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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 …
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Zeteo:
Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration — The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order. — ∙ Paid — Since he was sworn back into office nearly …
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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 …
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Trump's Hand-Picked RNC Chair Predicts Doom
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Associated Press:
Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle
Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
“Cacophony of grifters”: MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
“Cacophony of grifters”: MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
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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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Sam Ogozalek / Politico:
Trump administration moves to nix TSA union contract — again … TSA added that it will stop using its computer system to collect union dues from screeners' paychecks. — The Friday announcement sparked immediate condemnation from the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents screeners.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT
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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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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Comer threatens the Clintons with contempt for refusing to be deposed in Epstein probe
Comer threatens the Clintons with contempt for refusing to be deposed in Epstein probe
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump honors 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team; House Democrats release additional photos from Epstein's estate
Live updates: Trump honors 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team; House Democrats release additional photos from Epstein's estate
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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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New York Times:
In Trump's Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss
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Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Senate Democrats likely to block Trump favorite Halligan
Senate Democrats likely to block Trump favorite Halligan
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Townhall, The Daily Caller, The Hill, HotAir, The Independent and MS NOW
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
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Peter Sullivan / Axios:
House GOP details health plan for vote next week
House GOP details health plan for vote next week
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Ábrego García Case — Ever since the Trump administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Ábrego García to a torture prison in El Salvador last spring, the president and his anti-immigrant henchman Stephen Miller …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
DOJ sues Georgia county as Trump pushes debunked 2020 election fraud claims — President Donald Trump has increasingly pressured his administration to find widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, despite those claims having been debunked and dismissed in dozens of cases by the courts.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 …
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Raw Story
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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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 …
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MS NOW and One America News Network
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.
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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 …
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Mitch Daniels / Washington Post:
Hooray for Hoosiers, cynical GOP redistricting fails — Despite a White House intimidation, Indiana legislators defeated an unfair gerrymandering ploy. — Just now … My state's Senate, not often the subject of national attention, earned some on Thursday by declining to enroll Indiana …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Rising tensions and finger-pointing at DHS amid pressure to ramp up deportations — Some DHS officials have threatened to quit and are concerned their emails are being monitored, sources say. — WASHINGTON — White House pressure to ramp up deportations has sparked rising tension …
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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.
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