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1:40 AM ET, December 16, 2025

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Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
BREAKING: Trump Dances on Rob Reiner's Grave  —  Even for President Donald Trump, this is sickening.  —  On Sunday, news broke that acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles estate.
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Axios:
Republican lawmakers slam Trump's “inappropriate” posts on Rob Reiner  —  President Trump is being condemned by both right wing and centrist Republican members of Congress for posting that director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were killed due to “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Republicans rebuff Trump's post on Rob Reiner … The director of “The Princess Bride” and his wife were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday.  Police are currently investigating the deaths as an “apparent homicide.”  Authorities announced on Monday that Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, is in custody as a suspect.
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
“Very bad for our country”: Trump doubles down on Rob Reiner attacks
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Republicans Condemn Donald Trump Over Vile Remarks About Rob and Michele Reiner
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA breaks with Trump on mocking Rob Reiner's killing
Washington Post:
Trump attack on Rob Reiner tests the limits, even for his MAGA base
Politico:
House GOP moderates signal they'll fall in line with Johnson's health plan … “I haven't seen anything objectionable yet,” Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) said Monday.  “For me to vote against it, I'd have to find something objectionable.  I wouldn't vote against it in protest.”
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Politico:
Senators talk last-minute Obamacare extension
Discussion: The Bulwark
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate advances annual defense policy bill
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and NewsMax.com
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: House GOP at the Obamacare cliff
Discussion: New York Daily News
BBC:
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit  —  US President Donald Trump has sued the BBC for defamation over an edit of his 6 January 2021 speech in a Panorama documentary.  —  Trump accused the broadcaster of defamation and of violating a trade practices law, according to court documents filed in Florida.
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Wire
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Associated Press:
Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Plans to File BBC Lawsuit Monday or Tuesday
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation  —  The Trump administration escalated its effort to punish a sitting U.S. senator for protected political speech Monday, formally converting the Pentagon's review of Sen. Mark Kelly …
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Axios:
Pentagon says it's “escalating” Kelly review to “official” investigation
Discussion: Raw Story
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security  —  The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump administration hits back at lawsuit over White House ballroom
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Times
Associated Press:
US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people  —  The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people.  The military said in a statement on social media that the strikes targeted …
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New York Times:
Kushner's Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia  —  The announcement came just hours after prosecutors there charged four government officials with corruption in connection with the half-billion-dollar project.  —  The private equity firm headed by Jared Kushner …
Discussion: Associated Press and Bloomberg
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Washington Post:
Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military  —  If adopted, the changes would complement other efforts by the Trump administration to shift resources away from the Middle East and Europe. … Senior Pentagon officials are preparing a plan to downgrade several …
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Designates Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction  —  DEFENDING AMERICA FROM A CHEMICAL WEAPON: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
DESIGNATING FENTANYL AS A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
'The More I'm Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am'  —  Anti-Jewish prejudice isn't a partisan divide—it's a generational one.  —  “The more I'm around young people, the more panicked I am,” Tim Miller told me recently.  A prominent anti-Trump commentator, Miller hosts …
Discussion: NextDraft and Jewish Insider
Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Robert Samuelson, Award-Winning Economics Columnist, Dies at 79  —  He was a familiar byline in Newsweek and The Washington Post for decades, explaining the intricacies of economic policy in reader-friendly vernacular.  —  Robert J. Samuelson, an economics columnist for Newsweek …
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Axios:
Ukraine and U.S. divided over territory after intense negotiations
New York Times:
Eager for Center Stage, Patel Casts Aside Caution in Statements as F.B.I. Leader  —  Kash Patel's impulse to publicize the work of the bureau under his leadership has revived questions about his competence and his future in the administration.  —  A heinous act of violence.  A faceless killer on the loose.
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Some Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims  —  Comments from Rep. Randy Fine and Sen. Tommy Tuberville reflect a brazen Islamophobic sentiment being voiced by some in the party.  —  Just now … Two Republicans in Congress are calling for the mass expulsion …
Discussion: New York Post and New Republic
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Oversight delays Clintons' Epstein testimonies  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton were scheduled to give depositions this week on Capitol Hill about their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, but their appearances have been officially punted into January.  It sends a strong signal members of Congress …
Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery demands on Trump for tax returns, psych records, and ‘any’ prescription meds history  —  Pulitzer Prize Board members filed court documents in Okeechobee County, Florida, on Thursday, containing a litany of broad discovery demands in an attempt …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
New York Young Republican Club gala draws white nationalist, far-right Germans as elected officials skip out … NEW YORK — Two months after prominent members of a national Young Republican organization were exposed for their role in a hate-filled, private group chat, the city-based chapter showed it's willing to welcome almost anyone.
Sydney Morning Herald:
Hero who wrestled gun from terrorist says he'd do it again despite being ‘riddled with bullets’  —  Ahmed al Ahmed, the hero bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters on Sunday, has said that despite the immense pain he is in, he does not regret lunging at the gunman.
Washington Post:
‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela  —  The airline pilot told air traffic control in Curaçao that the U.S. military plane was not identifying itself with a transponder. … A JetBlue pilot changed altitude to avoid colliding …
 
 
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Anil Oza / STAT:
STAT+: NIH specifies how grant reviewers should ensure alignment with Trump priorities
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ABC:
Bondi Beach shooting gunman Naveed Akram was follower of pro-Islamic State preacher Wisam Haddad
Discussion: New York Post
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
DOJ's Clinton Foundation probe marred by ‘conflicts of interest,’ obstruction by FBI's Andrew McCabe: whistleblowers
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
CNBC:
New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
White House Rages at MAGA Senator Over Anti-JD Vance Plot
Discussion: Axios and twitchy.com
Fox News:
FBI arrests 4 alleged members of radical pro-Palestinian group accused of plotting New Year's Eve bombings
Paul Krugman:
MAGA, the Broligarchs and the Media
 

 
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