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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots  —  With an accidental social-media post, Trump showed how much had changed since his first term  —  WASHINGTON—In his second term, President Trump has taken control of the Justice Department in ways he could have only dreamed of during his first.
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Washington Post:
Jack Smith's lawfare and James Comey's arraignment on pathetically weak charges  —  Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.  —  Just now  —  Anyone surprised by the news that former special counsel Jack Smith collected …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Rohde / NBC News:
Experts fear impact of deepening polarization and perceived political prosecutions
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump
pbump:
Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument
Discussion: New York Post and The Federalist
Pew Research Center:
Most Americans think Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Caution White House on Inflicting Shutdown Pain  —  Some GOP lawmakers have warned the president's aides against mass layoffs and sharp cuts to government assistance  —  WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other senior GOP lawmakers have quietly advised the White House …
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Trump muddies the GOP shutdown message  —  One week into the shutdown, Republicans are trying to stay on message — but President Donald Trump is making that difficult.  Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune want to show Democrats there's no daylight inside the GOP …
Axios:
Scoop: Senate Republicans eye piecemeal government reopening  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is considering bringing full-year appropriations bills — such as one to fund the Pentagon and pay the military — to the floor for a vote, he told Axios on Wednesday.
Discussion: CBS News
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Speaker clashes with Dem senators over Epstein files amid shutdown
Talking Points Memo:
Jury Refuses To Indict Chicago ICE Protesters In Latest Revolt Against Trump Overreach  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  A grand jury Tuesday night declined to indict two protesters in the Chicago area accused of assaulting law enforcement, the latest in a shocking string of failures by the Trump Department of Justice.
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Reuters:
National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders  — Trump threatens to jail mayor of Chicago, Illinois governor  — National Guard troops gather outside Chicago despite local opposition  — Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty in case Trump pushed for
Reuters:
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades
Discussion: Forbes
Samy Magdy / Associated Press:
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says  —  Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday.
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump receives urgent note from Rubio on Mideast peace deal during antifa roundtable
Associated Press:
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say  —  The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes …
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Washington Post:
Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump's war powers fails in Senate
Discussion: NPR, The Hill and Al Jazeera
Zoë Richards / NBC News:
DHS secretary accuses local officials of ‘covering up’ terrorism on Portland's streets
Discussion: Truthout
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents' Pleas for Help  —  For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property — yet the Fake News remains in shameful denial about the Radical Left's reign of terror.
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NBC News:
Trump to get a ‘routine yearly’ medical check-up — his second in 6 months  —  The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.  —  President Donald Trump will sit for a “routine yearly check up” …
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data  —  The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk  —  Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently assigned to immigration enforcement …
Discussion: The Independent and Axios
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
FBI fires special agents who worked on Jack Smith's probe into Trump
Discussion: MSNBC, New York Times, Townhall and al.com
US Department of Justice:
Florida Man Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Alleging He Maliciously Started What Became the Palisades Fire  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California  —  LOS ANGELES - A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested …
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NBC News:
Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say  —  A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.
Bloomberg:
Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump's Deportation Push  —  The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump's deportations and said it would dismiss anyone …
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Pam Bondi Is a Piece of Work  —  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi went before the Senate yesterday where she was supposed to provide testimony about critical Justice Department matters of which she has direct knowledge.  —  Instead, Bondi evaded answering the senators' questions.
Politico:
‘Get out of my f—king shot’: Katie Porter tears into staffer in newly released video … “You also were in my shot before that.  Stay out of my shot,” Porter said.  —  The staffer, whom POLITICO is not identifying out of privacy concerns and who was not the source of the video, declined to comment.
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Pope Leo Ramps Up His Trump Feud With Order to American Bishops  —  NEW COMMANDMENT  —  The Chicago-born pontiff has sharpened his criticism of the Trump administration and reportedly decided to take action.  —  Pope Leo has escalated his growing feud with the Trump administration …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Vance heads to Indiana after Republicans warn White House of stalled redistricting push … Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a Republican, conveyed his concerns about the redistricting effort's chances in the state Senate to the White House last week, two people familiar with those discussions told POLITICO.
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Jeffries, Lawler get into confrontation over ObamaCare: 'You're embarrassing yourself'  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) traded pointed barbs in the halls of the Capitol on Wednesday, after the moderate Republican confronted the Democratic leader …
Axios:
Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries  —  New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), three people familiar with the discussions tell Axios.
 
 
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Alain Stephens / The Intercept:
Black People Knew This Would Happen
Discussion: CounterPunch
Sophie Gardner / Politico:
CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ethan Zuckerman:
amac at UMass: How do we regulate AI?
New York Times:
Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action
Discussion: The National Pulse
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Noem warns far-left Antifa is ‘just as sophisticated’ as Hamas, MS-13, ISIS
Discussion: The Guardian, New Republic and Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Flight delays could force parties to the shutdown bargaining table
MSNBC:
ICE blamed me for assaults on agents — rather than the agency's own recklessness
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses
Stephen Totilo / Game File:
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin's Creed last year
Washington Post:
Hegseth's sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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New York Times:
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