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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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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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CBS News and The Independent
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 and Mediaite
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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Wall Street Journal:
New Epstein Photos Released by Democrats Show Donald Trump, Bill Clinton
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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
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Worst. Senate. Ever.
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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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: Judge Blocks ICE From Re-Detaining Abrego Garcia — Sua Sponte and Nunc Pro Tunc — In a dramatic series of overnight developments, the Trump administration took extraordinary steps to try to re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia within hours of his court-ordered release, but a federal judge stepped in and blocked the move.
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Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia / CourtListener:
Memorandum and Order — Document #114
Memorandum and Order — Document #114
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and The Post Millennial
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 …
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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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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The National Pulse
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
In Major Escalation, Trump DOJ Sues Fulton County, Georgia for 2020 Ballots
In Major Escalation, Trump DOJ Sues Fulton County, Georgia for 2020 Ballots
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New Republic and KDFX-TV
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.
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Fox News
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
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.
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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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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Madison Mills / Axios:
Trump's approval rating on the economy hits record low 31%
Trump's approval rating on the economy hits record low 31%
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Forbes, WTTG-TV, Alternet.org, Newsweek and AP-NORC
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 …
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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KDFX-TV
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.
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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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 …
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CBS News
New York Times:
In Trump's Justice Dept., Failing in Court Might Be Better Than Bucking the Boss — Thursday demonstrated an emerging reality for President Trump: Commanding the Justice Department is not the same as controlling the justice system. — Revenge, it turns out, is a dish best served with evidence.
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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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Breitbart, The Independent and Fox Business
Christine Mui / Politico:
20 states lodge lawsuit against Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee … The largest users of the visas are major tech companies bringing in high-skilled foreign workers, which MAGA Republicans have accused of abusing the program to pass over Americans for cheaper labor.
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Bloomberg, KDFX-TV, KFF Health News, Joe.My.God., NewsMax.com, Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Standard, CalMatters and HotAir
NOTUS:
The NRA Is Selling Off Its Investments to Make Ends Meet — The 154-year-old gun rights organization liquidated nearly $40 million worth of stock, fixed-income securities and other holdings, according to an independent audit reviewed by NOTUS. — Copy — The National Rifle Association …
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The Independent
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities — Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it's a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
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 …

