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Politico:
Republicans have an affordability problem. They can't agree on how to fix it. … “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 …
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Raw Story and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Can't Agree on a Healthcare Plan. Some Republicans Are Panicking.
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CNN, The Hill, Alternet.org and New Jersey Online
Punchbowl News:
12/8/25 ☀️ AM: … The Senate returns this afternoon and the House comes back Tuesday evening.
12/8/25 ☀️ AM: … The Senate returns this afternoon and the House comes back Tuesday evening.
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NewsMax.com
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans look to Trump to quell conservative rebellion in Senate
Republicans look to Trump to quell conservative rebellion in Senate
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Raw Story
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Compromise defense bill stymies Trump on Europe troop withdrawals
Compromise defense bill stymies Trump on Europe troop withdrawals
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The Guardian, Deseret News, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Semafor
Leigh Ann Caldwell / Puck:
Johnson's Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus
Johnson's Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus
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New Jersey Online, The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: GOP struggles on affordability message
Capitol agenda: GOP struggles on affordability message
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CBS News, The Hill, American Prospect and KDFX-TV
CNBC:
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war … Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to Netflix in a months-long bidding war for the legacy assets, the company said Monday.
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Dan Primack / Axios:
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 …
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Washington Post and Quartz, more at Mediagazer »
ProPublica:
Trump's Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal — The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
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The Parnas Perspective
Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Says No Accord Yet on Ukraine's East in US Talks — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said negotiators discussing a US-brokered peace initiative remain divided over territory as President Donald Trump expressed disappointment in Kyiv's handling of the deal.
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Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Zelenskyy heads to London for more Ukraine peace talks. Here's what to know
Zelenskyy heads to London for more Ukraine peace talks. Here's what to know
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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
‘Disappointed’ Trump says Zelenskyy hasn't read latest plan to end Russia's war
‘Disappointed’ Trump says Zelenskyy hasn't read latest plan to end Russia's war
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Bloomberg, The Daily Wire, Fox News, Al Jazeera, CNBC and NewsMax.com
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 …
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Raw Story
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Bailey Richards / People:
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 …
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Immigrants ‘Plucked Out’ of Oath Ceremony Lines After Trump Order
Immigrants ‘Plucked Out’ of Oath Ceremony Lines After Trump Order
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Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Washington Post:
The Kennedy Center Honors gets a shakeup from its host: Trump — After taking over the cultural center, the president curated, and then emceed, its marquee event, which honored Michael Crawford, Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait. … Yes, the president of the United States hosted the Kennedy Center Honors.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump's battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court — Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has fired multiple members of agencies that Congress set up to be insulated from political pressures. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday weighs whether …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
The early Federal Trade Commission fielded complaints over cigars, soap and even nose shapers.
The early Federal Trade Commission fielded complaints over cigars, soap and even nose shapers.
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Fox News, The Hill, NewsMax.com and CBS News
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.
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Washington Examiner, Semafor, NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God.
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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 …
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Quartz, Financial Times, Euronews, Al Jazeera, The Independent, The Japan Times and Semafor
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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.
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Fox News, NPR, Chicago Tribune and NewsMax.com
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Hegseth in 2016 repeatedly warned of Trump issuing unlawful military orders — Donald Trump Pete Hegseth US elections Immigration — In 2016, as then-presidential candidate Donald Trump vowed that US troops would carry out even his most extreme battlefield orders as commander in chief …
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The Independent and Joe.My.God.
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Paul Krugman:
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.
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Financial Times, Raw Story and New York Times
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🎄 Subscribe to PN 🎄 — President Donald Trump once again disgraced his office last week, this time by launching into multiple disgusting racist attacks …
Dallas Morning News:
Jasmine Crockett expected to launch Senate campaign ahead of candidate filing deadline — The two-term congresswoman would join a Senate primary sprint against state Rep. James Talarico. — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday is expected to launch a Senate bid that will dramatically reshape …
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Annie Correal / New York Times:
Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student — The father of Any Lucía Belloza López said agents appeared at his home in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. His daughter, 19, was deported to Honduras during a surprise trip home for Thanksgiving.
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Boston.com, Townhall and IJR
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 7, 2025 — “I think it's really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on a small boat with 11 people on it. In that attack, the first strike broke the boat apart and set it on fire.
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Andrew Jones / KFF Health News:
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It's Still a Dirt Field. — Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. — The ambulances frequently travel …
Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades — Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said. — Just now … For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise …



