Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery  —  Affinity Partners, the private equity firm led by Jared Kushner, is part of Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, according to a regulatory filing. … - Paramount is led by David Ellison …

White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package … Farmers are expected to start receiving the funds in February at the earliest, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plans.  —  The announcement comes after months of promises from Trump and other administration officials …

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans.

Trump's Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal  —  For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.  —  President Donald Trump branded one foe who did so “deceitful and potentially criminal.”

SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings  —  The Republican appointees are almost certain to overturn a 90-year precedent, as Trump wants.  Pushing back, Sotomayor told DOJ: “You're asking us to destroy the structure of government.”

Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey  —  Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.

Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos … The provision appeared as lawmakers look into a controversial follow-up strike on Sept. 2 that killed two survivors of an initial attack, an action some experts warn amounts to a war crime.

Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations … The Justice Department declined to comment on Boasberg's order.  —  Boasberg's command reignites a long-simmering clash between the Obama-appointed judge and the administration over President Donald Trump's extraordinary bid …

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz  —  ONE OF THE MOST horrific torture methods that the CIA employed in its post-9/11 incommunicado “black site” torture chambers was the Confinement Box.  —  Not many detainees in CIA custody experienced the Box.

Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours  —  The honeymoon period of the second Trump administration has given way to a new phase where elected Republicans have grown emboldened to defy the president and push back on his administration. … - They've bucked Trump on the release …

Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge  —  President Donald Trump's executive order directing government agencies to halt approving new wind energy projects was ruled illegal by a federal judge.  —  The ruling Monday sided with more than a dozen states …

Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates  —  “The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table.”  —  The Contrarian and Jennifer Rubin  —  Transcript  —  Contrarians, you do not want to miss this interview.

Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders?  Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.  —  As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.

Why The Republican House Isn't Working  —  I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply.  I was the first woman to graduate from the Citadel's Corps of Cadets.  I don't scare easily.

Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less  —  “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …

U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials  —  Ukrainian President Zelensky faces growing pressure from the U.S. to accept major territorial losses and other concessions in President Trump's peace plan, two Ukrainian officials tell Axios.

A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest  —  A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd's killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.  —  A dozen F.B.I. agents fired this year for having knelt during a racial justice protest …

Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic  —  Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of culture  —  Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president now in prison for plotting a coup, is getting the biopic treatment.

Mamdani Moves to ‘Trump-Proof’ New York as ICE Tensions Rise  —  New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he wants undocumented immigrants to push back against improper law enforcement, urging residents to refuse entry, remain silent and legally record agents during an encounter.

Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report  —  As of Dec. 2, USCIS is halting all applications for immigrants from the 19 countries the Trump administration has deemed high-risk  — Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens …

Is This The End of the Free World?  —  Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too  —  There was a time, not so long ago, when America was the leader of the free world.  It was the first among equals within an alliance of nations bound together by shared values — above all a commitment to democracy and civil liberties.

Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies  —  Two key Senate Republican chairmen are circulating the outline of a health care plan to Republican offices ahead of a crucial week that could decide the fate of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, multiple sources tell Axios.