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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Team Oligarch Suits Up to Torpedo Netflix/WBD Merger
Discussion: The Ankler, Joe.My.God., Deadline and HotAir
CNBC:
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix wins bidding war
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
Jared Kushner, the President's Son-in-Law, Is Part of Paramount's Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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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Associated Press:
Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid.  Crockett's Senate decision looms  —  Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats' long-shot hopes of reclaiming …
Michelle H. Davis / Lone Star Left:
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It  —  Candidates in every legislative, statewide, and federal race.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Miami Hasn't Had a Democratic Mayor in Almost 30 Years. Is That About to Change?
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Politico:
Texas Rep. Marc Veasey to drop his reelection bid
Discussion: twitchy.com, Roll Call and UPI
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
Reuters:
Trump to unveil $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Guardian
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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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey U.S. attorney after disqualification
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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Ashley Gold / Axios:
Supreme Court seems ready to let Trump fire independent commissioners
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
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.
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.
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.”
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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Associated Press:
Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
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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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.
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 …
Leah Feiger / Wired:
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less  —  “You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …
Discussion: KARE-TV and Joe.My.God.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials  —  Ukrainian President Zelensky faces growing pressure from the U.S. to accept major territorial losses and other concessions in President Trump's peace plan, two Ukrainian officials tell Axios.
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: NewsNation, Fox News and Raw Story
 
 
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: ABC extended Jimmy Kimmel's deal until May 2027; the deal was reached months ago, but the announcement was delayed out of respect for Stephen Colbert

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