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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America  —  This weekend's “No Kings” rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment … Saturday's national “No Kings” protests seem likely to be huge, and the Trump administration appears especially concerned and worried about the public backlash it's facing this weekend.
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MSNBC:
Republicans' attacks on ‘No Kings’ protests reek of desperation  —  The GOP's fictional portrait is part of a strategy to stop the resistance before it flexes its growing power  —  By Jill Lawrence, author of “The Art of the Political Deal: How Congress Beat the Odds and Broke Through Gridlock”
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Very Own Basket of Deplorables  —  Tech CEOs are another breed, exhibit 42,205: … Happy Friday.  —  A Noun, A Verb, and Antifa  —  by Andrew Egger  —  “Those who love Trump are the devout, virtuous patriots that must be protected no matter what; those who hate him are the vile demons …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
“I'm not a king,” Trump says ahead of nationwide No Kings protests  —  President Trump told Fox Business he's “not a king” ahead of nationwide No Kings protests planned for Saturday while insisting the ongoing government shutdown gives him power to unilaterally cut federal programs.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. military holding rescued strike survivors on Navy ship, sources say  —  The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a U.S. strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Reuters:
Exclusive: In a first, US strike in Caribbean leaves survivors, US official says
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump To Hold Putin Summit In Budapest - Where Russia Promised Not To Invade Ukraine  —  Asked who chose Budapest given that history, top White House aides told HuffPost: “Your mom.”  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is touting another meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin …
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Financial Times:
How Vladimir Putin's history rant in Alaska nudged Donald Trump closer to Ukraine  —  Fraught summit in Anchorage marked a nadir that reshaped how the presidents approach each other  —  Max Seddon in Berlin, Henry Foy in Brussels, Christopher Miller in Kyiv and Amy Mackinnon in Washington
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Kremlin pitches Musk on ‘Putin-Trump’ tunnel from Russia to Alaska
Discussion: Dean Blundell and NewsMax.com
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
How would Putin, who faces an international arrest warrant, get to Hungary to see Trump?
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump Selfie Snub Triggered MAGA Civil War That Leaked Racist Young Republican Chat  —  PHOTO BOMB  —  Young GOP leaders are fighting like rats in a sack over the alleged betrayal of one of their own.  —  A Donald Trump-appointed official accused of leaking hundreds of racist …
Discussion: The Nation, Raw Story and Daily Mail
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Emily Ngo / Politico:
New York State Young Republicans disbanded after racist group chat
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Jury Acquittal Hands Jeanine Pirro a Big L  —  Three-Time Loser  —  In a closely watched case, a federal jury acquitted a woman Thursday on charges of assaulting a federal law enforcement officer over the summer during a transfer of detainees to ICE outside of the D.C. jail.
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Jeffries Goes Nuclear on ‘Sick’ and ‘Demented’ Karoline Leavitt  —  ‘STONE COLD LIAR’  —  The House Minority Leader blasted the White House press secretary over her criticism of Democrats.  —  Hakeem Jeffries torched White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday, calling her …
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Threatens Democrats As Government Shutdown Enters Third Week: Live Updates
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Hakeem Jeffries unleashes personal attack against Karoline Leavitt, calls her ‘sick’ and ‘demented’
Wall Street Journal:
The John Bolton Indictment  —  Prosecutors fulfill Trump's call to punish his former national security adviser and frequent critic.  —  Click for Sound  —  Opposing Donald Trump is a perilous business, but working for him can be equally as dangerous.  That's one lesson from Thursday's indictment …
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Associated Press:
Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets
NBC News:
John Bolton surrenders to authorities after federal indictment
Paul Krugman:
America First?  No, Billionaire Buddies First  —  Argentina: A very Trumpy debacle  —  The Trump administration is doing so many corrupt, destructive and simply stupid things that the failing attempt to rescue Javier Milei, Argentina's MAGAesque president, with billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars isn't even in the top 10.
Discussion: Reason and Financial Times
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New York Times:
Treasury Secretary Stakes Credibility and Taxpayer Money on Argentina Bet
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and The Hill
Andy Kroll / ProPublica:
The Shadow President  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  This story is exempt from ProPublica's Creative Commons license until Dec. 19, 2025.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 12 …
Discussion: New Yorker and New Republic
Dasha Burns / Politico:
What Trump Is Really Up to in Chicago, According to JB Pritzker … JB Pritzker has been clashing with Donald Trump for years, but the acrimony reached new heights with the president's recent declaration that the Illinois governor should “be in jail.”  In a new interview with The Conversation, Pritzker brushed it off.
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New Republic:
Trump Boat Bombings Take Darker Turn as Top Official Suddenly Resigns  —  The other day, President Trump announced that he has bombed yet another boat allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean sea.  He has now struck six boats, with 27 people dead, and the bombings have been widely denounced as illegal.
Jay Willis / Balls & Strikes:
Roger Taney's Contemporaries Hated Him As Much As You Probably Do  —  If asked to name the very worst Supreme Court justice of all time, most people would put Roger Taney, who served as chief justice between 1836 and his death in 1864, at or near the top of their shortlists.
Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC:
Small businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs and economists say it's a warning for the economy … Viresh Varma can't sleep.  —  The CEO of AV Universal Corp., a small footwear company that sells through retailers like Macy's, Nordstrom and DSW, said he needed to take out a $250,000 loan …
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei  —  Prefer A One-Time Gift?  Donate Here  —  A report from InfoVaticana — a Spanish outlet with close Opus Dei ties — claims that Pope Leo XIV is on the verge of approving new statutes that would effectively dismantle Opus Dei as it exists today.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Maine Senate candidate downplayed sexual assault concerns in deleted posts  —  Democrat Graham Platner disavowed the comments in an interview with The Washington Post, saying, “I don't want people to judge me off the dumbest thing I said on the internet 12 years ago.”  —  just now
Discussion: The Maine Wire and The Hill
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New York Times:
Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack  —  For the first time, one of the 27 people killed in U.S. airstrikes on suspected drug vessels has been publicly identified.  —  Chad Joseph, a 26-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago who had been living in Venezuela in recent months …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials  —  A group of hackers from the Com, a loose-knit community behind some of the most significant data breaches in recent years, have posted the names and personal information of hundreds of government officials, including people working …
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Tania Myronyshena / The Kyiv Independent:
Ukraine war latest: Russia ‘shoots down own fighter jet’ during drone attack on Crimea, Sochi  —  Hi, this is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,332 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  —  Today's top story:  —  Russia shot down its own Su-30SM fighter jet over Crimea …
Stephanie Armour / KFF Health News:
It's a Bird!  It's a Plane!  It's a Chemtrail?  New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS  —  While plowing a wheat field in rural Washington state in the 1990s, William Wallace spotted a gray plane overhead that he believed was releasing chemicals to make him sick.
Discussion: The Colorado Sun and NOTUS
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Pushes Indiana Lawmakers to Redraw State Maps  —  A call Friday morning by the president to Republican state senators is part of an escalating pressure campaign by the White House.  —  President Trump called Indiana Senate Republicans on Friday morning to encourage them to redraw …
Politico:
Johnson refuses to swear in Grijalva, brushes aside Democrats' legal threat — for now … Speaker Mike Johnson is brushing off escalating threats of legal action from Democrats if Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is not sworn in during Friday afternoon's House pro forma session.
NOTUS:
Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point  —  Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noem's lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.  — Copy  —  Members of Congress are growing incensed with Secretary …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
ABC News:
Luigi Mangione's attorneys: White House making him ‘pawn to further its political agenda’  —  Mangione has pleaded not guilty to killing UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.  —  Luigi Mangione appears in court for a hearing on his state murder charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson …
 
 
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Rebecca Carballo / Politico:
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Joe Rogan Rips Trump for Setting a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
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