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The Atlantic:
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump's ‘No Scalps’ Rule  —  Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.  —  The suspected drug traffickers, the lone survivors of a U.S. airstrike, were sprawled on a table-size piece of floating wreckage in the Caribbean for more than 40 minutes.
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Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump follows through on an especially ugly campaign promise  —  He's talked about executing drug dealers for a decade.  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is free thanks to paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🛥️ Subscribe to PN 🛥️
Discussion: Fox News
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Democrats call Trump's bluff on releasing boat strike video … - “We look forward to your prompt response and release of this footage to the public, as has already been promised by President Trump,” the lawmakers, led by Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) wrote in a letter to Hegseth that was obtained by Axios.
Discussion: Newsweek and Salon
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers  —  South America  —  The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname …
Phil Klay / New York Times:
Trump's Boat Strikes Corrode America's Soul
Discussion: Alternet.org
Washington Post:
Democrats press for expanding inquiry into Caribbean boat strike
Discussion: The Independent and Deseret News
Politico:
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel says not all newborns need Hep B shots … “This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance.
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Surina Venkat / The Hill:
American Medical Association trustee denounces CDC panel's vaccine vote as ‘reckless’
David Nather / Axios:
Trump orders overhaul of U.S. vaccine schedules
Politico:   CDC vaccine panel chair compares team to ‘puppets on a string’
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
RFK Jr. cracks down, says school vaccinated kid without consent
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Trump struggles to persuade Americans to ignore affordability issues  —  A president who has often seemed to float above the laws of politics confronts a new political reality.  —  Just now … President Donald Trump has said drug prices are falling by as much as 1,500 percent, a mathematical impossibility.
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NBC News:
'People aren't dumb': Republicans worry they're not doing enough on affordability
Discussion: Fox News and Alternet.org
Miami Herald:
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents' orders  —  The woman in medical scrubs who was forcibly yanked from her car while on her way to work in Key Largo, screaming she was a U.S. citizen, said Friday she had obeyed the federal agents' commands to roll …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In  —  The court's conservative majority said that Texas' asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.  —  Only two decades ago …
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Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is  —  The Cross Section is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  On Thursday, the Supreme Court offered the latest in its ongoing series …
Politico:
The Supreme Court gave Trump a big redistricting win. But the fight is just getting started.
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait  —  As you walk down a particular hallway on the seventh floor of the Humphrey Building in Washington, D.C., you'll find a line of photographic portraits of all the people from years past who have led the Public Health Corps …
Discussion: Raw Story and Advocate
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump's Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy  —  President Trump's new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.  —  Latin American countries must grant no-bid contracts to U.S. companies.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 5, 2025  —  Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.  It did so quietly, although as foreign affairs journalist at Politico Nahal Toosi noted, the release of the NSS is usually accompanied by fanfare …
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair, Olivia Nuzzi Agree to Part Ways  —  Nuzzi joined the magazine as an editor earlier this year  —  Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi said they have agreed to part ways following new revelations and allegations about an affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
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Sarah Betancourt / GBH:
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide  —  Becoming a U.S. citizen takes years and involves immigrants acquiring a green card, extensive interviews, background checks, classes and a citizenship test.  The naturalization ceremony is the final step to the process …
Discussion: New York Times
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court takes up the most unconstitutional thing Trump has done  —  Last January, when Reagan-appointed Judge John Coughenour became the first federal judge to block President Donald Trump's attack on birthright citizenship, he did not mince words.  “I've been on the bench for over four decades,” Coughenour said.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
Pardoned Democrat Henry Cuellar wants GOP to probe his prosecutors … The investigation Cuellar referred to appears to be an ongoing probe of DOJ “weaponization” led by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).  —  Cuellar ran into Jordan shortly after Trump announced the pardon of Cuellar …
Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation  —  Agents with Homeland Security Investigations carried out targeted enforcement operations at multiple Taco Giro restaurants in Tucson early Friday, which federal officials said was the result of a years-long investigation into immigration and tax violations.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed by ICE officers
CBS News:
11 killed, including 3 children, in shooting at a South African bar  —  A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said, including three children.  —  The children killed were a 3-year-old boy …
Kathleen Wong / USA Today:
National parks cut free entry for MLK Day, add Trump's birthday  —  In 2026, Americans will get free admission to national parks on President Donald Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to the National Park Service website.
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Chi Ossé ends early bid to challenge Jeffries … The move puts an early cap on Ossé's campaign, after the 27-year-old councilmember filed paperwork to run for the Brooklyn-based 8th District just last month.  —  The DSA voted not to endorse the young councilmember's challenge late last month …
Stephen Engelberg / ProPublica:
The Data Doesn't Lie: How ProPublica Reports the Truth in an Era of False Claims  —  As federal data becomes less available, our journalists are doing shoe-leather reporting to provide readers with the precise numbers.  —  Change Appearance Change Appearance  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
‘An Extraordinary Request’: Israel's President on Netanyahu's Pardon Bid, Mamdani and More … In normal times, Israel's presidency comes with a lot of perks and not many headaches.  It's largely a ceremonial role, after all.  But these are not normal times.
 
 
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Carol Rosenberg / New York Times:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Trump nominations package hits stumbling block in Senate
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump wants to be known as a peacemaker while frequently threatening war
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Chris Kerr / Game Developer:
WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Johny Srouji, Apple's chip chief, told Tim Cook that he is seriously considering leaving in the near future; Apple is mulling offering him the CTO role

Tyler Kingkade / NBC News:
Parents are pressuring LA Unified, the second-largest US school district, to reduce mandatory student screen time on school-issued iPads and Chromebooks
 
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