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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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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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Jack Healy / New York Times:
Colorado Officials Reject Trump's ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier — The president's stated intention to pardon Tina Peters, jailed for tampering with election machines in 2020, has set off a legal fight over the extent of Mr. Trump's pardon powers.
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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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Indiana Vote Is an Inflection Point
The Indiana Vote Is an Inflection Point
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Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers tell Trump something he's not used to hearing: No
Republican lawmakers tell Trump something he's not used to hearing: No
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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
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TSA announces new labor framework on Jan. 11, 2026
TSA announces new labor framework on Jan. 11, 2026
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT
TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT
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Joe.My.God.
Erica Orden / Politico:
Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit … The administration's tactics with U.S. attorneys — bypassing the Senate or sidestepping federal judges to keep unvetted prosecutors in place — are a crucial component of Trump's effort to deploy the Justice Department against his perceived enemies.
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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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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Relive Healthcare Nightmare as Midterms Loom — Repealing or replacing the Affordable Care Act has vexed Republicans for a decade and is once more a political issue — Republicans suffered through a recurring nightmare this week: their inability to replace or at least unwind …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House will vote on Obamacare extension next week
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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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Washington Post:
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs — Strains on the system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors, nurses and support staff. — Just now … Government reporters Meryl Kornfield …
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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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NBC News:
Trump attacks on political opponents spur a surge of threats, NBC News review finds — In recent weeks, nearly two dozen elected officials on both sides of the aisle said they were targeted after getting caught in the president's crosshairs. — President Donald Trump's heated rhetoric …
New York Times:
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library — His library foundation has told the I.R.S. that by the end of 2027 it expects to bring in just $11.3 million — not nearly enough for a traditional presidential library. — Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr …
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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New York Times, The Times of Israel, Agence France-Presse, Al Jazeera and Reuters
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’ — Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something that infectious disease specialists say is directly related …
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New York Times and Techdirt
Colin Woodard / Politico:
The Geographic Roots of Our Immigration Divide … It is said that America is a nation of immigrants, and for a truism, that's pretty accurate. But it's also true that the United States hasn't always been a nation of immigrants — or at least not all at the same time and not in all the same places.
Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Next Renovation Target: D.C.'s Golf Courses — The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington's public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate — WASHINGTON—President Trump needed a place to dump all the dirt from his demolition of the White House's East Wing.
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Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
Trump called her ‘garbage.’ Rep. Ilhan Omar says she remains unfazed. — “There's this creepy obsession that he seems to have on me that just feels pretty obnoxious,” the Minnesota Democrat said of the president. — Just now … Over the past two weeks, the leader of the free world …
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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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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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:
Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies — The US is also listed as a threat due to its interest in Greenland, which the Trump administration has claimed is vital to America's national security — Danish intelligence services have accused …
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Paul Krugman
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Pours More Firepower Into the Caribbean as Trump Ramps Up Threats — American leader now has an array of options for Venezuela's Maduro, including land strikes and electronic warfare — The U.S. military is moving more weapons and units into the Caribbean that give President Trump powerful …
Politico:
Court orders DOJ to return data seized from Comey friend … “This Court concludes that although Petitioner Richman is entitled to the return of the improperly seized and searched materials at issue here,” the Clinton-appointed judge wrote, “he is not entitled to an order preventing the Government …
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Washington Post
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Comer threatens the Clintons with contempt for refusing to be deposed in Epstein probe — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has threatened to pursue contempt charges against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if they do not sit for depositions …
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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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BizPac Review, 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 …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Amid Fractures on the Right, Tucker Carlson Continues His Attacks — On Theo Von's show this week, Mr. Carlson lashed out at a major supporter of the president, the F.B.I. and “unimpressive, dumb, totally noncreative people” leading the nation. — Tucker Carlson knows a thing or two about stirring up controversy.
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.
Politico:
Firm fighting Trump receives bipartisan praise — FIRST IN PI — CAPITOL HILL CELEBRATES JENNER & BLOCK: Congressional Republicans and Democrats came together last night for a bipartisan event celebrating the release of “When Congress Comes Calling,” a newly updated handbook …

