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12/9/25 ☀️ AM: … The legislation — summarized here — would also crack down on pharmacy benefit managers and expand health savings accounts. — The bipartisan group is considering trying to force a House vote through a discharge petition. And they have a legislative vehicle they could use to speed up the process.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Why Senate Republicans aren't uniting behind a health care plan … Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the upcoming vote on Democrats' plan “a political messaging exercise,” one he agreed to last month as part of a deal to end the 47-day government shutdown. He didn't commit to putting up a GOP counteroffer for a vote.
Nancy Mace / New York Times:
Why The Republican House Isn't Working — I came to Congress five years ago believing I could make a difference for my constituents, for South Carolina and for a country I love deeply. I was the first woman to graduate from the Citadel's Corps of Cadets. I don't scare easily.
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Jack Fink / CBS News:
Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out — Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Monday filed paperwork to run for Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas, a source tells CBS News Texas, hours ahead of a planned news conference where she is set to announce her plans.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Miami has had Republican mayors for decades, but the office is up for grabs Tuesday
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Axios:
Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond
Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond
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Michelle H. Davis / Lone Star Left:
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It — On the ballot in 2026: — Congress:
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It — On the ballot in 2026: — Congress:
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Associated Press:
Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
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Gabby Birenbaum / The Texas Tribune:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
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Politico:
Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
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Politico:
Republican Bruce Blakeman planning to enter race for New York governor
Republican Bruce Blakeman planning to enter race for New York governor
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Miami Hasn't Had a Democratic Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change?
Miami Hasn't Had a Democratic Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change?
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Wall Street Journal:
Behind Paramount's Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump — David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal — Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison knew his latest bid …
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Politico:
Inside the Warner Bros. lobbying bonanza … While Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos has lobbied Trump personally to support the streaming giant's bid for WBD — leaving Sarandos with enough of an indication the bid would have Trump's support — the president told reporters at the Paramount Skydance …
Politico:
The POLITICO Trump interview — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro — Good Tuesday morning. This is Jack Blanchard. Boy, do we have news today. — DRIVING THE DAY — TRUMP INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Playbook's very own Dasha Burns sat …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trump says Hegseth will decide whether to release boat strike video — The comments come after the president previously said his administration would release video of a controversial military operation, “no problem.” — Just now … President Donald Trump on Monday said he will let …
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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.
Annie Correal / New York Times:
Honduras Issues Warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández — The country's attorney general said he had issued an international arrest warrant for Juan Orlando Hernández. — The Honduran attorney general announced Monday night that he had issued an international arrest warrant …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump's trade wounds force White House into action — The White House is taking some of the biggest steps yet to address the economic pain caused by its own tariff regime. … - The White House says the payments for row crop farmers will be funded with revenue from the trade policies …
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White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico over Rio Grande water deliveries
Trump threatens to raise tariffs on Mexico over Rio Grande water deliveries
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Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Jolts Awake After Nodding Off at Roundtable
Trump, 79, Jolts Awake After Nodding Off at Roundtable
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Washington Post:
Police investigation faults Nancy Mace for profanity-laced airport tirade — The report found the congresswoman turned a “minor miscommunication” by police into a “spectacle.” — Just now … Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) berated airport police and Transportation Security Administration officers …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Boasberg escalates contempt inquiry over Alien Enemies Act deportations … The Justice Department declined to comment on Boasberg's order. — Boasberg's command reignites a long-simmering clash between the Obama-appointed judge and the administration over President Donald Trump's extraordinary bid …
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Steve Thompson / Washington Post:
Judge calls for Justice Dept. whistleblower to testify in migrant planes case
Judge calls for Justice Dept. whistleblower to testify in migrant planes case
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Jaden Edison / The Texas Tribune:
Texas launches plan to open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school — Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk. — TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
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Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz — ONE OF THE MOST horrific torture methods that the CIA employed in its post-9/11 incommunicado “black site” torture chambers was the Confinement Box. — Not many detainees in CIA custody experienced the Box.
Bloomberg:
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge — President Donald Trump's executive order directing government agencies to halt approving new wind energy projects was ruled illegal by a federal judge. — The ruling Monday sided with more than a dozen states …
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump aides bullish on Supreme Court boosting GOP in midterms — Senior Trump advisers are telling top GOP donors that a pair of upcoming Supreme Court decisions are likely to bolster Republicans in the 2026 midterms — and transform the party's power to win elections for years.
WLG / Washington Litigation Group:
12 Former FBI Special Agents Sue Over Wrongful Terminations — The Washington Litigation Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of 12 former FBI agents who were fired by the Trump Administration for their roles in safely and successfully de-escalating civil unrest in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2020, following the death of George Floyd.
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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 Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings — The outcome of Monday's oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court has been fairly clear since the summer: Humphrey's Executor, a unanimous 1935 decision upholding Congress's power to restrict …
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Venezuela, Western Dominance, & Regime Change: Rep. Adam Smith's Striking Updates — “The capsized bow of the boat...probably wasn't any bigger than your average kitchen table.” — The Contrarian and Jennifer Rubin — Transcript — Contrarians, you do not want to miss this interview.
Declan Harty / Politico:
Could the Stock Market Crash From Trump's Deregulation? An SEC Official Is Worried. … Wall Street is undergoing a deregulatory renaissance courtesy of President Donald Trump. And for Caroline Crenshaw, a commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, it all feels a little too similar to the runup to the Great Depression.
Bloomberg:
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study — The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary's request to put it off until after the midterm elections, according to people familiar with the matter.
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
More local officials than ever see political polarization as harmful nationally, survey finds — The survey findings, shared exclusively with NBC News, also point to which local institutions help reduce political strife. — More local officials than ever say in a new survey …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case — A lawyer defending restrictions on how much party committees can spend in coordination with candidates argues the case is moot because of Vance's equivocation about 2028.
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