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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 …
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El País, The Guardian, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Independent
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 …
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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’
Trump team email to Epstein: ‘Pedophiles, I want you to know how important you are to me’
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Wall Street Journal:
New Epstein Photos Released by Democrats Show Donald Trump, Bill Clinton
New Epstein Photos Released by Democrats Show Donald Trump, Bill Clinton
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, Joe.My.God. and CBS News
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 …
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Oversight Democrats Receive 95,000 New Photos from Epstein Estate; Includes Images with Donald Trump …
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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 …
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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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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? …
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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 …
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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.
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Christian Paz / Vox:
Trump's support is collapsing — but why?
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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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.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP defectors raise the heat on Republicans over health vote subsidies
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House GOP leaders race to release health care package Friday
House GOP leaders race to release health care package Friday
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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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump kicked off his nationwide tour to assure Americans …
On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump kicked off his nationwide tour to assure Americans …
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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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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In Major Escalation, Trump DOJ Sues Fulton County, Georgia for 2020 Ballots
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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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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia / CourtListener:
Memorandum and Order — Document #114 — District Court, D. Maryland — Citation: Abrego Garcia v. Noem, 8:25-cv-02780, (D. Maryland Dec 12, 2025) ECF No. 114 — Add Note Search this PDF Download PDF — MEMORANDUM ORDER granting 112 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and The Post Millennial
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Abrego Garcia won release from detention. He must check in with immigration officials 14 hours later
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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 …
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Chicago Sun Times
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.
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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 …
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Sahan Journal
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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Joe.My.God., NewsMax.com and Politico
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 …
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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 …
Matt O'Brien / Associated Press:
Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains — Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom …
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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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 …
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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.



