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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 …
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 and CBS News
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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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:   Trump Giving Farmers $12 Billion to Blunt Trade War Fallout
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
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
What will the court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?  —  A Trump victory could expand presidential power and affect over two dozen agencies beyond the Federal Trade Commission.  —  Video  —  Here's the latest.  —  President Trump is once again asking the Supreme Court to expand …
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Reuters:
Supreme Court conservatives poised to back Trump in FTC firing case
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump's battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court
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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Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies  —  Two key Senate Republican chairmen are circulating the outline of a health care plan to Republican offices ahead of a crucial week that could decide the fate of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, multiple sources tell Axios.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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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
Politico:
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos … The provision appeared as lawmakers look into a controversial follow-up strike on Sept. 2 that killed two survivors of an initial attack, an action some experts warn amounts to a war crime.
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
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.
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.
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: Semafor, NewsNation and NewsMax.com
 
 
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