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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
The President Who Never Grew Up … Sometimes, in journalism, the metaphors come easy.  This is one of those times.  —  One day before Tennessee voters went to the polls this week for a special election in a House seat Donald Trump carried by 22 percentage points last year, the president quite literally phoned it in.
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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Politico:
Playbook: The case for the defense  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha discuss the future of under-fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... and why for Donald Trump, affordability is still the hardest word.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis … New polling shows many Americans have begun to blame President Donald Trump for the high costs they're feeling across virtually every part of their lives — and it's shifting politics.  —  Almost half — 46 percent …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Only Democrats Trump Likes...  Frustration with House Speaker Mike Johnson was apparently one of the factors that drove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to announce her resignation from Congress late last month.  Now, Rep. Nancy Mace is considering doing the same.  And Johnson is openly feuding with Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Discussion: MS NOW, Raw Story, CBS News and Axios
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's comeback travel  —  President Trump, staring down criticism that he's prioritized global issues over pocketbook worries, next week will kick off a year of heavy stateside travel that's focused on selling his economic agenda ahead of the midterms.
Matt Brown / Associated Press:
Republican Matt Van Epps is sworn in as the newest House member days after winning election
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Seeks ‘Seditious Conspiracy’ Probe of Democratic Lawmakers
Discussion: Raw Story and DNYUZ
Politico:
Mike Johnson races to finalize elusive GOP health care plan
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
Real Reason for Pentagon Pete Commander's Shock Retirement Revealed
Discussion: DNYUZ and Alternet.org
Associated Press:
FBI makes arrest in investigation into pipe bombs placed in DC on eve of Jan. 6 riot, AP source says  —  The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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NBC News:
Suspect arrested in January 2021 D.C. pipe bomb case  —  The bombs were planted outside the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on the eve of the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol.  —  The FBI has arrested a suspect in its investigation into pipe bombs planted near …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
The Furor Over Trump's Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained
Discussion: The Hill and Straight Arrow News
Popular Information:
Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan  —  In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in November 2024 …
Discussion: TechCrunch, New Republic and Forbes
Niall O'Connor / TheJournal.ie:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin  —  Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.  —  26.4k  —  FOUR UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY-STYLE drones breached a no-fly zone …
Shawn Cohen / Daily Mail:
Kristi Noem's ICE hiring chaos laid bare as fat, illiterate and violent misfits ‘not ready to tie their own laces’ are recruited  —  The Trump administration's frantic push to hire 10,000 new deportation officers by year's end has spiraled into what insiders describe as a national embarrassment …
Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in “censorship” of free speech be considered for rejection.
Wall Street Journal:
Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers  —  Commander of September attack to provide account of his role for the first time in closed briefing  —  WASHINGTON—Two survivors of a Sept. 2 U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean were killed …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights  —  The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department's new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.  —  The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Economic Confidence Slips; Holiday Spending Plans Plummet  —  Consumers' holiday spending estimate has shrunk by over $200 as economic confidence edges down  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. consumers expressed increased concern about the economy and jobs in November during a period that encompassed …
Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell files to run for Minnesota governor  —  MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell filed paperwork Wednesday to run for Minnesota governor.  —  While the paperwork doesn't certainly mean he is running, Lindell said he is 98% sure he is.  The CEO filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance …
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself  —  Workers installed Mr. Trump's name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wall Street Journal:
For First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This Year  —  Almost a quarter of a million more children are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024  —  One of the greatest public-health achievements of recent decades has been driving down child mortality around the world.
Discussion: KFF, KDFX-TV and Politico
Politico:
Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders' call, Spiegel reports  —  French President Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. could be about to “betray” Ukraine, according to a leaked transcript of a call between European leaders strategizing about how to protect Kyiv.
April Rubin / Axios:
“Dangerously low”: Morale in the U.S. Foreign Service craters under Trump  —  A year of upheaval in the U.S. Foreign Service has left a beleaguered workforce struggling to advance the country's diplomatic goals, according to a new survey by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA).
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Government accountability office opens investigation into FHFA chief Bill Pulte  —  Senate Democrats wrote to the agency in November asking it to review Pulte's referrals to the Justice Department alleging mortgage fraud.  —  The Government Accountability Office, an independent …
Discussion: Reuters, Axios, CNBC and Joe.My.God.
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Jesse Watters And Fox Colleague Debate What Makes Women Hot — And Answer Is Icky  —  Sydney Sweeney entered the Fox News conversation that came to an eye-rolling conclusion.  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters and Katrina Campins concluded Wednesday that Sydney Sweeney's perceived MAGA looks …
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk's widow Erika Kirk  —  Exclusive: event, scheduled to air on 13 December, will focus on ‘grief, faith, politics, and more’, according to internal files  —  Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, is scheduled to moderate …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Shakes Up Election for Governor  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Shakes Up Election for Governor  —  Governor Newsom with Highest Net Approval of 2025  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey finds Republican Chad Bianco …
American Prospect:
Losing India's Guardian Angels  —  BIHAR, INDIA - Sitting outside his modest house in India's eastern state of Bihar, Sudeshwar Singh, 48, scrolls on his smartphone through the recent Global Tuberculosis Report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) last month to check India's status.
 
 
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NBC News:
Florida dives into the redistricting arms race despite political and legal hurdles
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Honoring the Memory of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, West Virginia Army National Guard
Discussion: Townhall, NewsMax.com and IJR
Nina Lakhani / The Guardian:
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
A Desperate Trump Is Stirring Up Race Hatred
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Texas exodus underscores the state's fading relevance in the House GOP
Department of Homeland Security:
Miles from Nation's Capital, ICE Arrests ISIS-K Afghan Terrorist Who Was Released into the U.S. Under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Halle Berry bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT summit just before he takes stage: ‘Should not be our next president either’
CNN:
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
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