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2:05 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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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 …
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 …
April Rubin / Axios:
Most Republicans approve of Trump's handling of Epstein files: poll
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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 …
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New Republic:
Trump Rages at Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Reveal Surprise Weakness  —  President Trump erupted Thursday in a wild rage on Truth Social in which he appeared to blame pollsters for failing to register his world-historical success.  “When will Polls reflect the Greatness of America at this point in time? …
Discussion: The Nation, Raw Story, Grabien and Mediaite
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Worst.  Senate.  Ever.  —  THE EMAILS COME POURING IN at all hours, day in, day out, and the headlines are fill-in-the-blank riddles that could refer to anyone or anything.  It's a multiple-choice horror show.  —  “The Malignant Incompetence of ...” shows up, incomplete, on the phone screen, and I wonder who: Pete Hegseth?
Discussion: Yahoo News
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump  —  Donald Trump Congressional news  —  Jean Leising spoke at a breakfast this fall at her 8th grade grandson's school.  Hours later, when she was set to give him a ride home from basketball practice …
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Explodes Over Cratering Polls as GOP Losses Worsen  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
Christian Paz / Vox:   Trump's support is collapsing — but why?
The Hill:
Trump eyes 2026 road show after GOP losses
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 …
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.
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Abrego Garcia won release from detention.  He must check in with immigration officials 14 hours later  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Friday to the cheers of a crowd assembled outside.
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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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP defectors raise the heat on Republicans over health vote subsidies  —  GOP leaders in both chambers of Congress are under growing pressure from rank-and-file Republicans to address health insurance premiums that are expected to soar next year, fueling concerns the nation faces a health care crisis.
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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
Matt Sepic / MPR News:
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest …
Discussion: Sahan Journal
ProPublica:
The Shakedown: Trump's DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism  —  Co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
The Sleeper Issue That Could Destroy the Economy  —  THERE ARE MANY ITEMS on President Trump's agenda that are hurting the U.S. economy: the pointless trade wars, the socialization of the private sector, the mass deportations, and much more.  —  But in the long run, the most damaging policy …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
'Nobody Wants to Take Responsibility for the Tragedy That's Going on Here' … To this day, Bill Gates remains a relatively mild-mannered, non-political guy.  But he's also not going to ignore reality. … And it's not a coincidence, he says, that it's coming after the Trump administration …
Discussion: The Independent and Fox Business
Peter Pinedo / Fox News:
Whistleblower warns massive fraud is happening in Ohio Somali community, Minnesota ‘just tip of the spear’  —  Ohio attorney Mehek Cooke said, 'What we're seeing in Minneapolis is just a snippet of what's happening in Ohio'  —  FIRST ON FOX: On the heels of Minnesota's still-unfolding massive …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Hawleys launch dark money group to revive anti-abortion politics  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and his wife Erin Hawley are launching a new dark money group to shine a spotlight on anti-abortion ballot measures and pro-family policies. … The Hawleys want to revive the issue.
Paul Krugman:
Donald Trump, Security Threat  —  The call is coming from inside the White House  —  To update Samuel Johnson, these days national security is the last refuge of a scoundrel.  According to Donald Trump, anything he doesn't like is a threat to national security.  Question his clearly illegal tariffs?
Discussion: USA Today, MS NOW and Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Trump says Thailand and Cambodia agree to cease all shooting effective Friday  —  Thailand and Cambodia have agreed “to cease all shooting” effective Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said after he held a call with the countries' leaders.  —  “Both Countries are ready for PEACE …
Discussion: New York Times
Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
House Dems Demand Bondi Release Jack Smith's Final Mar-a-Lago Report Ahead of Testimony  —  As former special counsel Jack Smith is slated to give a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill next week, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that the Justice Department release …
US Department of Justice:
Executive Director of Black Lives Matter OKC Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma  —  OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury Indictment has been unsealed, charging TASHELLA SHERI AMORE DICKERSON, 52 …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Big tech's ‘elite victim complex’  —  Acolytes of the broligarchs have a grip on key nodes of Washington's power ministries  —  Does being worth billions make you happy?  Will it buy you love?  If America's current generation of centibillionaires are any guide, storied wealth is a one-way ticket to hell.
Philip Bump / MS NOW:
Trump ran as a friend of the working class.  Now he's selling $1 million immigration ‘Gold Cards.’  —  It's tough to pitch economic populism to the MAGA base when a million dollars lets you cut the immigration line in Trump's America. … In her 2016 book “Strangers in Their Own Land,” …
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
Military admits ‘mistake’ in viral arrest of U.S. civilian in Japan  —  Kareem El, a civilian from Washington, D.C., visiting Okinawa, was held by U.S. military police for declining to provide identification. … Kareem El was standing outside of a bar in Okinawa, Japan …
New York Times:
U.S. Issues New Sanctions Targeting Maduro's Family and the Oil Sector  —  The United States is escalating its pressure campaign on Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, after seizing an oil tanker off the coast.  —  The United States on Thursday issued new sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector …
 
 
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In Major Escalation, Trump DOJ Sues Fulton County, Georgia for 2020 Ballots
Discussion: Washington Post and Joe.My.God.
AP-NORC:
Affordability concerns are driving holiday belt-tightening
Discussion: Quartz and Newsweek
CBS News:
Erika Kirk shares a “call to action” for parents to stop political violence
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Fox News:
Latin Grammy winner and Texas Dem star recruit hits House campaign with years of porn-linked posts
Discussion: IJR
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
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Politico:
Democrats think they've found their 2026 message — and Miami just backed it up
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
We're the baddies now. Our new Security Strategy shows it.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Gavin Newsom is the 2028 front-runner and that's bad
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Curse of Trump 2.0  —  What does it say that the President doesn't even feel he needs …
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Washington Post:
Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
 

 
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