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Hamed Aleaziz / New York Times:
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship — An official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would prioritize “those who've unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship.” — The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip …
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Shane O'Neill / Washington Post:
His Vanity Fair photos of Trumpworld blew up online. We called to talk. — Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel was captured by Christopher Anderson's lens. What was he thinking? — On Tuesday, Vanity Fair published a two-part story by Chris Whipple about the inner circle …
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Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
Byron York points out Susie Wiles ‘invited’ Vanity Fair controversy — Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York suggested White House chief of staff Susie Wiles should have expected a negative outcome from agreeing to an interview with Vanity Fair.
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The Hill:
House passes GOP health care bill without ObamaCare subsidy extension — House Republicans on Wednesday passed a partisan package of health care policies designed to provide a conservative alternative to extending the expiring ObamaCare subsidies. — The legislation has little chance …
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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House Republicans pass health care plan without re-upping insurance subsidies — The House passed a conservative health care bill Wednesday evening that would not address expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits, all but guaranteeing the enhanced subsidies will lapse at the end of the year.
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies
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CNN:
GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare
GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare
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Washington Post, Associated Press, The Contrarian, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Salon and PoliticusUSA
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Over 200 House Dems vote against criminalizing transgender surgery for kids
Over 200 House Dems vote against criminalizing transgender surgery for kids
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IJR, Advocate, Axios and Washington Times
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘criminal scheme’ to overturn 2020 election — Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee. — WASHINGTON — Former special counsel Jack Smith told …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jack Smith makes his case against Trump in closed-door deposition … He maintained that this team found evidence to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power.”
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Associated Press:
Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donald Trump …
Ariana Baio / The Independent:
White House adds plaques below Biden and Obama portraits, calling them ‘the worst President in American history’ and ‘divisive’ — Newest additions appear to be part of the administration's ongoing ‘troll’ campaign against former presidents and Trump's opponents
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Associated Press:
Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame — Months after President Donald Trump refashioned a West Wing walkway into what he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame, he has added partisan and subjective plaques to the display …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Trump trolls Biden, Obama in new plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
For Hegseth, There Is One Boat Strike He Doesn't Want the Public to See — The Pentagon has released plenty of video clips that show American missiles blowing boats suspected of carrying drugs out of the water. But the “double tap” strike on Sept. 2 is being kept under wraps.
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Democrats' push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in House
Democrats' push to limit boat strikes and attacks on Venezuela fails in House
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
House Rejects Measure to Bar Strikes Inside Venezuela
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Reuters, Associated Press and Daily Caller News Foundation
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio
Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio
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Raw Story, twitchy.com, New Republic and UPI
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
FBI's No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he's moving on — Speculation and anticipation have gripped the nation's premier law enforcement agency over the future of one of its top leaders, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. — Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear — Trump's former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question — President Trump on Tuesday received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz …
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Ruby Mellen / Washington Post:
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center — Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “climate alarmism.”
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New York Times:
National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says — Russell Vought, the White House budget director, called the laboratory a source of “climate alarmism.” — The Trump administration said it will be dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado …
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Washington Post:
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. — HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
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Politico:
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails … The Biden appointee noted that the seven-day notice requirement complicated lawmakers' ability to view real-time conditions at facilities immigrants have long complained are overcrowded, unsanitary and unsafe.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Americans weary of Trump's executive authority, military action in Venezuela, Quinnipiac poll finds … But the president is continuing to hold open the possibility of more action against Venezuela. … On Tuesday, he ordered a blockade on the country, targeting sanctioned oil tankers …
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Politico:
Trump administration asking US oil industry to return to Venezuela — but getting no takers … The markets, glutted with supply and with prices at nearly five-year lows, are giving President Donald Trump an unusually free hand to tighten military pressure on the South American OPEC member …
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Ars Technica, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, NewsMax.com and Axios
Washington Post:
Senators freeze Coast Guard admiral's promotion over swastika, noose policy — Adm. Kevin Lunday had condemned both symbols and directed they be prohibited, but a new workplace harassment policy downgrading them to “potentially divisive” was allowed to take effect. — Just now
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams — One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame. — Warning: This article includes descriptions of self-harm. — The families of two teenage boys …
Washington Post:
‘You see this news?’: What Charlie Kirk's alleged killer told friends after the attack — A patchwork of social interactions and a trail of online posts provide a view into Tyler Robinson's life and his beliefs, a Post examination found. — Fifty-five minutes before he allegedly shot …
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New York Post, Human Events, Megyn Kelly, The Post Millennial, LGBTQ Nation and HotAir
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
100 days of Kavanaugh stops and the justices who silently allowed them — and a bill to change that — The Shadow Docket Sunlight Act is being introduced on Wednesday. And, Justice Kavanaugh still isn't saying if he's having second thoughts on his September opinion.
Hassan Ali Kanu / Politico:
Trump admin broke spending deal agreement to halt mass layoffs, judge says … “The government did what it was ordered not to do,” she later added. — Illston said she would issue another order — at least the third in the case — that will again ban the administration from initiating …
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ProPublica:
Inside the Trump Administration's Man-Made Hunger Crisis — On July 18, a mild, overcast night in Nairobi, Kenya, a team of President Donald Trump's top foreign aid advisers ducked into a meeting room at the Tribe Hotel, their luxury accommodations in the city's diplomatic quarter, for a private dinner.
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Futurism
ABC News:
Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell asks court to set aside her conviction — Maxwell's request could complicate the release of the Epstein files. — In this Sept. 20, 2013, file photo, Ghislaine Maxwell attends an event in New York. — Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator …
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CNBC, New York Times, New York Daily News, Associated Press, Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Senators Press FBI Over Failure to Investigate Epstein's Lawyer and Accountant — The FBI never interviewed Darren Indyke or Richard Kahn about their work for Epstein; they deny knowing about Epstein's crimes — A group of Democratic senators is asking the Justice Department to explain …
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
Help Us Stand Up to Authoritarianism: Become a Paid Subscriber This Holiday Season — Right-wing extremism is well funded. That means liberals can't afford to hold back if they want to win. — Liberal institutions don't survive on good intentions alone.
Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: First look at ‘MELANIA’ film — EXCLUSIVE: First lady Melania Trump is giving Fox News an exclusive first look at her upcoming film, “MELANIA,” set to hit theaters worldwide next month. — The 104-minute film is set to hit theaters globally on Jan. 30, 2026 …
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Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Democrats to introduce stock trading discharge petition next year — Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said that House Democratic leadership will introduce a discharge petition in January to force action on a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress, the president, the vice president and their immediate families.
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