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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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Associated Press:
Trump says he's fixing affordability problems.  He'll test out that message at a rally  —  President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he's tackling Americans' affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — shifting an argument made in Oval Office appearances …
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
Discussion: The Hill
Politico:
The POLITICO Trump interview
Discussion: The Independent
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump doesn't rule out troops in Venezuela, says President Nicolás Maduro's ‘days are numbered’
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 …
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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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Struggles With How to Insulate the Federal Reserve From Politics
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS appears ready to give Trump greater firing powers, over sharp liberal warnings
Axios:
Dems face a Tea Party-style revolt in Texas and beyond  —  Hours after former NFL star Colin Allred quit the Texas Senate race Monday, rabble-rousing Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumped in — the latest sign that Democrats are facing a Tea Party-style revolt by progressives.
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Tara Suter / NewsNation:
Crockett's Senate launch video highlights audio of Trump insulting her
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 …
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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
Reuters:
Australia's social media ban for children takes effect in world first  —  Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTube and Meta's (META.O) Instagram and Facebook from midnight.
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban
Discussion: Reuters and ABC, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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
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
Ilya Somin / The UnPopulist:
Nationalism Is Driving the Neo Right's Virulent Antisemitic Turn  —  Its zero-sum mentality is fundamentally at odds with American universalism that defends the equal rights of all  —  American conservatism has been rocked by the rise of “Groyper” antisemitism within its ranks …
 
 
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