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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats  —  In a decision that could potentially reshape the 2026 midterm elections and cement the Democratic Party's future control of the US House, a federal court just struck down the gerrymandered Texas maps …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump's Scheme to Give the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face … A federal court struck down Texas' new gerrymander on Tuesday, in an extraordinary rebuke to Republicans who sought to hand the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives.
Slate:
Republicans Are Suing to Kill California's Pro-Democratic Gerrymander.  They Have a Huge Problem.  —  California Republicans, now joined by the Trump administration's Department of Justice, have sued California in federal court to stop implementation of Proposition 50, a voter-passed ballot measure …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Law Dork
Politico:
A peace deal ‘as soon as this week’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — The White House has a secret peace deal with Moscow.  How will Ukraine react?
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
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!
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  — Trump's approval rating falls to 38%, weighed down by cost of living concerns, Epstein  — Only 26% approve of Trump's handling of everyday expenses
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Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate unanimously agrees to send bill demanding Epstein file release to Trump's desk  —  Resolution passed both chambers with unanimous support, heads to Trump's desk  —  No Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to force a vote on a resolution that would compel the release of documents and files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump  —  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to compel the Justice Department to release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending it to President Trump's desk. … - The Senate passed the bill …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House set to vote on Plaskett censure measure
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House rejects resolution to censure House Democrat over texting Epstein during hearing
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?
New York Times:
Who Is Attending Trump's Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?  —  The New York Times identified some of the guests invited to President Trump's dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.  —  The world's richest man.  One of the world's most famous soccer players.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi  —  President Donald Trump denounced ABC News' Mary Bruce as a “terrible reporter” Tuesday and threatened the network's license to broadcast after she asked him three sharp questions at the White House.
Washington Post:
‘Things happen’  —  Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.  —  Just now
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
Discussion: The Independent and The Wrap
National Press Club:
National Press Club Statement on President Trump's Remarks on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Discussion: Zeteo and The Hill
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump with MBS on Khashoggi: “A lot of people didn't like” him
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:
Trump Meets Business Partner In the Oval Office
Discussion: Mediaite
Reuters:
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown  —  Two months after Charlie Kirk's assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people.  Republican officials have endorsed …
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say  —  More than a dozen men have been arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say.  —  According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5.
Discussion: Raw Story and Pharyngula
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
CNN shows that when media orgs fight Trump, they win  —  Take this grift and shove it.  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📡📡 Subscribe to PN 📡📡  —  Tuesday was a busy day for Donald Trump at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Federal appeals court rejects Trump's ‘meritless’ case against CNN
Discussion: UPI and MS NOW, more at Mediagazer »
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field  —  The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press. … The news of journalist Olivia Nuzzi's affair with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The White House Gold Rush Is On  —  Here is a small selection of stories concerning either the president, a member of his family or a member of his cabinet.  —  This week, President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia with a lavish reception at the White House.
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom  —  Coinbase donated to President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event on Tuesday.
Marist Poll:
A Look to the 2026 Midterms, November 2025  —  Democrats with Double-Digit Lead on 2026 Generic Ballot  —  The Democrats currently have a 14-point lead against the Republicans among registered voters nationally on the 2026 generic congressional ballot question.  This has changed considerably.
Discussion: NPR and PBS NewsHour
Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization  —  Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared one of the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy groups in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization” under a proclamation that he said allows the state to try shutting them down.
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’
Katie Hawkinson / The Independent:
Good work if you can get it: Elon Musk is set to make more than every elementary school teacher COMBINED  —  Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for the world's richest person  —  in Washington, D.C.  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
Discussion: Althouse and Breitbart
NBC News:
Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say  —  Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida, including lewd/lascivious molestation, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.  —  A man pardoned by President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
GovExec.com:
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’  —  Draft final regulations from the Office of Personnel Management will cite “accountability to the president” as grounds for stripping tens of thousands of federal employees …
ProPublica:
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker.  She Died After She Couldn't Get an Abortion in Texas.  —  ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn't access abortions.  Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother …
 
 
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Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Who is the Democrat talking with Trump on health policy?
Discussion: Bloomberg Law and Raw Story
Ben Jacobs / Politico:
Forget Joe Rogan. The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate.
Washington Post:
Russia, Europe fight for custody of operative linked to DHL bomb plot
Kelsey Piper / The Argument:
When grades stop meaning anything
 Earlier Items: 
Tobias Peter / American Enterprise Institute:
Legalizing Single-Family Home Conversions to Duplexes, Triplexes, or Townhomes in Washington, DC's, New Comprehensive Plan
Drop Site News:
Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Swiss Rothschild Bank to Finance Israeli Cyberweapons Empire
U.S. Department of Education:
U.S. Department of Education Announces Six New Agency Partnerships to Break Up Federal Bureaucracy
Kate Payne / Associated Press:
She was blacklisted during McCarthyism. Now she's speaking out against Florida's teaching standards
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
Report: Trump Judge Emil Bove Pushed For Airstrikes On Boats
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) agree to buy WildBrain's 41% stake in Peanuts Holdings for ~$457M, raising Sony's slice to 80%

Financial Times:
Trump Media agrees to merge with Google-backed fusion energy company TAE in a $6B deal and build the “world's first utility-scale fusion power plant” in 2026

Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Music Group partners with music creation platform Splice to build “advanced commercial AI tools” for musical artists
 
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