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Associated Press:
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. “If you want to have it released, I'll release it,” the president said during an exchange …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump says he's picked who he wants to lead the Fed — President Trump said Sunday he's decided who he'll nominate to be the next Federal Reserve chair, but he wouldn't be drawn on whether the pick is National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett.
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Washington Times, Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com, The Free Press, CBS News, Fox Business, The Hill and Bloomberg
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as the US attorney for New Jersey, appeals court says — Donald Trump — A federal appeals court on Monday found Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, is serving unlawfully as US attorney for New Jersey …
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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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Scripps News
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
War Crime...or Murder? — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who makes up in false bravado what he lacks in judgment and expertise, appears to have committed an inexcusable, unjustified violation of black-letter international and domestic law, according to a stunning Washington Post story released last Friday.
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Just Security and Reason
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Washington Post:
Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew — The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported.
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The Hill, Civil Discourse …, Washington Examiner and Straight Arrow News
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Downplays Venezuelan Airspace Threat as US Mulls New Steps
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CNN, Axios, Metro.co.uk, Raw Story, The Independent, Fox News, Washington Times, Newsweek, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, NewsMax.com, Reuters, NPR, Mediaite, CBS News and The Hill
Greg Wehner / Fox News:
Trump says he believes Hegseth ‘100%’ on Venezuelan drug boat strike denial amid allegations
Trump says he believes Hegseth ‘100%’ on Venezuelan drug boat strike denial amid allegations
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian, IJR, Washington Examiner and NewsMax.com
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Lawmakers warn Hegseth may have committed war crimes following second-strike report
Lawmakers warn Hegseth may have committed war crimes following second-strike report
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CBS News, Just Security, The Post Millennial, Mother Jones, Washington Examiner and Bloomberg
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
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The Guardian, MS NOW, Associated Press, ABC News, The Free Press, The Independent, The Moderate Voice, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Punchbowl News:
12/1/25 ☀️ AM: … Welcome to December, the final month of a tumultuous 2025. — The House has just 13 days left in session — it's only 12 for the Senate — before lawmakers head home for the holiday season. … The most critical deadline is Dec. 31, when enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies expire.
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Politico:
What Trump didn't say — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro
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The Daily Wire
Jordain Carney / Politico:
‘Time is not our friend’: Health care scramble begins amid mixed signals from Trump
‘Time is not our friend’: Health care scramble begins amid mixed signals from Trump
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The Hill and Washington Post
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 …
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Raw Story
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 …
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The Bulwark and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Top Trump negotiator retains partnership with Ukraine-sanctioned billionaire — Steve Witkoff, a fellow real estate developer and frequent golf partner of President Trump, was appointed by Trump as special envoy for peace missions, tasked with negotiating a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
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The Independent
Anna Clark / ProPublica:
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump's Ambassador to Canada, He's Reversed Course. — Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Michigan district.
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Max Hudson / BBC:
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests — Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests. — “You could feel [the water] burning,” one of the protesters …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 30, 2025 — On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration's negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration's approach to the world at home, as well as overseas. Authors Drew Hinshaw, Benoit Faucon …
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Semafor
Emma Bussey / Fox News:
Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report — Venezuelan dictator reportedly asked for global amnesty and military control before talks stalled — President Donald Trump delivered a stern ultimatum to Nicolás Maduro to leave Venezuela immediately …
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Straight Arrow News, Bloomberg, RedState, NewsMax.com, The Post Millennial, CNN and IJR
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Antonio María Delgado / Miami Herald:
White House gives Maduro ultimatum as U.S. moves toward land operations
White House gives Maduro ultimatum as U.S. moves toward land operations
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The Hill, NOTUS, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, NewsMax.com, New York Post, The Daily Caller and Al Jazeera
Natalie Armour / Oklahoma Daily:
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade — OU placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after she received a failing grade on an essay that cited the Bible.
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New York Post
Tim Ross / Politico:
EU tells Trump: You can't pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine — Donald Trump's drive to secure peace in Ukraine must not let Vladimir Putin off the hook for war crimes committed by Russian forces, a top EU official has warned, effectively setting a new red line for a deal.
Cassandra Vinograd / New York Times:
Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other U.S. officials met with a Ukrainian delegation led that was without Andriy Yermak, who resigned as chief of staff to Ukraine's president on Friday.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Ukraine's top negotiator resigns, but peace talks carry on.
Ukraine's top negotiator resigns, but peace talks carry on.
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CBS News, Florida Politics and Reuters
Politico:
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump's second term … The pace of withdrawals, the highest since at least the Ronald Reagan presidency, has flown below the radar in the day-to-day churn on Capitol Hill, with many Republican senators expressing surprise at the data in interviews.
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Raw Story
Politico:
Democrats' path back to power is littered with primaries — Democrats face over a dozen contested primaries across the country exposing deep divisions in their ranks … Republicans — who have a long history of intense House primaries — face a far more relaxed environment next year …
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Los Angeles Times
