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Politico:
Trump still hasn't endorsed a plan to avoid impending Obamacare hikes for millions … “We're doing our own analysis right now, and I think we need to get that figured out before we come out publicly,” the White House official said.  —  That has left Republicans on Capitol Hill without detailed direction …
Discussion: KDFX-TV and The Floridian
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Robert King / Politico:
States argue enhanced Obamacare subsidies not the cause of fraud … “I don't think that our experience or our data shows there has been any increase in fraud ... before or since the enhanced premium tax credits,” said Jessica Altman, executive director of the exchange Covered California.
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.
Politico:
Frustrated Republicans move to force Obamacare vote as warnings mount about the midterms … The move to sidestep Speaker Mike Johnson came as a growing number of mainstream House Republicans publicly warned that their leaders' apparent plan to allow the tax credits to expire without a replacement …
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
New ACA subsidy extension bill draws 16 GOP co-sponsors  —  A bipartisan bill to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies has attracted 16 Republican co-sponsors, according to an official list obtained first by POLITICO.  The mounting support for the legislation, offered by Reps. Jen Kiggans …
Riley Beggin / Washington Post:
Lawmakers launch bipartisan, last-minute bids to force vote on ACA subsidies
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 …
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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 …
NBC News:
U.S. seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says  —  President Donald Trump told reporters about the seizure just after he said that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's “days are numbered” in an interview.  —  The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela's coast …
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, Gizmodo and Ars Technica
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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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
Andrew Solender / Axios:
GOP bill would rename Black Lives Matter Plaza after Charlie Kirk  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill to rename Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., after assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. … - The House and Senate both passed resolutions honoring Kirk's …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Mace unveils measure renaming DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza to honor Charlie Kirk
Discussion: NewsMax.com, WUSA and Fox News
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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 …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump's ‘gold card’ program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person  —  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his long-promised “ gold card ” was officially going on sale, offering legal status and an eventual pathway to U.S. citizenship for individuals paying $1 million …
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Trump unveils hotly-anticipated immigration ‘gold card’ at White House
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
What Could Thwart the G.O.P.'s Plan to Pick Up 5 House Seats in Texas  —  Republicans redid their voting maps so they could flip those seats to help keep control of the U.S. House.  But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.  —  When Texas Republicans redrew the state's congressional map …
New York Times:
How a Manosphere Star Accused of Rape and Trafficking Was Freed … Days before Donald J. Trump's return to the White House, Andrew Tate got some good news.  —  Mr. Tate and his brother, Tristan, swaggering influencers in the so-called manosphere, had been under criminal investigation in Romania since 2022 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Divided Fed approves third rate cut this year, sees slower pace ahead  —  A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions.  —  Fulfilling expectations of a “hawkish cut,” …
Sergio Mendoza / Bloomberg:
Bolivian Ex-President Arce Held in Embezzlement Probe  —  Former Bolivian President Luis Arce has been arrested as part of an embezzlement probe just over a month after the socialist economist left office.  —  Arce was the “main person responsible” for tens of millions of dollars in losses …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
New York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health  —  The New York Times, attacked by President Donald Trump for reporting about his physical condition, said on Wednesday that it wouldn't be deterred by “false and inflammatory language” that distorts the role of a free press.
 
 
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Gisela Salomon / Associated Press:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Infighting erupts as more Democrats go rogue on impeachment
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
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Donald Trump's tariffs intensify strain on US farmers, Deere warns
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Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Family sues school district over student's Charlie Kirk message
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Disney and OpenAI sign a three-year deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora; Disney makes a $1B investment in OpenAI and will become a major OpenAI client

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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