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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions … President Trump's chief of staff said she tried to get him to end his “score settling” against political enemies after 90 days in office, but acknowledged that the administration's still ongoing push for prosecutions …
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Vanity Fair:
Susie Wiles, JD Vance, and the “Junkyard Dogs”: The White House Chief of Staff On Trump's Second Term (Part 1 of 2)  —  Throughout the first year of Donald Trump's second administration, Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple has interviewed Wiles amid each moment of crisis.
Vanity Fair:
Susie Wiles Talks Epstein Files, Pete Hegseth's War Tactics, Retribution, and More (Part 2 of 2)  —  Trump's chief reveals her thoughts on the first year, and on the team she's built with JD Vance, Karoline Leavitt, Marco Rubio, and 3 more key players.  Vanity Fair writer Chris Whipple reports.
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
The Psych-Ward Presidency  —  Another tranche of sour economic data came down from the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.  Jobs rose by 64,000 in November, but fell in October by 105,000, thanks in part to DOGE-induced federal layoffs that finally took effect.
Paige Lavender / HuffPost:
Susie Wiles Calls Explosive Vanity Fair Story A ‘Disingenuously Framed Hit Piece’
Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October, November; unemployment rate up  —  Federal worker deferred resignations pushed job losses in October to sharpest declines since the pandemic. … The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6 percent …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Unemployment Rose in November Despite Job Gains  —  The 4.6% rate is the highest in more than four years, according to a delayed government report  —  Created with Highcharts 9.0.1Unemployment rateSource: Labor DepartmentNotes: Seasonally adjusted.  October 2025 data not collected during government shutdown.
Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
Employers likely added 40,000 jobs in November as government releases report delayed by shutdown
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:   Live Updates: Jobs Report Expected to Provide Overdue Clarity on Economy
NBC News:
House Republican leaders ditch vote on ACA funding, all but ensuring premiums will rise  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Republicans worked on the issue throughout the weekend but could not come to an agreement with a group of members who want the funds extended.
Discussion: New Republic, MS NOW and Politico
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Politico:
White House weighs risks of a health care fight as ACA subsidies set to expire … As congressional Republicans duke out their intraparty divisions on how to address the expiration of some Affordable Care Act subsidies, administration officials don't believe Trump should engage — more than he already has.
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
“It's idiotic”: House moderates fume at Johnson over inaction on ACA  —  House GOP moderates are threatening to cut a deal with Democrats after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ruled out giving them a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Politico:
‘Absolute bulls—t’: Endangered House Republican blasts leaders over impending Obamacare lapse
Discussion: The Hill and CNBC
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
BREAKING: Trump Dances on Rob Reiner's Grave  —  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.  By Monday morning, the president of the United States - widely known …
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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.
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Adviser Eviscerates President's Shocking Response to Rob Reiner Murder
Straight Arrow News:
Trump sues BBC for $10B over edited Jan. 6 speech  —  This recording was made using enhanced software.  —  Summary  —  Trump vs BBC  —  President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a documentary he claims removed portions of his speech on Jan 6, 2021 …
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BBC:
Trump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Raskin to introduce bill to require review of White House renovation plans  —  Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland plans to introduce legislation Tuesday that would subject White House renovations like President Trump's ballroom project to the same reviews as other federal projects.
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Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Renovation Spree Is Spreading to More Washington Landmarks
Discussion: Raw Story and Roll Call
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP  —  Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms — an indication his relationship with President Trump has thawed since their messy breakup earlier this year.
Discussion: HotAir, Raw Story and Election Law Blog
Deutsche Welle:
Ukraine-US talks ‘real chance for peace process’ — Germany  —  Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Berlin for talks with Germany's Friedrich Merz and other European allies.  European leaders proposed a multinational force to enforce a Ukraine peace deal.  Follow DW for more.  —  What you need to know
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump says Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after talks in Berlin
Lawfare:
The Situation: Why Can't Kash Patel Shut Up?  —  On the FBI director's penchant for commenting on pending matters.  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Sunday posed the question of who exactly is the “responsible United States Attorney” in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Discussion: The Guardian, Fox News, Axios and IJR
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Liv McMahon / BBC:
Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall  —  Negotiations over a technology deal between the UK and US have stalled due to stumbling blocks in wider trade negotiations between the two sides.  —  The Technology Prosperity Deal - which was billed as “historic” when it was unveiled during US …
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Financial Times:
US suspends technology deal with the UK
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
Marc Caputo / Axios:
“Quite a buffet”: U.S. ready to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil  —  The U.S. is preparing to seize more sanctioned oil-filled tankers off Venezuela as the Trump administration opens a new phase of its pressure campaign on Nicolas Maduro's regime, officials tell Axios.
Discussion: HotAir, Reuters and Fox News
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New York Times:
Venezuela's Oil Is a Focus of Trump's Campaign Against Maduro
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The tech industry will come to regret its embrace of Trump  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🤖 Subscribe to PN 🤖  —  Over the course of Joe Biden's presidency, a great awakening took place among the nation's tech industry leaders.
Peter Sigal / Automotive News:
EU drops 2035 zero-emission target, extending life of combustion engines in Europe  —  The EU has eased a 2035 zero-emission target to allow some internal-combustion cars to be sold after that date, throwing automakers a lifeline as doubts about cost, range and charging infrastructure kept European buyers …
Nathan Willis / New York Times:
U.S. Strikes 3 More Boats in Eastern Pacific, Killing 8  —  The attacks brought the number killed since the Trump administration began the strikes on suspected drug smugglers to at least 95.  —  The U.S. military struck three boats it suspected of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific on Monday …
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Associated Press:   US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Graham: Obama, Biden ‘have a lot to do’ with Australia Hanukkah attack  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday cast blame on former Presidents Obama and Biden after a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event killed 15 people and injured 25.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI doubted probable cause for Mar-a-Lago raid but pushed forward amid pressure from Biden DOJ, emails reveal  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in 2022, but moved forward amid pressure from the Biden Justice Department …
Washington Post:
Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term  —  The threshold reflects Trump's efforts to dramatically expand presidential authority with moves that have tested the bounds of the Constitution.  —  Just now … President Donald Trump has signed more executive orders …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Charlie Trumbull / Lawfare:
The Administration's Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Trump Mind-Set Is Not Complex
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Mason Boycott-Owen / Politico:
Britain vows to tackle foreign meddling in politics after Reform's Russia bribes case
Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters and HuffPost
Politico:
Judge refuses to grant Sarah Palin a new trial in her libel suit against New York Times
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Jeffrey Mervis / Science:
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Washington Post:
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump's war on democracy is failing
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC in a Florida court, alleging it deceptively doctored his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern signs a new three-year deal with SiriusXM, after a report earlier this year suggested that his show was about to be canceled

Jacob Savage / Compact:
A writer argues that since 2014, DEI practices led to discrimination against white male millennials for entry-level and mid-level roles in Hollywood and media
 
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