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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 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
CNBC:
Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid
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.”
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 …
Discussion: Forbes
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Joe.My.God.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:   Trump Giving Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Trade War Fallout
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump to announce $12 billion tariff relief for farmers
Discussion: CBS News
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Republicans look to Trump to quell conservative rebellion in Senate
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Why some Republicans are sweating their party's redistricting plan
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
The Hill:
Republicans' bad win in Tennessee bodes ill for the midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Can't Agree on a Healthcare Plan.  Some Republicans Are Panicking.  —  The Senate is expected to vote this week on a Democrat-backed measure to extend enhance healthcare subsidies  —  WASHINGTON—Republicans have yet to coalesce around a healthcare strategy just days before an expected vote …
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: IJR and 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
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.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders?  Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.  —  As a lawyer for a conservative think tank, Ms. Bondi, now the attorney general, filed a Supreme Court brief last year saying service members who followed such orders were committing crimes.
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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
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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Brett Samuels / NewsNation:
Trump hits Greene after ‘60 Minutes’ appearance: Not America First or MAGA
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump's battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Scholar's ‘Bombshell’ Questioned Trump's Power to Fire Officials  —  Caleb E. Nelson, a leading originalist law professor, challenged the conventional wisdom of the “unitary executive theory” in an article that was debated in the parties' briefs ahead of Monday's arguments.
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
Yuliya Talmazan / NBC News:
‘Disappointed’ Trump says Zelenskyy hasn't read latest plan to end Russia's war  —  Despite Trump's suggestion that Russia was “fine” with the most up-to-date version of the peace deal, the Kremlin indicated Sunday it wanted “radical changes.”  —  President Donald Trump said he is …
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Bloomberg:
Zelenskiy Says No Accord Yet on Ukraine's East in US Talks
Discussion: Politico, NPR, Scripps News and Reuters
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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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest
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Eric Holcomb / Washington Post:
I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
April Rubin / Axios:
DOJ attacks judges for criticizing Halligan appointment
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and Joe.My.God.
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
The War Over Nick Fuentes Is Over. He Won
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The second strike isn't the only problem
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Dallas Morning News:
Jasmine Crockett expected to launch Senate campaign ahead of candidate filing deadline
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A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It's Still a Dirt Field.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Independents Drive Approval of ACA to New High of 57%
Discussion: Semafor, NewsNation and NewsMax.com
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Let's call Trump's anti-Somali hate for what it is
Washington Post:
The Kennedy Center Honors gets a shakeup from its host: 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

PodcastingToday:
Piers Morgan's Uncensored launches its first spin-off, History Uncensored, hosted by former CNN anchor Bianca Nobilo, airing weekly on YouTube and as a podcast

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
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