justice Department.
• How Trump Appears in the Epstein Files - The New York Times found more than 5,300 files with references to Mr. Trump and related terms. They include salacious and unverified claims, as well as documents that had already been made public.
• Can Tom Homan De-escalate ICE Tensions in Minnesota? - The White House border czar wants to focus more on getting immigrants already in jails. He’ll have to persuade Democrats to do it.
• Judge Who Ruled Against Trump Administration Cleared of Justice Dept. Complaint - Trump allies have called for Judge James E. Boasberg to be investigated and impeached after decisions that questioned the administration’s respect for the rule of law.
• Takeaways From Gavin Newsom’s New Memoir, ‘Young Man in a Hurry’ - His introspective memoir tries to challenge the conventional wisdom about his upbringing, explores his marriages and airs a little dirty laundry — but says relatively little about politics.
• The White House Is the Crisis - This is a presidency that is, by any measure, failing.
• The Fight to Define Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Death - Grieving families go up against President Trump.
• Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew to Testify to Congress Over Epstein Ties - Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles in October by his brother King Charles III because of growing questions around his links to Mr. Epstein.
• Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign - A policy intended to keep immigrants detained indefinitely has led to a deluge of lawsuits, overwhelming some federal courts and resulting in many releases.