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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.
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 …
CNBC:
Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid
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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans look to Trump to quell conservative rebellion in Senate
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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.”
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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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 …
Politico:
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 …
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:   Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
All Gas.  No Brakes.  Trump Quakes.  —  As we noted last week, the first year of the Trump tariff economy has mostly been hell on small businesses, while bigger players have found ways to adapt in the short term.  But as Politico notes, even the big guys can only keep that going so long:
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Faces Big Decisions as Voters Turn On Him Over Affordability
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
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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.
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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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.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Trump Promises Executive Order to Block State A.I. Regulations  —  In a Truth Social post, the president said he would sign an order that would eliminate a patchwork of state laws that have emerged in recent years.  —  President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he will issue …
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump bets party, presidency on AI
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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
Chan Ho-him / Associated Press:
China's exports grow 5.9% in November, while US shipments drop 29%  —  China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus in dollar terms for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time, according to data released Monday.
Discussion: ING Think, Bloomberg, CNBC, IJR and Reuters
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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.
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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Politico:   The Trump show hits the stage
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
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 …
 
 
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April Rubin / Axios:
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
Discussion: Semafor, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Immigration Gone Wild
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Washington Post:
Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and MS NOW
CNN:
Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia as Trump's peace agreement hangs in balance
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‘I am America First’: Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not focusing on domestic issues
 

 
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Dan Primack / Axios:
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