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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries says not to expect Dems to pursue Hegseth impeachment  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) signaled Monday that Democrats are unlikely to pursue impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over alleged follow-up strikes against boats in the Caribbean.
Discussion: Breitbart, CBS News and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout  —  As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement. … Officials in Congress and the Pentagon …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now  —  A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.  —  Presidents have always sent people to lead the Pentagon who respect the institutions and personnel of the armed forces, not least because Americans tend to bristle at any sign …
Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison  —  MORE THAN a decade ago, Adm. Eric Olson, then the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), warned that his elite forces were “fraying around the edges.”  It had already been nearly a decade of relentless deployment across …
Just Security:
Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder  —  This is part of Just Security's Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers.  —  The question of when it is lawful for U.S. military personnel to refuse an unlawful order has become a point of discussion in the political arena.
Filip Timotija / NewsNation:
Pressure grows on Hegseth amid boat strike fallout  —  Want to see more of NewsNation?  Get 24/7 fact-based news coverage with the NewsNation app or add NewsNation as a preferred source on Google!  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pressure over a Washington Post report …
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Here are all of Hegseth's boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about  —  The White House on Monday defended the legality of its strikes on suspected drug boats from Venezuela and the surrounding area following a Washington Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second attack on a ship to kill survivors.
Paul McLeary / Politico:
White House says admiral approved second deadly boat strike
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Scoop: House Democrat eyes articles of impeachment against Hegseth
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House confirms Hegseth authorized second strike on drug boat
Max Boot / Washington Post:
No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
Discussion: USA Today and The Post Millennial
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Jeffries: ‘Real evidence’ of ‘extrajudicial killings’ is a stain on America
New York Times:
For Trump, Hegseth's Take-No-Prisoners Approach Is a Growing Liability
Discussion: The Hill and Deseret News
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Costco sues Trump admin seeking tariff refunds before Supreme Court rules if they're illegal … Costco sued the Trump administration to get a full refund of new tariffs it paid so far this year, and to block those import duties from continuing to be collected from the retail warehouse club giant as a Supreme Court case plays out.
Axios:
Mike Johnson's red alert on members quitting Congress  —  Members of the House of Representatives are quitting Congress at a record rate, with Republican retirements and resignations outpacing Democrats by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio in the first 11 months of the year. … - Call it the congressional JOLTS rate.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Jeffries says Johnson ‘tanked’ Trump's health care proposal
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and NewsMax.com
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Sex Crimes.  State Crimes.  War Crimes.  —  You really just can't take breaks around here, huh?  While we were all busy digesting dinner Thanksgiving night, Donald Trump was tapping away at his phone doing a little supervillain brainstorming on Truth Social.
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NBC News:
At least 9 Indiana Republicans were targeted in swatting attacks amid redistricting pressure from Trump  —  The threats came after Trump publicly called on state lawmakers to pass new congressional maps that would benefit Republicans.  —  At least nine elected Republicans in Indiana …
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Damning report labels FBI ‘rudderless ship’ under Kash Patel — with him and Dan Bongino more concerned with building ‘personal résumés’  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism from an alliance of active-duty and retired agents and analysts …
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Brittany Chain / Daily Mail:
Kash Patel humiliated as explosive 115-page dossier reveals what FBI agents really think... and his tantrum after being issued a women's raid jacket
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney  —  The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors' offices.
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Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
Gabe Cohen / CNN:
Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out  —  Federal agencies  —  In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news …
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Emily Peck / Axios:
FEMA reinstates workers put on leave for criticizing the White House
Discussion: New York Times and New York Sun
Ana Ley / New York Times:
Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York  —  The firings, part of a nationwide effort, felt “like a Monday afternoon massacre,” said one judge who lost her job last month.  —  The Trump administration fired eight immigration judges in New York City on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Bubble-Wrapped President  —  For a decade, Donald Trump's rallies were intertwined with his political identity.  His big crowds were how he first got the media and the Republican Party to take him seriously, and they provided real-time feedback.  Those who followed him closely could watch …
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Trump Administration Revokes Licenses of Thousands of Training Centers for Truckers  —  The move, and threats of thousands more revocations, comes as the administration has increased its criticism of the trucking industry over noncitizen drivers' obtaining commercial licenses.
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Associated Press:
US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee  —  Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.  —  The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without …
Politico:
Thune casts doubt on passing government funding bills before Christmas  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledged Monday that his chamber might not have time this month to pass another package of government funding bills, after trying for more than two weeks to fire up debate.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
A Socialist Mayoral Candidate Is Throwing Her Hat Into the Ring in D.C.  —  Another self-proclaimed democratic socialist is jumping into a big-city mayoral race, this time in Washington, D.C.  —  Council member Janeese Lewis George, 37, on Monday announced her candidacy …
Richard Eberwein / Heartland Signal:
Republican mayor in Kansas facing deportation over voter fraud  —  Joe Ceballos, a longtime Republican and small-town mayor in Kansas, is facing felony voter fraud charges and possible deportation from the presidential administration he voted for.  —  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Washington Litigation Group:
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Politico:
Top Jewish donors take stock of GOP infighting over Israel and antisemitism
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Sources of America's Hidden Inflation
Discussion: Washington Times
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Dem. Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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Netanyahu's Pardon Request Borrows From Trump's Playbook
Politico:
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump's second term
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