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11:40 AM ET, December 8, 2025

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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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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 …
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans look to Trump to quell conservative rebellion in Senate
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Howard / Politico:   Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion-dollar plan to save House Democrats
Leigh Ann Caldwell / Puck:
Johnson's Career Crisis & The House G.O.P. Exodus
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.”
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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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 …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Discussion: Associated Press
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:   What will the court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?
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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Faces Big Decisions as Voters Turn On Him Over Affordability
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.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico, Reuters and KDFX-TV
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Veronika Melkozerova / Politico:
What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another
Discussion: The Daily Wire
Rebecca Rosman / NPR:
Zelenskyy heads to London for more Ukraine peace talks. Here's what to know
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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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%  —  91% of Democrats, 63% of independents and 15% of Republicans approve of the 2010 healthcare law  —  Editor's Note: This research was conducted in partnership with the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America …
Discussion: The Hill, Semafor and NewsMax.com
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Boston.com, Townhall and IJR
Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less … 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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April Rubin / Axios:
DOJ attacks judges for criticizing Halligan appointment
Discussion: The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
The War Over Nick Fuentes Is Over. He Won
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The second strike isn't the only problem
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew Jones / KFF Health News:
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It's Still a Dirt Field.
Hunter Woodall / CBS News:
Kentucky's Andy Beshear takes on national role as Democrats eye governors as their way back to the White House
Discussion: Newsweek and Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
The Kennedy Center Honors gets a shakeup from its host: Trump
Sammy Westfall / Washington Post:
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump bets party, presidency on AI
Washington Post:
Venezuela's Maduro, shaken but still standing, aims to wait out Trump
Discussion: New York Daily News
Russell Contreras / Axios:
AI boom fuels “environmental justice” fears in communities of color
Washington Post:
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and MS NOW
Scott Wong / NBC News:
‘I am America First’: Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Netflix co-CEO discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump
 

 
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with Trump in November, arguing that Netflix wasn't a monopoly; Sarandos agreed with Trump that WBD should sell to the highest bidder

Committee to Protect Journalists:
After the building fire, Hong Kong summoned AFP, FT, NYT, AP, Bloomberg, and WSJ journalists, telling them to avoid “trouble making”, and arrested a commentator

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Sources: Google has told advertising clients that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026, separate from ads in AI Mode
 
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