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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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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.
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
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.
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
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
In Major Rebuke to Trump, House Passes Epstein Files Resolution
New York Times:
Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Marjorie Taylor Greene takes sharp jab at Trump after public fallout
CNN:
Trump snaps at reporter's Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
MTG Won the Battle. Can She Win the War?
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Congress Don't ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Credits
Discussion: Axios and Alternet.org
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!
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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 …
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional map for 2026 elections  —  Washington — A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.  —  In a decision authored by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown …
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 …
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.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Meta Did Not Violate Antitrust Law, Judge Rules … Meta did not break the law when it bought its nascent rivals Instagram and WhatsApp, a federal judge said on Tuesday, handing a major win to the $1.51 trillion company and dealing a blow to the government's efforts to rein in the power of tech giants.
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Aaron Mak / Politico:
Judge rules Meta doesn't have a social media monopoly
Discussion: The Hill
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Washington Post:
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
NBC News:
Trump says Saudi crown prince ‘knew nothing’ about murdered journalist
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 …
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Juan Perez Jr / Politico:   Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump is not have all the mentals.  McDonald's.  Water.  Sir!  (Very strong.)  —  An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday's McDonald's summit.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Quick preview: I'm working on a banger for tomorrow.  My operating thesis is that 2025 …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’  —  The Department of Homeland Security claimed in court proceedings that nearly two weeks worth of surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention Center in suburban Chicago has been “irretrievably destroyed” …
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.
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.
Faisal Islam / BBC:
Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has ‘elements of irrationality’  —  Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC.  —  Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’  —  I'm always reluctant to talk about upcoming columns, because in this twisted era everything changes at the drop of a MAGA hat, and I hate to jinx things.  But as of now, I'm booked for a trip to Charlotte (or Raleigh?...I've already jinxed it …
 
 
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Office of the Texas Governor:
Governor Abbott Designates Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR As Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Spencer Chrisman / WBTV-TV:
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Discussion: Fox News
Talking Points Memo:
Inside the GOP's Assault on Youth Voting Rights
Discussion: De Gruyter Brill
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.”
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Elon Musk is set to make more than every U.S. elementary teacher combined
Politico:
House GOP leaders pitch members on addressing ‘Unaffordable Care Act’
Discussion: Alternet.org
STAT:
STAT+: How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Is Gen Z “utterly screwed”?  —  The big myth about zoomers' economic condition.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals
New York Times:
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest
Discussion: Fortune
John Keough / This Week in Worcester:
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: WBD begins exclusive talks with Netflix to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max; Netflix is offering a $5B breakup fee if the deal isn't approved

The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

David Pierce / The Verge:
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