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Vaccine Safety:
Autism and Vaccines — KEY POINTS … Vaccines do not cause Autism* — Pursuant to the Data Quality Act (DQA), which requires federal agencies to ensure the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information they disseminate to the public, this webpage has been updated because the statement …
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Mother Jones, Bloomberg, Axios, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Wire and Wonkette
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Under RFK Jr., CDC promotes false vaccines-autism link it once discredited — The CDC's website now says health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines and autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link. — Just now — The Centers for Disease Control …
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Politico, MS NOW, The Independent and Joe.My.God.
The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Wants to Bullshit The Economy Into Greatness
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New Republic and The Gateway Pundit
Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
CDC website is changed to raise suspicions of a vaccines-autism link
CDC website is changed to raise suspicions of a vaccines-autism link
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The Hill, Mock Paper Scissors, NewsMax.com and Grabien
US Department of Justice:
South Florida Congresswoman Charged with Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds and Making Illegal Campaign Contributions — For Immediate Release — MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment charging Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants …
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Punchbowl News:
11/20/25 ☀️ AM: … Fitzpatrick is considering filing a discharge petition to bring a sanctions bill to the floor. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he's ready to move the Senate's sanctions measure but argued it must originate in the House for procedural reasons.
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Politico
Politico:
Thune and Johnson suffer rare split over Epstein, Jack Smith fallout
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, The Daily Signal, MS NOW and The Hill
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 19, 2025 — Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 19, 2025 — Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Wonkette, The Hill, BBC, New Republic, HuffPost, twitchy.com and CNN
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Florida Democrat indicted on federal fraud charges
Florida Democrat indicted on federal fraud charges
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators warn Bondi not to slow-walk release of Epstein files — Republican senators are warning Attorney General Pam Bondi not to slow-walk the public release of records and documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following votes by the House and Senate demanding the documents.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump signs bill to release the DOJ's Epstein files
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump signs Epstein bill into law, releasing files from DOJ
Trump signs Epstein bill into law, releasing files from DOJ
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The Daily Caller, ABC News, The Free Press, Alternet.org, Newsweek, Reuters, The Contrarian, New York Sun, MS NOW and Today's Edition Newsletter
The Harvard Crimson:
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties — Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
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Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
Larry Summers Taking Leave From Teaching at Harvard
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CBS News, Fortune, Axios, The Harvard Crimson and Boston.com
Stephen Fowler / NPR:
The latest Epstein emails reveal the powerful people who sought his counsel
The latest Epstein emails reveal the powerful people who sought his counsel
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Ann Coulter, Forbes, NewsMax.com, Washington Post and Washington Times
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Red alert … - In a Fox News Poll out last evening, voters said the White House is doing more harm than good on the economy: 46% said they've been hurt by the administration's economic policies, 15% say they've been helped and 39% said Trump has made no difference.
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NewsNation, Raw Story, Crooks and Liars, Joe.My.God., Alternet.org, Journal Sentinel, Mediaite and OutsideTheBeltway
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Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein — Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, wants to examine how the nation's largest bank handled the reporting of more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions. — The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee issued …
New York Times:
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary's Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy — Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them. — Kyle Lutnick, the 29-year-old scion of his family's real estate business, traveled in July to Amarillo, Texas …
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New York Times, more at Techmeme »
David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say — An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month. — Tech billionaire Elon Musk's online encyclopedia, Grokipedia …
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene voters say they're sticking with her, despite the Trump feud — NBC News spoke to roughly 20 voters in her conservative district, many of whom praised Greene for her courage and conviction — while making clear they still back Trump, as well.
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Staten Island Advance, Vox, HuffPost, IJR and Straight Arrow News
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Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
BREAKING: Trump Calls for Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers and Reposts Calls to “Hang Them” — Donald Trump is calling for the arrest, indictment, and imprisonment of lawmakers who reminded military leaders to follow their oaths, amplifying calls to “hang them.” A very serious morning. — 1,660
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NBC News and The Guardian
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’
Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’
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US Department of Justice:
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey — CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring …
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks — Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery — Senior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance …
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Indicted House Dem will step down from committee leadership position — Indicted Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida will step aside from her leadership position on a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee “while the matter is ongoing,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' office said Thursday morning.
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The Daily Caller and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
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Hannah Ziegler / New York Times:
Florida Lawmaker Stole FEMA Funds for House Campaign, Prosecutors Say
Florida Lawmaker Stole FEMA Funds for House Campaign, Prosecutors Say
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Associated Press, CBS News, twitchy.com and Blaze Media
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The hidden axis: the left-right spectrum has a non-ideology problem — This article presents more results from our November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. You can read the first article about this poll here: — Introduction to this essay — Dissatisfaction with American politics …
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The Preamble
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization — A 2020 paper published in the American Journal of Political Science studied who works for secret police organizations under authoritarian governments. The authors, Christian Gläßel and Adam Scharpf, argued that those willing …
Dan Gooding / Newsweek:
Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney — Warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide. Please proceed with caution. — A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged.
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Notes From The Circus and The Colorado Sun
NBC News:
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes — The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.
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Wonkette, MS NOW, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns — The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found.
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Associated Press, Straight Arrow News, San Diego Union-Tribune and The Atlantic
Isabela Dias / Mother Jones:
Meet the Veteran Who Chases ICE on a Scooter — Recently, Clifford “Buzz” Grambo decided to upgrade his electric scooter. The old one he had purchased online reached only 16 mph and wasn't cutting it anymore. He needed to go faster to keep up with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement cars he chases around Baltimore.
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
The lame duck dictatorship — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🔥🔥🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥🔥🔥 — Democrats of all ideological persuasions correctly rebuked the decision of eight senators to accept a deal …
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Semafor and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
As Trump plans backfire, Democrats are ahead in House redistricting fight — After early redistricting wins, Trump faces setbacks over maps for Texas, Indiana and other Republican-led states, frustrating his allies. — just now — President Donald Trump's plan to shore …
Melanie Zanona / NBC News:
Rep. Rob Bresnahan sold stock in several Medicaid providers before voting for cuts — The Pennsylvania Republican is one of several members who have come under scrutiny for stock trading as Congress eyes a potential ban. — WASHINGTON— A week before he voted to significantly cut Medicaid …
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Raw Story, NewsMax.com, Politico, The Maine Wire, Washington Times, Roll Call, NOTUS, Joe.My.God. and The Hill
CNN:
Trump and Vance not invited to Dick Cheney's funeral, but all four living former vice presidents attending — Past presidents and politicians of both parties will gather Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics.

