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Politico:
White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation  —  A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation for passage of health or tariff legislation.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Democrats lead the 2026 House generic ballot, and their edge widens when voters are reminded Republicans control Congress  —  This article reports results from the November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson to back Epstein files discharge petition  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is reversing course and throwing his support behind a petition to compel the Justice Department to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Axios has learned.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality  —  It's too early to call President Trump a lame duck.  But Congress is ready to clip his wings over the Epstein files. … - The vote's inevitability led him to change tack, bless the vote — and look the weakest he's been since his inauguration.
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's $2,000 tariff checks would cost $450 billion, analysis finds  —  President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment, per a new analysis of the proposal.
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene takes sharp jab at Trump after public fallout
New York Times:
Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
MTG Won the Battle. Can She Win the War?
Discussion: Axios and Politico
CNN:
Trump snaps at reporter's Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Congress Don't ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Credits
Discussion: Axios, Alternet.org and Washington Post
Meredith Kile / People:
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’  —  The president had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter  — President Donald Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend
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Harry Thompson / The Daily Beast:
Scathing Poll Reveals What Americans Think Trump Really Knew About Epstein  —  THE RESULTS ARE IN!  —  Despite what he says, Americans don't seem to agree with the president.  —  Americans think President Donald Trump knew what convicted child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was up to, a new poll has revealed.
Julie Roginsky / Salty Politics with Julie Roginsky:   “Now you can understand why Trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends.”
NBC News:
Epstein survivor criticizes Trump's focus on Democrats' relationships with Epstein, calls his actions ‘a national embarrassment’
ProPublica:
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show.  Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
Discussion: New Republic and Political Wire
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms  —  Texas cannot use a new congressional map drawn by Republicans in hopes of securing the party additional U.S. House seats, a panel of three federal judges ruled Tuesday.  —  The ruling was a blow …
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Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms  —  The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Federal Court Blocks Texas Gerrymander for 2026, Appeal Expected  —  A panel of three federal judges ruled to block Texas from using its new gerrymandered congressional map in the upcoming 2026 election — dealing a significant blow to President Donald Trump's national effort to rig …
Discussion: Lone Star Left
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Federal court blocks Texas Republicans' redrawn congressional map
Discussion: Democracy Docket and MS NOW
NBC News:
Trump says Saudi crown prince ‘knew nothing’ about murdered journalist  —  Trump and Saudi crown prince questioned about killing of Jamal Khashoggi  —  Trump said that Crown Prince Mohammed knew “nothing” about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in Saudi Arabia in 2018 …
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Washington Post:
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
Amanda Moore / The Intercept:
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say  —  A pardoned January 6 rioter has been charged with sex crimes against two children.  Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges …
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
New Republic:
Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War  —  A civil war is unfolding inside the MAGA movement over Nick Fuentes, the neo-Nazi and white supremacist, and President Donald Trump just made it worse.  In an interview, Trump defended Fuentes in a way that will boost his standing inside MAGA.
Ryan Lizza / Telos News:
Part 1: How I Found Out  —  Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its contents scattered on the floor.
ABC News:
Democratic proposed bill would put new restrictions on donations to Trump's ballroom  —  The bill would impose limits on who can make donations for White House projects.  —  The construction for the ballroom on the White House's East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025.
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The Atlantic:
Trump's Eye-Popping Postelection Windfall
Discussion: Alternet.org
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’  —  “Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all.”
Washington Post:
Trump administration to announce dismantling of much of Education Dept.  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March seeking to close the department, but only Congress has the power to do that.  —  The Education Department plans to announce Tuesday that it will move multiple parts …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Contractor Recruiting People on LinkedIn to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE, Will Pay $300  —  A current pilot project aims to pay former law enforcement and military officers to physically track immigrants and verify their addresses to give to ICE for $300 each.
Politico:
House GOP leaders pitch members on addressing ‘Unaffordable Care Act’ … A slide deck shared by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise made clear that House GOP leadership falls in the latter camp.  One slide viewed by POLITICO was titled “The Unaffordable Care Act,” and highlighted statistics showing …
John Keough / This Week in Worcester:
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays  —  WORCESTER - Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined  —  See how your profession stacks up against Musk's pay.  —  Just now  —  Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk over the next 10 years.  That averages to $100 billion per year.
STAT:
STAT+: How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science  —  WASHINGTON — On Independence Avenue, inside a gray brutalist building regarded by many as this city's ugliest, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has constructed a monument to his family.
The Harvard Crimson:
Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.
 
 
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