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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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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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Paramount Skydance Corporation:
PARAMOUNT LAUNCHES All-CASH TENDER OFFER TO ACQUIRE WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY FOR $30 PER SHARE — Offer provides superior value, and a more certain and quicker path to completion to WBD shareholders — Equity to be backstopped by Ellison Family and RedBird Capital in addition …
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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Andrew Howard / Politico:
Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion-dollar plan to save House Democrats … “The Save America movement was started with the express mission of defeating MAGA, but the electoral side, particularly the 2026 elections, are absolutely critical to that mission,” said Mary Corcoran, co-founder and executive director of SAM.
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Can't Agree on a Healthcare Plan. Some Republicans Are Panicking.
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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
Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies
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NewsMax.com
Politico:
Indiana Republicans threaten to thwart Trump's redistricting onslaught
Indiana Republicans threaten to thwart Trump's redistricting onslaught
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Wall Street Journal:
ObamaCare Is a Mecca for Fraud
ObamaCare Is a Mecca for Fraud
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The Gateway Pundit and The Federalist
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.
ProPublica:
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.”
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Associated Press:
Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China — President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers — The financial aid comes as the agriculture sector grapples with the fallout from the president's tariffs — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to announce $12 billion in aid to U.S. farmers, according to administration officials …
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Bloomberg:
Trump to Unveil $12 Billion in Long-Awaited Farm Aid Program
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
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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Axios:
Humphrey's Executor: SCOTUS weighs Trump's power to fire
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Kate Shaw / New York Times:
Trump Wants Complete Control. Will the Supreme Court Hand It to Him?
Trump Wants Complete Control. Will the Supreme Court Hand It to Him?
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
What will the court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?
What will the court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?
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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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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump's America and a clash of civilisations with Europe — The White House sees mass immigration as a bigger threat than Russia — and it is pressuring Europe to agree — The Trump administration's new national security strategy has got lousy reviews in Europe. Nonetheless, it is a genuinely interesting document.
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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 …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
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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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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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Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
‘Disappointed’ Trump says Zelenskyy hasn't read latest plan to end Russia's war
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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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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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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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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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“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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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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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 …
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
The War Over Nick Fuentes Is Over. He Won — The right tore itself apart over Tucker Carlson's interview with the white nationalist. Trump shrugged. Now he's everywhere — Just a few weeks ago, the Republican Party was ripping itself apart as factions moved to either distance themselves …
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