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6:40 PM ET, December 12, 2025

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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers tell Trump something he's not used to hearing: No  —  In a pair of nearly simultaneous votes this week in the Indiana legislature and in Congress, GOP lawmakers issued unusual displays of defiance.  —  just now … Republican lawmakers are closing out the year …
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.
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.
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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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 …
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 …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House will vote on Obamacare extension next week  —  House GOP leadership will permit a floor vote to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies — an olive branch to moderate members who have been clamoring for a chance to go on record in support of an extension.  Republican leaders unveiled text …
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House GOP leaders are closer to releasing health bill
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
House GOP details health plan for vote next week
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia
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 …
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Beloved Beauty Queen Prosecutor Set to Suffer Fresh Humiliation  —  GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT  —  The president hasn't given up after a judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan was illegally serving as the top prosecutor for a key district in Virginia.  —  Senate Democrats appear likely …
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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
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: Mediaite and CBS News
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
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 …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Gun-Toting Border Patrol Goon Unmasked as Racist Online Troll  —  BUSTED  —  An agent criticized for his role in a violent arrest boosted racist and anti-LGBT posts on his X account.  —  A Border Patrol agent who allegedly threatened to shoot a bystander during an arrest is behind …
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
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 …
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
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
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
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 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 …
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
 
 
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Jacob Sullum / Reason:
CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices
Mitch Daniels / Washington Post:
Hooray for Hoosiers, cynical GOP redistricting fails
Discussion: MS NOW and Washington Examiner
Thomas E. Brzozowski / Lawfare:
The Bondi Memo's Quiet Rewriting of Domestic Terrorism Rules
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Big Businesses Are Cashing In on Trump's Tax Cuts
Discussion: Blaze Media
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump administration threatens to take $73 million and all trucker licenses from NY
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
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ProPublica:
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