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7:20 AM ET, December 11, 2025

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NBC News:
The GOP's health care woes: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, Ukraine at a crossroads.  —  By The Politics Desk … Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan  —  By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur and Kyle Stewart  —  House Republicans are vowing to vote on a health care plan next week before go home for the holidays.
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Politico:
How Trump changes the world  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Good Thursday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — How America got MAGA-ified on the world stage.  — Could Congress still save those Obamacare subsidies?
Discussion: CNN and The Hill
Punchbowl News:
12/11/25 ☀️ AM: … Four live discharge petitions.  Being forced to bargain for GOP support during simple procedural votes.  Calls to Cabinet secretaries from the House floor to help win over members.  A prolonged debate on health care with a disengaged president.
Robert King / Politico:
States argue enhanced Obamacare subsidies not the cause of fraud
Punchbowl News:
Health care deal gets further out of reach
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and UPI
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
What Could Thwart the G.O.P.'s Plan to Pick Up 5 House Seats in Texas
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Infighting erupts as more Democrats go rogue on impeachment
New York Times:
U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast, Trump Says  —  The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.  —  The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela …
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Bloomberg:
US Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela  —  US forces intercepted and seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries.  —  “We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela — large tanker …
NBC News:
U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Reuters:
US seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, officials say
New York Times:
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case  —  Hernán López, a former Fox executive, and an Argentine sports marketing company were convicted in 2023 of bribing officials to secure soccer broadcast rights.  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have moved …
Brianna Tucker / Washington Post:
Calibri font banished as U.S. diplomacy returns to Times New Roman  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden administration's shift to a sans serif font, to assist people with vision issues, a “wasteful” diversity move.  —  Just now … A sans serif font, Secretary of State Marco Rubio …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump enters Warner Bros. fight, says it's ‘imperative that CNN be sold’  —  Donald Trump Corporate news Media  —  President Donald Trump inserted himself directly into the battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday, saying, “It's imperative that CNN be sold,” while deriding the network's news coverage.
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
South Carolina measles outbreak is ‘accelerating,’ driving hundreds into quarantine  —  Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.  —  The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end …
Discussion: KDFX-TV and Gizmodo
NBC News:
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan  —  The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.  —  The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists …
Discussion: Axios, The Guardian, The Verge, UPI and Semafor
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Tourists from 42 countries will have to submit 5 years of social media history to enter U.S. under Trump plan
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Live Updates: House Passes $900 Billion Bill That Would Put Trump's Stamp on Military  —  Where Things Stand  — Defense bill: The House on Wednesday approved a $900 billion defense policy bill that would give U.S. troops a raise and codify much of President Trump's national security agenda.
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6.  Now They Want Millions of Dollars  —  Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.
Discussion: CBS News
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump admin reveals new militarized zone plan for California-Mexico border  —  The Trump administration announced plans Wednesday for a new militarized zone in California, along the U.S.-Mexico border. … - President Trump's administration has since April designated several new militarized zones along …
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Axios:
Inside Kristi Noem's bitter feud with Trump's border czar … - Noem's backers blamed the whisper campaign on supporters of her administration rival, border czar Tom Homan.  — Homan's partisans deny any involvement. … Trump has shown no signs of wanting a change.
CBS News:
Tony Dokoupil named anchor of the “CBS Evening News”  —  Emmy Award-winning journalist Tony Dokoupil has been named anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” the network announced Wednesday.  He begins his new role on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, ushering in an ambitious new era for America's longest-running …
Politico:
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger … The speech demonstrated that Trump's return to the trail is a gamble: It's just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.
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Molly Guinness / archive.ph:
Father's anger at girl's potentially fatal testosterone dose  —  The child, who was 15 at the time, was given the prescription by the private GenderGP clinic after one online counselling session  —  The father of a child who was prescribed a potentially fatal dose of testosterone …
Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Judge Emil Bove Faces Ethics Complaint for Attending Trump Rally  —  One of the president's appeals-court nominees, a former lawyer for the president, was in the crowd at a raucous event in Mt. Pocono, Pa.  —  Judge Emil Bove III, a federal appeals court judge who made his career …
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
Influencer feuds trigger total MAGA meltdown  —  MAGA's media machine is ripping itself to shreds, locked in a web of interpersonal feuds that have derailed its once-relentless focus on advancing President Trump's agenda. … Now, less than a year into Trump's second term …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
'He's going to be next': Trump threatens Colombian president … Trump's comments mark a sharp escalation of Trump's threats against the Colombian leader.  In a conversation with POLITICO earlier this week, the U.S. president floated expanding his anti-drug trafficking military operation …
 
 
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Gisela Salomon / Associated Press:
Trump administration separates thousands of migrant families in the US
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Feds bring woman to U.S. to face charges, then say she's here illegally
Discussion: New Republic and The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
A Visual Breakdown of Trump's Pardon Spree
Susannah Savage / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
Discussion: CNBC and Manufacturing Dive
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump's ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mirror Editor-in-Chief Caroline Waterston steps down after less than two years, to be succeeded by Chloe Hubbard, currently UK editor at The Independent

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Bob Iger says the OpenAI deal “does not in any way represent a threat to the creators at all” because it doesn't include name, likeness, or character voices
 
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