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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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Politico:
Bipartisan group discusses using discharged House bill for compromise health plan  —  A bipartisan group of moderate lawmakers privately strategized Wednesday about how to pass an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies early next year — possibly by using a newly discharged House bill …
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 …
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
Democrats to introduce stock trading discharge petition next year
Discussion: Washington Post and NewsMax.com
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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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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
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump tells America: 'I'm fixing' Biden's mess in chart-filled primetime address
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 …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The revealing pointlessness of Trump's primetime speech  —  When a president gives a primetime televised speech, it is typically about something of serious import: to make the case for a major new policy or to announce the beginning of a war.  —  President Donald Trump's speech on Wednesday night had no grave significance.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:   Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results
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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Associated Press:
Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported from Vietnam and Gulf War, has died  —  Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91.
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
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.
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
Health Department Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized Kennedy's Vaccine Policies
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
New York Times:
'Don's Best Friend': How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women  —  The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship.  Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance.  Female bodies were currency.
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.
Politico:
Prosecutors tried and failed to add 3rd felony charge against Letitia James, court docs show … Prosecutors also asked a magistrate judge to keep records of the proposed indictment sealed after grand jurors rejected all three alleged charges, but the judge declined the request, according to court records.
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing.  We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.  —  A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family  —  When President Trump ran for re-election in 2024, he and his family already had vast business interests stretching …
Discussion: CBS News
Christian Paz / Vox:
The Bravofication of American government  —  Key takeaways  — A Vanity Fair profile of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, in which she describes the president as having “an alcoholic's personality” and refers to one of Trump's top officials as a “zealot,” has gone viral and raised questions …
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Democrats should try to win in Florida  —  In 2024, Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris 56.03 to 42.37 in Texas.  Democrats in the state are currently engaged in a contested Senate primary between James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett — a race that until recently also featured Colin Allred, until he was squeezed out by Crockett's entry.
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 …
Anna North / Vox:
The looming showdown over IVF, explained  —  President Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have more babies, and his administration is willing to try almost anything, from cash bonuses to transportation grants.  —  Key takeaways  — A law called the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act helps protect people …
New York Times:
Threats Against Judges Could Lead to a Judicial System Crisis  —  “The Domino's pizzas arrived at the homes of federal judges without explanation,” the Times editorial board wrote earlier this year.  “The message was clear: We know where you live.”  In the Opinion Video above, Esther Salas …
WVUE-TV:
ICE voodoo doll discovered in New Orleans as immigration crackdown continues  —  Makeshift doll depicting ICE agent found near Magazine Street amid Operation Catahoula Crunch  —  NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A makeshift “voodoo doll” depicting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was found …
Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump's media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup  —  Trump Media & Technology Group is merging with nuclear fusion power startup TAE technologies in an all-stock deal valued at $6 billion. … - It will provide new resources to the fusion player, and signals Trumpworld's enthusiasm …
Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: The affordability crisis underpins rising political backlash in major economies … The affordability crisis that upended global politics last year continues to ripple across some of the world's biggest democracies — punishing incumbents and undermining longstanding political alliances.
NOTUS:
These House Republicans Won't Commit to Running in 2026  —  As retirement rumors swirl, NOTUS asked dozens of House Republicans whether they planned to run again.  The answers were revealing.  — Copy  —  Rumors are swirling around Capitol Hill about an impending mass exodus …
Discussion: The Hill
Li Yuan / New York Times:
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat  —  Beijing is using its messaging tools to show off its prowess at building infrastructure and project power, taking advantage of what it says is “deep anxiety” in U.S. policies.  —  When the world's tallest bridge opened …
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers  —  Doublespeed, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) that uses a phone farm to manage at least hundreds of AI-generated social media accounts and promote products has been hacked.
Discussion: Futurism
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 …
 
 
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