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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.
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Punchbowl News:
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.
Jack Fink / CBS News:
Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out
Michelle H. Davis / Lone Star Left:
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It  —  On the ballot in 2026:  — Congress:
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett's Senate decision looms
Gabby Birenbaum / The Texas Tribune:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett enters Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours
Discussion: NPR and Talking Points Memo
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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NBC News:
Defense policy bill includes provision to limit defense secretary's travel budget unless unedited boat strike video is released  —  It is unclear whether the bill would survive amendment votes to be approved.  —  A new version of the annual defense policy bill released Sunday …
Politico:
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Daniel Dale / CNN:   Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago
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:
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 …
Discussion: The Independent
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 …
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Kushner role in bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions, experts say
Politico:
Full transcript: POLITICO's interview with President Donald Trump … Past names that have topped the list include President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and President Viktor Orbán.  This year, POLITICO broke precedent to recognize an American for the first time in the decades-long history of P28.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: 'I think they're weak' … “I think they don't know what to do,” he added.  “Europe doesn't know what to do.”  —  Trump matched that blunt, even abrasive, candor on European affairs with a sequence of stark pronouncements on matters closer to home …
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and The Guardian
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 …
New York Times:
Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits  —  The case centers on efforts by Republican officials to lift limits on how much money political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a major challenge …
Discussion: KDFX-TV, NewsMax.com and Roll Call
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Miami has had Republican mayors for decades, but the office is up for grabs Tuesday
Discussion: Fox News, New York Times and E&E News
New York Times:
Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China  —  Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.  —  President Trump said Monday that his administration had granted Nvidia permission to begin selling its second …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump's trade wounds force White House into action
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.
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Joshua Keating / Vox:
There is a real chance of a US-Venezuela war — so why does it feel fake?
Discussion: The Independent
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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New York Times:
Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century
Discussion: The Bulwark, Vox, HotAir and SCOTUSblog
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!
Discussion: Fox News, IJR, NewsNation and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: al.com and The Independent
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 …
Discussion: Heatmap News
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Associated Press:
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Danielle Renwick / The Guardian:
We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they'd known sooner.  Here's what they said  —  Activists from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they've learned about authoritarians  —  Donald Trump makes no secret of his admiration for strongmen …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Mike Johnson's downward spiral  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is a mild-mannered fellow.  He never raises his voice, and usually wears an expression somewhere between satisfaction and resignation.
Discussion: New York Sun and The Guardian
 
 
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Donald Trump / Politico:
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Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
Wall Street Journal:
A Trump Doctrine of Contradictions
Discussion: LewRockwell and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
Discussion: Ms. Magazine
WLG / Washington Litigation Group:
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
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CNN:
Former Trump personal lawyer Alina Habba resigns as acting US attorney for New Jersey
 

 
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Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
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Deborah Mary Sophia / Reuters:
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