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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: CBS News and Mediaite
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 …
Paul McLeary / Politico:
White House says admiral approved second deadly boat strike … The Post reported that Hegseth gave a verbal order to kill everyone after surveillance footage showed two men clinging to the wreckage.  Bradley, as head of Special Operations Command, ordered the second strike.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: House Democrat eyes articles of impeachment against Hegseth  —  Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) told Axios he is considering introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over reports he authorized a second strike on a purported drug boat in the Caribbean.
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
White House confirms Hegseth authorized second strike on drug boat  —  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following …
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Here are all of Hegseth's boat strikes near Venezuela that we know about
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Jeffries: ‘Real evidence’ of ‘extrajudicial killings’ is a stain on America
CNN:
Trump to hold Venezuela Oval Office meeting, sources say
Max Boot / Washington Post:
No wonder Trump is outraged by warnings about illegal orders
Discussion: USA Today and New York Times
NBC News:
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs  —  The wholesaler is the latest company to file a lawsuit against a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.  —  Costco Wholesale has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration …
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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.
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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Paul Krugman:
Trump: Pro-crypto or Pro-crime?  —  Or are they the same thing?  —  On one side, the Trump administration is sinking small boats that it claims, without evidence, are smuggling drugs — and according to the Washington Post, Pete Hegseth, the self-styled Secretary of War …
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Johnson and Trump Try to Avoid an Upset House Loss in Tennessee  —  Speaker Mike Johnson put the president on speakerphone during a Monday stop in the state, underscoring the unusual amount of national attention on a House special election.  —  The crowd milling around the sleek multimillion-dollar barn full …
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Axios:   Mike Johnson's red alert on members quitting Congress
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Jeffries says Johnson ‘tanked’ Trump's health care proposal
Discussion: Breitbart
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
Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
In a Reversal, FEMA Won't Reinstate Suspended Workers
Discussion: New York Sun, Bloomberg and GovExec.com
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: Wonkette and 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
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 …
NBC News:
ICE arrests at San Diego green card interviews include military spouses  —  Such arrests began Nov. 12, multiple immigration attorneys say, many adding they had never seen anything like it before.  —  As ICE continues to arrest people in San Diego during their green card interviews …
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
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Dem.  Senator Gallego's Leaked Texts Echo Far-Right Gender Panic And Misogyny  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  In recent months, a handful of Democrats have tried to court a strain …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Politico:
Top Jewish donors take stock of GOP infighting over Israel and antisemitism … “There's no black-and-white here, but I do think that I do see forces lining up to push back against this agenda,” said Eytan Laor, a Republican bundler and founder of the American Principles PAC of elected officials and pro-Israel donors.
 
 
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
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Washington Litigation Group:
Former DOJ Employee Sues To Defend Title VII
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RFK Jr. replaces chair of controversial vaccine advisory panel
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Sources of America's Hidden Inflation
Discussion: Washington Times
New Republic:
Trump's Fury at NYT Explodes Amid Fresh Concerns About Mental Decline
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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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