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6:15 PM ET, December 12, 2025

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CNN:
New photos released from Epstein's estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people  —  Donald Trump Congressional news  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate Friday showing the many powerful figures …
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Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
Trump team email to Epstein: ‘Pedophiles, I want you to know how important you are to me’  —  An email account belonging to Jeffrey Epstein regularly received alerts from Donald Trump's 2020 campaign and, after Epstein's death, was addressed under a shocking new name, newly released records show.
Discussion: The Independent and CBS News
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate  —  House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.  The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove … The White House and other individuals in the photographs beyond Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment.  —  The Justice Department is required to release the full tranche of Epstein-related documents by Dec. 19 …
The Committee on Oversight …:
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Oversight Democrats Receive 95,000 New Photos from Epstein Estate; Includes Images with Donald Trump …
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Is Now Triggering His Very Own MAGApocalypse  —  END OF DAYS  —  The horror!  The horror!  —  OPINION  —  It is hard to know whether Donald Trump or the MAGA movement he created is falling apart faster.  —  The 79-year-old president is deteriorating rapidly before our eyes …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Trump's Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom  —  Another day, another discharge petition short-circuiting the power of House Speaker Mike Johnson.  Yesterday, the House passed a bill overturning a Trump executive order stripping union protections from some federal workers …
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Donald Trump is losing.  —  Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down. … Three items to start this morning:  — If you're in or around New York City, please join me Tuesday night at the Roosevelt House for my final book talk of the year, where I'll be speaking with Harold Holzer about THE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY.
Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers tell Trump something he's not used to hearing: No
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Explodes Over Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Worsen
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
“Cacophony of grifters”: MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort  —  The Transportation Security Administration is providing passenger lists to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to identify and detain travelers subject to deportation orders.  —  The Trump administration is providing …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia / CourtListener:
Memorandum and Order — Document #114
Washington Post:
National Trust sues to stop Trump's ballroom construction  —  The organization, which is charged by Congress with historic preservation, has retained President Barack Obama's former lawyer as it seeks to pause the project.  —  Just now … Historic preservationists begged President Donald Trump …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Leaning Toward Warsh or Hassett to Lead the Fed  —  In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump said the next Fed chair should consult with him on interest rates  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said he was leaning toward choosing either former Fed governor Kevin Warsh …
Jay Willis / Balls and Strikes:
The Washington Post Editorial Board Is Spectacularly Awful at Legal Analysis  —  Earlier this year, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announced a new direction for the paper's opinion section, which, he said, would write “every day in support and defense” of two “pillars” of American success: personal liberties and free markets.
Discussion: Fox News
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
GOP lawmaker drops FBI whistleblower bombshell about J6 pipe bomb suspect  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) claimed the FBI arrested the wrong person in the Jan. 6 pipe bomb case.  —  The Kentucky Republican and frequent foe of President Donald Trump claimed Friday afternoon on X …
Discussion: CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Forces Raid Ship, Seize Cargo Headed to Iran From China  —  Operation highlights the Trump administration's use of aggressive tactics against adversaries at sea that were rarely used in the past  —  A U.S. special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month …
Brian Hansbury / The Media and Democracy Project Blog:
The New York Times Spread Dangerous Health Disinformation, Erased It, Hopes You Don't Notice  —  This November, the New York Times published an article with a frame that strongly implied COVID-19 vaccines kill children.  The next day the piece was rewritten with an entirely different …
Discussion: MS NOW
Arash Azizi / The Atlantic:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn't Make Me Happy  —  The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.  —  Crystal Wilsey, a cashier at a Cinnabon franchise in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, said some unforgivable things to a Somali couple …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Trump administration says sign language services ‘intrude’ on Trump's ability to control his image  —  The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President's prerogative …
Axios:
6. 🫘 Bean boom  —  Grocery prices continue to squeeze budgets. … - As American consumers look for affordable options, Camellia is creating one-and-done bean seasonings and even experimenting with Depression-era recipes, Axios New Orleans' Chelsea Brasted writes.
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump administration threatens to take $73 million and all trucker licenses from NY  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to freeze $73 million from New York on Friday for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses for immigrants “illegally,” which could result in the “total decertification” of the state's CDL program.
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Jonathan Zasloff / Legal Planet:
SCOTUSblog Falls Into the MAGA Orbit  —  Like most law nerds, I often check out SCOTUSblog when I want to see what the Corrupt Six are doing nowadays.  But I had not caught one major change that we should all watch out for: it has become a part of the right-wing media ecosystem.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House GOP leaders are closer to releasing health bill  —  House GOP leaders are looking at focusing a forthcoming health policy bill on making it easier for businesses to fund their own insurance plans, according to two people granted anonymity to share the details ahead of their public release.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
NOTUS:
The NRA Is Selling Off Its Investments to Make Ends Meet  —  The National Rifle Association is burning through its investment portfolio to pay its bills as legal perils increase and revenue from membership dues decline, according to an independent audit reviewed by NOTUS.
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:
Shoppers say 'tis the season for inflation, an AP-NORC poll finds  —  This holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
John Hendel / Politico:
Brendan Carr, GOP huddle ahead of Senate showdown on his Kimmel threats  —  Brendan Carr is making the rounds with Senate Republicans ahead of next Wednesday's long-awaited FCC oversight hearing, where Democrats are expected to press the chair over his comments threatening broadcasters for airing ABC comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Discussion: Lawfare
John O'Connor / Associated Press:
Illinois becomes 12th state to provide medical aid in dying for the terminally ill  —  Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday.  The Medical Aid in Dying act takes effect in September 2026 to give …
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
National Parks Ordered to Remove Items Promoting D.E.I. From Gift Shops  —  The Interior Department said that the review of retail items would ensure gift shops at national parks did not “promote specific viewpoints.”  —  The Trump administration has ordered the National Park Service to pull …
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
House GOP details health plan for vote next week  —  House Republicans unveiled details of their health care plan Friday ahead of planned votes next week. … Instead, there are other GOP ideas aimed at lowering health care costs.  — House GOP leadership aides said they also expect …
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Big Businesses Are Cashing In on Trump's Tax Cuts  —  Corporate tax revenue has quickly dipped since Republicans passed tax cuts this summer.  But economists think these tax breaks might be worth it.  —  For most people, the tax cuts that President Trump signed into law this summer have yet to materialize.
Discussion: Blaze Media
The Hill:
DOJ seeks to boot Judge Boasberg from pursuing contempt hearings  —  The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's planned contempt hearings next week and boot him from the case entirely.  —  It escalates the administration's long-running feud …
 
 
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Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Discussion: RNS
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Sen. Ron Johnson asks DOJ to investigate Wisconsin judge in former Trump attorney's case
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Discussion: USA Today
ProPublica:
The Shakedown: Trump's DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism
 

 
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