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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories — The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday. — WASHINGTON — The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic …
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CNN:
Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say — Federal agencies Congressional news January 6th US elections — During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen …
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Sarah D. Wire / USA Today:
FBI deputy director brushes off his claims FBI hid pipe bomb suspect
FBI deputy director brushes off his claims FBI hid pipe bomb suspect
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Bloomberg, New Republic, Alternet.org, The Hill, Mediaite, The Independent and MS NOW
Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns — In a step toward Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s goal of upending vaccine policy, the committee decided to limit at-birth hepatitis B shots to babies whose mothers are infected with the virus.
Brandy Zadrozny / MS NOW:
RFK Jr.'s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
RFK Jr.'s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
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Laura Kayali / Politico:
Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document — U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration blame the EU and migration for what they say is imminent, total cultural unraveling in Europe. — The explosive claim is made in the U.S. National Security Strategy …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
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Jon Henley / The Guardian:
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe's far right
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe's far right
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Raw Story
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump reveals what he wants for the world
Trump reveals what he wants for the world
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Ben Hall / Financial Times:
US national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
US national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe
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France 24
CNN:
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn't radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers — Pete Hegseth Congressional news — The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 4, 2025 — “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen …
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander in the boat strike controversy?
Who is Adm. Frank Bradley, commander in the boat strike controversy?
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Associated Press
CNN:
Judges lash out at Justice Department for still listing Lindsey Halligan on court documents — Federal agencies — Federal judges in Alexandria, Virginia, have lashed out at the Justice Department as they continue to list Lindsey Halligan on court documents — some going as far as striking her name from paperwork from the bench.
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New York Times:
Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges — The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now. — The legal decision that ended the criminal cases against the former F.B …
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Democracy Docket and Slate
CNBC:
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. film and streaming assets in $72 billion deal … Netflix announced Friday it's reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets.
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About Netflix:
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion) — Transaction Unites Warner Bros.' Iconic Franchises and Storied Libraries with Netflix's Leading Entertainment Service, Creating an Extraordinary Offering for Consumers
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend's pal a lift home: sources — The FBI director's use of resources is under intense scrutiny as he insists he's “a steward of the taxpayer dollars.” — FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting …
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Paul Krugman:
MAGA's Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse — And Trump's numbers will continue to slide — Long ago, probably in a long-forgotten hotel room, I watched a 1974 movie called The Internecine Project — now available, as you'll see if you follow the hyperlink, on YouTube. In truth, it's a pretty bad movie.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump's Affordability “Con Job”
Trump's Affordability “Con Job”
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Indiana House passes new Republican-drawn congressional map — The map now moves to the state Senate, where it's unclear whether there is enough GOP support for it to pass, despite pressure from Trump. — The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to net Republicans two seats …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Kagan issues scathing dissent in Texas redistricting case
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New York Times:
FIFA's Leader Often Flatters Trump. Now, He's Awarding a Peace Prize. — Gianni Infantino, head of soccer's governing body, has been ingratiating himself with the president to help ensure a successful 2026 World Cup. — Not long after President Trump missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize …
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Kylie Mohr / SFGATE:
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people — Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth — The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks …
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New York Times:
Trump's Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour — The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump's approval rating. — After months of holding steady, President Trump's approval rating has taken a dip over the past several weeks …
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Newsweek, DNYUZ, Democrats and Strength In Numbers
Isabel Van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Is Fuming Over Coverage of His Deteriorating Health — DROWSY DON — Insiders say the president spends days obsessing over reports comparing him to “Sleepy Joe.” — President Donald Trump is raging over snowballing reports on his apparent cognitive and physical decline.
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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Ex-D.E.A. Agent Charged With Agreeing to Launder Millions for Cartel — The former agent, Paul Campo, laundered money for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Mexico, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. — A former longtime Drug Enforcement Administration agent who rose …
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CNN:
Speaker Johnson under attack from his own as mood darkens in House GOP — House leadership Congressional news Donald Trump US shutdown — Speaker Mike Johnson is a political survivor, weathering crisis after crisis since his unlikely ascent two years ago.
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Sarah Isgur / New York Times:
Actually, the Supreme Court Has a Plan — Critics of the Supreme Court have argued that it has too often deferred to the Trump administration and that the conservative justices are under the sway of suspicious propositions like the unitary executive theory and the major questions doctrine.
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Todd Zwillich / Off Message:
The Trump-Epstein Emergency Isn't in the Files — Donald Trump repeatedly skates past wrongdoing and scandal that would debilitate—if not destroy—any other public person. Pardoning violent rioters who assaulted police for him; granting trade concessions to countries when their officials send …
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Financial Times:
‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump's pardons upend US justice system — Releases of drug traffickers and fraudsters puzzle allies and send shockwaves through legal circles — It took dozens of special agents the best part of a decade to bring Juan Orlando Hernández to justice for flooding US cities with cocaine.
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America, America
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
JD Vance says his marriage with Usha is 'as strong as it's ever been' — Yes, the very online vice president has seen the online speculation about his marriage. He said he and the second lady found the recent episode around her wedding ring funny. — WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to decide if Trump can limit the constitutional right to citizenship at birth — The Trump administration is seeking to roll back the historical understanding that birthright citizenship extends to almost anyone born in the United States. — WASHINGTON — Teeing up a blockbuster ruling …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released — A federal judge in Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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The Nation:
A New Roosevelt Institute Report Confronts the Roots of Our Media Crisis—and Calls for Breaking Up Corporate Media — Today's journalism crisis wasn't inevitable, but it's time to free journalism from the straitjacket of turning a democratic obligation into a profit-maximizing business model.
NBC News:
Appeals court rules Trump can fire members of National Labor Relations Board, Merit Systems Protection Board — In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that Trump has the power to fire members of the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board.
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