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New Republic:
Trump's Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly  —  On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party.  This came after Democratic lawmakers released a powerful video informing military and intelligence officials …
NBC News:
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders  —  Trump called for the Democratic lawmakers to be “arrested and placed on trial” in social media posts.  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday accused several Democratic lawmakers of …
Mark Satter / Roll Call:
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of ‘seditious’ act
The Independent:
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
Washington Post:
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”  —  The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika …
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Washington Post:
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new …
Associated Press:
U.S. and Russia draw up peace plan for Ukraine that includes big concessions from Kyiv  —  The U.S. and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine that calls for major concessions from Kyiv, according to a person familiar with the matter, including granting some demands …
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Axios:
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan … And despite the plan including proposals Ukraine has repeatedly rejected up to now, President Volodymyr Zelensky is not ruling it out.  — A senior White House official acknowledged the plan is “not easy” for Ukraine but said the U.S. believes …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
How the redistricting fight has scrambled dozens of midterm campaigns across the country  —  A domino effect is shifting candidates into new seats, pushing incumbents to retire and exposing deep political rifts in state parties.  —  The national redistricting battle triggered by President Donald Trump …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:   Republicans' Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Elon Musk Could ‘Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,’ Grok Says  —  Elon Musk is a better role model than Jesus, better at conquering Europe than Hitler, the greatest blowjob giver of all time, should have been selected before Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft …
Discussion: Mediaite and TMZ.com
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Robert King / Politico:
Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative  —  Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has issued his alternative to enhanced Obamacare subsidies.  His “More Affordable Care Act,” released Thursday, enables Obamacare customers to use a “Trump Health Freedom Account” that resembles a health savings account.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions
Discussion: Punchbowl News
Washington Post:
How billionaires took over American politics  —  The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires' influence in politics.  —  Just now  —  New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics.
Discussion: The Free Press
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Washington Post:   Poll shows most Americans dislike billionaires spending in elections
Maya King / New York Times:
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year  —  Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.  —  Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What the Cheney funeral says about current U.S. and GOP politics  —  Those sitting in the pews summoned images of a bygone era when raw partisanship was not what defined leadership.  —  What was not said at former vice president Dick Cheney's funeral on Thursday was as clear as anything that was.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Dick Cheney's Long, Strange Goodbye
Wall Street Journal:
Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation  —  Workers growing tired of economy in which everything seems to get more expensive  —  America's middle class is weary.  —  After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Bloomberg
Reuters:
White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy  —  The White House was unaware of a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst who spent three decades in prison for spying for Israel, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign  —  Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued  —  ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse.  —  404 Media reports that after ICE's Bridgeview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees …
Discussion: 404 Media
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater  —  Home Polls Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater  —  Majority of Nevada Voters Disapprove of Trump's Handling of Economy & Immigration
Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
Miss Mexico, who sparked a walkout after host's bullying, is crowned Miss Universe  —  Fátima Bosch Fernández was scolded by the Thai national director, sparking a walkout and a teary apology from the local organizer.  —  She went from walking out after being publicly chided …
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.  —  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sided …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle  —  President Trump's blowup with Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the latest spectacular split with a one-time confidante who held prized status in his inner sanctum. … - Those who have secured a spot as a trusted Trump lieutenant …
Politico:
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards … In Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped at least two dozen school board seats, per an ongoing tally from progressive recruitment group Pipeline Fund.  The under-the-radar trend was enabled by voters' increasing weariness with the culture wars …
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina  —  Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January  —  A planned $20 billion bailout to Argentina from JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America and Citigroup …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Cory Mills Was Caught With Sex Workers Before Mission to Afghanistan in 2021, Sources Say  —  Following President Joe Biden's chaotic 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of individuals sought to make an unannounced trip to the Taliban-run country to extract Americans who were stranded inside.
New York Times:
Trump Promised Lower Prices.  His Policies Are Raising Them.  —  “From the day I take the oath of office, we'll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump promised Americans last summer as he ran for president.  “Prices will come down.  You just watch.
Sophie Gardner / Politico:
Cassidy after CDC vaccine website change: ‘Life is lived forward’  —  Republican members of Congress pushed back on Thursday — albeit lightly — on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's controversial update to its webpage on vaccines and autism.  On Wednesday, the CDC changed its website …
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files … - After a months-long push for 218 signatures on their discharge petition, Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) saw their Epstein Files Transparency Act pass 427-1 on Tuesday.
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Signal
 
 
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China

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