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11:05 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: New Republic and Raw Story
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Indiana Vote Is an Inflection Point
Associated Press:
Trump was unable to insult his way to victory in Indiana redistricting battle
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
Discussion: Associated Press and GovExec.com
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security …:
TSA announces new labor framework on Jan. 11, 2026
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
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Trump, Clinton, Gates included in Epstein photo trove
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
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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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:
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, Reuters and Al Jazeera
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
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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: NewsMax.com and Lawfare
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
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 …
Discussion: al.com, The Independent and Joe.My.God.
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 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 …
Ryan Lucas / NPR:
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes  —  U.S. service members — including staff officers and at least one drone pilot — are seeking advice from outside groups, fearing they could face legal consequences for any involvement in the Trump administration's lethal strikes on suspected drug boats.
Justmindy / twitchy.com:
Newsom's Trans Godson Who's Actually a Girl: 33-Year-Old Nepo-Baby Heir Becomes Gavin's Latest Credential  —  If you asked, ‘Name a top Democratic contender for president in 2028 who has a nepo-baby, transgender godson,’ pretty much everyone would immediately say Gavin Newsom... and they'd be correct.
 
 
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James Franey / New York Post:
Jared Kushner eyes Apollo, KKR to join Ukraine's postwar reconstruction fund: sources
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Amid Fractures on the Right, Tucker Carlson Continues His Attacks
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
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The NRA Is Selling Off Its Investments to Make Ends Meet
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 Earlier Items: 
Christine Mui / Politico:
20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
“Cacophony of grifters”: MAGA infighting erodes real-world power
Discussion: Alternet.org and Joe.My.God.
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
Discussion: America Magazine and RNS
The Hill:
DOJ seeks to boot Judge Boasberg from pursuing contempt hearings
Axios:
6. 🫘 Bean boom  —  Grocery prices continue to squeeze budgets.
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Arash Azizi / The Atlantic:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn't Make Me Happy
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Financial Times:
OpenAI hopes the Disney deal boosts Sora, which has high costs and limited traction; Sensor Tower: users average 13 minutes per day on Sora vs. 90 on TikTok

Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Arthur L. Carter, who started a Connecticut newspaper in 1981, bought and sold The Nation, and founded the New York Observer in 1987, has died at 93
 
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