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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 …
Megan Messerly / Politico:
7 takeaways from POLITICO's interview with President Trump … Still, the president said he was open to new carveouts on tariffs, appearing to recognize that a reversal on one of his signature economic policies would provide short-term benefits to Americans' pocketbooks.
Discussion: The Hill
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump blasts “decaying” Europe but praises Orbán, Erdoğan
Discussion: The Hill and Alternet.org
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump doesn't rule out troops in Venezuela, says President Nicolás Maduro's ‘days are numbered’
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Politico:
The POLITICO Trump interview
Discussion: Breitbart and The Independent
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.
Nancy Mace / New York Times:
Why The Republican House Isn't Working
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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Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant  —  Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.  —  On Monday morning, Paramount announced …
Politico:
Inside the Warner Bros. lobbying bonanza
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
In Warner Fight, a Hollywood Plot That Makes Trump the Star
Discussion: MS NOW, Raw Story, Vanity Fair and Mediaite
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 …
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago
Discussion: KDFX-TV
New York Times:
Looks Like the Supreme Court Will Continue to Overturn the 20th Century  —  On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that will decide whether Congress can require cause before the president removes the heads of most independent agencies.
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg
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 …
Michelle H. Davis / Lone Star Left:
We Did It, Texas Dems, We Did It  —  On the ballot in 2026:  — Congress:  — Democrats are on 38 out of 38 seats  — SBOE  — Democrats are on 8 out of 8 seats  — State Senate  — Democrats are on 15 out of 15 seats  — State House  — Democrats are on 150 out of 150 seats
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Axios:
Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond
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 …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:   JD Vance's hedging on a presidential run could imperil his campaign finance Supreme Court case
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: Indianapolis Star and Raw Story
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!
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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Danielle Renwick / The Guardian:
We asked critics from authoritarian regimes what they wish they'd known sooner.  Here's what they said  —  Critics 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 …
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
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
Financial Times:
Russia's hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test  —  Officials suspect a campaign of sabotage that once looked opportunistic may be a strategic escalation  —  In July 2024, DHL parcels exploded in logistics centres in the UK, Poland and Germany.  Each of them was powerful enough to have brought …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case  —  Federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department's request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2021 sex trafficking case.  MOST READ  —  12 FBI agents fired …
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.
Fola Akinnibi / Bloomberg:
Democrats Want Probe of Trump Officials and Immigration Deals  —  Warren, Raskin cite ‘serious concerns about conflicts of interest within DHS and DOD’ that they say could erode public confidence.  —  A group of Democrats led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin …
NBC News:
New York judge orders release of Ghislaine Maxwell-related grand jury records  —  The ruling comes days after a federal judge in Florida also ordered the release of grand jury investigations into Jeffrey Epstein from 2005 and 2007.  —  A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted …
 
 
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US Department of Justice:
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Martha Bebinger / NPR:
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Steve Randy Waldman / drafts:
When is the economy good or bad?  —  The great “vibecession debate” continues.  Is the economy good or bad?
Eric Levitz / Vox:
Older voters are gaining power. Young people are paying the price.
Tara Suter / NewsNation:
Crockett's Senate launch video highlights audio of Trump insulting her
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‘I Worry People Are Going to Get Hurt in the Short Term’
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump's trade wounds force White House into action
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
More local officials than ever see political polarization as harmful nationally, survey finds
Donald Trump / Politico:
Class of 2026  —  POLITICO 28: The most powerful people shaping European politics and policy in the year ahead.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Politico
New York Times:
Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China
Wall Street Journal:
A Trump Doctrine of Contradictions
Bloomberg:
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
Discussion: STAT and Ms. Magazine
Leah Feiger / Wired:
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
 

 
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
President Trump says the US will let Nvidia ship its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the US gets a 25% cut

Newley Purnell / Bloomberg:
Reddit launches new safety features globally for under-18s, like stricter chat settings, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s from December 10

Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into whether Google used publishers' content to provide AI services and YouTube content to train its AI models
 
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