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Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard — For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether.
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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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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
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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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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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U.S. Department of Homeland Security …:
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.
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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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’
US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’
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New York Times and Techdirt
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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Raw Story and Washington Post
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Beloved Beauty Queen Prosecutor Set to Suffer Fresh Humiliation
Trump's Beloved Beauty Queen Prosecutor Set to Suffer Fresh Humiliation
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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.
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Reuters:
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava freed by authorities, report says — Opposition politician Maria Kalesnikava has been freed from prison in Belarus after serving more than five years, independent news outlet Zerkalo cited her sister Tatsiana Khomich as saying on Saturday.
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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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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 …
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Joe.My.God.
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 …
Public Notice:
Kevin Kruse on Trump making Nixon look like a choir boy — “Trump is engaged in a constant war with the media like we've never seen from a president before.” — ∙ Paid — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — ✌️ Subscribe to PN ✌️
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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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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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 …
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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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
December 12, 2025 — Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state's next governor. He announced on November 24 that he would enter the race, but said in a speech tonight that he chose today for the official launch because the date marks exactly eight years since …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
National Trust Sues to Block Trump's White House Ballroom Construction — The lawsuit seeks to force President Trump to submit his ballroom plans for public review and input. — The National Trust for Historic Preservation filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block President Trump's construction …
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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.
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. 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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NBC News:
DOJ weighs novel federal hate crime case against Charlie Kirk's alleged killer — The effort to bring federal charges has been met with resistance by some career prosecutors who argue the crime doesn't appear to fall under any federal statutes. — WASHINGTON — Three months after the assassination …
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