James Blair, a deputy chief of staff, is taking over President Trump’s outside political operation and its $300 million-plus budget, Mr. Trump announced on Friday.

Senator John Cornyn of Texas, a four-term Republican Senator, is spending record sums to try to fend off a primary challenge from Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, who is beloved by the MAGA base.

An undated photo of Jeffrey Epstein released by the Justice Department.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in May. By tradition, he releases his report about the state of the nation’s courts on the last day of the year.

President Trump has sought to control the Justice Department to pursue his political enemies.

“Playing around with the Fed can often have adverse consequences — the absolute opposite of what you might be hoping for,” Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan bank, said Tuesday.

Sarah Palin arriving on Monday at federal court in Manhattan, where she testified in her yearslong libel case against The New York Times.

President Trump at the Kennedy Center on Monday.

President Trump paused to view his official portrait hanging in the hallway at the Department of Justice last Friday.

“I’ll talk about like nine different things, and they all come back brilliantly together,” former President Donald J. Trump said.

Much of Donald J. Trump’s wealth is tied up in real estate, which is difficult to use as collateral.

Wayne LaPierre had led the N.R.A. for more than three decades.

Letitia James, the attorney general, said that Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial had demonstrated that he had gained $370 million through unlawful conduct.

Walt Nauta, right, was charged in the investigation into Donald J. Trump’s handling of classified documents. Prosecutors have raised conflict-of-interest questions about his lawyer.

Representative James R. Comer, the chairman of the Oversight Committee, said his panel would continue to search for more evidence against President Biden.