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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.
Discussion: Politico
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Indicted House Dem will step down from committee leadership position
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Florida Democrat indicted on federal fraud charges
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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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 …
The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Wants to Bullshit The Economy Into Greatness  —  The president insists he's scored $21 trillion in foreign investment.  It's gobbledygook.  —  Well, here we go.  Donald Trump signed the bill compelling him to make most of the government's Epstein files public last night …
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
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump signs Epstein bill into law, releasing files from DOJ
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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Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Trump Steamroller Is Broken
Discussion: Raw Story
Lakshya Jain / The Argument:   The COVID political backlash disappeared
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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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 …
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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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Where health care talks stand  —  The Senate's leaving Thursday for Thanksgiving recess without clear bipartisan agreement on how to address expiring Obamacare subsidies.  But after a busy week of talks across the Capitol, we're starting to get some clarity on what will or won't pass muster …
Discussion: Axios, NOTUS, Lawler and NBC News
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Dogwood
Robert King / Politico:
Obamacare customers with sky-high premiums will get no help through Cassidy's plan, Democrats and policy experts say
Discussion: FOX 13 Tampa Bay and Roll Call
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts  —  The House unanimously voted 426- Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their phone records unknowingly obtained …
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CNN:
House moves to repeal controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision that allows GOP senators to seek $500,000 payouts
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Wonkette, MS NOW, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Semafor and Washington Examiner
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.
 
 
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Sara Schonhardt / Politico:
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
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Matt Shuham / HuffPost:
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Discussion: The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
BREAKING: Trump Calls for Arrest of Democratic Lawmakers and Reposts Calls to “Hang Them”
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ProPublica:
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
Punchbowl News:
Crenshaw banned from international travel after Mexico trip
Discussion: RedState
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Kailyn Rhone / New York Times:
Holiday Hiring Slows, Frustrating Job Seekers
Discussion: MyNorthwest.com
New York Times:
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Vox:
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Paul Krugman:
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
The White House Believes Ted Cruz Is Working to Undermine Trump Due to His 2028 Ambitions
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic