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7:20 AM ET, December 1, 2025

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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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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Downplays Venezuelan Airspace Threat as US Mulls New Steps  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn't read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed.  —  His post from Saturday morning, addressed to airlines and …
Greg Wehner / Fox News:
Trump says he believes Hegseth ‘100%’ on Venezuelan drug boat strike denial amid allegations  —  President defends secretary of war against allegations of ordering second attack on Venezuelan vessel  —  President Donald Trump on Sunday defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over allegations …
Reuters:
Trump confirms he spoke with Venezuela's Maduro  —  U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.  —  “I don't want to comment on it.  The answer is yes,” Trump said when asked if he had spoken with Maduro.
NBC News:
House and Senate committees launch inquiries into second strike on alleged drug boat
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump and Hegseth are ‘not serious people’ amid military video investigation
Discussion: Fox News and The Wrap
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.
Discussion: Axios and Forbes
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Politico:
What Trump didn't say  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha talk missile strikes, peace talks ... and the finest Christmas decorations in D.C. Listen to today's episode  —  Good Monday morning, and welcome to December.
Discussion: Mother Jones
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 11-30-25: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Don Bacon  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas.  —  Ronda Churchill/AP … (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 260. 11/30/25
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Times
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Ukraine's top negotiator resigns, but peace talks carry on.  —  Where Things Stand  — Ukraine peace talks: Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida to say that there was still “much work to do” on a proposal to end the war with Russia.
Discussion: CBS News and Florida Politics
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Cassandra Vinograd / New York Times:
Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials
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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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.
Discussion: Semafor and Raw Story
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.
New York Times:
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving  —  Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving.  She is now in Honduras.  —  A 19-year-old college student …
Jill Cowan / New York Times:
Haunted by History, Japanese Americans Fight Trump's Immigration Crackdown  —  Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government's incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of Latinos.  —  From the passenger seat of a sky blue Prius …
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 …
The Guardian:
The Guardian view on the inequality emergency: why a Nobel prize winner's warning must be heeded  —  Rising economic division is destabilising nations and eroding accountability.  Joseph Stiglitz's G20 blueprint offers a way toward global economic renewal  —  When Swiss tycoons handed Donald Trump …
Channel NewsAsia:
Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage Sumatra; death toll hits 442  —  For some Aceh residents, this has reignited the trauma of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 170,000 people in the province alone.  —  BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Gazing at the destruction in her flood-hit village …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Motive behind National Guard shootings remains unknown, Noem says … She added that officials have received “some participation” from those they have interviewed so far.  —  Lakanwal is accused of ambushing U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was ‘radicalized’ in the U.S.
Associated Press:
What to know about Netanyahu's request for a pardon in corruption trial  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the country.  The request was met with indignation Sunday …
José Olivares / The Guardian:
Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn  —  Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harms  —  The federal watchdog system at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
 
 
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Ana Ceballos / Los Angeles Times:
Robert Garcia leads Democrats' strategy on Epstein probe, to GOP's dismay
Discussion: Raw Story
CBS News:
Kevin Hassett on ACA subsidy extension rumors: “Sometimes people leak pre-decisional things”
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage facilities, US military says
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
White House bullish on economic growth as Thanksgiving spending rises
Discussion: Washington Times
Dana Bash / CNN:
GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump has “not committed” to U.S. military strikes inside Venezuela
Discussion: NewsMax.com, The Hill and Al Jazeera
Eva McKend / CNN:
How life changed in a rural town that lost its clinic after Trump's megabill
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Webster Springs, W.Va. United In Grief Over Death of National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom
Discussion: WCHS-TV and RedState
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy — and Trump
David W. Chen / New York Times:
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
Discussion: The Guardian and Eschaton
Washington Post:
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump's ‘retribution campaign’
Discussion: Raw Story
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Trump's pick to replace DeSantis faces a Republican pile-on in Florida
Discussion: NOTUS, American Thinker and Raw Story
Sadiba Hasan / New York Times:
Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Steve Bannon Was Epstein's Comeback Consultant. Where's the Uproar?
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Chris Kerr / Game Developer:
WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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