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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 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Team Oligarch Suits Up to Torpedo Netflix/WBD Merger
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CNBC:
Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid
Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid
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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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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 …
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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
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs
Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout to Aid Farmers Hit by Tariffs
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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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Axios:
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as clock ticks on ACA subsidies
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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:
The GOP Can't Agree on a Healthcare Plan. Some Republicans Are Panicking.
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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Ashley Gold / Axios:
Supreme Court seems ready to let Trump fire independent commissioners — The Supreme Court appeared poised to allow President Trump to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission during oral arguments Monday. … - The case focuses on the precedent of Humphrey's Executor …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
What will the court's ruling mean for the Federal Reserve Board?
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Reuters:
Supreme Court conservatives poised to back Trump in FTC firing case
Supreme Court conservatives poised to back Trump in FTC firing case
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Trump's battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court
Trump's battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court
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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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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump is sending a clear message to the free world
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Gideon Rachman / Financial Times:
Trump's America and a clash of civilisations with Europe
Trump's America and a clash of civilisations with Europe
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CNN:
Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey — Alina Habba, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully.
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New York Times:
Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as New Jersey's Top Prosecutor — Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully. — Alina Habba resigned as U.S. attorney in New Jersey on Monday after a panel …
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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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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.
Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.
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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.
All Gas. No Brakes. Trump Quakes.
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Brett Samuels / NewsNation:
Trump hits Greene after ‘60 Minutes’ appearance: Not America First or MAGA — Want to see more of NewsNation? Get 24/7 fact-based news coverage with the NewsNation app or add NewsNation as a preferred source on Google! — President Trump on Monday lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Alex Nitzberg / Fox News:
MTG defends herself as ‘America first’ after Trump slams her on Truth Social
MTG defends herself as ‘America first’ after Trump slams her on Truth Social
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest — A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd's killing led to the firing of about 16 agents. — A dozen F.B.I. agents fired this year for having knelt during a racial justice protest …
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Adrian Horton / The Guardian:
Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic — Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of culture — Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president now in prison for plotting a coup, is getting the biopic treatment.
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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.
Laura Barrón-López / MS NOW:
Trump weighing Noem's ouster at Homeland Security — White House officials have grown frustrated with Kristi Noem's leadership of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to calls for a new secretary to more aggressively support key parts of the president's deportation agenda, two sources familiar with the situation told MS NOW.
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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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Fox News:
Trump critic Jasmine Crockett poised for Senate run in deep-red Texas — Progressive Democrat expected to launch Senate campaign just hours before filing deadline in Texas — Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, the progressive firebrand and frequent foil of President Donald Trump …
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Department of Homeland Security:
Governor Pritzker's Sanctuary Illinois Released More than 1,700 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Pedophiles, and Kidnappers — These sanctuary policies that release criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of Illinois put American lives at risk
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Eric Holcomb / Washington Post:
I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me. — The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places. … Eric Holcomb, a Republican, was the governor of Indiana from 2017 to 2025. — In January, I completed two terms as governor of Indiana.
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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Financial Times:
Tony Blair out of running for Gaza ‘board of peace’ — Former UK prime minister dropped from consideration after objections from some Arab and Muslim states — Andrew England in Doha and Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv — Tony Blair has been dropped from consideration for Donald Trump's …
