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Associated Press:
Man suspected in shooting at Brown University has been found dead in New Hampshire, AP source says  —  A man who is suspected of killing two and wounding several others at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility, a law enforcement official and a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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New York Times:
Live Updates: Suspect in Brown University Shooting Is Found Dead in New Hampshire  —  The man, a 48-year-old former Brown student, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a storage unit, officials said.  They believe he was also connected to the killing of an M.I.T. professor this week.
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump pauses green card lottery program after Brown University, MIT shootings  —  President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.
Axios:
Officials: Suspect in Brown shooting, MIT professor's killing found dead  —  The suspect in the mass shooting at Brown University that killed two and injured nine others was found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, officials announced on Thursday night. … - He had with him “a satchel …
HuffPost:
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys  —  Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday.  ICE won't release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.  —  A Maryland woman has spent days …
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan's defense argues ‘top levels of government’ pushed to bring charges  —  The “top levels of government” were involved in bringing charges against a Wisconsin judge who helped a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities, her defense attorney told jurors during closing arguments …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant  —  The Wisconsin state judge, Hannah C. Dugan, was accused of ushering a man to a side door as federal agents waited outside a courtroom.  —  Hannah C. Dugan, a Wisconsin state judge, was found guilty on Thursday …
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
JFK's family erupts over “Trump-Kennedy Center” renaming plan … - Democrats have vowed to fight the plan, saying the name change can't happen without an act of Congress.  —  What they're saying:  —  Jack Schlossberg, President John F. Kennedy's grandson, wrote on X …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on Rob Reiner and Others Characterize an Uninhibited 2nd Term  —  Many of President Trump's supporters love his professional-wrestling style of leadership.  But some of his recent attacks have sickened even some of his own political allies.  —  It all might make more sense if he actually were drinking.
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:   With Trump-Kennedy Center, President Doubles Down on U.S. Culture
Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Kennedy Center renamed the ‘Trump-Kennedy Center,’ White House says
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump's handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
CNN:
Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say  —  Frustration is mounting inside the Justice Department as it races to redact thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein before they must be released Friday, multiple sources familiar with the process told CNN.
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
5 Rules for Reading the Epstein Files
Discussion: The Hill, Vox and New York Sun
The Committee on Oversight …:
Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement After Oversight Democrats Release Additional New Photos Received from Epstein Estate
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Justice Department faces Friday deadline for releasing Epstein documents
NOTUS:
Trump Is Running Out of Time to Remake the Economy Before the Midterms  —  When pressed on affordability, President Donald Trump pointed to his economic agenda: reshoring manufacturing, building AI data centers and a return to energy dominance.  —  His stated goal is to reorient …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNBC
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Voters blame Trump for their economic woes
Discussion: Fox News and Colorado Politics
Paul Krugman:   Lies, Damned Lies and Trump Speeches
Washington Post:
Kirk's widow endorses Vance as MAGA infighting rages  —  Erika Kirk told a Turning Point USA conference that she would work to elect JD Vance president in 2028, at an event in which MAGA divisions were on full display. … PHOENIX — Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Erika Kirk endorses JD Vance for president in 2028
Politico:
‘You cannot hide’: Democrats' swaggering approach stymies House Republicans … “Our message to Mike Johnson is clear — you can run, but you cannot hide,” Jeffries said as he took a victory lap on the House steps Thursday.  —  The New Yorker was referring to his party's effort to address …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
As GOP blows past ObamaCare deadline, is it too late for a deal?
Discussion: The Atlantic and CBS News
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Will Democrats Force Another Government Shutdown Over Health Care?
Discussion: The Hill
The Athletic:
Rams star Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic dance on livestream  —  Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua apologized on Thursday after appearing on a livestream in which he practiced an antisemitic touchdown dance.  —  “When I appeared the other day on a social media livestream …
NBC News:
Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela  —  In an exclusive phone interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his offensive against Venezuela, his plan for health care and his outlook for the midterm elections.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after years-long saga  —  TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. entity to a joint venture controlled by American investors, per an internal memo seen by Axios. … - Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX will collectively own 45% of the U.S. entity.
Samuel Moyn / The Guardian:
It's time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced  —  We need to remake the US high court so Americans don't suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule  —  The justices of the US supreme court - even its conservatives - have traditionally valued their institution's own standing.
ProPublica:
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump  —  Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department's civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.  It sends a message that …
Washington Post:
Trump's pardons wipe out payments to defrauded victims  —  In addition to clearing prison sentences, the president's clemency actions have erased millions in restitution payments. … By the time a federal judge in 2023 sentenced convicted fraudster Trevor Milton to four years in prison …
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Walloping Construction Businesses.  The Industry Stays Quiet.  —  Raids on work sites.  Roofers under siege.  But builders keep mum.  —  ∙ Paid  —  WHEN LEO FELER GOT HOME, there was blood everywhere.  On his front door, the window sills, the foyer.
GlobeNewswire News Room:
Trump Media & Technology Group to Merge with TAE Technologies, a Premier Fusion Power Company, in All-Stock Transaction Valued at More Than $6 Billion  —  Source: Trump Media & Technology Group; TAE Technologies, Inc. Follow … SARASOTA, Fla. and FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 …
 
 
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Chris McGuire / Council on Foreign Relations:
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Financial Times:
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