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1:25 PM ET, December 3, 2025

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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump pardons Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar  —  President Donald Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), the president announced in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, blaming former President Joe Biden for weaponizing the Justice Department against his opponents.
Discussion: NewsNation, MS NOW and Mediaite
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Texas Tribune:
Donald Trump to pardon Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar  —  Cuellar had faced a dozen charges of bribery, money laundering and conspiracy.  On Wednesday, he filed for reelection as a Democrat, quieting speculation that he migh switch parties.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
Associated Press:
Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case  —  President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.  Trump, a Republican, said in a social media post that Cuellar …
Discussion: IJR
Politico:
GOP frets ‘dangerous’ result in Tennessee … Democrat Aftyn Behn's overperformance in the Tennessee special election — which attracted millions of dollars in spending and national attention in its final days — continues a trend of concerning electoral results for the GOP.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Continues to Slip
Discussion: MS NOW, DNYUZ, Raw Story and The Hill
Miles Taylor / DEFIANCE.News:
Leaked memo exposes flimsy legal basis for Trump boat strikes  —  DOJ's classified, “legal authorization” for the missile attacks is beginning to collapse.  —  Today the administration's drug-boat scandal blew wide open — not because of a new strike, but because a leaked Justice Department memo shows …
Discussion: IJR and Bloomberg
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder  —  No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.  —  Pocket  —  Pete Hegseth is a murderer.  He meets all of the legal qualifications to be a murderer.
Discussion: DNYUZ and Wonkette
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:   Trump officials say second strike aimed to destroy drug boat instead of crew
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Democrats Release Images of Epstein's Private Home  —  In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.  —  House Democrats on Wednesday released photographs and videos …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Major banks provide Jeffrey Epstein documents to House Oversight Committee.  —  The House Oversight Committee has received new materials from major financial institutions as part of its investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.  The files from JPMorgan Chase …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., MS NOW and Daily Mail
Associated Press:
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says  —  Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning.
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump calls Ilhan Omar ‘garbage’ and says Somalis should ‘go back to where they came from’
Myles Miller / Bloomberg:
Trump Zeroes In on New Orleans as Immigration Crackdown Expands
Charlie Sykes / To the Contrary:
“A sickening moral slum of an administration”  —  George Will's verdict.  —  There is a temptation to describe what happened yesterday as somehow a “new low.”  Our somnolent, gibbering, incoherent, deeply corrupt President, surrounded by his fawning toadies, unleashed a torrent of dehumanizing racist bile …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
A sickening moral slum of an administration
Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Ally Elise Stefanik Attacks Speaker Johnson's Leadership  —  In interview, New York lawmaker says Johnson is losing control of House Republicans  —  WASHINGTON—Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, a prominent ally of President Trump, criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Stefanik secures NDAA provision after high-profile fight with Johnson  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik declared victory over Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday, saying she had secured the inclusion of a key provision she wanted attached to the annual Pentagon policy bill after a remarkable public spat with the speaker a day earlier.
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Republicans in the era of Late Trumpism  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Since 2016, the Republican Party has been under the thrall of Donald Trump's personality cult, having traded the party's “principles” for power.
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Politico:
Why Republicans aren't eager to cut an Obamacare deal
Discussion: The Bulwark and MS NOW
Marc J. Dunkelman / New York Times:
What the Left Could Learn From Trump's Brutal Efficiency  —  Those of us opposed to MAGA complain plenty about what the Trump administration has done or is doing to the government — drawing on vast administrative resources for deportations, taking stakes in private companies, destabilizing the Federal Reserve.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Potemkin Pentagon Press  —  Presidents—they're just like the rest of us.  Yesterday, Donald Trump had a deeply human experience: repeatedly dozing off throughout a meeting after burning the candle at both ends on an epic all-night social media binge.  Unfortunately, that meeting …
Financial Times:
Donald Trump Jr-backed start-up scores $600mn US federal government deal  —  President's son's fund 1789 Capital poised to capitalise from father's administration  —  A little-known rare earths start-up with about 30 employees has won a blockbuster funding deal from the Pentagon …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Don Jr.'s Venture Fund Set to Cash In on $620M Magnet Deal With Trump Administration
Discussion: DNYUZ and Joe.My.God.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Kushner's Moscow mission wasn't just corrupt.  It was unconstitutional.  —  Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.  On Tuesday, Kushner traveled to Moscow and sat across …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Hegseth says he wouldn't trust Miller, Rubio to babysit his kids  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent interview said he would not trust Secretary of State Marco Rubio or White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to babysit his children.  —  In an episode of …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door House Judiciary interview  —  The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former special counsel Jack Smith, who led investigations into President Donald Trump, ordering him to appear at a closed-door session later this month.
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump White House Rages at Pop Star Who Nailed MAGA “Evil”  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Discussion: HuffPost, People and Politico
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports … The U.S. labor market slowdown intensified in November as private companies cut 32,000 workers, with small businesses hit the hardest, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
More Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far  —  69% say Republicans', 60% say Democrats' inflammatory criticism of opponents has gone too far  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Larger majorities of Americans than in the past believe that both the Democratic and Republican parties …
Discussion: Washington Times and Semafor
Steve Rose / The Guardian:
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’  —  When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists.  The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying - and the rise of Donald Trump
Discussion: Daily Mail
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Pete Hegseth's “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice  —  He calls himself the “Secretary of War” and plays a tough guy on TV, but in real life he's a major weenie  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he's a tough guy. … With his perfectly coiffed hair and belligerent posture …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Kelly Garrity / Politico:
Rep. Ayanna Pressley will run for reelection, foregoing Senate race  —  Rep. Ayanna Pressley won't challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his Senate seat and instead plans to seek reelection to her House seat, she announced today, ending weeks of speculation about the progressive Democrat's political future.
Eric Garcia / MS NOW:
Trump used a slur against Tim Walz.  Many on the right didn't mind  —  Note how few Republicans have criticized the president for invoking the word long used as a pejorative for people with disabilities. … Much has been made of the fact that after President Donald Trump posted …
Discussion: The Independent
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
For Trump, Even the National Guard Shooting Is About Immigration  —  And he won't let the facts get in the way of his agenda.  —  FROM THE MOMENT THE NEWS BROKE of the attack on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., the commentary has been missing something.
Jason Beeferman / Politico:
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat … In a statement to POLITICO, the group defended inviting the German politician, calling the AfD a model for fighting the far left and denying their “über alles” statement was intended to invoke Nazism.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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