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Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Russia praises US security strategy shift heralded by ‘strong’ Trump  —  Vladimir Putin's press secretary on Sunday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial new National Security Strategy as largely in line with Russia's view of the world.  —  Moscow's public acknowledgement …
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Voices Disappointment in Zelenskiy as Peace Talks Drag
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr
Discussion: Sky News, Newsweek, NewsMax.com and Politico
Leigh Ann Caldwell / Puck:
Johnson's Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus  —  Serving in the House—even when your party controls that chamber, the Senate, and the Oval Office—just ain't what it used to be.  The 119th Congress has been divided and demoralized, and is on track to be the least productive in recent memory.
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Politico:
As affordability concerns mount, Hill Republicans are struggling to act … “The cost of living is a legitimate issue — I think it was one of the main reasons President Trump was elected.  I think it's still an issue,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said in an interview, urging Republicans …
Scott Wong / NBC News:
‘I am America First’: Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues  —  In an interview on CBS News' “60 Minutes,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she has “zero plans” to run for president in 2028.  —  In a high-profile interview, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Obamacare Users Face Higher Deductibles, Higher Premiums … Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years.  For those enrolling in Obamacare for next year, the plans will cover a considerably smaller fraction of their medical bills.
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and Politico
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Netflix co-CEO discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump  —  Will Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators?  —  While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison's connections …
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
‘Only so long’ before Trump's tariff costs hit consumers, businesses warn … “In the first half of next year, we are concerned that consumers are going to start to see the price increases become a little more broad based, and there may not be all the [holiday sales] promotion to help clear through …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Compromise defense bill stymies Trump on Europe troop withdrawals … The final bill is the result of weeks of negotiations between House and Senate leadership in both parties, heads of the Armed Services panels and the White House.  The measure had been slowed in recent days by talks …
Bloomberg:
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion in Long-Awaited Farm Aid Program  —  The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according to a White House official, offering $12 billion in assistance to a key base of support hit hard by low crop prices and the impact of the president's tariff policies.
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Immigrants ‘Plucked Out’ of Oath Ceremony Lines After Trump Order  —  PLEASE HOLD  —  The Trump administration has reportedly canceled the naturalization ceremonies of immigrants from certain countries.  —  Immigrants who are one step away from American citizenship have suddenly found themselves …
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China's Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time  —  President Trump's tariffs weren't enough to hold back the global export flood by China, which pushed past last year's record in just 11 months.  —  China got the world's attention last January when it announced that its trade surplus …
Sharon Waxman / New York Times:
Hollywood Doesn't Want Netflix to Buy Warner Bros.  —  I was pretty surprised this summer when a longstanding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, those guys who hand out the Oscars, said the quiet part out loud in a casual conversation in my backyard.
Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press:
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive.  People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing  —  Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base's waterfront.
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump sours on Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar after issuing pardon … He lambasted Cuellar for “a lack of LOYALTY, something that Texas Voters, and Henry's daughters, will not like.”  At the same time, he criticized Democrats for “mercilessly” attempting to “destroy” Cuellar and his family in the post …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump blasts pardoned Democrat as lacking “LOYALTY”
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: S. Carolina Dems enlist influencers for primary fight  —  Top South Carolina Democrats are courting social media influencers for help in persuading national party officials to pick the state to hold the nation's first presidential primary in 2028, Axios has learned.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Zohran Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE  —  New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants' right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Tech elites are starting their own for-profit cities  —  They want to escape from regulation and ‘failing’ democracy — but are they more opportunistic than libertarian?  —  Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, turns to address …
Discussion: The Nerd Reich
Michael Kaplan / CBS News:
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like “an atom bomb,” scientists there say  —  The Trump administration's elevation of a vaccine skeptic to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials …
Discussion: Forbes
CNN:
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump's peace agreement hangs in balance  —  Asia Donald Trump  —  Thailand launched airstrikes against Cambodia on Monday as a new wave of fighting erupted between the southeast Asian neighbors, leaving a peace plan presided over by US President Donald Trump …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Dimon on Trump Media debanking: ‘People have to grow up here’  —  JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon pushed back on allegations that Trump Media Group was “debanked” by Chase, saying his company abides by government subpoenas but does not target individuals or entities because of their political leanings.
Discussion: New York Post and NewsMax.com
 
 
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Dan Sturman / New York Times:
The Crucial Lesson of a Forgotten Nixon-Era Episode
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump pushes foreign food crackdown as grocery prices rise
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
Trump's foreign policy vision: Make Europe white again
Discussion: Raw Story and The Mahablog
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
In the Line of Fire  —  During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem.
Discussion: Axios
David French / New York Times:
What Do Republicans Have to Fear? Ask Tennessee.
Discussion: Deseret News and Raw Story
Max Rego / The Hill:
Former FDA commissioner: Trump claims about hepatitis B transmission ‘simply not true’
Discussion: CBS News and Forbes
Politico:
‘Sort of blackmail’: Billions in rural health funding hinge on states passing Trump-backed policies
Michael Warren / Associated Press:
Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta
 Earlier Items: 
Luke Mullins / Politico:
Trump May Be Getting Ready to Blow Up the Model of a Presidential Library
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's plans to shatter the bureaucracy have a green light at the Supreme Court
Discussion: Bloomberg
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